2018 Winter Olympics Thread

[wyeaster]

FIFY

haha yeah but my boy was interested and once we googled rules and found out it's called "chess on ice," he had to watch. and then the 4 time olympian from the u.s. chose what appeared to an idiot like me to be a completely stupid play and they got their asses handed to them. and then he did the exact same thing again and they got their asses handed to them.

[SB]

I think it was originally invented as a reason to drink whiskey by Scots.

[Flyoverland Captive]

I think it was originally invented as a reason to drink whiskey.

I’ve got a friend in MN who is obsessed with curling. She’s gone most weekends to matches all over the state; they’re basically drinking parties on ice.

[MakersTeleMark]

I have a buddy who absolutely loves his beer league curling. He descriptions of the learning curve on the footwear is belly laughing.

[garyfromterrace]

OK you bastards. I should put this in the confessional thread however....

I curled in high school (you had too it's Canada), and I was a skip, and my team won a bonspiel.
It is a whiskey drinking party on ice. There, I've said it AND I feel dirty. Nice to get it off my chest though.

It's still dumbass, however there are worse things for your kid to be interested in wyeaster haha. (like darts...)

[Supermoon]

Fuck yeah! I’ve done a couple of curling sessions in my life and it is really fun. Going to a “Learn to Curl” class next week with my wife too.

[huckbucket]

I haven't read a single page of this thread and just came here to say ...

enough with the spinny, flippy, #madeupsoamericacanmedal snowboard bullshit

That is all.

[SB]

I am disappointed there is so much Olympics in the Olympics.

I was hoping for more commercials.

[summit]

I haven't read a single page of this thread and just came here to say ...

enough with the spinny, flippy, #madeupsoamericacanmedal snowboard bullshit

That is all.

And what is your opinion of Bobsled and Curling?

[huckbucket]

And what is your opinion of Bobsled and Curling?

Bobsled - balsom construction on site
Curling - mandatory 12 pack

[dtown]

Haven’t read all 38 pages but I feel like I’ve watched a good deal of the Winter Olympics and outside of speed skating and figure skating don’t the crowds seem extremely light? Also, weird to see the mountain events have almost no snow except for on the run of the actual event. Never been there but doesn’t appear South Korea is the epicenter of winter sports.


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[alias_rice]

Haven’t read all 38 pages but I feel like I’ve watched a good deal of the Winter Olympics and outside of speed skating and figure skating don’t the crowds seem extremely light? Also, weird to see the mountain events have almost no snow except for on the run of the actual event. Never been there but doesn’t appear South Korea is the epicenter of winter sports.


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Just wait until 2022 when it hits the winter sport hotbed of Beijing.

[iceman]

Biathlon is actually pretty fun to watch this year at least.

[dtown]

Biathlon is actually pretty fun to watch this year at least.

That and xc have been my favorite...everything else has been subpar IMO.


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[Diamond Joe]

Atta girl!!! Great start for team USA

Semi finals. Winner goes to the gold medal game. Need a solid 60 minutes here - skate hard, win puck battles, and put shots on net.. Looking good through the first 5

wish this game wasnt on so late! what can you do - US men facing elimination tomorrow night at the same time, so its gonna be a low sleep week I guess. Oh well

[panchosdad]

Can I get a women of Ice Dancing calendar?

[iceman]

2nd US goal was nice

[atomicboy]

Originally Posted by iceman View Post

Biathlon is actually pretty fun to watch this year at least.

That and xc have been my favorite...everything else has been subpar IMO.


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Agreed. Those athletes kickass

[Tippster]

The ladies in ice dancing are all quite fetching. That's about the sum of my interest in that sport.

Still kinda stunned that the women in big air barely make it past the first blue line. I honestly don't get the vast difference between women and men in park/pipe/air. It can't be the weight, most of those dudes are tiny. Ooooh - she did a 720 flat spin. Really? There are fat dentists on here that could do that off of that jump.

[Diamond Joe]

2nd US goal was nice

that was a sweet goal, just a spectacular shot. keep it girls!! two periods to go

[4matic]

Vonn strong in training. Looked good.

[wicked_sick]

Anyone else catch the figure skater showing the world her nipple?

Thanks to CBC for the slow motion zoom in replay. They really do have the best coverage.

Mildly NSFW clicks
https://i.imgur.com/IET8O1L.jpg

https://gfycat.com/helplesseminentasianelephant

[Diamond Joe]

Still kinda stunned that the women in big air barely make it past the first blue line. I honestly don't get the vast difference between women and men in park/pipe/air. It can't be the weight, most of those dudes are tiny. Ooooh - she did a 720 flat spin. Really? There are fat dentists on here that could do that off of that jump.

I wanted to punch that announcer after the 93rd time he said something about how PROGRESSIVE this years women are and how much PROGRESSION the women have made this year. guy couldnt shut the fuck up about it. Meanwhile, I was wondering that exact same thing. I have shlep friends who can do 720s off jumps 1/2 that size. Olympic men are doing triple flip 1440s?!?

[The AD]

Anyone else catch the figure skater showing the world her nipple?

Wow, I guess it's cold out there on the ice.

[MakersTeleMark]

The ladies in ice dancing are all quite fetching. That's about the sum of my interest in that sport.

Still kinda stunned that the women in big air barely make it past the first blue line. I honestly don't get the vast difference between women and men in park/pipe/air. It can't be the weight, most of those dudes are tiny. Ooooh - she did a 720 flat spin. Really? There are fat dentists on here that could do that off of that jump.

This is the padded room. You can actually say that they fucking suck.