JA2340 16 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Originally Posted By: ger In this case though, I don't think the Canadian went over to Aus for the training opportunities and facilities --like at Threadbo ... and he was one of the best in Canada so he WOULD have been able to represent his country. It sounds like he just wanted to say '**** you' to someone so Australia was able to poach him. But hell, that's fair enough.... Australia's an awsome place and I'd probably do it too if the circumstances were the same. Actually, he DID leave Canada to thumb his nose at them because they were too "rigid" in their approach to coaching and couldn't let him continue with his other interests, which happen to be how he makes his living. So, he left, came to Aus, saw the coaching facilities (and, yes, there ARE some!) sat out the time until he could become an Aus citizen, so he IS Australian, not Canadian. Then went back to training. And the rest, is history! as they say. Gold in 06, Silver in 10. Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Originally Posted By: Black Mountain Here's a great story. Stay true to your roots dude! Tight pants! Hilarious quote! Look, Nate: Team USA Snowboarding sponsors include Nike, Microsoft, and Visa. That's about as "establishment" as you can get. So relax about "the integrity of the sport." Yeah, I saw that. Snowboarding. What an irony. What a joke. Just a bunch of posers thinking they're so anti-establishment, so alternative, so anti-mainstream. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Originally Posted By: JA Originally Posted By: ger In this case though, I don't think the Canadian went over to Aus for the training opportunities and facilities --like at Threadbo ... and he was one of the best in Canada so he WOULD have been able to represent his country. It sounds like he just wanted to say '**** you' to someone so Australia was able to poach him. But hell, that's fair enough.... Australia's an awsome place and I'd probably do it too if the circumstances were the same. Actually, he DID leave Canada to thumb his nose at them because they were too "rigid" in their approach to coaching and couldn't let him continue with his other interests, which happen to be how he makes his living. So, he left, came to Aus, saw the coaching facilities (and, yes, there ARE some!) sat out the time until he could become an Aus citizen, so he IS Australian, not Canadian. Then went back to training. And the rest, is history! as they say. Gold in 06, Silver in 10. you can have dual citizenship in Canada and Australia, so is IS Canadian and he IS Australian. As for your Longer, faster, Fitter thing, what I meant was that in the summer games, Gymnastics are considered a core area of competition, along with track and field they are probably considered the most important competition by most people. Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Originally Posted By: ger Snowboarding. What an irony. What a joke. Just a bunch of posers thinking they're so anti-establishment, so alternative, so anti-mainstream. so 15 years ago Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver you can have dual citizenship in Canada and Australia, so is IS Canadian and he IS Australian. So, IS he holding dual citizenship? or do we just know he CAN and assume he does? Me, I don't know. As for gymnastics, Core area of olympics? Still depends on "pretty" not fast, high, long! Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 This has turned into a good discussion, aiiiiiiight. Oyuki, are you getting JJ mixed up with Ross 'tha boss' Ribagliati?? Kudos to Kokubo. So he has a bit of an attitude- good for him i say. What's wrong with that? It's peoples interpretation of that attitude that's the matter. Snowboarding, and any sport for that matter (i actually don't consider snowboarding a sport in the same way i view surfing) is merely a metaphor for life. And get this, there are some people in society with attitude-doesn't make them dicks or losers or even mean they're lacking in the grey matter. Rather, it's the onlookers with the 'holier than thou' approach which is in serious need of evaluation. So he didn't tuck his shirt in and do his tie up properly- big deal. True, all this could have been avoided had he 'towed the line', but he would still have had an attitude and it would have surfaced at some other point sooner or later. You can't tell me that this is the first 'difference of point of view' he's had with SAJ? I especially liked his under his breath "urusai" (stop waffling on) comment when asked by a reporter what he's gonna do to remedy the situation. His "minder" uttered something and Kukubo looked at him as if to say "wtf?" The olympics aren't the biggest sporting event in the world- that honour goes to Footballs World Cup. It is interesting to note the absences from snowboarding events though. Names like Hakkonsen, Palmer, Bauer come to mind and make you wonder what it actually means to the peeps competing?? I noticed today the mans' boarderX, a real sense of mateship at the start gate. These guys are competing against each other on a regular basis and they were freely chatting and mixing together. That's not to say that they weren't trying to win, just that the approach, and dare I say, attitude, was different to what you see in other events...Maybe too much emphasis is placed on winning abd not enough on just competing, or enjoying the moment. Or as Oyuki said "fun". btw, on another note, great to see Frenchman Toni Ramoine(sp) get bronze in above mentioned event. My good friend was tuning the French team's boards. Good job Taka!! Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 a guy i went to school with, Rob Fagan, got 5th in boardercross, i see. And you're right, not JJ Thomas, Ross Powers got gold (but still, when was the last time you heard anything about him?) Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Originally Posted By: JA Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver you can have dual citizenship in Canada and Australia, so is IS Canadian and he IS Australian. So, IS he holding dual citizenship? or do we just know he CAN and assume he does? Me, I don't know. As for gymnastics, Core area of olympics? Still depends on "pretty" not fast, high, long! don't know, I don't even know who you are talking about. A Canadian mate of mines says its illegal or impossible to give up your Canadian Citizenship....dunno how true that is, he is prone to telling a few porkies Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 He sounds like a top bloke this snowboarding dude. Not worthy of the attention. Is he any good even? Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Originally Posted By: BagOfCrisps He sounds like a top bloke this snowboarding dude. Not worthy of the attention. Is he any good even? Which one, Bag?? Dale Begg-Smith or Kokubo?? I can answer for Dale B-S - Gold at 2006. Kokubo - NFI. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Kokubo, JA. I don't know who that other guy you mention is. Link to post Share on other sites
iiyamadude 6 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Do many places really benefit from having the Olympics? I can only recall the distressful stories, including Nagano. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Biggest event of the Olympics start tomorrow - Curling. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 GG.... Men's hockey. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I have a question. Speed skating. They "swap lanes", right? Whats the rules there? What happens if one gets in the way of the other at that point? Tough shit? Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Gotta work tomorrow so no hockey for me! Luckily though I have March 1st off and when Canada makes it to the finals I'll be able to watch!! Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Canada GOLD in women's snowboard cross!! Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Originally Posted By: BagOfCrisps Kokubo, JA. I don't know who that other guy you mention is. The "other" guy is Dale Begg-Smith, Gold medal winner in 2006, Silver in 2010, Men's Moguls. Ah, just re-read your original post, shoulda done that before I typed - snowboarder bloke. OK, gottit! Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 That snowboard cross is fun to watch Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 They are in the process of making a snowboard cross course at Ishiuchi today. Looked quite cool all those bumps and curves. I think the comp is this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Bloody hell missed the curling. NHK better give me lots of curling goodness this evening Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 It's never ending...curling and figure skating...argh. Let's see how enthusiastic NHK is when they get whooped by Canada. Team Japan does have some cuties, though. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 figure skating is well gay but Curling is fine!! Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 I can kind of get my head around curling. But figure skating.... "gay" doesn't describe it. Figure skating gives gays a bad name. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Was the curling fun? Link to post Share on other sites
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