grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Are the Russians still in it, they looked quite rampant. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Other impressions: Ski slopestyle looks...too easy... (Not that I could do it!) Snowboard slopestyle looks more exciting. Snowboard cross is good, comparable to ski downhill events. Have a feeling ski cross will not be as good -- but looking forward to nonetheless. Cross-country: yawn. And I used to do cross-country skiing.... Curling: more interesting than expected. But invariably discover that while I was hooked on watching the curling event, I was missing some downhill event. Ah man....ya gotta watch some mens hockey!! I'm the opposite on the slopestyle....skiing looks way cooler. Canada are rampant at the curling I LOVE playing the game....specially after a few drinks but watching it is a bit tedious.... like golf for me. The last few ends are about all I can take. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I must admit to actually finding the curling a bit interesting. (*When Russia are playing). Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 The Japanese mens' cross country team were disqualified during the 4x10km relay because they looked like they were about to be lapped at the final changeover. The anchorman wasn't allowed to race. Unlike most of the Japanese team who belong to a university or a company team, the bloke in question did a lot of fundraising, including lots of small donations from individuals. The guy's name is Akira Lenting. He's dad's from NZ but the family lives in Shinanomachi. So he got to Sochi through lots of people's support, all just so some judge could stop him competing. Apparently the Japanese team got their skis and wax setup all wrong, but they wouldn't have been lapped if the race had been on a course that was 5 or 10km long. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Those women speed skaters in their skin tight suits and bent over skating left and right. Damn. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 That woman American figure skater who won gold in the dance: is she a horse? That's one fugly woman. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Men's ski halfpipe qualifiers coming up on NHK. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Oh, looks like it is actually snowing in Sochi for a change. Hope the palm trees are ok. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Was just watching the NHK news segment on the ski jump guy that also competed in Nagano 98, showed his jump there and both me and my wife commented at the same time..."look! A Winter Olympics where it actually snows" Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Ooh, that Canadian dude, Dorey, has the goods. Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Other impressions: Ski slopestyle looks...too easy... (Not that I could do it!) Snowboard slopestyle looks more exciting. Snowboard cross is good, comparable to ski downhill events. Have a feeling ski cross will not be as good -- but looking forward to nonetheless. Cross-country: yawn. And I used to do cross-country skiing.... Curling: more interesting than expected. But invariably discover that while I was hooked on watching the curling event, I was missing some downhill event. Ah man....ya gotta watch some mens hockey!! I'm the opposite on the slopestyle....skiing looks way cooler. Have to admit, never really got into hockey. Would probably be fun to play, but to watch... too komakai. Kind of like basketball. As for slopestyle, the boarders looked like they were really struggling to get through their routines, wriggling around like giant worms trying to escape a bird's beak. The skiers looked like they were just having a chill day horsing around... Not for me to really judge, but had to give the boarders the nod on apparent exertion required merely to stay in one piece. Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Looked like some nice rainfall with the ski jump there on tv just now. Link to post Share on other sites
Nisoko 6 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I haven't been following really but have there been tons of complaints about the decidedly un-winter like weather? Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Yeah the ice age that snowdude keeps telling us about obviously hasn't hit that part of the world yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Let me just add the wink and a wave for you GN.......otherwise we'll have you guys suck this thread into oblivion as well... :wave: ;) ;) :wave: Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Well played Pies.... :lol: Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 .... Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Was just watching the NHK news segment on the ski jump guy that also competed in Nagano 98, showed his jump there and both me and my wife commented at the same time..."look! A Winter Olympics where it actually snows" I heard something that said Sochi was warmer than 10 out of the last 12 hosts of the Summer Olympics. (I guess on a given day) Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Did they always put awful looking blue paint on the snow for downhill? Why? Can't they just tell the skiers.....ski between the two flags, ok? Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Takeuchi done good, snowboard giant slalom. But what is that slush they are forced to slide on? Should rename them the Spring Olympics. Link to post Share on other sites
stemik 14 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Did they always put awful looking blue paint on the snow for downhill? Why? Can't they just tell the skiers.....ski between the two flags, ok? It's to give course definition in case the light goes flat. Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 The figure skaters should get points knocked off for insincerity too. Mao Asada, instant her last pose finishes and it's '**** that'. The tv programs are all serious face and hmmmm this morning too hey. Find it quite funny myself. Link to post Share on other sites
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