2014 Winter Olympics (Beware, no spoiler tags)

[Guest]

No Lenin mention in the opening ceremonies, it's sad how a country has to just deny the smartest people that ever lived are actually from there.

[d_money]

No Lenin mention in the opening ceremonies, it's sad how a country has to just deny the smartest people that ever lived are actually from there.

I missed half of it...did they show Stalin?

[UMFan83]

No Lenin mention in the opening ceremonies, it's sad how a country has to just deny the smartest people that ever lived are actually from there.

 

Only your political groups

[Guest]

No Lenin mention in the opening ceremonies, it's sad how a country has to just deny the smartest people that ever lived are actually from there.

I missed half of it...did they show Stalin?

 

no, maybe things would have actually worked if they had

[sneakypower]

No Lenin mention in the opening ceremonies, it's sad how a country has to just deny the smartest people that ever lived are actually from there.

i am the walrus?

[Derwood]

I've only watched the last 15 minutes or so.....has it all been this bad? Because this is really bad

[Guest]

No Lenin mention in the opening ceremonies, it's sad how a country has to just deny the smartest people that ever lived are actually from there.

i am the walrus?

 

THEY AT LEAST COULD HAVE DONE THAT

[sneakypower]

I've only watched the last 15 minutes or so.....has it all been this bad? Because this is really bad

um, they did the trololo song

[Careless]

The US Women's Hockey team has lost twice, in 4 separate games, to High School Boys teams in exhibition games leading up to the Olympics

 

http://nesn.com/2014/01/u-s-womens-olympic-hockey-team-preparing-for-sochi-games-by-playing-boys-high-school-teams-in-new-england/

They lost to Dexter and Salisbury? I hope those teams have gotten a lot better since the 90s

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I don't know about Olympic-level women's hockey, but the gap in athleticism and skill between boys and girls in high school hockey is larger than in any other sports I've covered.

[Careless]

Salisbury just wasn't that good at hockey 20 years ago as I remember it.

 

Looking it up, they just won three of the last 8 D1 regionals after never winning one and being D2 23+ years ago, so they're definitely much better now. That doesn't sound so bad.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Has anyone found curling on TV yet?

[mul21]

Has anyone found curling on TV yet?

 

It's on from 2-4 am on NBCSN tonight. On DirecTV there's a feature on NBCSN that let's you look at upcoming events and medals counts. Kind of cool.

[Ryne Ween]

I don't know about Olympic-level women's hockey, but the gap in athleticism and skill between boys and girls in high school hockey is larger than in any other sports I've covered.

 

The talent pool for womens hockey has to be very limited. I was an ok high school runner and id have a couple gold medals if I only had a vag. I would also take 4 guys from gym and win the WNBA championship.

[Ryne Ween]

I don't know about Olympic-level women's hockey, but the gap in athleticism and skill between boys and girls in high school hockey is larger than in any other sports I've covered.

 

The talent pool for womens hockey has to be very limited. I was an ok high school runner and id have a couple gold medals if I only had a vag. I would also take 4 guys from gym and win the WNBA championship.

[Guest]

Has anyone found curling on TV yet?

 

It's on from 2-4 am on NBCSN tonight. On DirecTV there's a feature on NBCSN that let's you look at upcoming events and medals counts. Kind of cool.

 

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[Guest]

Kaetlyn Osmond makes me feel funny

[Irrelevant Dude]

Has anyone found curling on TV yet?

 

It's on from 2-4 am on NBCSN tonight. On DirecTV there's a feature on NBCSN that let's you look at upcoming events and medals counts. Kind of cool.

Thanks. DVR set!

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't know about Olympic-level women's hockey, but the gap in athleticism and skill between boys and girls in high school hockey is larger than in any other sports I've covered.

 

The talent pool for womens hockey has to be very limited. I was an ok high school runner and id have a couple gold medals if I only had a vag. I would also take 4 guys from gym and win the WNBA championship.

You go girl!

[Banedon]

Has anyone found curling on TV yet?

 

Watched the US women lose before work this morning on CNBC or NBC Sports, I forget which.

[bukie]

I-Pod did a YOLO on the halfpipe...

[bukie]

[Cubswin11]

I-Pod did a YOLO on the halfpipe...

Who and what the [expletive] is that?

[Soul]

Conditions were obviously horrible on that half-pipe. Even I can see it. Overall these games have been pretty much terrible, from empty seats to mediocre opening ceremonies, to subpar conditions.

[Andy]

I-Pod did a YOLO on the halfpipe...

Who and what the [expletive] is that?

Commentators described it as more or less Shaun White's signature move (Corky McTwist 1260 or whatever it was) plus a revolution.