OT: Non Hockey Olympic Thread

[BeardyCanuck03]

All Non Hockey Olympic Talk here, so it doesn't get lost in the hockey talk.

Today the Qualification Runs for Womens Moguls, and Mens/Womens Snowboard Slopestyle took place.

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Womens Moguls - Chloe Dufour-Lapointe 2nd, Justine Dufour-Lapointe 3rd, Maxime Dufour-Lapointe 8th, Audrey Robichaud 9th. All Qualified for the Finals.

Mens Snowboard Slopestyle - Max Parrot 1st, Sebastien Toutant (3rd in his group) both qualified for the finals. Mark McMorris, Charles Reid need to go through the Semi Final to make it to final.

Womens Snowboard Slopestyle - Spencer O'Brien (3rd in her group) qualified for the final. Jenna Blasman will go to the Semis.

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[Taelin]

Yu-Na Kim <3

Will also be following curling very closely.

 

[y2kcanucks]

Patrick Chan coming up on CBC...

 

[Nuckles]

I'm a fan of the Mexican ski team's uniform

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

i'm a fan of the mexican ski team's uniform

ole!!!

 

[y2kcanucks]

Watching the figure skating...does anyone else think there could be some corruption in the judging sports this year? Perhaps more than usual?

 

[y2kcanucks]

Chan is up now on CBC

 

[Royal Canuck]

I'm a fan of the Mexican ski team's uniform

srs?

 

[y2kcanucks]

And Chan scores a couple points back of Plushenko. How predictable.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

Watching the figure skating...does anyone else think there could be some corruption in the judging sports this year? Perhaps more than usual?

How dare you call into question the integrity of figure skating, there is no history of... oh wait...

 

[Royal Canuck]

Watching the figure skating...does anyone else think there could be some corruption in the judging sports this year? Perhaps more than usual?

They're in Russia, almost every sport that goes to the judges is going to be tainted.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

Canadian Pairs team finishes 2nd. Canada moves up to 2nd in the Figure Skating Team event. Russia 1st.

 

[canuck4life16]

Canadian Pairs team finishes 2nd. Canada moves up to 2nd in the Figure Skating Team event. Russia 1st.

and Men short Patrick Chan is 3rd place

 

[y2kcanucks]

Canadian Pairs team finishes 2nd. Canada moves up to 2nd in the Figure Skating Team event. Russia 1st.

Though the Russian pairs looked very good...so it was probably legit.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

So going into the weekend Canada has medal chances in:
Figure Skating Team Event
Womens Moguls (3-4 legit medal hopes)
Mens Snowboard Slopestyle (2-3 legit medal hopes)
Womens Snowboard Slopestyle
Mens Downhill Skiing

Could be an amazing start to the Olympics for Canada.

 

[The Stig]

I'll just put these feels right here

 

[Wetcoaster]

The Russian government is terrorizing journalists apparently as reported by CBC.

And maybe our Team Canada hockey team? Team bonding? Babcock can keep the forward lines together at night? Luongo, Price and Smith can hold strategy sessions?

cathalkelly ‏@cathalkelly
This isn't bad decorating. It's psychological warfare. @SWhyno A room Canada men's hockey team will stay in

Wonder what Chara is going to do if there is similar accommodations for the Slovakian hockey team? Two beds end to end?

And it seems that the Sochi organizing committee has banned the Olympic event of toilet fishing.

In a column posted on Canada.com, National Post sportswriter Bruce Arthur provided a quick rundown of what’s going wrong:

“Almost every room is missing something: lightbulbs, TVs, lamps, chairs, curtains, Wi-Fi, heat, hot water. Shower curtains are a valuable piece of the future black market here.â€

There was also much tweeting and tweaking of the hosts over their double-toilet bathrooms, which are apparently no urban legend.

A pair of biathletes posed on two adjoining commodes in a widely circulated shot.

Another newcomer, a German photographer arrived to find his media hotel room unfinished. He was moved to a second room — where still-busy construction workers had taken up residence.

His third room was occupied — by a stray dog.​

And there is the now legendary Sochi PooTin made famous (infamous??) by Puck Daddy (Greg Wyshynski).
Greg Wyshynski ‏@wyshynski
People have asked me what surprised me the most here in Sochi. It's this. Without question ... it's ... THIS.

Your Community Blog - Sochi Olympics reporters tweet hilarious, gross hotel photos

Yellow water, fire hoses in unusual places, and Chairs of Desolation are just a few of the surprises awaiting journalists in Sochi hotel rooms ahead of the Olympics.

Now just days away from the Opening Ceremonies, there are still uncompleted media hotels -- and what is finished appears to be in shambles for many out-of-towners.​

From Senior International Correspondent for The Globe and Mail Mark MacKinnon@markmackinnon
Ok, so my hotel doesn't have a lobby yet.

Mark MacKinnon@markmackinnon
For those of you asking, when there's no lobby in your hotel, you go to the owner's bedroom to check in. #Sochi2014

Per Acting Bureau Chief, BBC Moscow KEVIN BISHOP@BISHOPK
The reception of our hotel in #Sochi has no floor. But it does have this welcoming picture.

HARRY REEKIE@HARRYCNN
This is the one hotel room @Sochi2014 have given us so far. Shambles. #cnnsochi

Moscow Correspondent of the Guardian Shaun Walker@shaunwalker7
Still waiting for "preparations" on hotel room to finish. Hoping they're origami-folding toilet roll, rather than, say, putting the roof on.

katiebakes@katiebakes
Made new pal from La Presse as we struggled to find hotel. When we got to our (temporary) rooms his doorknob came off in hand

Columnist for the Toronto Star cathalkelly ‏@cathalkelly
In my Sochi hotel. You're welcome to pop by and sit forlornly in my Chairs of Desolation.

cathalkelly ‏@cathalkelly
Firehose directly beside toilet. And now all I can smell is burning.

cathalkelly ‏@cathalkelly
'Yuri, first things first. Let's get that electrical socket installed a foot over the door.'

National Post sports columnist Bruce Arthur@bruce_arthur
Miss you, hot water in my hotel. You were great.


Chicago Tribune reporter Stacy St. Clair@StacyStClair
My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, "do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous."

Stacy St. Clair@StacyStClair
Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like.

Stacy St. Clair@StacyStClair
Also on the bright side: I just washed my face with Evian, like I'm a Kardashian or something.

Kathy Lally ‏@LallyKathy
Wondered why my #sochi2014 hotel room had a fire hose. Safest #Olympics yet?

UK Channel 4 News Producer Simon Stanleigh ‏@Stanleigh77
#sochi good news , I have Internet , bad news, it's dangling from the ceiling in my room...

Yahoo Sports columnist Dan Wetzel ‏@DanWetzel
To anyone in Sochi: I am now in possession of three light bulbs. Will trade for a door handle. This offer is real:

 

[The Stig]

Jesus.....thats horrible

 

[TruKnyte]

lol, "it's Russia"

Should have moved them back to Vancouver this year

 

[Phrazer]

A lot of the complaining about the amenities just comes off as a bunch of spoiled westerners complaining about the rest of the world not having it as good as they do.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

A lot of the complaining about the amenities just comes off as a bunch of spoiled westerners complaining about the rest of the world not having it as good as they do.

Ya, some of the complaining is but the door knob issue is a safety issue, apparently some people have basically been locked in the rooms because of the door knob falling off.

Some rooms have been double booked, and some rooms have doors that don't close properly.

 

[RobertKron]

A lot of the complaining about the amenities just comes off a bunch of spoiled westerners complaining about the rest of the world not having it as good as they do.

I'd agree if this was just an event that everyone shows up for rather than one where they spend a bazillion dollars and years bragging about how great it's going to be.

This is probably the most expensive marquee cultural/sporting event going. They've spent billions on it, and the ****ing water might burn your face. It's basically a front-and-centre demonstration of how far off track the "Olympic Movement" has gone.

 

[The Stig]

Ya, some of the complaining is but the door knob issue is a safety issue, apparently some people have basically been locked in the rooms because of the door knob falling off.

Some rooms have been double booked, and some rooms have doors that don't close properly.

The biggest problem I see is the lack of usable water, heated water or heat in the rooms.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

The biggest problem I see is the lack of usable water, heated water or heat in the rooms.

The water issue is scary/funny. I guess they'll have to act like it's the dark ages when they drank beer instead of water because it was safer.

 

[nameless1]

I hate the CBC stream.
It keeps skipping...
And then crashing on me.