OT: Non Hockey Olympic Thread

[Wetcoaster]

So like Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 also had an Opening Ceremony malfunction.

Only four out of five snowflakes blossomed into Olympic rings:

In Vancouver only three of the four legs of the cauldron/torch rose up from the floor.

BTW CBC is replaying the opening ceremonies at 5pm Pacific.

It is also online at the CBC Sochi website:
http://olympics.cbc.ca/videos/live/video/olympic-opening-ceremony.html

 

[Wetcoaster]

So, anyone else here think that defending Olympics Champion in Snowboard Cross, Maëlle Ricker is almost a dead ringer (~90%) vis-à-vis The Duchess of Cambridge or her sister for that matter?

Nope.

 

[Solidius]

So the Philippines sent their first Olympian in 20 years, Michael Christian Martinez, who is a year younger than my brother and I find that so weird to comprehend because I'm 22 but I still feel like a teenager.

I was planning to root for him based on the whole motherland thing but I'm going to fill my Filipino cheering quota with Gilmore Junio.

And then obviously I can't root for Celski because America.

EDIT: Holy crap they played the trolololol song.

EDIT 2: Were Maclean and Mansbridge aware that they were audible during the entire online feed?

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

Mcmorris through to the final!!

 

[Royal Canuck]

McMorris pulls through on his second run.

Had me sweating.

 

[Nuck Bonino]

gotta say that was one hell of an opening ceremony. Better than ours imo

 

[Bgav]

Mcmorris is awesome

 

[canuck4life16]

the fix has started.....

http://www.canada.com/olympics/news...-deny-virtue-moir-ice-dance-gold-says-lequipe

 

[StIllmatic]

Final for men's slope style on right now!

 

[Bgav]

Mcmorris got screwed. His run was better then sages

 

[nameless1]

McMorris got bronze.
1 in the bag.

 

[StIllmatic]

Thoughr Mcmorris would challenge for gold with his run, surprised.

 

[Bgav]

McMorris got bronze.
1 in the bag.

Not to mention he had broken ribs. Kid is going to dominate that sport

 

[LiquidSnake]

i don't know **** about this sport but apparently McMorris did 2 triples (spins or whatever) while the American did one double.

 

[canuck4life16]

A medal is a medal. Mcmorris wasnt 100 percent. It possible judge favour us? They could appear it

 

[nameless1]

A medal is a medal. Mcmorris wasnt 100 percent. It possible judge favour us? They could appear it

McMorris had a nice run.
He did not receive any favours.
In fact...
He may have been even scored lower.
However...
I am an amateur...
But that is what I see...
From an uneducated point of view.

 

[nameless1]

Norway is killing it right now.
3 medal already.

 

[Tuff Gong]

So, anyone else here think that defending Olympics Champion in Snowboard Cross, Maëlle Ricker is almost a dead ringer (~90%) vis-à-vis The Duchess of Cambridge or her sister for that matter?

I can see it m8

 

[Nuckles]

https://twitter.com/JohnnyQuinnUSA/status/432080704776962048

...With no phone to call for help, I used my bobsled push training to break out. #SochiJailBreak pic.twitter.com/apZRefgvCO

 

[Jevo]

McMorris had a nice run.
He did not receive any favours.
In fact...
He may have been even scored lower.
However...
I am an amateur...
But that is what I see...
From an uneducated point of view.

I just watched a rerun of the final. The Danish commentators were outright furious. Especially when Sandberg didn't get the gold after his final run. According to them, who have actual knowledge of the sport unlike me, Sandberg, McMorris and Parrot should have been the podium. The words scandal and ****ing disgrace were used several times. I think someone called it a victory for Kotsenberg and a loss for snowboard.

 

[Betamax*]

I can see it m8

Yeah, probably more similar in looks to Pippa .....

 

[canuck4life16]

Two medal guarantee for women mogul

 

[VeteranNetPresence]

sisters get 1 and 2!!

 

[canuck4life16]

Gold and silver for women morgul for canada

 

[The Stig]

Wow way to be girls! that was so awesome!