Events That Are On Right Now!

[Johnny Canuck]

Congrats Maëlle Ricker! You are making all of Canada proud!

[Papi34]

She has an adorable laugh... just throwin that out there

[Yappin Tappin]

I demand Jamie Campbell call every single event Canada is competing in from now on!!!

Also classy move by Nobs pumping up the crowd for Ricker.

Congrats Ricker!
GO CANADA GO

[trackercowe]

Do they really have to play than song everytime we win a medal? I wonder if Canada would even win a gold medal if not for all the newer medal sports? Really hope we win gold in a more traditional sport (skiing, hockey, figure skating).

Not trying to down play the x-game sports, but they really do not have the same competitive levels as more established sports.

[Bunk]

Originally Posted by browna

Jamie Campbell with his 4th medal call out of 5 Canadian medals.

Makes up for the sting of losing out on calling the Blue Jays a bit.

I find him to be one of the best commentators for ctv in these games. It helps that he's announcing canadian winners, but still.

[Torture]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Do they really have to play than song everytime we win a medal? I wonder if Canada would even win a gold medal if not for all the newer medal sports? Really hope we win gold in a more traditional sport (skiing, hockey, figure skating).

Not trying to down play the x-game sports, but they really do not have the same competitive levels as more established sports.

But they're so much more awesome.
Come on, boardercross is awesome to watch...it's the perfect spectator sport....collisions, crashes, and GOLD. I can't wait for Ski Cross!

[Papi34]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Do they really have to play than song everytime we win a medal? I wonder if Canada would even win a gold medal if not for all the newer medal sports? Really hope we win gold in a more traditional sport (skiing, hockey, figure skating).

Not trying to down play the x-game sports, but they really do not have the same competitive levels as more established sports.

They dont have the same competitive levels??!?!?!?!? did you watch the last 2 snowboarding events! there is nothing more exciting! ANYONE can win its easily the best event of the olympics so far!

[troutman]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

Having watched for a couple days now, I love snowboard-cross. Mostly love that it's a fair as anything I've ever seen

Fair, except they can take each other out. In the men's final it looked like one amercian was trying to take out the canadian at the start, so the other american could win.

[Bertuzzied]

Hey so if this was 1988, Canada would have 0 medals right now. These are all newer sports.

[kirant]

Who found the Fox video on CTV just amazing?

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by Bunk

I find him to be one of the best commentators for ctv in these games. It helps that he's announcing canadian winners, but still.

You are seriously kidding right? did you listen to him during those early qualifying round? Just terrible, but extremely lucky to be able to call these races.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Papi34

They dont have the same competitive levels??!?!?!?!? did you watch the last 2 snowboarding events! there is nothing more exciting! ANYONE can win its easily the best event of the olympics so far!

Not that many people participate in these new events yet, is the point. Canada is good at things like trampoline, until other countries take it up.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Do they really have to play than song everytime we win a medal? I wonder if Canada would even win a gold medal if not for all the newer medal sports? Really hope we win gold in a more traditional sport (skiing, hockey, figure skating).

Not trying to down play the x-game sports, but they really do not have the same competitive levels as more established sports.

snowboarding and aerial skiing are more relevant to our culture today than luge, traditional ski jumping, or biathlon. they're also much more fun to watch

[Papi34]

Originally Posted by troutman

Not that many people participate in these new events yet, is the point. Canada is good at things like trampoline, until other countries take it up.

Well good thing we are winning now!!!!

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Hey so if this was 1988, Canada would have 0 medals right now. These are all newer sports.

They didn't have Women's 3000m speed skating in 1988?

[Jesse834]

Regan Canlauscher and Alex Gough are currently 1st and 3rd in Luge. Doubt it will stick as the three Germans are yet to come and they kill in these sport.

[Papi34]

Originally Posted by Jesse834

Regan Canlauscher and Alex Gough are currently 1st and 3rd in Luge. Doubt it will stick as the three Germans are yet to come and they kill in these sport.

where are u watching this???

[Torture]

Freestyle skiing has been in the Olympics since 1992....demonstrated in 1988.

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by MarchHare

They didn't have Women's 3000m speed skating in 1988?

oh whoops. ok 1 bronze.
about the same pace as calgary. hehe. We just need klowe's wife in the downhill.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Do they really have to play than song everytime we win a medal? I wonder if Canada would even win a gold medal if not for all the newer medal sports? Really hope we win gold in a more traditional sport (skiing, hockey, figure skating).

Not trying to down play the x-game sports, but they really do not have the same competitive levels as more established sports.

Actually, the newest sports, women's hockey aside, are some of the most competitive in the games.

As an example, this is the fourth time snowboarding has been a sport in the Olympics. In these four Olympics, 12 different nations have won medals; five nations have won gold.