02-20-2010, 12:49 PM
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#2521
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Nehkara
For whatever reason the live updating on the Vancouver 2010 site is not working for the Women's Super G. Can someone give some periodic updates? What happened to Emily Brydon?
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Lotta crashes, Lindsay Vonn blistered the course, then this Austrian lady right behind her bettered Vonn's mark by three quarters of a second.
Austria-USA-Austria leading right now.
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02-20-2010, 12:51 PM
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#2522
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Tina Maze of Solvenia now in 2nd
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02-20-2010, 12:52 PM
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#2523
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: not lurking
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Yup, I've been laughing at Galen Weston and his poor smugness. Go home to your seven billion dollars, Galen.
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02-20-2010, 12:54 PM
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#2524
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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might have another gold, willie mitchell of canada has the lead in the stanley cup parade planning competition
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02-20-2010, 12:57 PM
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#2525
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Franchise Player
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LOL another DNF. This women's alpine skiing team is probably our biggest embarassment at these Olympics.
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02-20-2010, 01:01 PM
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#2526
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flash Walken
Same reason hockey is being played on NHL regulation ice?
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Not the same - 90% of players at the olympics play on NHL ice, and over 95% of players on medal contenders do.
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02-20-2010, 01:04 PM
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#2527
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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How did Britt Janyk do?
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02-20-2010, 01:07 PM
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#2528
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Resolute 14
As frustrating as our games have been in the Alpine events, at least we aren't Austria. Apparently their media is just ripping their entire ski team for winning only 1 medal so far. They had 14 alpine medals in Turin.
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Yeah, that's gotta be eating at them quite a bit. Austrians are pretty ski-crazy, so them doing so horribly would be like our mens hockey team somehow coming in 7th at the Olympics.
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02-20-2010, 01:07 PM
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Scoring Winger
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These olympics have been some what disappointing. I dont know how many times i've counted that we we're favorite to win medals just to see it be choked away. I feel vancouver has been a jinx to our athletes.
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02-20-2010, 01:07 PM
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#2530
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In the Sin Bin
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Bauer might be in tough to make the finals after that second jump... but her great first jump might helper sneak in.
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02-20-2010, 01:08 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nehkara
How did Britt Janyk do?
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She started really strong (0.01 back after the first timing station), then she hit a gate going over a large roller (the same one that knocked out Shona Rubens) and went really squirrely in the air. She recovered somehow, and finished her run, but ended up 2.75 back of the leader because of the near crash.
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02-20-2010, 01:11 PM
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#2532
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: CowTown
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man china cAn jump
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02-20-2010, 01:11 PM
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#2533
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CgyFlamesftw
These olympics have been some what disappointing. I dont know how many times i've counted that we we're favorite to win medals just to see it be choked away. I feel vancouver has been a jinx to our athletes.
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If you look at world cup rankings rather than CTV hype I think you'll make yourself a lot happier. By my count, only Charles Hamelin and Melissa Hollingsworth were true medal favourites who failed to medal, and Hamelin still has a couple more events in which to perform.
At the same time, numerous Canadian athletes (Alex Bilodeau, Jon Montgomery, Kristina Groves) who were ranked outside of the top three have managed to medal thusfar.
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02-20-2010, 01:12 PM
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#2534
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RatherDashing
She started really strong (0.01 back after the first timing station), then she hit a gate going over a large roller (the same one that knocked out Shona Rubens) and went really squirrely in the air. She recovered somehow, and finished her run, but ended up 2.75 back of the leader because of the near crash.
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Damn. That really sucks. Thanks for trying your best ladies!
Hopefully Georgia Simmerling gets in a good run... if she starts, she has been pulled out of a few events by her coaches.
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02-20-2010, 01:13 PM
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#2535
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Bauer might be in tough to make the finals after that second jump... but her great first jump might helper sneak in.
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Did they say how many athletes qualify for the finals?
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02-20-2010, 01:15 PM
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#2536
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RatherDashing
If you look at world cup rankings rather than CTV hype I think you'll make yourself a lot happier. By my count, only Charles Hamelin and Melissa Hollingsworth were true medal favourites who failed to medal, and Hamelin still has a couple more events in which to perform.
At the same time, numerous Canadian athletes (Alex Bilodeau, Jon Montgomery, Kristina Groves) who were ranked outside of the top three have managed to medal thusfar.
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This.
There is a lot of hype on CTV. A lot of "The Canadians are going for GOLD!" when they really have no expectation of being on the podium.
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02-20-2010, 01:21 PM
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#2537
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: The Void between Darkness and Light
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Not the same - 90% of players at the olympics play on NHL ice, and over 95% of players on medal contenders do.
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Is that a real statistic?
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02-20-2010, 01:22 PM
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#2538
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I believe in the Pony Power
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RatherDashing
If you look at world cup rankings rather than CTV hype I think you'll make yourself a lot happier. By my count, only Charles Hamelin and Melissa Hollingsworth were true medal favourites who failed to medal, and Hamelin still has a couple more events in which to perform.
At the same time, numerous Canadian athletes (Alex Bilodeau, Jon Montgomery, Kristina Groves) who were ranked outside of the top three have managed to medal thusfar.
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Yes and no.
There have been a lot of events where Canadians should have been a threat to medal and didn't get it done. It's one thing to lay down a great performance and still get beat by someone better. It's another thing to not perform on the biggest stage...and we've had a number of athletes that fall into that latter category.
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02-20-2010, 01:23 PM
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#2539
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nehkara
Did they say how many athletes qualify for the finals?
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12.
She's 7th right now with 10 skiiers left.
Last edited by Resolute 14; 02-20-2010 at 01:25 PM.
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02-20-2010, 01:37 PM
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#2540
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Leduc
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CgyFlamesftw
These olympics have been some what disappointing. I dont know how many times i've counted that we we're favorite to win medals just to see it be choked away. I feel vancouver has been a jinx to our athletes.
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Let me guess, we'd win more medals if the games were in......wait for it....Calgary. 
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