Events That Are On Right Now!

[Jesse834]

Nice!

[Resolute 14]

Medal presentations are tonight, so we should get to hear our anthem a couple times shortly.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by getbak

So, with both curlings and the speed skating, Canada has a guaranteed 20 medals. A hockey win tonight would push it to 21.

Are there another 3 (or more) medals in Canada's bag to tie (or surpass) the record at Turin?

And the Short Track Men have answered this with an emphatic "YES!"


If the 4 Men Bobsled team can stay in the medals, Canada will surpass their total from Turin.

[Phaneuf3]

Wow... how did that one find its way in?

[IceMan]

Edit: Wrong thread

[JayP]

Originally Posted by getbak

And the Short Track Men have answered this with an emphatic "YES!"


If the 4 Men Bobsled team can stay in the medals, Canada should surpass their total from Turin.

The 4-man bobsled is right in the mix, but it'd be very disappointing to see the men's PGS snowboarding not get on the podium. Anderson and Lambert are 3rd and 4th in the world.

In 2010, there's been 6 PGS events. Anderson and Lambert have won 5 of them. They're definitely peaking at the right time.

[browna]

Man is Rod Black annoying and trying way too hard to manufactuer a memorable "Canadian Moment" in a sound clip.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by JayP

The 4-man bobsled is right in the mix, but it'd be very disappointing to see the men's PGS snowboarding not get on the podium. Anderson and Lambert are 3rd and 4th in the world.

In 2010, there's been 6 PGS events. Anderson and Lambert have won 5 of them. They're definitely peaking at the right time.

How the heck did they manage to win 5 of 6 between them and wind up 3rd and 4th rather than 1st and 2nd? That's just odd.

[JayP]

Originally Posted by valo403

How the heck did they manage to win 5 of 6 between them and wind up 3rd and 4th rather than 1st and 2nd? That's just odd.

Basically 1-4 in the world have absolutely dominated the podium. Anderson has a 16th place and Lambert has a 15th in there which really drops them.

They'll be in tough with the 2 Austrians who are #1 and #2, but it should be a good chance at some medals.

[kirant]

Originally Posted by browna

Man is Rod Black annoying and trying way too hard to manufactuer a memorable "Canadian Moment" in a sound clip.

He's hit and miss. He gets it right with Clara Hughes' 5000m race, but messes up a few, I agree.

[Infamous1]

Tonight woulda been really great if Bernard had won the Gold. Still, a very successful night.

[browna]

Originally Posted by kirant

He's hit and miss. He gets it right with Clara Hughes' 5000m race, but messes up a few, I agree.

That's Rod Smith, who's done very well with the calls for long track these past two weeks...also considering Rod Smith doesn't call many live events at TSN.

Rod Black has been doing live events for years and, although enthusiastic, tries way too hard sometimes this week both in figure skating and short track to come up with something creative.

[vicphoenix13]

Rod Black is the Debbie Downer of Canadian Broadcasters. After Charles Hamelin won the gold in the 500 metres, Black raises his voice and questions whether Hamelin will be disqualified. Did Black miss the end of the race? It was Apolo Ohno who put his hand on the back of Trembley while Hamelin got gold. The South Korean skater fell when he put his hand on Hamelin's skate so there was no danger of a disqualification as Black claimed. But this is all too common with Rod Black. He has this obsession with expressing a negative narrative time and time again.

[browna]

Originally Posted by vicphoenix13

Rod Black is the Debbie Downer of Canadian Broadcasters. After Charles Hamelin won the gold in the 500 metres, Black raises his voice and questions whether Hamelin will be disqualified. Did Black miss the end of the race? It was Apolo Ohno who put his hand on the back of Trembley while Hamelin got gold. The South Korean skater fell when he put his hand on Hamelin's skate so there was no danger of a disqualification as Black claimed. But this is all too common with Rod Black. He has this obsession with expressing a negative narrative time and time again.

To be honest, although it looked like the Chinese guy was already going down, Hamelin's hand on him certainly didn't help, and in this sport, you never know what a ref is going to judge.

Rod Black usually isn't negative, its just his desire to try and either integrate names (the US figure skater with last name Flat - "Flat out awesome" as she finished her routine) or make a dramatic statement, in both cases sounds so contrived (so his call gets used in the highlight) as opposed to being in the moment.

[transplant99]

Yeah...no question Hamelin had his hand in that guys stomach area...didnt see it when it happened but the replay was clear.

[JayP]

Jasey-Jay Anderson isn't in position to qualify for the 1/8 finals in PGS right now. Very disappointing.

There's another run still, but he basically has to have the top time on the course to give himself a chance.

[browna]

Originally Posted by JayP

Jasey-Jay Anderson isn't in position to qualify for the 1/8 finals in PGS right now. Very disappointing.

There's another run still, but he basically has to have the top time on the course to give himself a chance.

Janyk in the slalom no better. 10th out of the first 13 skiiers in the first run.

[Resolute 14]

This rain is going to make everything even more unpredictable also.

[octothorp]

Whew, Anderson qualified. That was close to being a big disappointment.

[Papi34]

Wasnt to concerned he wouldnt. Good showing by him in his second run.