02-16-2006, 03:12 PM
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Buttle pulled the long program of his life out of thin air there. Good for him.
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02-16-2006, 03:14 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Calgary
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I was just hoping for the Japanese guy to fall. That's so bad. But I'm sooooo happy for Jeff! That's just awesome.
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02-16-2006, 03:14 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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Pretty surprised, wasn't he in 6th or 7th place? That's fantastic that he managed to get it together for the bronze!!! Go Canada! Where did Emanuel place?
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02-16-2006, 03:17 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Calgary, AB
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wow is this ever impressive, just this morning all the canadian media were saying it would be a long shot.
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02-16-2006, 03:17 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Eastern Girl
Pretty surprised, wasn't he in 6th or 7th place? That's fantastic that he managed to get it together for the bronze!!! Go Canada! Where did Emanuel place?
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Sandhu was 13th and Sawyer was 12th, I believe.
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02-16-2006, 03:23 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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I haven't watched Sandhu skate a lot, but was quite surprised to hear the commentators say that the Russians were most afraid of what Sandhu could do if he skated to his potential.
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02-16-2006, 03:24 PM
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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Admittedly, I don't know all that much about figure skating and I have only seen him skate a couple times, but I was impressed. When he is on, he's definitely one to be afraid of... he's just really inconsistent.
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02-16-2006, 03:24 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Work
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Wow great day for Canada, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes
Congrats Jeff! (can't stand the sport but I will always cheer for a canadian)
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02-16-2006, 03:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: not lurking
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Great that he won a medal, though the new scoring system is so different... seems like how many jumps you attempt (to a maximum of eight) is more important than how many you land. None of the 2nd through 6th place guys were really that impressive, and even with Buttle it didn't seem to matter much that he fell on one jump and put his hand down on the other. I guess it encourages them to go for the maximum difficulty of jumps, though it's underwhelming to see so many of them fall.
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02-16-2006, 03:29 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Work
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Up-to-date medal standings (top5)
Norway - 13
Russia - 11
Germany - 10
USA - 9
Canada - 8
Last edited by Eagle Eye; 02-16-2006 at 03:32 PM.
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02-16-2006, 03:39 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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I heard Buttle fell, and yet he still won a medal! Glad to see they cleaned-up the judging.
How do you fall, and win a medal?
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02-16-2006, 03:41 PM
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Crushed
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: The Sc'ank
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How do you fall, and win a medal?
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Thank you!! That's what I was asking after the Chinese girl fell and still won a silver medal in the pairs!
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02-16-2006, 03:45 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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sounded from one of the stories I read that the entire field, including the guy who won gold, were unimpressive to say the least. The least mistakes won, not the best program. And I guess you have to balance that somehow.
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02-16-2006, 03:49 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Nice day for Canada, tomorrow should be interesting too with the men's skeleton coming up.
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02-16-2006, 03:59 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by troutman
I heard Buttle fell, and yet he still won a medal! Glad to see they cleaned-up the judging.
How do you fall, and win a medal?
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I heard that the only take off one point for a fall
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02-16-2006, 04:02 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Work
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When my wife was watching the pairs they discussed the new scoring system. They said something like they are scored on what they complete (so falling may not effect your score as much)
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02-16-2006, 04:29 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Good Day: Yes
Could have been better: Yes. D.Q. in snowboarding by a medal hopeful and at least one of the medals could have been gold today.
Canada not on pace for 20 medals any more: If all goes wellHockey 2, Curling 2, Bobsledding 2, skeleton 1. = 8+2+2+2+1=15
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