02-09-2014, 10:13 AM
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#181
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The Russians are running away with the team event, and deserve the gold in my opinion.
The scandal will become greater in the ice dance competition, especially if the Americans stumble.
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02-09-2014, 10:30 AM
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#182
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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Originally Posted by browna
More controversy in women's Slopestyle. So far some Brit does an average run and someone gets into 1st (they are in the 2nd run) after a long judging delay.
The next girl lands the first 1080 in women's Slopestyle, and score is behind the Brit.
The CBC guys in the booth are speechless at both...seems as if the disgraced IOC judges from early 2000's Boxing and Wrestling have landed at Slopestyle.
Canadian still to come after a dreadful opening run in the final.
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I gotta admit watching the downhill this morning felt like a breath of fresh air. Just being able to watch an event where it's just all about speed, and not subjective marks.
I freaking loved watching the men's slope style to kick off the games, that was great (despite Canada underachieving a bit). And obviously the women's moguls was fun too, with the sisters finishing 1/2. But now with figure skating up today, I'm growing tired of all these judged events at the start. It's just not the same for me, I can't get into them as much as timed/racing events. I have too much of a built in mistrust of the judging process, probably stemming from the Sale/Pelletier debacle in '02.
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02-09-2014, 10:32 AM
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#183
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Marshmallow Maiden
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary
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Yulia Lipnitskaya is definitely the next it girl in figure skating. What a performance. And to think she's only 15.
Congrats to Canada on silver! That's a fantastic result and the team should be really proud of their efforts.
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02-09-2014, 10:37 AM
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#184
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Drake
The judging scandal reported on by the French hasn't really materialized. Canada are now guaranteed at best a silver in the team event.
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The scandal is for the real events later.
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02-09-2014, 10:42 AM
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#185
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Sainters7
I gotta admit watching the downhill this morning felt like a breath of fresh air. Just being able to watch an event where it's just all about speed, and not subjective marks.
I freaking loved watching the men's slope style to kick off the games, that was great (despite Canada underachieving a bit). And obviously the women's moguls was fun too, with the sisters finishing 1/2. But now with figure skating up today, I'm growing tired of all these judged events at the start. It's just not the same for me, I can't get into them as much as timed/racing events. I have too much of a built in mistrust of the judging process, probably stemming from the Sale/Pelletier debacle in '02.
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I agree..the slopestyle judging was so weird. When the last Canadian Parrot finished he thought for sure he was on the podium. Maybe even gold. Better than McMorris for sure. But he got 85 and 5th. To be anywhere between 94 and 85 in a sport is a ridiculously subjective range.
Even in bull riding if a guy finishes a ride and thinks he won. He'll win or maybe 2nd. But he wont be 5th.
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02-09-2014, 10:51 AM
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#186
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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Some people like to make fun of the Winter Olympics, saying they suck compared to the Summer games, but they definitely win in the "events that might kill you" category. Slop Style, most skiing events, luge, skeleton, etc.
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02-09-2014, 11:29 AM
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#187
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Sweden
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I've never really been a fan of the "judging" sports. Might be because they're not especially huge back home and most people don't really know anything about them. It is fun to watch Twitter during the judging events though. There are a LOT of "experts" out there.
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02-09-2014, 11:29 AM
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#188
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary, AB
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Canada wins the silver medal in the Figure Skating team event. Kind of a silly event imo but since Canada received a medal I'll let it pass.
How much do Canadian athletes receive from the government for winning medals this year?
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02-09-2014, 11:31 AM
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#189
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The American pair in ice dancing had a world record score despite making a couple small mistakes
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02-09-2014, 11:31 AM
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#190
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Originally Posted by Fire
Canada wins the silver medal in the Figure Skating team event. Kind of a silly event imo but since Canada received a medal I'll let it pass.
How much do Canadian athletes receive from the government for winning medals this year?
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Seems like an excuse to give the Russians a guaranteed gold.
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02-09-2014, 11:41 AM
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#191
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Originally Posted by The Swedish Flame
I've never really been a fan of the "judging" sports. Might be because they're not especially huge back home and most people don't really know anything about them. It is fun to watch Twitter during the judging events though. There are a LOT of "experts" out there.
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I think it's that I don't know enough, I have to trust the judges completely.
Obviously if someone falls on their ass I know they aren't getting a great score, but I can't differentiate between the 93 and the 96.5, or whatever.
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02-09-2014, 11:46 AM
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#192
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Sweden
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Originally Posted by OutOfTheCube
I think it's that I don't know enough, I have to trust the judges completely.
Obviously if someone falls on their ass I know they aren't getting a great score, but I can't differentiate between the 93 and the 96.5, or whatever.
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Yeah, very much this. I can think that something looks amazing, and the judges completely disagree. Another part is that I've never, for example, been a snowboarder, so I have no personal experience about how difficult something is when I watch it on tv. I'm sure people who know how difficult something is to perform appreciate it more.
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02-09-2014, 11:50 AM
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#193
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Ski jumping is nuts. What are they judging. I thought not dying was good enough.
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02-09-2014, 12:28 PM
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#194
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First Line Centre
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Now the phrase Telemark Landing has been engrained in my head for the rest of my life.
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02-09-2014, 01:15 PM
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#195
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Calgary
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The sheer number of ads on these streams is unreal.
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02-09-2014, 01:16 PM
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#196
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Ski jumping is nuts. What are they judging. I thought not dying was good enough.
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Form and landing. But most points come from distance past a certain marker.
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Originally Posted by trackercowe
Seems like an excuse to give the Russians a guaranteed gold.
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No, this is not a new event, just new to the Olympic Games. USA, Japan and Canada have been the traditional medal winners. The reappearance of Plushenko and the breakout performances of the Russian ladies made them the favourites this year.
Last edited by craigwd; 02-09-2014 at 01:19 PM.
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02-09-2014, 01:22 PM
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#197
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trackercowe
Seems like an excuse to give the Russians a guaranteed gold.
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Don't forget guaranteed medals for USA and Canada.
With the combined pull of those countries in figure skating and olympics in general, easy to see how this came to be.
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02-09-2014, 01:40 PM
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#198
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CP Gamemaster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: The Gary
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Originally Posted by cDnStealth
The sheer number of ads on these streams is unreal.
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What ads? I've been watching CBC's streams quite a bit and...oh. 
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02-09-2014, 02:22 PM
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#199
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: MOD EDIT: NO
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My intake of McDonalds and Coke has never been higher....for some reason.
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