The Olympics has shown me....

[Fairweather]

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay

...that for some reason whenever Iggy scores, I feel like crying.

Same. Tears of joy.

[VladtheImpaler]

...that if there is a regular World Cup of Hockey, I don't care if they cancel the Olympics.

[tkflames]

...how good GM (I mean olympic) place can look in RED!

[Bbaj]

that I miss hearing Steve Armitage.

[mykalberta]

The elite NHL players dont take steroids.

Take that baseball - haha.

[North East Goon]

....That there is no place like this, everyone can see, there's no place - like this for me!

[red sky]

That.I love . This Country.

[dissentowner]

That CTV is so greedy that not only are they making money hand over fist from covering these games but that they have set up an online store that we have to hear about every other commercial that has everything from a replica torch, a bunch of other cheesy money grabs, and a complete DVD box set of the entire games that are not even over yet.

[burning_acid1]

Originally Posted by kirant

That I need to watch Women's Curling more often.

Especially for Cheryl Bernard

[Yamer]

.....that John Montgomery is one bad ass motherfata.

.....Joannie Rochette is tougher than I am.

.....DVD's can be ordered before they are made.

.....Elvis Stojko is bitter.

.....Lanny McDonald would be a hard skip to play for. Jeez.

[GreenLantern]

..that according to Piere Maguire there is a two minute minor penalty in international ice hockey for being "Strong".

[Rerun]

That if you want to be there in person to watch the high profile events you better be rich.

Opening Ceremonies Ticket Prices:
A Seat : $1100
B Seat : $750
C Seat : $550
D Seat (nosebleeds I assume) : $175

Alpine Skiing :

A Seat : $150-120
B Seat : $100-85

Figure Skating :

A Seat : $525-420
B Seat : $325-250
C Seat : $175-150

Hockey Mens Gold medal game:

A Seat : $775
B Seat : $550
C Seat : $350

[soulchoice]

Originally Posted by tripin_billie

...That some Calgarians are incredibly bitter and can't separate their dislike of the Canucks from the city of Vancouver itself.

...That Vancouver can put on a great show and overcome some difficulties to make the Olympics an overwhelmingly enjoyable experience.

...That I wish I got Canadian Olympic coverage instead of NBC.

...Even though I live in the States now, I'll never stop being Canadian.

Though in reality, that goes both ways. There is a dislike of both cities for some reason by all parties. Although in my case, although i live in Calgary, I cheer for the Flames for no other reason than I have since I was a kid. It has nothing to do with the fact the Flames are in Calgary. So I dont dislike Vancouver as a city at all. I just don't like the Canucks, as they are a Flames rival.

If the Flames were to move cities, I would still cheer for them, no matter what.

Anyways back on topic, Vancouver has done a great job for these games. I was there for a couple days, and the party atmosphere is nothing like I have ever experienced in a long time. Great job indeed.

[Pastiche]

That Catrina LeMay Doan has been sent from the future to kill John Connor.

[Buster]

Ha.

I totally forgot I started this thread.

Originally, I intended it to be a discussion of the diluted talent in the NHL, and how the Olympics has made that point.

But because of my creative thread-titling, everyone here took it in a new, cool, and better direction.

Bravo!

[Bertuzzied]

... Kiira Korpi.

[subdude]

How much Calgarians hate Vancouver - actually I learned that from this forum

[Netskot]

nobody hates Vancouver. we just hate their hockey team.

[Shazam]

Anybody mention Kiira Korpi yet?

[Rerun]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Anybody mention Kiira Korpi yet?

Kiira who?