02-15-2010, 02:39 PM
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My best guess would be the Swiss Alps.
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02-15-2010, 02:41 PM
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#802
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tron_fdc
Top 2 in each heat advance, bottom 2 are eliminated until you are left with 4 riders, which is the final heat. Medals are awarded in that heat.
Keep in mind you have to FINISH in the final to get a medal. If there's a big crash you'll see guys hiking back up to make sure they don't miss a gate which means all kinds of pushing and elbowing. I'm not too sure if they've modified the rules, but when I was racing and you got interfered with and it affected you, you had to stop and put your arms up to protest it. If the protest wasn't successful you were eliminated.
It's pretty wide open when the heats go, because anything can happen. You can be in the top 2, get tangled up and crash, and all of a sudden the guy in last is in first. Kinda like short track speed skating, except big crashes are waaaaaaaay more common in snowboardcross.
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Thanks.
Is it all done consecutively? Or do they have a break before the next set of heats after the first eliminations?
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02-15-2010, 02:55 PM
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#803
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Watching 7ungo Giving Up Goals A 5 Year Old Could Stop!
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Let's get us a Snowboard Cross medal!
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02-15-2010, 02:57 PM
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#804
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Everyone's Favorite Oilfan!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Jose, California
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http://www.ctvolympics.ca/snowboard/...000/index.html
Men's Snowboard Cross is underway in 5 minutes. The link shows the 8 heats and where the Canadians will be.
Robertson has a good chance to medal in this. Go Canada!
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02-15-2010, 02:57 PM
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#805
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mayer
Thanks.
Is it all done consecutively? Or do they have a break before the next set of heats after the first eliminations?
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Pretty sure there's a break after each round of eliminations, and they re-seed the riders based on qualifying times.
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02-15-2010, 03:00 PM
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#806
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Looks like my idiot roommate woke me up just in time.
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02-15-2010, 03:01 PM
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#807
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Oh my god, a wipe-out!
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02-15-2010, 03:01 PM
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#808
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Wow, what a shame.
That has to drastically improve Canada's chances for a medal.
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02-15-2010, 03:03 PM
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#809
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Alex Pullin wipes out, Seth Wescott wins the heat and Fabio Caduff is second.
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02-15-2010, 03:03 PM
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#810
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Everyone's Favorite Oilfan!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Jose, California
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Wow Pullin (ranked 1st in qualifications) finishes 3rd in his heat and does not qualify to the next round.
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02-15-2010, 03:04 PM
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#811
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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Originally Posted by OILFAN #81
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We have a REALLY strong team in this sport. Fagan and Neilson are both vets with x game and world tour wins, and Robertson is the up and coming young guy medal contender. Any one of those 3 has the talent to win Gold IMO.
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02-15-2010, 03:06 PM
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#812
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Lifetime Suspension
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Second straight wipeout, Nate Holland wins the heat and Damon Hayler is second.
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02-15-2010, 03:07 PM
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#813
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Lots of wipeouts in snowboarding. Crazy.
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02-15-2010, 03:10 PM
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#814
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Franchise Player
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The favorites are dropping like flies.
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02-15-2010, 03:11 PM
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Everyone's Favorite Oilfan!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Jose, California
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After 3 heats, the only upset so far has been Pullin was eliminated. 5 of the other 6 had the fastest times in qualifications in their heats.
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02-15-2010, 03:12 PM
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Mario Fuchs wins the third heat and Lukas Gruner is second.
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02-15-2010, 03:13 PM
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#817
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Powerplay Quarterback
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That is an upset.
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02-15-2010, 03:15 PM
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#818
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Two of the top four guys haven't qualified so far, hopefully the Canadian can make it through.
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02-15-2010, 03:15 PM
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#819
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Yikes wipe out city! Andrey Boldykov wins the fourth heat and Alberto Schiavon is second.
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02-15-2010, 03:16 PM
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#820
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Everyone's Favorite Oilfan!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Jose, California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Diet Water
Two of the top four guys haven't qualified so far, hopefully the Canadian can make it through.
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Yeah, Pullin and now De Le Rue (1 and 4 are out).
Good news for the Canadians!
Robertson now up!
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