02-13-2014, 10:02 AM
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#81
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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The Team Relay luge starts at 9:15 AM. There are 12 teams, Canada will be going 2nd last. Just one run for the medals! I can't wait to watch the replay of this when I get home, no matter the results... it sounds like it will be a blast to watch. Canada is expected to be in medal contention.
Here is an explanation of the new event:
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The team relay consists of a country’s fastest woman, man, and doubles team. It’s a normal start for the female slider, who goes first: She sits in the handles, and once the track is cleared and the light goes green, she has 30 seconds to prep herself and go. As soon as she leaves, they close gates right in front of the handles and the male slider takes his position. The last two split times on the woman’s run, there’s an audible beep warning the male athlete who is waiting at the start. “When that double beep goes off, he knows he has a certain amount of time, roughly 15 seconds or so, before she crosses the finish line,” Kennedy explained. “Now when she crosses the finish line, it’s not just her tripping the finish eye. There’s actually a pad hanging over the track after the normal finish line. She has to reach up and hit that pad, which opens the gate at the top. So it’s a reaction time thing where the male athlete, as soon as that gate opens, has to pop out of the handles and go.” The gate is closed behind him, the doubles team takes it place, and the process is repeated. When the doubles team hits the pad, it stops the clock and gives the team its total time.
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02-13-2014, 10:06 AM
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#82
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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ok i gotta see this in order for it to make sense.
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02-13-2014, 10:08 AM
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#83
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: KenKingsinton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GirlySports
ok i gotta see this in order for it to make sense.
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It's going to be epic.
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02-13-2014, 10:10 AM
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#84
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Commie Referee
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Small town, B.C.
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Looks like the luge relay will be on SN1.
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02-13-2014, 10:15 AM
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#85
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Alright... it's time!
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02-13-2014, 10:18 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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this is very cool 
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02-13-2014, 10:18 AM
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#87
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: KenKingsinton
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This event is amazing.
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02-13-2014, 10:20 AM
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#88
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I like the whole punching the flap thing.
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02-13-2014, 10:20 AM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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I guess missing the pad would be like dropping the baton.
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02-13-2014, 10:21 AM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Oh no - Canada is down.
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02-13-2014, 10:24 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: KenKingsinton
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Originally Posted by troutman
Oh no - Canada is down.
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In?
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02-13-2014, 10:25 AM
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#92
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Originally Posted by troutman
Oh no - Canada is down.
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In what?
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02-13-2014, 10:34 AM
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#93
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Originally Posted by Nehkara
In what?
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Short track relay - I just realized it was probably not live.
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02-13-2014, 10:36 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: KenKingsinton
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Originally Posted by troutman
Short track relay - I just realized it was probably not live.
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Haha, yeah, that happened five hours ago.
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02-13-2014, 10:38 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: KenKingsinton
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These last seven teams will be the ones battling it out for this. Latvia has been pretty good this week too and could be in that podium battle.
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02-13-2014, 10:39 AM
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#96
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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I hope the team that comes in 4th aren't sore lugers.
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02-13-2014, 10:42 AM
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#97
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Latvia had a great run there. By far the best time so far.
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02-13-2014, 10:42 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: KenKingsinton
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That run was amazing, like one mistake.
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02-13-2014, 10:44 AM
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No one has missed the pad yet, right?
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02-13-2014, 10:46 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Originally Posted by Machiavelli
No one has missed the pad yet, right?
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That would suck so bad.
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