[GT] Day 12 (PM of Tuesday Feb 20 - AM of Wednesday Feb 21)

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by wwkayaker

Oh well. They did their best.

Did their best? They played terribly all week by any measure.

[MRCboicgy]

Don't make it personal.

[Cuz]

That slow mo of the handshakes sums up what type of person Rachel Homan is

Edit: You can add that interview as well

[wwkayaker]

I don’t know enough about curling strategy to criticize their strategy. How are they unlikeable?

[wwkayaker]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

Did their best? They played terribly all week by any measure.

That is the best they had this week. It’s not like they were sandbagging. I’m pretty sure they are upset with the week but they were trying their best.

[Kaine]

What a terrible interview with Homan, why ask those question? "Are you disappointed?" Some groundbreaking questions there...

[AustinL_NHL]

Not only did she completely choke, she became super unlikable throughout that tournament.

Her decision on the burned rock against Denmark changed my opinion of her completely

[Cuz]

Originally Posted by wwkayaker

I don’t know enough about curling strategy to criticize their strategy. How are they unlikeable?

There was the removal of the burnt stone against Denmark for starters and she was pouting because things didn't go her way.

[Inferno]

I didn't see what she did but I know my mom dislikes her attitude so much that she couldn't bring herself to cheer for her even representing Canada.

[CofR]

I know it's the first time without a medal since curling was added in the Olympics... But there's a lot of panic and anger out there right now, I jokingly made the post on the last page about the summit a la hockey, but that's not far off from what some people are wanting. The rest of the world has gotten a lot better over the past few decades. We don't have a dominion over curling anymore, this is the new reality. Homan's rink still went on an incredible run to even qualify for the games.

[gottabekd]

For me on the other hand, with the way how poorly things went for them this week, I'm impressed with the level of composure they maintained...

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Cuz

That slow mo of the handshakes sums up what type of person Rachel Homan is

Edit: You can add that interview as well

Really? I feel bad for her. The reporter is basically grilling her right after her Olympic dream is crushed. I mean yeah...they had a rough week and we were all hoping they'd win the gold, but so were they. I think it's pretty brutal to be asked five minutes later "when did you know the tenth end was off the rails?" or "how much naval gazing will Canada do now?" right after losing and confirming that you're out of the playoffs.

I know plenty of people here don't like Homan...I do. I think she's a hard competitor, and just hates losing. That's obviously what comes through when athletes aren't performing as they'd like or things aren't going their way. I think that's a good quality for these high-performance athletes as well.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by CofR

I know it's the first time without a medal since curling was added in the Olympics... But there's a lot of panic and anger out there right now, I jokingly made the post on the last page about the summit a la hockey, but that's not far off from what some people are wanting. The rest of the world has gotten a lot better over the past few decades. We don't have a dominion over curling anymore, this is the new reality. Homan's rink still went on an incredible run to even qualify for the games.

I think it’s wonderful for the sport to see countries like South Korea putting up a great showing. Hockey is so much better because of the increased parity that has developed between countries over the past couple of decades.

Homan and her team beat themselves most of the time. They missed easy draws and blank opportunities.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by Cuz

There was the removal of the burnt stone against Denmark for starters and she was pouting because things didn't go her way.

All I get here is the live feed of the games. It was obvious she was playing quite poorly all week. But aside from the dumb move with the Danish rock, what is the issue with her attitude? Am I missing something?

[Cuz]

Originally Posted by Slava

Really? I feel bad for her. The reporter is basically grilling her right after her Olympic dream is crushed. I mean yeah...they had a rough week and we were all hoping they'd win the gold, but so were they. I think it's pretty brutal to be asked five minutes later "when did you know the tenth end was off the rails?" or "how much naval gazing will Canada do now?" right after losing and confirming that you're out of the playoffs.

I know plenty of people here don't like Homan...I do. I think she's a hard competitor, and just hates losing. That's obviously what comes through when athletes aren't performing as they'd like or things aren't going their way. I think that's a good quality for these high-performance athletes as well.

Yeah, Colleen Jones is an annoying twat, but Homan could have handled the interview with a lot more grace than she did. I appreciate the competitiveness, but that does not exclude her from handling herself with class.

[ben voyonsdonc]

As a country, Canada is miles ahead in terms of depth but just about any team that makes it to the Worlds or Olympics can win any game which is really good for the sport.

[SebC]

Can't say they deserved better.

I'm baffled. This isn't like they missed one shot in a tight playoff game. To miss so many shots, in so many ends, in so many matches - I can't think of a more disappointing Olympic team.

I wonder if we can change our qualification system from a single deciding tournament to some sort of overall ranking, like an Elo system.

[Cuz]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

All I get here is the live feed of the games. It was obvious she was playing quite poorly all week. But aside from the dumb move with the Danish rock, what is the issue with her attitude? Am I missing something?

I think she rubs people the wrong way, but of course not everyone is going to feel the same.

[CofR]

Mark McMorris with an opening score of 89 in his first qualifying jump in Big Air

[browna]

Really hope someone knocks Vonn off the podium. Not likely to happen now though.

Watching the NBC feed, they skipped the skier in front of her, and she’s all smiles for the camera and interview when she thought she would finish second and then starts crying when gets bumped to bronze.

And the early skiers like her didn’t have to deal with the wind that is totally slowing down the next group.