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Old 02-18-2018, 10:11 PM   #121
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Its not that unusual. They just scuff up the bottom, the sliding surface. Adds a little more bite. Not a huge difference. They flatten as they get used and they are getting used twice as much as the rocks in a normal spiel.
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Old 02-18-2018, 10:12 PM   #122
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Change in the rocks? I don't think I have ever heard about that being done during the course of a tournament.
I heard them talking about texturing the rocks during the ladies game. I did a little research and it isn’t uncommon to do during a tournament. The texturing is basically a sanding of th rock bottom to make it curl more.
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Old 02-18-2018, 10:15 PM   #123
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Well the second on team USA looks just like Farva from Super troopers. The USA outfits look like they belong at a Trump ralley in Florida.
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Old 02-18-2018, 10:30 PM   #124
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This is the first evening I've been frustrated with the television coverage. We've got Canadian women at the top of the leader boards in two different events and we have 5 channels showing the NBA All-Star Game and 2 channels showing the Leafs... I understand that these networks are contractually obligated to show certain things, and I shouldn't complain considering the high quality of the streaming options we have, but it's a little annoying.
I’ll be honest I’m not real impressed with the coverage overall. I hardly ever know if I’m watching something live, even when I’m watching at night or in the morning when there are actual live events on. I feel cheated when I watch something for an hour only to come post about it and realize the event is a replay from the day before. They put live banners on the screen. Why not “replay”?

They hardly ever have a “home base” kind of thing that I remember from 2010 where they had so many great interviews and segments.

Then I go to the CBC website and they have lots of links to live feeds but very little in terms of live event updates and such. The other day I was watching hockey and it took me like 10 minutes to find a page that had the men’s free skate standings.

If it weren’t for your daily posts and threads I’d be so friggin lost when it comes to figuring out what is on and when.

I’m glad we get a lot of coverage but it doesn’t seem well organized.
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Old 02-18-2018, 10:39 PM   #125
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I’ll be honest I’m not real impressed with the coverage overall. I hardly ever know if I’m watching something live, even when I’m watching at night or in the morning when there are actual live events on. I feel cheated when I watch something for an hour only to come post about it and realize the event is a replay from the day before. They put live banners on the screen. Why not “replay”?

They hardly ever have a “home base” kind of thing that I remember from 2010 where they had so many great interviews and segments.

Then I go to the CBC website and they have lots of links to live feeds but very little in terms of live event updates and such. The other day I was watching hockey and it took me like 10 minutes to find a page that had the men’s free skate standings.

If it weren’t for your daily posts and threads I’d be so friggin lost when it comes to figuring out what is on and when.

I’m glad we get a lot of coverage but it doesn’t seem well organized.
If it doesnt say LIVE on your screen...it probably isnt.

2nd bold....

This works great for everything from when to where to who to what happened.

https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-...n-schedule.htm
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Old 02-18-2018, 10:44 PM   #126
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But they don’t put live on the screen most of the time. Just the odd pop up once in a while.

That schedule is handy though. Lists events and each event lists the order of competitors. Very important when I’m channel flipping and only want to catch the Canadian runs.
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Old 02-18-2018, 11:04 PM   #127
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The US just bumbled their way into a score of 2 that end. Final stone didnt hit where they had aimed/planned for but somehow it worked out for them by half an inch.
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Old 02-18-2018, 11:12 PM   #128
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So an American girl just went knee on knee on one of the Finnish players, sending her face first into the boards. Helped off the ice and unable to walk unaided.

No call.

It might have been an intent to injure in the NHL.

People complain about officiating in every sport, every level, every where, all the time.

Nothing...and I mean nothing, is as bad as the refereeing of Womens Ice hockey at the international level. Same thing every year and always ends up being exposed during the Olys. Yet, nothing ever seemingly gets done about it.

That American team is one dirty team
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Old 02-18-2018, 11:47 PM   #129
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That American team is one dirty team
Part of what makes that rivalry so great is that the US team really is the villain in so many ways.

Edit: Not excusing their dirty play, just saying that they’re really easy to hate.
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Part of what makes that rivalry so great is that the US team really is the villain in so many ways.

Edit: Not excusing their dirty play, just saying that they’re really easy to hate.
Agree! Actually I, personally find all US team are easy to hate, not just hockey. I guess it's part of the rivalry that I hate all American team.
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Koe needs something spectacular here, down by 2 heading to the final end
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Old 02-19-2018, 12:36 AM   #132
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The Americans are playing a good game. It's annoying.
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Old 02-19-2018, 12:38 AM   #133
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It's their ball caps....those things channel annoying.
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It's their ball caps....those things channel annoying.
Ya, not the greatest choice putting the American Men’s Curling Team in red baseball caps... read the room USOC
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And we’re heading to an extra end!!!
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Old 02-19-2018, 12:59 AM   #136
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It's always funny when the crowd gives out a huge cheer immediately followed by the announcers saying how bad the shot was.
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Old 02-19-2018, 12:59 AM   #137
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"And that is awful" haha c'mon Canada take advantage

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Old 02-19-2018, 01:02 AM   #138
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I swear Mike Harris is cheering for USA. He tends to get really excited for their shots
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Old 02-19-2018, 01:05 AM   #139
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Dam that was close
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The US played a damn good game. How annoying.
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