Winter Olympics 2010

sonny73

If you are going to watch any of it what will it be... personally I can't wait for the Ice Hockey, Speed Skating (short and long track), Bob, Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing and I love watching the nutter ski jumpers.

teagar

Long track speed skating (obviously!), Ice Hockey (although it's decidedly more about the hockey and less about smashing the oppoisition in the olympics - literally), and biathalon.

Anonymous

All the skiing, speed skating and the bob runs...

And yes, those ski jump nutters! I cannot conceive how they have the nerve, so can only assume they aren't in full possession of their marbles.

seemunkee

Short track, long track, curling, biathlon, cross country - Oh Hell, I'll be glued to the set for the next 2 weeks.
Ice dancing(the synchronized swimming of the winter games) is about the only thing I really don't care about. My wife will want to watch it so I'll end up seeing anyway.

Ands

Can't decide what's more crazy - skeleton or ski jumping. :shock:

Love watching the downhill skiing and snowboarding. Moguls - strange event (makes my back and knees ached just by watching it )

Also love the speed skating.

STEFANOS4784

Sleleton! That's what i was trying to think of, bl00dy insane :shock:

RichN95.

Ands wrote:

Can't decide what's more crazy - skeleton or ski jumping. :shock:

Ski jumping, no question. I think I could bring myself to throw myself down a skeleton track (as it's possible to break a little), but having stood at the top of a ski jump once, no way on earth would I do that.

afcbian

Ski-jumping...........the ultimate psycho sport.
Ask yourself this...............
Imagine the first time you got on a bike having never ridden one before, now apply that same logic to Ski-jumping :shock: :shock: :shock:
What size b***s do you need to do that :shock:
Fantastic

LittleB0b

I'll be watching bi-athlon. The whole penalty lap thing is just total genius in my book.

shockedsoshocked

Might watch the speed skating, that's about it.

zippypablo

i'll be watching the ice hockey, speed skating, downill, bobsleigh and biathlon. I'll prob catch a few others too. I've often wondered how you train for the ski jump. As already mentioned, at one point you just have to go for it and hopefully not kill yourself.

Eddy S

My priority will be to watch the long track, particularly the shorter (1500m and less) events although the time difference is going to make it a challenge. And as a ex-short track skater, I guess I'll catch some of that too! 8)

Jez mon

The hockey and the long track if I get the chance.

I had a go on a long track Ice Rink when playing in a Hockey tournament in the Hague, they are great fun and the ice was in brilliant condition, just wish they'd build one in this country, I would love to learn to skate properly using clap skates.

Garry H

Anything with this lot in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVrvRxHn ... 2Aod_yXTXQ

Mike Healey

I don't suppose the US is selecting that one who threw away the gold medal in the 4-cross with that daft attempt at a trick on the last jump?

mkirby

I will be watching the ice skating, all the bobs, speed skating, curling, ski/snowboard cross, super G and the arials.

Stewie Griffin

Im still not over the shame of Eddie the Eagle

Frank the tank

Why don't the uci push to get cyclo-x into the winter olympics?

I reckon it would be a great addition to the itinary.

Stone Glider

Vancouver seems the least enchanted city to be "awarded" the Olympics. There is a vocal segment of the populace who are less than delighted. The Olympics has been less than a blessing for Athens and Sydney, which is in a sports-mad country, has a huge "empty quarter" where the dinosaur-like facilities gently rot.

Is London in for a treat or a disaster? Or even, a treat then a disaster?

Bobbinogs

errr, downhill rollerskating on grass looks to be the latest addition to the list

Garry H

Frank the tank wrote:

Why don't the uci push to get cyclo-x into the winter olympics?

I reckon it would be a great addition to the itinary.

Because snow or ice isn't a requisite?

RichN95.

RichN95 wrote:

Ands wrote:

Can't decide what's more crazy - skeleton or ski jumping. :shock:

Ski jumping, no question. I think I could bring myself to throw myself down a skeleton track (as it's possible to break a little), but having stood at the top of a ski jump once, no way on earth would I do that.

On second thoughts...

I know it's the luge rather than the skeleton bob, but tragic news:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/luge/8513595.stm

Ands

Cripes, that's not good.

snakehips

This is our four-yearly opportunity to get excited about a bunch of Scottish housewives with brooms messing about with a polished lump of rock.

Can't wait.

Snake

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chriskempton

Speed skating rocks

Le Commentateur

Was there was an increased risk of the tragedy today at the sliding centre as a result of building a­ super-fast track (faster than most if not all world cup venues) and then restricting access to it for non-Canadian athletes ahead­ of the games?

These sled racers need to learn the best lines through the combinations of bends and every track is different, in the same way F1 race circuits (for example) have different characteristics that must be worked out in order to be competitive.

Maybe now that someone (who was unfamiliar with the track) has been killed the IOC should look at the regulations that allow the gamesmanship­ interpretation of rules to favour home athletes.

Pokerface

Gotta love a luge track where they have named one of the corners "50-50" - those are your odds of making it out of the turn undamaged. :shock: :shock:


I just saw the video of Nodar Kumaritashvili (the athlete that died) flying off the track into the steel pillar and before everyone says they should have padded the posts, etc - let me assure you that it would not have made one bit of difference.

When you go neck first into something at that speed - you're toast no matter what.

Only thing that might have helped is netting around the track to keep him from flying off.


RIP and let's hope this was just a freak accident and no one else gets hurt over the next few weeks.

northernneil

Mike Healey wrote:

I don't suppose the US is selecting that one who threw away the gold medal in the 4-cross with that daft attempt at a trick on the last jump?

yes and shes favorite for the gold - Lindsey Jacobellis

northernneil

Le Commentateur wrote:

Maybe now that someone (who was unfamiliar with the track) has been killed the IOC should look at the regulations that allow the gamesmanship­ interpretation of rules to favour home athletes.

lets be honest its gone beyond gamesmanship and crossed into cheating

fast as fupp

seen enough snow and ice in the past 3 months so ill be swerving it

Frank the tank

Garry H wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Why don't the uci push to get cyclo-x into the winter olympics?

I reckon it would be a great addition to the itinary.

Because snow or ice isn't a requisite?

Is that the reason?

Shame that.