GDT: 2014 Winter Olympics (Non-Hockey Talk)

[Nothingman*]

That was definitely an impressive event to watch, as was the women's speed skating. The legs on those women...god damn.

It must be a prerequisite to have loooooooong legs in that event.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

The good news: there's curling happening

http://stream.nbcolympics.com/curling/winter/13635/

The bad news: NBC is lame and makes you watch online

 

[member 151739]

The good news: there's curling happening

http://stream.nbcolympics.com/curling/winter/13635/

The bad news: NBC is lame and makes you watch online

Everything is live on NBCSN from what I know.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Nope. They're replaying Spurs/Toffees from this morning.

 

[hisgirlfriday]

The good news: there's curling happening

http://stream.nbcolympics.com/curling/winter/13635/

The bad news: NBC is lame and makes you watch online

Thanks for the heads up on curling (and I am literally thankful as sad as that is) being online now. Surprised it's not on some NBC Universal cable channel as I remember curling being on cable a lot last Olympics.

Because I'm an Olympics junkie, I've found myself watching some events with a BBC stream this weekend and it was kind of interesting watching the way that the BBC people covered the women's slopestyle event vs. the staid NBC coverage. Deadspin doesn't even do their OTT commentary justice in this little snippet (http://deadspin.com/bbc-slopestyle-announcers-prove-the-u-s-holds-no-monop-1519428180) nor does Deadspin mention that the woman freaking out on the clip was one of the British slopestyle riders who did not advance past the semis, but joined the broadcast team for the finals. When the results finally came down and it was official that the Brits would get bronze even the male commentator joined the woman in crying and they ambushed the woman who won bronze with a surprise appearance from her parents. There was also a really hilarious moment live during the competition where a girl accidentally slid down the hill on her snowboard too early before she had been told to start and had to try to run back up the hill to get back and actually start her run. But because the hill was so steep and icy, she went halfway up and couldn't run the rest of the way and her coach tried to reach down for her and he slid down the hill too. So then they had to run around the side of the course back to where they could get to the starting position and the rider was completely out of breath even before going down the hill. This was not shown at all in the NBC primetime broadcast unfortunately.

So as much as NBC sucks, at least other media coverage of the Olympics is somewhat accessible thanks to the Internet.

 

[Bubba88]

Germany has it's first gold medal too

 

[member 151739]

You guys are missing curling. And game 2 for USA coming in a bit!

 

[TorMenT]

Weren't there like 3-4 channels showing the Olympics at all times last Winter Olympics?

 

[salty justice]

Will there be any way to stream the hockey games live in the US?

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Pretty sure the NBC Sports app and website will stream it.

Watching the Moguls on my phone during my lunch break.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Weren't there like 3-4 channels showing the Olympics at all times last Winter Olympics?

Yeah, but the last 2 Olympics were at much more reasonable viewing hours. With so much going on over night, NBC is using the games as a platform to better promote Live Extra, since so many are going to want to watch things On Demand with the hours they are live.

Will there be any way to stream the hockey games live in the US?

Everything can be watched at nbcsports.com/liveextra

 

[ColdSteel2]

I watched the women's hockey game against Finland over the weekend. They're just on a totally different level than the competition, but I will say that the Finnish goalie, Noora Raty, can really ****ing play. I really think she could hold her own playing against men in the ECHL.

 

[clydesdale line]

Kate Hansen..

 

[Kurtosis]

The one GBR curler is smoking hot.

 

[Ace Rothstein]

The one GBR curler is smoking hot.

Her eyes.

 

[Kurtosis]

Her eyes.

Mesmerizing. Apparently only 23 as well.

 

[salty justice]

You guys are missing curling. And game 2 for USA coming in a bit!

That Hilary Knight is pretty good looking and then I see on her stat sheet... 5'10" 172 pounds She'd kill me I'm sure.

 

[salty justice]

Yeah, but the last 2 Olympics were at much more reasonable viewing hours. With so much going on over night, NBC is using the games as a platform to better promote Live Extra, since so many are going to want to watch things On Demand with the hours they are live.



Everything can be watched at nbcsports.com/liveextra

Awesome thanks! Live Extra is free, right?

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Awesome thanks! Live Extra is free, right?

Yep, as long as pay for a TV service that carries NBCSN.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I'm watching curling. I have no idea why.

 

[TorMenT]

I'm watching curling. I have no idea why.

Curling is awesome. I watched almost nothing but curling for 2 weeks straight last Winter Olympics while I was in college. There was curling on one of the 4-5 olympics channels at all times, it was tremendous.

 

[CertainAffinity*]

I'm watching curling. I have no idea why.

I haven't managed to watch anything yet, but in 2010 I was SHOCKED by hot many insanely good-looking women were involved in curling. It was ridiculous.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I haven't managed to watch anything yet, but in 2010 I was SHOCKED by hot many insanely good-looking women were involved in curling. It was ridiculous.

Well then. My schedule may have to accommodate this.

 

[Kurtosis]

I love curling. It's shuffleboard on ice.

Plus Eve Muirhead and Carmen Schafer are easy on the eyes.

 

[hisgirlfriday]

Ok enough about curling.

Apparently there is a ski slopestyle event and it appears to be even more insane than snowboarding slopestyle was (at least I don't remember any double backflips being landed in the snowboarding event).