OT: 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Thread

[groovejuice]

Tessa and Scott. So hot.

Ice Dance has come a long way. They've greatly loosened the restrictions that made it mostly unwatchable 25 years ago or so. Sort of like when singles figure skating had compulsory figures. Prehistoric stuff.

 

[sheed36]

China playing very aggressive and making some great shots. Homan team in tough.

 

[Redux91]

Cant beleive im saying this lol but that was an amazing skate by Scott and Tess .. it really was something, wow

We're having a stellar olympics honestly, its been GREAT despite the no NHLers even, i heard a lot of noise we had a strong contingent heading over there but boy, are they really pulling it off, what the hell happened to china and USA lol it always seems like theyre 1-2 every year

 

[Kairi Zaide]

hey guys guess who choked again

 

[tazsub3]

hey guys guess who choked again

I hope you not talking of relay as it was highway robery...
if you talking of charles then i am with you

 

[Kairi Zaide]

I hope you not talking of relay as it was highway robery...
if you talking of charles then i am with you

Yes, Charles. Saw he was penalized again.

inb4 he screws up in the relay

what happened in the women relay? didn't watch

 

[tazsub3]

Yes, Charles. Saw he was penalized again.

inb4 he screws up in the relay

what happened in the women relay? didn't watch

the koreans caused the canadian to fall so the canadian and chinese were penalised....lol
cant believe the injustice in what happened.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

the koreans caused the canadian to fall so the canadian and chinese were penalised....lol
cant believe the injustice in what happened.

Color me surprised.
Karma for us winning a medal on that disqualified Korea the other day!

 

[bobholly39]

the koreans caused the canadian to fall so the canadian and chinese were penalised....lol
cant believe the injustice in what happened.

That was absolutely horrendous I don't get it.

None of the skaters in the race had impact. The Korean skater who had just passed on to her teammate fell face first on the ice. The Canadian skater tripped over her and went into the wall also causing the Italian to fall.

Korea/China finish 1-2 and Italy and Canada 3/4 far behind.

Instead of disqualifying South Korea for a skater not in the race causing a skater in the race to fall - nada. Somehow Canada gets disqualified and also China. For the life of me I don't know what China even did i didn't see any contact at any point of the race. This was horrible.

I wonder if an appeal or protest is possible in this sport

 

[tazsub3]

That was absolutely horrendous I don't get it.

None of the skaters in the race had impact. The Korean skater who had just passed on to her teammate fell face first on the ice. The Canadian skater tripped over her and went into the wall also causing the Italian to fall.

Korea/China finish 1-2 and Italy and Canada 3/4 far behind.

Instead of disqualifying South Korea for a skater not in the race causing a skater in the race to fall - nada. Somehow Canada gets disqualified and also China. For the life of me I don't know what China even did i didn't see any contact at any point of the race. This was horrible.

I wonder if an appeal or protest is possible in this sport

I would surely think so. And yes the chinese have been robbed even more then the canadians.
I guess the judges feared for their life...lol

 

[Le Tricolore]

In case others missed this

 

[sheed36]

I would surely think so. And yes the chinese have been robbed even more then the canadians.
I guess the judges feared for their life...lol

Both Canada and the Chinese were robbed. Is the NHL goaltender interference replay crew doing the replays over there or what? Has there been an official Olympic statement indicating why both teams were DQ'd because I really want to hear their lies. Was their an earlier incident that could've cause both to be DQ'd? I don't get it.

 

[pepperMonkey]

Both Canada and the Chinese were robbed. Is the NHL goaltender interference replay crew doing the replays over there or what? Has there been an official Olympic statement indicating why both teams were DQ'd because I really want to hear their lies. Was their an earlier incident that could've cause both to be DQ'd? I don't get it.

What the heck was that? How does Canada get DQ'd for that???

 

[groovejuice]

the koreans caused the canadian to fall so the canadian and chinese were penalised....lol
cant believe the injustice in what happened.

That's why that event is garbage. Roller Derby on ice with officials peering out of someone's pocket. It's a spectacle more than a sport.

 

[Redux91]

Real real bad call... just visually doesnt look good, i bet marianne would like to forget these olympics by now

 

[Phil Parent]

Didier Gailhaget bitching about the judging for Virtue/Moir and the French pair is RICH considering he's the one who pressured Marie-Reine Le Gougne in 2002.

 

[ClasslessGuy]

DQ was for the finish not on the fall, that being said it's garbage

 

[pepperMonkey]

Alright, did some reading. Looks like Canada was DQ'd for something unrelated to the crash. Just before the crash, seems a Canadian (not sure who) got off track and got into the way of a Chinese skater. And China got disqualified for using 'her hand' at the end of the race, whatever that means...
On the other hand, supposedly a Korean skater who isn't in the race and circling to get tagged in cut into the lanes causing the Canadian who is in the race to slow down and therefore letting the Korean (racing) to pass her...then just a bit after the fall happened.
Course, the falling Korean who took out everyone should have been DQ'd as well...So, unless what I'm reading is incorrect, Korea had two incidence that should have caused their disqualification.

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Man, short track speed skating is ruthless.

 

[sheed36]

Canada disqualified in women’s short track 3000-metre relay

Canadian skaters and officials weren't sure why they had been punted, because officials in short-track no longer have to explain their rulings to the coaches.

Do they have to explain their rulings to anyone then? I'll just say it. Olympic officials just didn't have the balls to DQ the Koreans a second time in these games causing them to lose yet another speed skating medal.

 

[RealityBytes]

China playing very aggressive and making some great shots. Homan team in tough.

Third Emma Miskew was making bad shots and not reading the line. Her errors were key to five Chinese points including the three ender.

 

[RealityBytes]

Short track speed skating is just chaos and anything can happen, especially for a relay. Too small and too crowded.

What they should do on short track is use best times and have split starting lines like pursuit. Only two teams on the ice at a time and split starts with top three times scoring.

 

[Phil Parent]

I'm watching last night's Japan VS Canada Men's Curling game. Again.

I truly love curling.

The women's team either lives or die today. They win twice and they live, they lose once and they're done.

Koe can solidify the men's team spot in the medal games by winning tonight.

I'll assume Kaillie Humphries made it to the the 3rd round in Bobsleigh and that we got girls in speed skating and women's figure skating.

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Short track speed skating is just chaos and anything can happen, especially for a relay. Too small and too crowded.

What they should do on short track is use best times and have split starting lines like pursuit. Only two teams on the ice at a time and split starts with top three times scoring.

Agreed. It's literally a derby.

Also, on another note :
"Le président de la Fédération française des sports de glace (FFSG), Didier Gailhaguet, estime effectivement que les patineurs artistiques de son pays Gabriella Papadakis et Guillaume Cizeron ont été désavantagés en raison des notes accordées par une juge canadienne lors de l’épreuve de danse."

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Agreed. It's literally a derby.

Also, on another note :
"Le président de la Fédération française des sports de glace (FFSG), Didier Gailhaguet, estime effectivement que les patineurs artistiques de son pays Gabriella Papadakis et Guillaume Cizeron ont été désavantagés en raison des notes accordées par une juge canadienne lors de l’épreuve de danse."

He doesn't know how grading works.

Also, I remember 2002.