OT: 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Thread

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Curling is intense

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Gabrielle Daleman looked gorgeous yesterday, and man did she perform well. Her personal or seasonal best I believe.

Watched every ladies' performances and that Russian girl (Alina Zagitova) was unbelievable. Machine on skates.

The crazy thing is that Zagitova might not even be the best out there.

Her and Medvedeva are on a whole other level. In the single competitions, the rest of the women will basically be competing for bronze while these two take gold and silver unless a catastrophe happens.

 

[Redux91]

Curling is intense

i watch 0% outside of olympics.... but come olympics time ... i watch 100% .. its weird lol

aaaaalmost the same can be said for figure skating.. bah

 

[Kairi Zaide]

i watch 0% outside of olympics.... but come olympics time ... i watch 100% .. its weird lol

aaaaalmost the same can be said for figure skating.. bah

I think that's the case for most people.

 

[dinodebino]

This curling à deux is weird. Canada did not consider it very seriously before last fall. And look at the results. They walloped the world champs.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Gough messed up but the German drops down. So Gough guaranteed our first olympic medal in Luge.

 

[bobholly39]

Another great day for Canada

1 gold in curling
2 bronze in luge and short track speed skating

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

This curling à deux is weird. Canada did not consider it very seriously before last fall. And look at the results. They walloped the world champs.

Morris and Lawes barely played as a pair. They got together for the Canadian trials, won, and now they're olympic champs. Mixed doubles were enjoyable.

 

[dinodebino]

Morris and Lawes barely played as a pair. They got together for the Canadian trials, won, and now they're olympic champs. Mixed doubles were enjoyable.

Name dropping: met Morris on 8th Avenue in NYC way back when. Random meet on the street. Nice chap..

 

[dinodebino]

Just read that Boutin had to close her social media accounts, because she got tons of death threats from South Koreans. Let's remember that she won because of the disqualification of a...South Korean skater.

 

[SquiddFX]

Just read that Boutin had to close her social media accounts, because she got tons of death threats from South Koreans. Let's remember that she won because of the disqualification of a...South Korean skater.

When I watched the highlights Boutin got was interfered with in the final and semi final heats. If they want to blame someone blame their skater.

Edit: It just goes to show that people, in general, are stupid.

 

[sheed36]

Regular curling just seems boring now after watching the fast paced mixed doubles.

 

[Tim Wallach]

Regular curling just seems boring now after watching the fast paced mixed doubles.

As a curling fan, I agree. The stupid conservative attempts to blank ends seems very boring by comparison now.

Doubles is much quicker, with the rules set up for more mistakes which translates to excitement.

 

[PaulD]

When I watched the highlights Boutin got was interfered with in the final and semi final heats. If they want to blame someone blame their skater.

Edit: It just goes to show that people, in general, are stupid.

"people in general are stupid"

??

I take offense to that. Most all of my family, friends and co workers are "people"

I have yet to see the highlight of Boutins 3rd/4th place finish. Or the infraction? Was it obvious? I have heard conflicting reports.

 

[sandviper]

Expect the unexpected...



Edit: Twitter is slow to load, but Slovenia beats USA in OT.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Saturday, Feb. 24
Bronze medal game, 7:10 a.m. (NBCSN)
Gold medal game, 11:10 p.m. (NBCSN)

oh nice, won't need to be up super early / late to watch the medal games.

 

[Per Sjoblom]

Expect the unexpected...



Edit: Twitter is slow to load, but Slovenia beats USA in OT.

Russia aka OAR lost to Slovakia, 3-2 to Slovakia here as well.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Doubles luge ends with a 5th place finish for Canada.

 

[Darkstorm]

Really?? Is that the best Brodeur and Burke can come up with? Men’s Team Canada will get crushed. They won’t even make it to the elimination round

Russia gets Gold
USA gets Silver
Czech Republic gets Bronze

 

[ThaDevilGirl]

Really?? Is that the best Brodeur and Burke can come up with? Men’s Team Canada will get crushed. They won’t even make it to the elimination round

Russia gets Gold
USA gets Silver
Czech Republic gets Bronze

The same teams that got beat by Slovakia and Slovenia?

 

[President Markov]

Really?? Is that the best Brodeur and Burke can come up with? Men’s Team Canada will get crushed. They won’t even make it to the elimination round

Slovakia gets Gold
Slovenia gets Silver
Czech Republic gets Bronze

Fixed it for you

 

[lo striver]

Doubles Louge.... Who invented it? And why?

 

[dinodebino]

Rachel Homan is choking big time. Big time.

 

[Habsawce]

Change the rules, only allowed to peel one guard an end!

 

[dinodebino]

Creeping back. But should never have been 1-4.