Official Other Olympics Thread

[puckhead]

any canadians on here this late? basic curling rules please? everyone on the team shoot the stones? how many ends?

10 ends, can go into overtime (extra ends)
4 guys per team, each throws 2 rocks. teams alternate throws of course.
at the end of each end, whichever team has the rock closest to the middle gets a point.
if you have 2 or 3 closer than their nearest one, that's how many points you get.



also, ouch

 

[Darkstone42]

And sometimes it's good to take no points. If you have the hammer, and have an option for none or one, taking none and keeping the hammer is a good move.

The Russian women tried it today, but Canada controlled that match so much they never got a chance to use it.

 

[tabascojet]

10 ends, can go into overtime (extra ends)
4 guys per team, each throws 2 rocks. teams alternate throws of course.
at the end of each end, whichever team has the rock closest to the middle gets a point.
if you have 2 or 3 closer than their nearest one, that's how many points you get.



also, ouch

i think i saw his twin today at tremblant....

 

[puckhead]

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"hammer", of course means you have the last throw.

 

[Darkstone42]

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"hammer", of course means you have the last throw.

At the Continental Cup, they put a hammer next to the team who had it.

It was a fun graphic.

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Hudec tied with Bode Miller for silver at this point in the super G

 

[dash]

Hudec tied with Bode Miller for silver at this point in the super G

Another Yank came down and bounced Hudec and Miller to bronze.

 

[tabascojet]

is that on tv now? how am i only getting curling?

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Another Yank came down and bounced Hudec and Miller to bronze.

Second Olympics in a row that Weibrecht has come out of nowhere to win a super G medal. A little suspicious if you ask me

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Anyway the ski team won't go home empty handed. Hudec just had to tie with Miller of course so he can get a medal too....funny how we never get breaks like that, always American athletes

 

[puckhead]

a gift for Jacobs in the 9th.
now he just has to cash in.

nice draw for 2



are the rest of the skiers shit?
is this bronze basically in the bag ?

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Tough end to an Olympic career for Erik Guay. Close in Vancouver 2010, but just never had that clutch effort in him...
Morgan Pridy will be the future

 

[BlueWolfZero]

That was as perfect a freeze as you can get

 

[dash]

First alpine medal for Canada in 20 years (Edi Podivinsky in Lillehammer in 1994) - Nice surprise medal and congrats to Jan Hudec.

 

[BlueWolfZero]

First alpine medal for Canada in 20 years (Edi Podivinsky in Lillehammer in 1994) - Nice surprise medal and congrats to Jan Hudec.

Depending on who you ask, he or Guay were actually picked to medal in this so not a total surprise. Damn Yanks just had to get two medals....grrrr

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Good news for our women's snowboard crossers. Both Maelle Ricker(fractured forearm) and Dominique Maltais(knee) came into Sochi injured but looked great in qualifying. sit 3rd and 4th for now

 

[elocomotive]

Anyway the ski team won't go home empty handed. Hudec just had to tie with Miller of course so he can get a medal too....funny how we never get breaks like that, always American athletes

Huh...seriously?

Yes, must be because we have always been so beloved in Russia.

 

[BlueWolfZero]

There's another medal, Maltais takes silver in womens snowboard cross. Ricker crashed out in the quarters sadly.

 

[Dacks]

Rough break for Ricker but Maltais comes through with silver! Woohoo! Meanwhile Jacobellis crashes in a race she was comfortably leading... sounds familiar....

That Samkova chick was untouchable.

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Rough break for Ricker but Maltais comes through with silver! Woohoo! Meanwhile Jacobellis crashes in a race she was comfortably leading... sounds familiar....

That Samkova chick was untouchable.

In both cases it was just a misjudged air that got them. Have to feel for both of them coming back from bad injuries, most likely in their last Olympics