Official Other Olympics Thread

[Darkstone42]

They certainly could have too. Thought they actually were the best team of the night

Really? Their routine was good, but it just didn't seem like it was on the same level.

 

[BlueWolfZero]

Really? Their routine was good, but it just didn't seem like it was on the same level.

Yeah, they really seem to sell it better than anyone else

 

[dash]

They certainly could have too. Thought they actually were the best team of the night

I didn't see any of the routines, so I can't comment. However, I don't think there's any denying that reputation along with past performances does factor into any judged event. Just like in boxing, when you're going up against the world champ, you need to be significantly better in order to claim the title. If you're simply on par with them, it's usually not enough.

 

[mattola]

The big scoring decision with which I disagreed was actually the Russian pair over the French pair for bronze, to be honest.

THE FIX IS IN

 

[mattola]

I didn't see any of the routines, so I can't comment. However, I don't think there's any denying that reputation along with past performances does factor into any judged event. Just like in boxing, when you're going up against the world champ, you need to be significantly better in order to claim the title. If you're simply on par with them, it's usually not enough.

which is no different in hockey. if you walk like a biter and talk like a biter... youre usually a Burrows

 

[dash]

which is no different in hockey. if you walk like a biter and talk like a biter... youre usually a Burrows

And now we can add hair-puller to the Burrows resume (lol)

 

[elocomotive]

Only if your not narrow minded I suppose

Oh, I'm very open-minded. But since you're clearly not getting my message and continually being negative towards the Americans in this thread (on a board where just about all of us like and appreciate both countries), my only option left is mockery.

Just chill out on the anti-American sentiments, buddy.

 

[mattola]

And now we can add hair-puller to the Burrows resume (lol)

oh Dash. he already did that before. That is nothing new

 

[Darkstone42]

Yeah, they really seem to sell it better than anyone else

I don't know ice dancing, but I do know ballroom, and the Russians just didn't seem to be truly dancing to me. The distinctions are lost on me, but it seemed like the judging went in line largely with how I felt about the routines as dances.

 

[elocomotive]

which is no different in hockey. if you walk like a biter and talk like a biter... youre usually a Burrows

Lol.

Somebody watched Walking Dead last night.

 

[dash]

Just chill out on the anti-American sentiments, buddy.

Until the hockey games, at least.

/I'm kidding.

 

[elocomotive]

I don't know ice dancing, but I do know ballroom, and the Russians just didn't seem to be truly dancing to me. The distinctions are lost on me, but it seemed like the judging went in line largely with how I felt about the routines as dances.

I'm no expert either, but in brief... it's dancing, but on ice.

 

[elocomotive]

Until the hockey games, at least.

/I'm kidding.

Fair enough.

I will expect some backlash when we win the gold.

 

[dash]

I didn't realize we had ice and ballroom dancing aficionados on this board - No wonder this is the best board on the Hoop (in my very biased opinion).

 

[Darkstone42]

I'm no expert either, but in brief... it's dancing, but on ice.

Heh, that's how I was watching it!

 

[mattola]

Fair enough.

I will expect some backlash when we win the gold.

fraking fix is already in I see

 

[elocomotive]

fraking fix is already in I see

It's easy in Russia because everything is so cheap. You can buy a hockey ref a 9-girl orgy for like a hundred and fitty bones.

 

[elocomotive]

Speaking of which, this is heart-warming story...

 

[dash]

I just find it funny that people get themselves in such a tizzy for something that in a couple of weeks they will care very little about until four years from now.

 

[Darkstone42]

I didn't realize we had ice and ballroom dancing aficionados on this board - No wonder this is the best board on the Hoop (in my very biased opinion).

I took a class in college to fill up a semester, really enjoyed it, and kept doing it. I haven't done it much lately, though, unfortunately. I've become orders of magnitude more self-conscious in recent years.