Official Other Olympics Thread

[Winged_Wheel88]

My most memorable, not necessarily most favorite, moments would be watching the Olympics every night, see US athlete after US athlete fail horrendously and then have NBC show the medal counts and somehow USA was in the top 3 nearly every night.

 

[elocomotive]

Quite the anti-American rant from this guy (it's actually pretty funny)...

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We're only good at football? That's not what this says.

 

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What if you wanted a Skoda?

Medvedev gives Russian medalists Mercedes - Sportsnet.ca

 

[elocomotive]

NBC does one thing REALLY well with the Olympics every year... the closing montage.

 

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Was Bob Costas' Pinkeye Caused by Botched Botox? - The Wire

 

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GOLD!

McKeever wins Canada's first gold at Sochi Paralympics

 

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Sochi Sledge Hockey update - Another USA - Canada battle upcoming in one semi-final while Russia plays Norway in the other semi-final. Semi-final games are slated for Thursday.

 

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Rock 'em Sock 'em Sledge Hockey

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Rock 'em Sock 'em Sledge Hockey

jeez ... could there be any MORE diving ???

/a bit much?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

dash, u see that Jim Armstrong is going for gold in paralympic curling ... i thought the guy was in jail?

 

[dash]

dash, u see that Jim Armstrong is going for gold in paralympic curling ... i thought the guy was in jail?

Yeah, I thought so as well - Remind me what he did, I'm old and I can't remember.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Yeah, I thought so as well - Remind me what he did, I'm old and I can't remember.

hey if youre old maybe you can be a paralympic curler too ... works for Jim !!! ... he seems like a sketchy dude imo

Controversial Jim Armstrong poised to take Canada to third consecutive curling gold at Paralympics | 2014 Winter Games

 

[mattola]

hey if youre old maybe you can be a paralympic curler too ... works for Jim !!! ... he seems like a sketchy dude imo

Controversial Jim Armstrong poised to take Canada to third consecutive curling gold at Paralympics | 2014 Winter Games

does he not have an ailment outside his age which is not an ailment for these games to me. I dont understand?

 

[dash]

Thanks for the link jstew - As long as Jim sticks to pushing rocks and not phony pills, it's all good (lol)

 

[jstewismybastardson]

does he not have an ailment outside his age which is not an ailment for these games to me. I dont understand?

if people in the curling community question it ... then i will too lol

Armstrong, now 63, has also been something of a polarizing figure for some in the curling community, initially because of questions about whether he was disabled enough — his knees are shot after 13 surgeries and he can walk only short distances — to compete as a wheelchair curler.

 

[puckhead]

GOLD!

McKeever wins Canada's first gold at Sochi Paralympics

second GOLD! for McKeever.
Wins the 1k sprint, despite falling at the start of the race. impressive

Russia continues to dominate Paralympic Games, Canada wins second gold | 2014 Winter Games

 

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USA leads Canada 3-0 after two periods of their sledge hockey semi-final game...Earlier, Russia advanced to the gold medal game with a 4-0 victory over Norway.

 

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It's not just over, it's eloco over - USA to play for gold in sledge hockey, 3-0 final.

/Canada did score a goal in the final minute, but it was waived off for goalie interference (and it was the right call).

 

[pixburgher66]

Just watched the sledge game. Declan, what a player. AND HE'S 15!

 

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Armstrong wins gold in wheelchair curling, Canada wins bronze in sledge hockey.