2018 Winter Olympics

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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Everyone watches the Winter Olympics for the curling.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Everyone watches the Winter Olympics for the curling.
    Of course we do. 
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    josevolution said:
    Shaun fucking White Golden again ! 
    Unless you’re his female bandmate. 

    I’d like to put it down to sheer ignorance, but the guy is just a douchelord in so many other ways. 
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,274
    Jason P said:
    Damn shame that Gary Bettman killed Olympic men's hockey.  I could give zero fucks on who medals. 


    fuck the NBA for ever putting pros in the olympics.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • camsjam
    camsjam Posts: 375
    BLACK35 said:
    Congrats Canada on winning GOLD on the Mixed Curling event!!!! Go Canada Go!
    Wait...other countries compete in curling too.?  ;)
  • RYME
    RYME Wisconsin Posts: 1,904
    That was awesome Shaun White!!
    Beautiful insanity!!

    https://youtu.be/k6NTcNFjVjE
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    The Juggler said:
    ^
    #metoo
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    Yup, not as bad as being in the White House, but as far as having an ounce of respect for women goes, anyone who celebrates Shaun White’s victory and lament’s Donald Trump’s needs to do some serious soul searching. Sorry for the “gossip.”
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,274
    dankind said:
    The Juggler said:
    ^
    #metoo
    ?
    Yup, not as bad as being in the White House, but as far as having an ounce of respect for women goes, anyone who celebrates Shaun White’s victory and lament’s Donald Trump’s needs to do some serious soul searching. Sorry for the “gossip.”

    that may be true, but I don’t lose sleep over shaun white.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    edited February 2018
    dankind said:
    josevolution said:
    Shaun fucking White Golden again ! 
    Unless you’re his female bandmate. 

    I’d like to put it down to sheer ignorance, but the guy is just a douchelord in so many other ways. 
    The announcers on the CBC tisk-tisked his behaviour when he took off his helmet and threw it into the crowd after the 1st of 3 runs, lol. I agreed with them - it was arrogant and "I'm so fucking superstar" of him, given the circumstances. At least save it for when you actually win ffs. They also said it was stupid, because it could light the other competitors' fires more. Well, maybe... he won anyway of course. But they did have a good point IMO.
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,604
    dankind said:
    josevolution said:
    Shaun fucking White Golden again ! 
    Unless you’re his female bandmate. 

    I’d like to put it down to sheer ignorance, but the guy is just a douchelord in so many other ways. 
    Yep I did look into what your saying I agree I was ignorant about his personal issues outside of snowboarding it seems he’s a real douche !! Fuck his medals if he’s an asshole it taints them ...
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,235
    edited February 2018
    Wobbie said:
    Jason P said:
    Damn shame that Gary Bettman killed Olympic men's hockey.  I could give zero fucks on who medals. 


    fuck the NBA for ever putting pros in the olympics.
    It wasn't the NBA, from what i recall. It was the rest of the World that wanted the NBA players in the Olympics to broaden the game. Which it has. A lot of foreign players playing in the NBA say that seeing the Dream Team play in the Olympics was the reason they played basketball. 

    Agree on the Hockey: A LOT of juice is taken away without the NHL players. I watch some of the games, but not most, or all, of the games like i use to. 

    I'm just about to read my Local Sports paper and this sums up the Olympic Hockey in this Headline: "Olympic hockey with the excitement of the AHL" (The AHL is Minor League Hockey).
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  • KC138045
    KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,716
    cutz said:
    Wobbie said:
    Jason P said:
    Damn shame that Gary Bettman killed Olympic men's hockey.  I could give zero fucks on who medals. 


    fuck the NBA for ever putting pros in the olympics.
    It wasn't the NBA, from what i recall. It was the rest of the World that wanted the NBA players in the Olympics to broaden the game. Which it has. A lot of foreign players playing in the NBA say that seeing the Dream Team play in the Olympics was the reason they played basketball. 

    Agree on the Hockey: A LOT of juice is taken away without the NHL players. I watch some of the games, but not most, or all, of the games like i use to. 

    I'm just about to read my Local Sports paper and this sums up the Olympic Hockey in this Headline: "Olympic hockey with the excitement of the AHL" (The AHL is Minor League Hockey).
    I'm sure I'm in the minority but I'm happy that NHL players are not competing in the Olympics this year.  Olympics are for amateur athletes.  Plus I don't like the break it causes in the regular season.  I'd take watching two weeks of meaningful NHL games over Olympic hockey any day.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    The problem is that in most sports the amateur athletes are the best at their sport. But when it comes to hockey, the best at that sport are also in the NHL. I don't find that the "amateur" argument works in this case because of that. The Olympics are for the BEST athletes from each country too. I always agreed with the fact that they made an exception to that amateur rule for hockey.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Wobbie said:
    dankind said:
    The Juggler said:
    ^
    #metoo
    ?
    Yup, not as bad as being in the White House, but as far as having an ounce of respect for women goes, anyone who celebrates Shaun White’s victory and lament’s Donald Trump’s needs to do some serious soul searching. Sorry for the “gossip.”

    that may be true, but I don’t lose sleep over shaun white.

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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Why did my phone decide to put a green grocer  apostrophe in laments? When is that word ever possessive?

    Smartphone, my ass!
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    PJ_Soul said:
    The problem is that in most sports the amateur athletes are the best at their sport. But when it comes to hockey, the best at that sport are also in the NHL. I don't find that the "amateur" argument works in this case because of that. The Olympics are for the BEST athletes from each country too. I always agreed with the fact that they made an exception to that amateur rule for hockey.
    ?

    If an athlete is an amateur then they are not the best in their sport.  A "pro"fessional is the best.

    That goes for every sport.  Not everyone can be Bobby Jones.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,235
    KC138045 said:
    cutz said:
    Wobbie said:
    Jason P said:
    Damn shame that Gary Bettman killed Olympic men's hockey.  I could give zero fucks on who medals. 


    fuck the NBA for ever putting pros in the olympics.
    It wasn't the NBA, from what i recall. It was the rest of the World that wanted the NBA players in the Olympics to broaden the game. Which it has. A lot of foreign players playing in the NBA say that seeing the Dream Team play in the Olympics was the reason they played basketball. 

    Agree on the Hockey: A LOT of juice is taken away without the NHL players. I watch some of the games, but not most, or all, of the games like i use to. 

    I'm just about to read my Local Sports paper and this sums up the Olympic Hockey in this Headline: "Olympic hockey with the excitement of the AHL" (The AHL is Minor League Hockey).
    I'm sure I'm in the minority but I'm happy that NHL players are not competing in the Olympics this year.  Olympics are for amateur athletes.  Plus I don't like the break it causes in the regular season.  I'd take watching two weeks of meaningful NHL games over Olympic hockey any day.
    I think real Amateur athletes have not been in the Olympics for decades, now.

    I also think that most NHL players really want to play in the Olympics as its the biggest, and best , Hockey that is played.  The NHL season is way too long, so a 2 week break, that only happens once every 4 years, is no big deal. Give me the best VS the best over any NHL regular season game in February. 
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    cutz said:
    KC138045 said:
    cutz said:
    Wobbie said:
    Jason P said:
    Damn shame that Gary Bettman killed Olympic men's hockey.  I could give zero fucks on who medals. 


    fuck the NBA for ever putting pros in the olympics.
    It wasn't the NBA, from what i recall. It was the rest of the World that wanted the NBA players in the Olympics to broaden the game. Which it has. A lot of foreign players playing in the NBA say that seeing the Dream Team play in the Olympics was the reason they played basketball. 

    Agree on the Hockey: A LOT of juice is taken away without the NHL players. I watch some of the games, but not most, or all, of the games like i use to. 

    I'm just about to read my Local Sports paper and this sums up the Olympic Hockey in this Headline: "Olympic hockey with the excitement of the AHL" (The AHL is Minor League Hockey).
    I'm sure I'm in the minority but I'm happy that NHL players are not competing in the Olympics this year.  Olympics are for amateur athletes.  Plus I don't like the break it causes in the regular season.  I'd take watching two weeks of meaningful NHL games over Olympic hockey any day.
    I think real Amateur athletes have not been in the Olympics for decades, now.

    I also think that most NHL players really want to play in the Olympics as its the biggest, and best , Hockey that is played.  The NHL season is way too long, so a 2 week break, that only happens once every 4 years, is no big deal. Give me the best VS the best over any NHL regular season game in February. 
    The owners of the teams HATE this.  If a player gets hurt then their team is screwed.

    I believe it was Ovechkin that told the owner of the Caps to go pound sand and he was playing in the olympics?
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I've never heard of these athletes and they're receiving new headline coverage.
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