makes sense - how else are you going to get back in the chair if you catch yourself falling outQuote:
Originally Posted by MCskid
Maybe if MS did a few more/any? she could "bennnd" the ski
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makes sense - how else are you going to get back in the chair if you catch yourself falling outQuote:
Originally Posted by MCskid
Maybe if MS did a few more/any? she could "bennnd" the ski
and very irritating that the other commentator feels the need to spew random facts about the racer as they go through the course?Quote:
Originally Posted by Toadman
Bode could hardly get in an intelligent comment in between the spew.
they seem to think we are not really interested in the racing just thier stupid fact spewing
True... he is dialed in to every nuance. Best commentator of any Olympics I've seen so far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toadman
Well, ski commentator, that’s for sure.
Might have to watch an NBC stream for future race events for Bode, the Canadian commentators are good (Karin Lee Gartner and I think Brian Stemmel) and obviously have race knowledge but I want to hear what Bode has to say.
Re: Shiffrin, sick run. No idea WTF that post about her emotional reaction being rehearsed was about though... dude, it's the Olympics and there is MASSIVE pressure.
Totally agree. Makes for a much more enjoyable watching experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toadman
The thing that blew me away was that you didn't need nuanced announcing to know shiffrin had a winning run on that last one. My lady (non-skier whatsoever) and I were watching the whole event, and stood up when she was 1/3 of the way through her run as it was clear she was soooo much cleaner / faster than everyone else.
I'm not usually a big fan of highly marketable narratives in something like the olympics, but this girl is kicking ass. 15/1 odds for super g sound like an excellent use of a hundred bucks to me
You probably don't want to put money on that. She isn't doing Super G. The compression of the events into a few days due to the weather has made it necessary for her to a take a day of rest during the SG.Quote:
Originally Posted by sruffian
Could you imagine Julia having to commentate like Bode does. I did like her giggly sound bites when they went to Julia for her perspective about different racers. Almost like "oh crap, I'm on air and I have to find something to say"Quote:
Originally Posted by MTT
No Julia, I just want to ride up the chair again with you at Squaw and bask in your badassery and beauty.
+1. Makes the others look like clowns.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDaddy
Recorded it last night and watched with coffee this morning. Wow, she's once in a generation talent.
Bode is doing okay for a bonehead
^^^made me laugh.
BTW, MS explains the crying in her interview. You fuckers that doubt her can all go fuck off.
I still find it funny that bode makes the one accurate comment about why a racers performance might be off,
She just got married and that seems to slow them down, and yea she is slower.
And the world loses it's collective shit.
I think we all were thinking she might DNF , and her run could have been a bit better,Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
the the last one down could have beat her if no mistakes were made.
It was a knuckle bitter
It was a stupid comment for public consumption.Quote:
Originally Posted by MTT
Skiers sure are a picky bunch:
Hate:
Snowboard
Skating
Crying
Delays
Skating
Commentators (except god bode)
Weather
Course
Like:
Bode
Mikaela
Skiing
Disagree. She's fucking terrible. Doesn't know when to stop talking and let us watch the race. And the info that she does provide is generally pretty obvious. The other commentator is Todd Brooker. I think he's doing great.Quote:
Originally Posted by gramboh
I though of you guys watching last night's race. All these chicks have fancy ass helmets - country's flag, olympic logos, I think the italian chick who almost won hat a glittery gold one. But the fastest? Red, of course. Just red.
Yes... well I like watching snowboarding tooQuote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
It's funny how people relaly grabbed onto mention of the fact that she had to work on them, which she did. A few years ago strength training was one area where she clearly needed to improve. She put in the work. She's also rightly proud of doing so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gepeto
Awesome performance in the face of awesome pressure.
I dig XC skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, biathlon, speedskating (classic and short track), bobsled, luge, skeleton, hockey and curling -- pretty much everything but figure skating, although I watch some cuz Honey likes it.
I find that I can enjoy watching anything where world class athletes compete. Even if I don’t really understand it. The athleticism and competitiveness bring the drama regardless of the sport.
^^^ That's pretty much it for me too. I love sports.
I couldn’t stand figure skating when I was a kid because my mom was a professional ice skater and would get all emotional during the skating. She was tail of the whip for Holiday on Ice. I really like Olympic figure skating now. It’s beautiful.Quote:
Originally Posted by OldSteve
That’s my mom with her foot up on the left.
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i can appreciate the athleticism of figure skating, but what ruins it for me is the makeup, costuming & the affectation of art, as well as the crying corner and the breathless commentating.
there is an elegance & style to an effort well performed...see any of the acrobatic jumping sports: halfpipe, aerials, moguls, etc
SEE?!?!? RED BOOTS!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by willywhit
The last part of the Bode quote may be the best:
And back on topic, she did loose four tenths in the last split in that second run, which would seem to suggest she left the door open....not sure for whom, given how she ripped the pitch, but she was up by about 0.8 at the second-to-last split and won by 0.39.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bode
She's done that before, many times, a good example was the second run of the Sochi SL. It's probably a tactic to push hard, then pull back, and so forth in keeping with her go 80% strategy. In the GS posted above it seems she didn't need to pull back so much.
5:00 PST start today for the SL.
Oh, and 4matic, that is just amazing.
Did you see the Korean luge athlete with the Iron Man helmet? (Also red.)Quote:
Originally Posted by sruffian
GTFOI boys. There are other threads where the bar, pull ups, etc have been joked about. Obviously you're not in on it with the cool crowd and are butthurt because of that. Sheesh what a bunch of fucking wet snowflakes. Go back to your video games in mom's basement and yell at her for snacks...sounds like you're hangry.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackstraw
she looks good in the flag
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Stupid cause some overly sensitive types got their feelings hurt? The fact that it's true makes it perfectly relevant.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
And yeah she does look good in the flag...though is there anything she'd look bad in?
Not the last girl on the pinwheel of the "ice-travaganza" I hope. :D Seriously though, that's a great picture. Do you know what year it was taken?Quote:
Originally Posted by 4matic
Lol, I thought of that too.
I luv me sum Slap shot.
Tough first run, could be nerves?
Very conservative in the first run. Bode had some good insight as to why she was skiing conservative while the other skiers are taking a lot more risk one this first run.
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Such a waste of grandstand...only a quarter full. Should have all of us there for a cheer squad.
Not a good 1st run....
I was thinking the same thing. The ski events have had very small "crowds".Quote:
Originally Posted by goldengatestinx
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She puked in the corral before the run?
Hopefully the 2nd run is more fun for her
Now she has an reason to let it all hang out instead of making sure she doesn't lose her lead.Quote:
Originally Posted by acinpdx
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