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The men had a successful training run last Thursday. They managed to sneak it in before it got really stormy!
Many people are involved in getting the course ready, from the course crew, to the slippers and the dye crew. Then the course is ready for the guys!
check it out!
[ame="http://www.vimeo.com/9434359"]Men's Olympic DH Training Run on Vimeo[/ame]
Wow Vancouver is as awesome as it gets right now. Really good vibe, more people walking around the streets than any other day of the year, party atmosphere. The Cauldron at Canada place is really good looking.
After watching the ceremony, I caught a bus and went to Robson and Granville, what a gongshow. Crowdsurfing, rain, national anthems, ole ole's, and a ton of fun!
Oh, and a big fuck you to the rioters this morning, I'll have no pity if they end up in jail for the next 2 weeks.
Glad to see the american Mogul girls are pushing their air's. It got old watching 360 off the top and backflip off the 2nd jump. Noticed the same thing at the whiteface world cup a few weeks back.
Just got back from the Ski Jumping and Biathlon. Events were very slickly ran; I was actually quite impressed. Cool international vibe.
80% of Biathlon chicks are 120% doable!!
Dude!! You don't really like powder do ya? Seems like your trying to make the bad deep snow ski like a groomer /Quote:
Originally Posted by iscariot
wow canada so totally sucks ass, holy fuck bryan adams, nelly furtado's fat legs and rain eat me, dickweeds.
Canada vs. Slovakia.. woman's hockey game is on now. Canada is up 16-0 in the 3rd, wow.
and Americans wonder why the rest of the world thinks they are assholes...Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpole,_New_HampshireQuote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
bwahahahahhaa!
CDN women's biathlon team put out a very niiiiiiice nudie calendar last year to support their Olympic bid.Quote:
Originally Posted by xyz
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Originally Posted by xyz
^^^^^^^^ I'd add something mean but really, it isn't necessary
I think some of what you wrote is funny. Nelly dose have big legs and maybe it's the thunder between her thighs that is causing the rain. Ha HaQuote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
As for your suck ass comment and calling us dickweeds, not cool.
This only proves that you were conceived through anal sex!
That makes you a very funny asshole and a shit for brains.
Butt-Ah(ole)-Flake ? you sure are.
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Originally Posted by khyber.pass
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Vid from today
[ame="http://www.vimeo.com/9436387"]Whistler - skiing and village Olympic crowds on Vimeo[/ame]
Really? Sounds to me like I just described my 193 EHP's...that slay the pow.Quote:
Originally Posted by MTT
Is it me or was Bahrke on Movements in the moguls comp?
Moments. They're called Mowglis.Quote:
Originally Posted by SchralphMacchio
^^ yeah great press for Moment!!! Cool to see them on the Olympic level!
Very cool! I saw it was one of them but couldn't catch which of the two. I saw those on the Moment site as Shelley Robertson's skis but didn't know Bahrke rode them too. It's very cool to see an American, and even better "local" (quotes cause I'm not that local to Tahoe), ski maker featured at the Olympics.
Figure since the Ski-Cross course is essentially the same as last year's WC, and the course is essentially done now it's ok to post some photos from course building. I ran the WC last year it was a suuuper fun course, but due to snow issues this year it forced them to get creative with building.
The course isn't a secret, all the athletes competing in the Olympics would have ran it last year in Jan for the WC. My buddy is a course builder and has been keeping us up-dated over the past few weeks... some pretty funny stuff in there.
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The course last year was one of the most well built courses I've ever run, easily on par with the courses from the Ski-Tour/Jeep King of the Mountain. These guys have a real sense of pride in their workmanship. I have no doubt it'll run fine this year, they've worked wonders with little snow and a lot of improvising.
I bet the Reno boys are stoked to see a US skier medal on Moment Skis! :yourock:
As an American I believe Americans are assholes. It's embarrassing.Quote:
Originally Posted by vanisle
was gretzky riding in the bed of a chevy pickup and dropping the flame supposed to be class?Quote:
Originally Posted by vanisle
yes, yes it was. even when the Great One takes a shit, its all class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ankf00
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Originally Posted by fcrideguy
Ignorant and racist, congratulations.
You do know that South Korea and North Korea are different countries, don't you?
If anyone is interested in either a ticket to Men's Skier Cross on 02/21 or the Women's Biathlon 4x6km on 02/23 I'll let them go for ticket price. Send over a PM.
Some really good action yesterday, women's moguls, short track and men's 5k long track, and the shortened men's luge. But the rioting downtown is a fucking travesty. It's ok to protest the shithole decisions gubberment makes, but terrorizing visitors and businesses? Proud to be Canadian:frown:
2 weeks in a stinky drunktank sounds fair.
The Japanese girl with the torn ACL already has a Gold from Nagano. No career ender there. Her career has been better than most will ever be.Quote:
Originally Posted by fcrideguy
NOW STFU you fucking racist piece of shit.
If anyone has any cheap tickets to any events in the Vancouver area from today to the 21st drop me a line.
Hannah's Gold can now become a VT franchise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meanfruit
Kudos to Hannah Kearney, Norwich, VT, - "I've skied on rocks, I've skied on ice, I've skied in the rain. This is nothing" - my new crush. Video:
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Hannah Kearney won the Gold hands down. Congrats USA. Watching it last night my heart sank because you could see just how perfect Hannah's run was.
I wanted Jennifer Heil to win the Gold of course but we are proud of her Silver Metal.
Are you referring to when the flame was waning and he handed it off for a fresh one from the guy in the back? Not that the back of truck in the rain thing wasn't goofy, I just don't think he managed to drop the torch. I thought he looked a bit pained with that whole portion like he thought it was odd.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ankf00
Even a Canadian commentator missed the handoffs. I think he handed off in the airlock too. The comentator pondered how Gretzky's torch could last so long since when he carried it the thing only lasted 15 minutes.
^This...Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Snowballs
The women's moguls was a great event. Got to hand it to Kearney for throwing it down.
Definitely, Kearney rocked it, Heil was awesome - but let's not forget Bahrke. Shannon Bahrke was fantastic in her final run.
McPhie was good but IMO the top three were defintely a strong cut above the field in extemely tight execution. The difference between Bahrke, Heil and Kearney did not seem as big as the difference with the rest of the field. It was a pretty great event for sure.
so if they often use hay bails to make moguls and stuff, is "Where do the put the moguls in the Summer?" a legitimate question?
how come whistler gets to have military jets doing passes and all we get in the city is puny little RCMP copters?
I pay my taxes, I want to see some F18's circling my apartment dammit!
or at least some snowbird Tutor jets or whatever they're called...
Ladies speed skating = cameltoe heaven
Saw the Canadian ski team training today, nope not at Whistler where its fogged in here in Alberta.