is the lake louise downhill prepared and ready to take over? :)Quote:
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is the lake louise downhill prepared and ready to take over? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SITSKIER
My knees hurt just from watching moguls.
With all the rain and more delays at Whistler they may need to get it ready to go.
Bill Demong - #1 winner in my book. The finals of the Nordic Combined were awesome.
Favorite part of the Olympics is rooting for random Americans in events you never see.
Still argue to this day that the 2002 Olympic xc relay showdown between Norway and Italy was one of the best sporting events I've ever seen.
People don't seem to get it.. event venues need to hold a world cup 1 year prior to the olympics, and they need approval from the IOC. Granted, Lake Louise does hold WC Dh/Sg events but all this talk of moving GS/SL/Mogul/Sx events to Whistler or elsewhere would not be possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by f2f
Whistler has not held a WC mogul or SX event within the last year. I know that when the bid got accepted, Whistler WANTED to hold these events but due to democratic society rulings, we had to share the venues and distribution of funds, therefore Cypress got these events, as it was deemed unfair for WB to get all the skiing events and facilities. They are also easier to access for spectators, sort of. (Is bussing people up Cypress from Cap college any easier than getting spectators to Glacier Creek to watch Moguls on Davies Dervish?) It would have been a hell of a lot cheaper in the long run, as we would've had snow and wouldn't have had to pay some ungodly sum an hour 24/H a day for the last month flying and trucking snow in.
I'm pretty sure the French team is training SX at Red Mtn right now, and the Canadian team is at a "top secret" location training as well. It makes sense that tech alpine skiers are training on snow elsewhere too. It just irks me that people keep commenting on venues being moved, etc. The implications for security, infrastructure and actual rules (WC being at venue 1 year prior, etc) make that impossible, so it wont happen.
Regardless, Cypress SX/BX is a super sick course, and VERY fun to watch with a lot of airs, room for passing and opportunities to crash. Stoked to watch friends and old team-mates compete.
That Czech chick was incredible. She didn't have the typical thunder thighs and her skating looked effortless.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineconepete
Mogul finals tonight will be incredible, especially if Billodeau can kick Begg-Smith's traitor ass.Quote:
Originally Posted by Howie
GO CANADA GO
Begg-Smith is a dirty spammer.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineconepete
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...800780022.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Be...ss_Controversy
Too bad she was so butt ugly. I had high hopes based on the body and Czech women in general.Quote:
Originally Posted by Singel
Today I saw some dudes on the SX course in pink suits, so I guess that could have been them.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoNads
I hope they like pow. Skied calf deep in the Red Mountain slack-country today (Grey-Kirkup), and right now it is full on puking.
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...1&d=1266193840
ah, Polski.
In other news, the mountain was dead today save for the knee-deep drifts that draped the bowls .. FKNA. Weasel workers digging out the Dave Murray as the throng mobbed VD & Harmony ..
hahaha that's hilariousQuote:
Originally Posted by khyber.pass
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Originally Posted by pineconepete
Yes, very surprised to see Begg-Smith (the favourite to win the gold) come in 4th in the qualifiers. Tonight should be very interesting!!!
Thank god for two networks on the satellite (ctv and nbc) so that luge rescue me from watching figure skating.
Begg Smith can eat shit - what an emo douchebag on the podium.
GO CANADA!
:FIREdevilCongrats to Alex Bilodeau for kicking ass:FIREdevilQuote:
Originally Posted by Dr.Evil
http://www.alexbilodeau.com/
congrats for canada on getting over that inferiority complex hump ;)
holy motherfucking shitballs of fire are they ever skiing bumps fast nowadays.
Eat shit, Canada wins gold! Cures cancer! Has a huge dick! YAH, SMELL OUR BEAVER BREATH.:eek:
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDD
That's what I was thinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by YetiMan
I thought the last moguls competitor got screwed. Didn't he have fast time of the day? His jumps weren't perfect but isn't that only 25%?
Congrats to Bilodeau and Canada - way to get off the Schneid.
Agreed. Sure, he missed his grab on the last air, but it was hudge and he smoked the course. Maybe not gold, but 6th was way out I thought. The shocked look on his coach's face and his reaction afterwards said they were a bit choked about it too.Quote:
Originally Posted by sidewall
Totally stoked on the gold though, and Bilodeau's brother's reaction was my highlight for the games so far.
holy fuck, Bilodeau killed it.
Apologies for the anti-stoke, but Brian Williams is making me crazy.
I still can't get over the speed. I mean, the women's final was fast, but the final 10 men? After the Canuck in 13th went down in under 24 seconds, they went apeshit! The one guy from the States who bailed at the bottom didn't turn after the first jump. Frigging Supermen:yourock:
Most fun watching TV in forever, can hardly wait for the Downhills.
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me neither. 3 - 3.5 bumps per second when they're really crankin'. :eek:
GOLD.
AT.
HOME.
the Big Picture has a pretty cool collection of opening photos:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/201...r_vancouv.html
Cue the Australian media to buy into Begg-Smith's douchebaggery...
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...-10389,00.html
Fucking losers.Quote:
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The Australians didn't agree. After reviewing the overall scoresheet Australia's performance director Geoff Lipshut felt the judges had been overly generous toward Bilodeau's turns on the bumps, which peaked at 4.8 and 4.9 points.
"My own opinion is that probably Alex is not capable of a 4.8 or a 4.9 (on his turns) ... because 5 is a perfect score," Lipshut said.
Steve Desovich, Begg-Smith's long-time coach and head of Australia's moguls team, also felt his charge had nailed a winning run but restrained himself from criticising the judges.
"Dale had the highest turn points and the highest air (tricks) points," Desovich said.
they also misspelled the winner's name as Alexandra in that article. low blow, although it does make it sound like begg-smith was beaten by a chick :)Quote:
Originally Posted by powslut
I think Williams is calling audibles left, right and center to keep this whole thing together. During the Bilodeau interview he was host, interviewer, director, producer and almost had to take over a camera. Sure he can get a little intense at times but he knows what works for an Olympic broadcast and right now he's worth every penny CTV is paying him. JMO...Quote:
Originally Posted by srsosbso
Pulverschwein must be stoked to have had tickets for the men's moguls.
Went to the village in the evening - it looks really good. Lots of happy people. Good family type of atmosphere. Cops kind of lost in the crowd.
http://www.leelau.net/2010/olympics/...agIMG_0603.jpg
Wilkes gets in the spirit
http://www.leelau.net/2010/olympics/...esIMG_0600.jpg
Awards plaza - biathlon medals getting awarded
http://www.leelau.net/2010/olympics/...zaIMG_0594.jpg
Main drag is really well decorated - non-existent traffic
http://www.leelau.net/2010/olympics/...inIMG_0602.jpg
Skiers Plaza - big screen tv to show events and the Sardis High School Band putting on quite the show
http://www.leelau.net/2010/olympics/...zaIMG_0615.jpg
Fire and Ice is a cultural thing put on the muni; DJ's, hula hoop girls and skiers jumping through the Olympic rings. These are taken during the pre-event when the skiers are setting up
http://www.leelau.net/2010/olympics/...ceIMG_0604.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2010/olympics/...reIMG_0634.jpg
http://www.leelau.net/2010/olympics/...reIMG_0605.jpg
What a great finish to mens moguls. Bilodeau was so great and it was amazing to see him bring home gold at home. What a great guy.
Can't believe that Colas (who went last and posted the best time) got 6th though. I was expecting him to take second, third, even fourth, but 6th for that guy? Didn't seem right to me.
Wilson's back double was great and I'm glad that he got a medal. Ausie guy seems like a douche.
total, weak, sauce.Quote:
Originally Posted by powslut
He did have a quick run but, well, he did miss his grab which would have been some deductions and when everyone else ahead of him has clean runs, makes sense to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevo
And the Australian media redeems itself
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/spor...0215-o1iv.html
Ridiculous!
One of the best experiences of my life...
I can't see why the aussies are bitching, If anyone should bitch its Wilson... or maybe Colas who was insanely fast. I'm pretty sure somebody will take a page out of tanya harding's playbook one of these days. The guy is the epitome of douchebaggery...