2018 Winter Olympics Thread

**Supermoon** · 02-21-2018, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by plugboots

And:
8:10 PST
USA v. Canada, women’s hockey

Fun viewing tonight.

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6:30 PST is Men's Halfpipe finals as well. 4 Americans in finals.

**Diamond Joe** · 02-21-2018, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by iceman

On the other hand, you catch the Bruins game last night? 3rd period was epic, each goal was like they were hitting the Oilers in the head with big hammer. Playoff atmosphere, crisp play, high effort level....the NHL is in charge of the game on their rinks, not somebody else's on the other side of the world.

I can see it both ways but taking 2 weeks off in the middle of the playoff chase, risking injuries, for no money return? Not an awesome business proposition when you get right down to it.

I did see most of the 3rd period, and you're 100% right, it was great hockey.

I guess I can also see the business side of it, and obviously it doesnt make a lot of sense business wise. but as a hockey fan, its disappointing to not be able to see your country's best hockey players going up against other countries for the gold medal.

**plugboots** · 02-21-2018, 12:07 PM

Just saw this:

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**From_the_NEK** · 02-21-2018, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by plugboots

Just saw this:

Cripes... When are they going to have those races, after the closing ceremonies?

**summit** · 02-21-2018, 03:37 PM

As if it needed saying again... South Korea should have never received the Winter Olympics

**From_the_NEK** · 02-21-2018, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by Summit

As if it needed saying again... South Korea should have never received the Winter Olympics

Just wait until Beijing!

**4matic** · 02-21-2018, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by Summit

As if it needed saying again... South Korea should have never received the Winter Olympics

Kudos to SK for well prepared venues. The ski snow was perfect on opening day for all the courses.

**Supermoon** · 02-21-2018, 04:21 PM

Yeah, seems like it was much better done than Sochi

**srsosbso** · 02-21-2018, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by Supermoon

Yeah, seems like it was much better done than Sochi

They had other stuff to do in Sochi. Like drilling holes in laboratory walls to exchange urine samples. Shit like that.

**dunfree** · 02-21-2018, 06:31 PM

short bit on Shiffrin's 35 pair of skis in the NYT
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/s...frin-skis.html

Originally Posted by alias_rice

I think the only 2 countries that wanted the games ended up being China and Kazakhstan.

Almaty would be a pretty rad location for the Olympics. Big mountains, snow, at least some giving a shit about winter sports. The scumbags at the IOC demand lots, true, but the event venue standards have risen lots in the past decades too. No way would the crappy infrastructure of the '60s fly with competitors now.

**Captain Awesome** · 02-21-2018, 07:02 PM

This women's big air competition is unwatchable. And super-hyped color commentator dude is making it 10x worse.

**Benny Profane** · 02-21-2018, 07:05 PM

Big Air snowboard is the dumbest new Olympic sport.

**Sluff** · 02-21-2018, 07:23 PM

Way to go USA women’s cross country skiing team sprint today. 🥇 Local MN gal goes from 3rd to 1st in a dramatic finish.

**MakersTeleMark** · 02-21-2018, 07:32 PM

Get yer jong on:

http://watchkobestreams.ml/euro.php

**atomicboy** · 02-21-2018, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

Big Air snowboard is the dumbest new Olympic sport.

agreed. 85% of the field does the same damn jumps. to differentiate one grabs ass one grabs nose and one grabs tail

**I've seen black diamonds!** · 02-21-2018, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by Benny Profane

Big Air snowboard is the dumbest new Olympic sport.

It's turning into Freestyle Aerials. BOOOOOOORRRRRIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGG! It's hard to make HUDGE jumps boring, but they figured it out.

**MakersTeleMark** · 02-21-2018, 07:38 PM

Jerry of the day goes bigger.

**Meadow Skipper** · 02-21-2018, 07:52 PM

OMG! Jessie Diggins' finish for the gold in the women's x-c sprint! Absolutely riveting.

**plugboots** · 02-21-2018, 08:03 PM

^^^OK, I’m a skate-skiing homer, but I could watch that over and over and over again.

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**huckbucket** · 02-21-2018, 08:08 PM

If you've never skate skied I can tell you that it is seriously one of the physically hardest damned things. Those girls are rock stars who know how to push themselves to very dark places.