Vancouver Olympics, 2010

[Kirarakim]

Originally Posted by Vexx

I'm getting the impression you're simply trying to manufacture a dispute, especially since you agreed with Kirarakim who said essentially what I was saying.

I think it's more likely Theowne just misinterpreted what you meant. It happens on message boards.


I am going to be a bad North American and say I don't care about hockey. I more interested in the speed skating team pursuits.

[Theowne]

Yes, I misinterpreted/read too much into it. But who knows, maybe I do sit in my lair hatching disputes....always a pleasant accusation to recieve.

Originally Posted by JagdPanther

Y'all are unfortunately in the lead now. The Germans only have 9 Gold medals.

My final prediction is we'll end up with 12-3 gold.

Anyone know what the record on gold medals ever at an Olympics is?

[JagdPanther]

Originally Posted by Theowne

My final prediction is we'll end up with 12-3 gold.

Anyone know what the record on gold medals ever at an Olympics is?

I'm going to say the Canadians get 14.

That'd be the Winter Olympics record (the current record is 13, done by Norway in 2002). The overall Olympics record is an impossible feat because the Summer Olympics just have waaaaaaaay more events.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Originally Posted by Theowne

Yes, I misinterpreted/read too much into it. But who knows, maybe I do sit in my lair hatching disputes....always a pleasant accusation to recieve.



My final prediction is we'll end up with 12-3 gold.

Anyone know what the record on gold medals ever at an Olympics is?

We'll find a way to hand the gold medal lead back to the Americans tomorrow I'm sure. My bet is it will come down to 10 or 11 gold each and then extra drama will be placed on the final hockey game for the lose. Calling it right ****ing now!

[Isegrim]

83, won by the USA at the 1984 Summer Olympics

The German biathletes didn't do as expected, but the rest is pretty good, especially in alpine skiing. Can't say I'm unhappy

[james0246]

Originally Posted by Theowne

Anyone know what the record on gold medals ever at an Olympics is?

US (with 83 Gold) in the 84 LA Games. Technically, though, since so many countries didn't come to the games (much the same as the 1980 Moscow games, where the SU won 80 toal Gold), the number is a little misleading. And, of course, there was the 1904 Games, in which only a dozen or so countries participated, and America won 75 or so awards.

The undisputed total count, though, is in 1988 at the Seoul Olympics, with the Soviet Union winning 55 Gold Medals.

[Theowne]

Yeah, sorry, I mean to say Winter Olympics. I definitely don't think we're going to get to 83!

I think that relay was one of the best Vancouver moments for Canadians. The team just delivered perfectly. It's too bad most of the audience was drawn away for the hockey game...

Kaoshin, you've gotta loosen up Have fun, it's the Olympics.

Originally Posted by james0246

Technically, though, since so many countries didn't come to the games

Interesting...*researches 84 LA games*..

[PreSage]

Originally Posted by JagdPanther

Well, we're not going to win, so you don't have to worry about that.

I wish I can be as confident as you but Sunday's game against the US is up in the air. It can go either way, and if the Canadian Team snooze again like they did during the third period, then the gold will be a walk in the park for the US. It all depends on how "awake" Canada Men's will be Sunday.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Sunday Drama Predictions:

U.S win 3 events=Canada wins 2 or 1

U.S win 2 events=Canada wins 1 or 0

U.S Win 1 event=Canada win 0

[Kitaeryu]

Originally Posted by JagdPanther

I'm going to say the Canadians get 14.

That'd be the Winter Olympics record (the current record is 13, done by Norway in 2002). The overall Olympics record is an impossible feat because the Summer Olympics just have waaaaaaaay more events.

I don't think that the Canadians will get 14 gold. So far we've got 10 gold, and the only other events which we can get a gold in is possibly Bobsleigh, Hockey, Curling and Mens' Team Pursuit long Track, but we're bound to probably get a silver in one of those (Hopefully not though =D ). And bobsled is still up in the air cuz Canada is only sitting in second.

Still, itd be nice to see Canada getting 25 medals in total and beating their record from Turin, and even though we didn't get the most medals, it definately was awesome =]

[PreSage]

Whoa, Russia's poor turnover this Olympic even had Putin growling in the news earlier. Sounds like the Russian team may be getting a whipping from their government when they return - feel sorry for them. But this is an ominous note that we should expect a Russian blizzard in 2014. :O

[solomon]

Who here bets American broadcaster NBC will be gay and put the hockey match on cable?

[wingman32x]

Originally Posted by solomon

Who here bets American broadcaster NBC will be gay and put the hockey match on cable?

They said it's going to be on the main network, surprisingly enough

[LusterFlare]

Originally Posted by Kirarakim

I am going to be a bad North American and say I don't care about hockey. I more interested in the speed skating team pursuits.

Ah, same here; I'm not much of a hockey fan. Short track is easily the most thrilling event for me.

[Kaioshin Sama]

So yeah after tonight I am nominating Cheryl Bernard's hand away to Sweden as the definitive Canadian choke of the game. I hope everybody will watch this game and see exactly what I'm talking about and why I never have any confidence in our athletes no matter how favoured or good they are and bet against them every time.

[Cosmic Eagle]

Originally Posted by PreSage

Whoa, Russia's poor turnover this Olympic even had Putin growling in the news earlier. Sounds like the Russian team may be getting a whipping from their government when they return - feel sorry for them. But this is an ominous note that we should expect a Russian blizzard in 2014. :O

I kinda pity those Russian ice dancers and their bosses, having lost the 50 year gold streak...

[JagdPanther]

Originally Posted by solomon

Who here bets American broadcaster NBC will be gay and put the hockey match on cable?

There's legitimately nothing else on on Sunday, so I believe it will be on NBC.

[PreSage]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin Sama

So yeah after tonight I am nominating Cheryl Bernard's hand away to Sweden as the definitive Canadian choke of the game. I hope everybody will watch this game and see exactly what I'm talking about and why I never have any confidence in our athletes no matter how favoured or good they are and bet against them every time.

Just because Bernard lacks (sense) any competitive edge, doesn't mean that all Canadian athletes are like that. Jon Montgomery, Hemlin, and many others have as much competitive edge as any country out there - and it shows in their competitions. With the way Bernard was playing at the beginning, she was lucky to even get a silver - she was just bad with a little luck (her sweepers sucked). Funny that the commentators outright said that Martin's team was really the only one who had any skill to truly deliver Gold for Canada - and I agree.

Originally Posted by Cosmic Eagle

I kinda pity those Russian ice dancers and their bosses, having lost the 50 year gold streak...

I sort of expect that coming. Since the fiasco last time, and with everyone ranting about how the Russian's keep dominating this sport, the ice skating judges are just waiting for the opening to bump them down - and bump the Russians down they did. But it wasn't solely the judges this time, the Russians did more poorly in the choreography and skating than ever in the past. I think their poor performance could be due to all the financial cutbacks in sports I heard happened in their country.

[Kirarakim]

Wow I never thought Cross Country Skiing could be so exciting. Admittedly it wasn't until the final few minutes but seeing Poland & Norwary neck in neck to the finish line and Poland literally getting the gold medal at the last second.....It's moments like this that make me love the Olympics.

This was also Poland's first gold medal in Cross Country and Poland's first female Medal in the Winter Olympics (or did I get those mixed up?) A pretty cool thing to see.

[Hari Michiru]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin Sama

So yeah after tonight I am nominating Cheryl Bernard's hand away to Sweden as the definitive Canadian choke of the game. I hope everybody will watch this game and see exactly what I'm talking about and why I never have any confidence in our athletes no matter how favoured or good they are and bet against them every time.

I was so sad when I learned about the loss via text from my friend's dad =( (was downtown at the time of the game, and about to watch the hockey game in Robson Square). Re-watched the game when I got home, and saw how she missed the last stone in the 10th and 11th end. Ah well, it's still pretty good for someone who's never been in an international competition to win a silver at the Olympics.

All pumped up for the hockey game tomorrow! GO CANADA .