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2018 Winter Olympics

I was on a 6 hr flight last night, it seemed like NBC had 5.5 hrs of non stop ice dancing, but they did show the usa gold medal in slopesyle snowboard for a half hour.
 
I watched curling last night for as long as I could handle it (three minutes). At least they weren't commenting on the rough upbringing of the US curling team, and their father's mother's cousin's fight with cancer.
 
augustiron said:
I was on a 6 hr flight last night, it seemed like NBC had 5.5 hrs of non stop ice dancing, but they did show the usa gold medal in slopesyle snowboard for a half hour.
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Gold medal run in slope style was pretty awesome. Young kid should have a long career.
 
That cloud of drones was great, 3D Olympic rings, snowboarder.

But having to sift thru all that snowflake time to get the first USA gold, kinda burying the lead.

How come the 'boarders/skiers aren't as emotionally high strung as the figure skaters? It is more life/death after all.

And the short track, in what seems the purest form.
On the edge, or on your butt, , ,
 
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something's fishy here
 

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CDONA said:
That cloud of drones was great, 3D Olympic rings, snowboarder.

But having to sift thru all that snowflake time to get the first USA gold, kinda burying the lead.

How come the 'boarders/skiers aren't as emotionally high strung as the figure skaters? It is more life/death after all.

And the short track, in what seems the purest form.
On the edge, or on your butt, , ,
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Cuz snowboarders are all stoners bruh
 
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Often one of the least covered but most exciting sports. :thumbup

I really like all the smallbore shooting sports in the Olympics.

I'd donate money if they'd come up with a smallbore pistol biathlon style event.

Darn NBC always futzes with the OTA, every major event so I'llnhave to find a stream and watch that.
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Summer Games have the Modern Pentathalon which includes alternate 10m pistol with four 800 meter runs. They use a laser pistol now. Nobody watches, the sport has almost been dropped from the Olympics numerous times.
 
Snaggy said:
Summer Games have the Modern Pentathalon which includes alternate 10m pistol with four 800 meter runs. They use a laser pistol now. Nobody watches, the sport has almost been dropped from the Olympics numerous times.
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Yeah, the swimming, equestrian, and fencing portions could be cut and just leave the run with the pistol range portion. More people would probably engage with it both as participants and observers.
 
Anybody catch the mixed pairs curling semifinals last night? :laughing
 
The ONLY way to watch the Olympics is via a Roku or similar so you can access the NBC Olympics station where they have replays of full events without the hysteria of US announcers and constant boring family backstories and the like. Never mind the focus on US athletes and events.

They show the event often with foreign announcers in English and you can fast forward the replays and pause etc. You can even fast forward through the very short commercial breaks.

Biathlon, Ski Jumping and Luge were awesome.
 
Curling is NOT a sport. I believe a one-timer could do it and win it.

Skating with your sister is as creepy as going to the prom with her.

Not all snowboarders are stoners but the good ones are.
 
Abacinator said:
Anybody catch the mixed pairs curling semifinals last night? :laughing
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Absolutely! :teeth

westie said:
Curling is NOT a sport. I believe a one-timer could do it and win it.

Skating with your sister is as creepy as going to the prom with her.
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You're right. It's not. It's a game. If you think you're good at it or could be, I encourage you to try it. It's absolutely not as easy as it looks whatsoever.

Also, they don't skate in Curling. :twofinger
 
I believe the skating sibs comment was referencing the ice dancers from the US. I think they could make it work if they choreod it as a sibs thing and left all the lovey dovey out of it. Not sure if that’s enough to overcome two dancers who are really into each other like the Canadia couple tho. They are supposed to dance as a couple not two individuals.
 
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