Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Hey guys, Vancouver 2010 is almost here, so I thought i'd start up a thread. Are there any special athletes you are watching? One of our snowboarders just had a pretty bad accident, and almost died when he hit his head on the halfpipe. I'm just now getting my info on our athletes, trying to find out which sports to pay close attention to. I'm looking forward to the Skeleton and the Cross-Country Skiing. Also, I just found out one of my wife's friends just made Latvia's Olympic Hockey team as one of their goalies. Links: Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics Official: http://www.vancouver2010.com/ NBC: http://www.nbcolympics.com/ Anyone got good links from your own country's coverage? NBC is nice, but their coverage hardly extends beyond the States' athletes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANiC Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 didn't even know the winter olympics was this year :/ i like the snowboard and bobsleigh BBC coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_ga...010/default.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewman~SPARTA~ Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 (edited) For some reason the curling always fastinates me, and the scots are always really good at it. Edited January 6, 2010 by andrewman~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 For some reason the curling always fastinates me, and the scots are always really good at it. I just read that Curling was invented in Scotland, and the stones that they "throw" are all made from a special quarry somewhere up there. It's gotta be a special stone, and very expensive. I got that Wii Winter Olympics game and am currently having a lot of fun Curling, except it doesn't have the intense yelling back and forth lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrester~SPARTA~ Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 didn't even know the winter olympics was this year :/ i like the snowboard and bobsleigh BBC coverage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_ga...010/default.stm Go Jamaica......lol I love Ice skating, only those races the Dutch might win off course....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 That Jamica story is funny, but consider the times. Latvia's bobsleigh team has been living off of boiled potatos, rice, & "Latvian food" because the gov't can't afford it. Plus, their female speed skater is asking for help as well. Here in the US, they don't know how good they have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halli~SPARTA~ Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewman~SPARTA~ Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Durka, with the nintendo Wii do you get to sweep the stone, or does your wife provide a broom special like, - this is a win win, she could get the housework done and you get to play LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 Durka, with the nintendo Wii do you get to sweep the stone, or does your wife provide a broom special like, - this is a win win, she could get the housework done and you get to play LOL lol, no unfortunatly there's no broom attachment that's been made yet, although I could duct tape the remote to the vacum. Right now, though, is just the yelling. Speaking of, I'm feeling the itch to play a little today, given that it's snowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted January 10, 2010 Author Share Posted January 10, 2010 http://www.universalsports.com/ Lots of cool info and updates leading up to the games, including lots of raw video of other nations competing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Looks like Danny Davis has quite literally been "knocked out" of the Olympics http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver...p&type=lgns Just goes to show that if you wanna be the best at anything, you can't afford to take your eye off the ball even for a second. lol, in other news, IOC Reccommends Gender Test Centers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Looks like Latvia may have a good chance at a medal this year in the Skeleton with Martins Dukurs. <<<Hopin' & Prayin' they get a win, they need it. Check this out. He flips his sled and still gets 3rd place in that round, 2nd overall! One of America's Skeleton runners, Zach Lund, will be coming back this year after he was unfairly banned from Torino for doping, after they found a chemical in his body that is used for hair growth. In other news, did you Canuks know you'll have a BLIND skier on your team this year? Pretty frikkin amazing, if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conkker Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 you know your good at winter sports when your country puts a blind skier on a national team. go canada! i had tickets to go but had to sell them. i'll be watching the hockey for sure, along with a few mountain events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 you know your good at winter sports when your country puts a blind skier on a national team. go canada! i had tickets to go but had to sell them. i'll be watching the hockey for sure, along with a few mountain events. Seriously? How in the world did you get them? I've seen them selling on ebay and the official site. I think I'll stay at home and watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 THIS is why I love the Olympics so much.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicSN6 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 (edited) Olympics?? That's THIS year? Hmmmm... Curling. WTF? The Hockey is what I am geared up for though. Edited February 3, 2010 by Medic~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Olympics?? That's THIS year? Hmmmm... Curling. WTF? The Hockey is what I am geared up for though. See what I mean Ebden? Piss + Cheerios = Medic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conkker Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 well my family got them from the draw like a year back when they were selling them through a raffle style thing. but yeah, should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conkker Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 (edited) double post? but got news on my tickets, we got $4,000 dollars Canadian for all the tickets we had. the hockey game tickets we had were selling like $400 a ticket, and the aerials around $200, crazy high prices. Edited February 5, 2010 by Conkker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Holy moly. That's insane. I saw on ebay a 4-ticket package to the opening ceremony was $2,800. Where do people get the money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANiC Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 (edited) OMGROFFLES spot the mistake in this pic used by a Polish newspaper discussing the games, 10 points for the first to see it: Edited February 8, 2010 by PANiC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter~SPARTA~ Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Haha. Oh pedobear... Nice find, Panic. - JHunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 They should've spelled Wancouwer? oh lord, just saw it. They didn't actually print that, did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PANiC Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 lol yup: http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/...pic-mascot.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewman~SPARTA~ Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 clueless - never got any connection here, thanks for updating me Panic, the brown bear on the right looking at the picture shouldn't be there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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