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Started by Liep, February 06, 2014, 10:00:38 PM

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Admiral Yi

#555
February 18, 2014, 03:50:34 PM
America sucks.  I expect a bronze.

alfred russel

#556
February 18, 2014, 03:56:31 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 18, 2014, 03:50:34 PM
America sucks.  I expect a bronze.

WTF?

We have the last two silver medals, and went to overtime in the last gold medal game on the opponent's home ice. So far in this tournament we destroyed Slovenia and Slovakia and beat the Russians on their home ice.

It looks like our 3 game path to gold is Czech, Canada, and Finland/Russia/Sweden. That isn't an easy road to a gold (or even a medal at all). But America doesn't suck.
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-garbon, February 23, 2014

Admiral Yi

#557
February 18, 2014, 03:57:50 PM
Right, so we lose to Canada in the semis and win the consolation.  Bronze.

Grey Fox

#558
February 18, 2014, 03:58:35 PM
USA either wins gold or get upsets by the Czechs.
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derspiess

#559
February 18, 2014, 04:00:56 PM
Russians seem to be getting a little chippy with the Norgies.  I'd love to see a fight here, especially since it would make CC wet his pants.
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Barrister

#560
February 18, 2014, 04:06:13 PM
Hmm... Two Jets playing for the Czechs, compared to one Jet playing for the US...

Go Czech Republic!
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alfred russel

#561
February 18, 2014, 04:06:44 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on February 18, 2014, 03:57:50 PM
Right, so we lose to Canada in the semis and win the consolation.  Bronze.

Okay, but you said we suck.  :ultra:
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014

alfred russel

#562
February 18, 2014, 04:07:55 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 18, 2014, 04:06:13 PM
Hmm... Two Jets playing for the Czechs, compared to one Jet playing for the US...

Go Czech Republic!

And just a few minutes ago you were talking about Canada needing to face high level competiton.  :P
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014

Syt

#563
February 18, 2014, 04:15:02 PM
The German women's curling team didn't qualify for Sochi, so we miss out on seeing Stella Heiß. :(



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crazy canuck

#564
February 18, 2014, 04:18:25 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 18, 2014, 04:00:56 PM
I'd love to see a fight

Its always the lowest common denominator the ruins things.

MadImmortalMan

#565
February 18, 2014, 04:27:49 PM
I haven't been watching the Olympics but CNBC has been preempting Cramer in order to show curling so that's good.
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Savonarola

#566
February 18, 2014, 04:40:34 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on February 18, 2014, 04:27:49 PM
I haven't been watching the Olympics but CNBC has been preempting Cramer in order to show curling so that's good.

When I first heard that the some of the Olympics would be on CNBC I imagined ticker tapes of the value of medals going by the bottom of the screen.

When I heard they would be on MSNBC I imagined Al Sharpton coming on after every event where the US did not win gold and explaining that it was the fault of George W. Bush.  Then there would be panel discussions about white privilege and the winter Olympics.
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Malthus

#567
February 18, 2014, 04:46:11 PM
Quote from: Syt on February 18, 2014, 04:15:02 PM
The German women's curling team didn't qualify for Sochi, so we miss out on seeing Stella Heiß. :(

Very nice.  :)

Curling used to be a game for overweight old people to play.  ;)
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crazy canuck

#568
February 18, 2014, 05:11:29 PM Last Edit: February 18, 2014, 05:16:59 PM by crazy canuck
Quote from: Malthus on February 18, 2014, 04:46:11 PM
Curling used to be a game for overweight old people to play.  ;)

We were laughing about that around here just yesterday.   How times have changed.

edit:

Here is a funny photo from a 1968 Brier - notice the sweeper with the smoke hanging out of his mouth.  Now thats an athletic move!

http://blindrivercc.blogspot.ca/2013/03/wednesday-open-8-ender.html

Syt

#569
February 18, 2014, 11:29:12 PM


"Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi of Germany compete in the ice dance short dance figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace, on February 16, 2014."

:lol:
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