Olympic Excitement

[katmai]

Speaking of underacheving at Winter Olympics, but didn't Austria use to be a powerhouse?

Their having a generational switch, give them another olympic or two and they'll be back

Is that it? Didn't they have a big scandal in some of the programs drug wise?

[Ape]

Is that it? Didn't they have a big scandal in some of the programs drug wise?

Not that I know of, you might be thinking of the Russians 

[Barrister]

I thought there was just one skip(the big one, Debbie somethingorother).

I saw the little one throwing some rocks.  If she throws she's a skip, no?

Skip throws the last two rocks.

[Barrister]

And China beats Canada n extra ends!

[Ape]

Finland had a 5v3 advantage against Sweden for over 1.30 in total and couldn't score.

[Ape]

Insanely stupid Checking to the Head by Pitkämäki on Hörnqvist gains him a 5+20 and a possible concussion on Hörnqvist 

[Syt]

Speaking of underacheving at Winter Olympics, but didn't Austria use to be a powerhouse?

Austria's classic sports are Alpine and ski jumping, to some extent cross country. They used to have some decent lugers (though they won some medals there this year). They're a bit disappointed with their male team in the Alpine contests.

Alpine skiing is definitely the national sport, together with soccer (at which they suck badly).

[katmai]

Canadians perpetuating the Stereotype

Miller had been out in Vancouver with his family the last couple nights, where the streets were full of Olympic revelers who didn't let him pass without comment. Canadian-style comment, of course, but it was comment still.

"It was the most polite trash talk I've ever heard," Miller said. "They'd say, 'that's Ryan Miller, the American goaltender. Yeah! Go Canada!'"

Go Canada? That was the trash-talk?

"'Go Canada.' They were very polite."

[katmai]

Wow, so no Gold Medal Russia vs Canada game eh?

[katmai]

Quicker look
USA will face winner of Swiss v Belarus
Finland gets winner of Czech v Latvia
Sweden takes on either Slovakia v Norway
Russia gets Canada unless a upset of epic proportions happens and Germans win

[Vricklund]

Quicker look
USA will face winner of Swiss v Belarus
Finland gets winner of Czech v Latvia
Sweden takes on either Slovakia v Norway
Russia gets Canada unless a upset of epic proportions happens and Germans win

Haven't watched a single Swiss game but since they almost handed it to Canada I'm thinking they'll walk out as winners against the Belorussians, that didn't impress agianst Finland or Sweden.

Czech against Latvia should be a cakewalk for the Czechs.

Slovakia put up a good fight against the Czechs and Norway has hardly impressed me so far. Slovakia will be playing Sweden in the quarterfinal.

Canada will go on to play the Russians. Don't think Germany will be a push-over though.

In the quarters I think USA, Sweden and the Czechs will win. Canada vs Russia can go either way, depending on how well the Russian defense holds up.

[katmai]

If right Vrick it would be a semis of
USA v Czech
Sweden v Can/Rus winner.

[Vricklund]

Poor Sweden. They're in for it, regardless who wins.

[CountDeMoney]

Thank God for hockey.  The only thing saving the Olympics from being a full-fledged version of the GLBT X Games.

And as much fun as it was watching the Buffalo Sabres defeat Canada, the Olympics still aren't the same without the Warsaw Pact.

[Grey Fox]

X Games are awesome, when are we kicking out all those Downhill races? Racing the clock is boring.

Slovakia will not be a pushover for Sweden, Katmai.