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Started by Jacob, February 05, 2010, 02:48:08 PM

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MadBurgerMaker

#870
February 27, 2010, 03:17:26 AM Last Edit: February 27, 2010, 03:20:21 AM by MadBurgerMaker
This shit ends tomorrow (Sunday) right?

Edit:  Wow 36 medals.  Wasn't the big Canadian "Own the Podium" goal 35 total medals?

Eddie Teach

#871
February 27, 2010, 03:26:13 AM
Russia's goal was 40. I don't think they're gonna make it.
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MadBurgerMaker

#872
February 27, 2010, 03:28:57 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on February 27, 2010, 03:26:13 AM
Russia's goal was 40. I don't think they're gonna make it.

Hey they could win 2524 platinum medals between now and tomorrow night.  Success!

E: My mistake, they already have one of those.

Ape

#873
February 27, 2010, 05:33:06 AM
The differance between the Swedish and Canadian curling girls is that the Swedish had Hearts on Fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL9mlqbG5CU  :P

Syt

#874
February 27, 2010, 05:52:52 AM
Quote from: Ape on February 27, 2010, 05:33:06 AM
The differance between the Swedish and Canadian curling girls is that the Swedish had Hearts on Fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL9mlqbG5CU  :P

Hammerfall is a girly band, so it's fitting. :P
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Neil

#875
February 27, 2010, 07:29:10 AM
Quote from: Syt on February 27, 2010, 12:32:01 AM
Btw, whatever happened to the old medal tables? Gold = 5 pts, Silver = 3 pts, Bronze = 1 pt?
They wanted to not put such a big emphasis on winning.  Because losers are winners too, and whatnot.
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Maximus

#876
February 27, 2010, 11:21:53 AM
Yea I was looking at the medal distribution earlier in the week. the range of quality vs. quantity varies greatly from one country to the next. Russia seems to have missed on both.

Berkut

#877
February 27, 2010, 11:30:58 AM
Proper weighting:

Gold: 1.5
Silver: 1.3
Bronze: 1.0

Someone do the math.
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Zanza

#878
February 27, 2010, 11:44:23 AM
The only nation where weighing the medals really changes anything (unless you put extreme weight on gold medals) is South Korea as they have virtually no bronze medals, but are pretty good otherwise.

Maladict

#879
February 27, 2010, 11:45:11 AM
Quote from: Berkut on February 27, 2010, 11:30:58 AM
Proper weighting:

Gold: 1.0
Silver: 0.0
Bronze: 0.0

Fixed your post.
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Ed Anger

#880
February 27, 2010, 03:50:32 PM
Watched the taped Canada-Slovakia game. Got my Satan fix.  :)
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Barrister

#881
February 27, 2010, 06:08:08 PM
Whew - made it home in time for the curling gold medal. :Canuck:
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Barrister

#882
February 27, 2010, 06:40:32 PM
Canada's playing a little shakey right now.  Up 1-0 after 3 ends, but they lost hammer, so really Norway has the edge right now.
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Barrister

#883
February 27, 2010, 06:56:46 PM
Couple key mistakes by Norway in the 4th allows Canada to steal one.

2-0.
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Barrister

#884
February 27, 2010, 07:11:46 PM
Norway comes up light on what should have been (for this level) an easy draw to the 8'.  Canada steals another.

3-0 after 5. :Canuck:
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