MC Prussian Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 Jeez - Hiller just gave me another near-heart attack. Luckily enough, the horn had already gone. So after 40 minutes and two thirds played, still 0-0. Great team effort by the Swiss so far. Now if we just get that one goal. I don't know whether I'd survive another penalty shootout...
hairy Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 played like amaeturs Better than the men throwing the wrong coloured stone to lose the match!
StanSP Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 Better than the men throwing the wrong coloured stone to lose the match! I love how the commentators tried to go along with it as if they knew right from the start he'd done that. And what the hell were the Norwegian's wearing?! Also, anyone see the Canadian ice hockey player whose shot went through the net?!
dandannieldanok Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 Curling on now on BBC2, bad start for the GB men.
MC Prussian Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 If it hadn't been for Zach Parise,... tongue.png Well, just like I said at the beginning of the hockey tournament - we simply didn't have the offensive firepower that other nations do possess.
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 An ASBO for the skip... why, what did she do? She broke her brush and was generally stroppey! Better than the men throwing the wrong coloured stone to lose the match! What, when, which match? Think I'd like to see a clip of this!
StanSP Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 She broke her brush and was generally stroppey!What, when, which match? Think I'd like to see a clip of this! It's on BBC Norway vs England. They were allowed to swap it though straight away with their red stone.
Fox You Forest Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 I'm not sure what's worse playing a shot with the wrong colour stone or the Norwegian's trousers.
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 I'm not sure what's worse playing a shot with the wrong colour stone or the Norwegian's trousers. Lets face it, the people responsbile for booth need to be shot there both that bad.
Fox You Forest Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 The crazy Scottish birds are in the crowd again.
dogadug Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 The GB curling team lose on an extra end, so are eliminated The 1st bobsleigh team crashes out, and the 2nd bobsleigh team does absolutely crap. All hopes of anymore medals are surely gone now.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 25 February 2010 Author Posted 25 February 2010 Womens Aerials second after the first jump go Lydia
Jordan Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 Hockey time... It took the USA a long time to break through, but they did the job against the Swiss. Phew! I'm thrilled that we're in the medal round. Oh, and btw, the sleeping giant has awaken: Canada handed Russia a vicious beating tonight. Seriously, if this were a boxing match, it'd have been a 1st-round TKO. Wow. This one's going to send shockwaves through the Russian hockey world.That was a stunning performance. I'm sure I can add more superlatives, too. Suddenly, nobody is talking about Sunday night's loss to the USA. Finland-Czech Rep. are locked in a scoreless tie after 2 periods... the winner gets the USA in the semis. I'm pulling for Finland because the USA and the Finns have had some big battles in recent years and our boys still have a few scores to settle. Sweden-Slovakia is later, and I think the unfancied Slovaks are better than many people think, and will give the defending champs a scare--I'll see if I can DVR that one and watch it in the morning.
SOCCERROO FOX Posted 25 February 2010 Author Posted 25 February 2010 Womens Aerials second after the first jump go Lydia Brilliant win especially beating the Chinnese after the verbal fighting between the 2 countries in this Sport. Even sweeter the way the chinnese girl fell after replicating the jump Lydia has made famous.
Lillehamring Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 Hope Vålerenga won't moan about Norway's results in the slalom competition today. Silver and Bronze for the Nørge Bøys. definitely not - svindal got his gold earlier, and karlsrud skied so well he desreved nothing less than silver - yes the 1-2 would have been nice but the winner was faultless, so fair play. you could tell it was more than karlsrud had ever dreamed of good performances for bronzes and silvers a plenty - just poor in the skijumping, really. still in with a shout for a curling gold, not sure what else is left now tho. i felt a bit sorry for the swiss in the hockey, wasn't it like 40-14 in shots at one point, brave performance - i guess i fancy a canada vs sweden final there...
MC Prussian Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 i felt a bit sorry for the swiss in the hockey, wasn't it like 40-14 in shots at one point, brave performance - i guess i fancy a canada vs sweden final there... Would've been nice - but Sweden got axed by Slovakia. Surprise of the tournament so far - on par with the USA win against Canada.
Lillehamring Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 Would've been nice - but Sweden got axed by Slovakia. Surprise of the tournament so far - on par with the USA win against Canada. ah well, canada looked awesome against the ruskies - when the crowd get behind cananda - wow! - so i'll support them.
Lillehamring Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 all set for a juicy curling semi final - norway vs switzerland
shen Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 definitely not - svindal got his gold earlier, and karlsrud skied so well he desreved nothing less than silver - yes the 1-2 would have been nice but the winner was faultless, so fair play.you could tell it was more than karlsrud had ever dreamed of You mean Jansrud Would've been nice - but Sweden got axed by Slovakia. Surprise of the tournament so far - on par with the USA win against Canada. Not that surprising again. The Slovaks have a very good team, especially the first chain. Having said that, they will never have played a more fortunate match in their lives. They got trounced, but thanks to good fortune and amazing sharpness they managed to score 4 goals with just 14 shots! Finland beating the Czechs was a big surprise too. It's Canada's for the taking now...
Lillehamring Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 You mean Jansrud ha, dammit - i knew i shouldn't have tried to rely on my memory... karlsrud is a suburb of oslo...oops. i knew i hadn't just made it up anyway, back to the gold medals, another destructive performance in the cross country, marit bjørgen taking her 3rd gold of the games, incredible stuff... but a crap showing in the nordic combined again.
Jordan Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 ha, dammit - i knew i shouldn't have tried to rely on my memory... karlsrud is a suburb of oslo...oops. i knew i hadn't just made it up anyway, back to the gold medals, another destructive performance in the cross country, marit bjørgen taking her 3rd gold of the games, incredible stuff... but a crap showing in the nordic combined again. She was just called the "queen of the Vancouver Olympics" by commentators on NBC here in the U.S., and that tag is most appropriate. If I'm not mistaken, Bjørgen will also race in the 30km, and at this point, who'd bet against her taking another medal? Men's curling semifinals and women's hockey gold medal game starting soon... time to get an early dinner ready and watch. The weather outside here is most appropriate for Winter Games time
Lillehamring Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 She was just called the "queen of the Vancouver Olympics" by commentators on NBC here in the U.S., and that tag is most appropriate. If I'm not mistaken, Bjørgen will also race in the 30km, and at this point, who'd bet against her taking another medal?Men's curling semifinals and women's hockey gold medal game starting soon... time to get an early dinner ready and watch. The weather outside here is most appropriate for Winter Games time she made the last leg of the team event look easy... 3 golds and a bronze, and maybe another as you say in the 30km, very very special.
Jordan Posted 25 February 2010 Posted 25 February 2010 I was following the race at work, and then saw the final few minutes on tape delay at home. IIRC she took the anchor leg with the slightest of leads and then cruised to the finish, giggling, holding a Norwegian flag and then hopping over the finish line... Dominant.
Lillehamring Posted 26 February 2010 Posted 26 February 2010 I was following the race at work, and then saw the final few minutes on tape delay at home. IIRC she took the anchor leg with the slightest of leads and then cruised to the finish, giggling, holding a Norwegian flag and then hopping over the finish line... Dominant. pretty much, the same as northug did to get his gold - the thing with some of the norwegians is when they know they have a chance they give 100%, when they sense it is unlikely the do tend to throw in the towel - but i shouldn't really say that as they have been, generally, phenomenal, and i think along with the swiss have shown some of the bigger countries that you can achieve anything with a bit of talent and a lot of commitment. no, problems with the swiss in the curling in the end, which means at least a gold or a silver.
shen Posted 26 February 2010 Posted 26 February 2010 Men's curling semifinals and women's hockey gold medal game starting soon... time to get an early dinner ready and watch. The weather outside here is most appropriate for Winter Games time That was shockingly bad. Maybe it's because I've been watching a lot of the men's hockey, but the pace and especially the stick-handling ( ) was just so poor. no, problems with the swiss in the curling in the end, which means at least a gold or a silver. The way the Canadians have been playing, it's looking more like silver. They were phenomenal against the Swedes.
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