Tosh 0 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 anyone going to any events??got tickets to the Canada usa game weee Link to post Share on other sites
TRB05 1 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Is there going to be enough snow? I heard a while back that there had not been much of a winter up there. Are they making snow, or did some finally accumulate? Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 anyone going to any events??got tickets to the Canada usa game weeego usa Link to post Share on other sites
Tosh 0 Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 Is there going to be enough snow? I heard a while back that there had not been much of a winter up there. Are they making snow, or did some finally accumulate?supposed to RAin hard next few days here but they have been trucking in snow from another mountain far away so should be enoughstrange never seen the montains without snow this time of the year Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Meh.Here in the US they keep using Summer Athletes and Dan Jansen to try and generate interest. I know the real stars don't really emerge until the events are held, but there just doesn't seem to be any buzz around these Games. Strange, since it is in our hemisphere and you'd think proximity would lead to some genuine interest. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Here in the US they keep using Summer Athletes and Dan Jansen to try and generate interest. I'd say Lindsey Vonn is getting the most exposure. Link to post Share on other sites
Untilted 158 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Meh.Here in the US they keep using Summer Athletes and Dan Jansen to try and generate interest. I know the real stars don't really emerge until the events are held, but there just doesn't seem to be any buzz around these Games. Strange, since it is in our hemisphere and you'd think proximity would lead to some genuine interest.The way NBC televises the Olympics, it is so hard getting into it. They shove figure skating down your throat. Show hardly any events live. There is ten times as many profiles and special interest stories as apposed to the actual event. They also put so much empasis on US athletes that you get very little coverage of the action of other athletes. Link to post Share on other sites
bdc30 0 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Georgian luger killed in practice run today after flying out of the track and slamming in to steel post...wtf... Link to post Share on other sites
Piddle Duck 0 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 The way NBC televises the Olympics, it is so hard getting into it. They shove figure skating down your throat. Show hardly any events live. There is ten times as many profiles and special interest stories as apposed to the actual event. They also put so much empasis on US athletes that you get very little coverage of the action of other athletes.I used to think it was only the US that did this but watching the CBC coverage of the Olympics they do mostly the same thing but seem to show more live events.But now with USA, NBC, and MSNBC, you can watch some obscure stuff live if you are around. Link to post Share on other sites
outsider13 0 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Georgian luger killed in practice run today after flying out of the track and slamming in to steel post...wtf...Just saw the video of this. wow.(no, I'm not posting the video. Seems a bit wrong) Link to post Share on other sites
bdc30 0 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 haven't seen the vid yet but the pics are pretty disturbing on their own... Link to post Share on other sites
outsider13 0 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 haven't seen the vid yet but the pics are pretty disturbing on their own... agreed Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Just saw the video of this. wow.(no, I'm not posting the video. Seems a bit wrong)You probably couldn't post it anyway as they seem to be getting it taken down almost as fast as other people are putting it up.Is that set up normal for luge? It doesn't really make sense to me to have a bunch of steel posts along a stretch of the track with a low lip. Like, what happened to him didn't seem like a freak accident. Link to post Share on other sites
bdc30 0 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 they're getting pulled off youtube and the 3rd party sites by the IOC claiming copyright but the "official" olympic broadcasters still have it uphttp://www.ctv.ca had it as recently as 15mins ago Link to post Share on other sites
CaneBrain 95 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Why does Sean White look like an ugly red-headed girl? Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralGeeWhiz 0 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Why does Sean White look like an ugly red-headed girl?he is just ugly, period. I saw the video of the death. it was horrible, scary and horrific. Link to post Share on other sites
CaneBrain 95 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 MECHANICAL FAILURE!!!!oh, canada..... Link to post Share on other sites
Tosh 0 Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 yea that sucked but they got it working was unreal to see wayne gretzky drive by downtown everyone so excited good night Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Is that set up normal for luge? It doesn't really make sense to me to have a bunch of steel posts along a stretch of the track with a low lip. Like, what happened to him didn't seem like a freak accident.Horrible setup. Horrible course. Events on it should be cancelled. I know it sounds like I'm overreacting but the video they showed on NBC was sad and ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites
Pot Odds RAC 23 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Horrible setup. Horrible course. Events on it should be cancelled. I know it sounds like I'm overreacting but the video they showed on NBC was sad and ridiculous.They've concluded that it was "Human Error" and don't plan any changes. In fact, they've increased the schedule to make up for time lost.Nice.The Human Error is the Human Retard (sorry Sarah) who put an unpadded steel pole where someone going 90 MPH could crash into it. Link to post Share on other sites
HollywoodAFD 0 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites
bdc30 0 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 any chance of the sledders having enough balls to boycott? I wouldn't be going down that hill after seeing that. Link to post Share on other sites
grocery_mony 8 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Damn protesters are breaking windows in a protest in the city right now. These ****ing scumbags need to get roughed up and chased out of town. What exactly are you you trying to accomplish at this point???? Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 Damn protesters are breaking windows in a protest in the city right now. These ****ing scumbags need to get roughed up and chased out of town. What exactly are you you trying to accomplish at this point????What are they protesting? Link to post Share on other sites
grocery_mony 8 Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 What are they protesting?Spending money to host the Olympics instead of giving money to the homeless and people who dont want to work seems to be the most prevailant attitude of the protsters. Link to post Share on other sites
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