2014 Sochi Winter Olympics -- Let's Talking!

[Milky Rose]

With the games underway, Let's discuss the Winter Olympics here. Talk about some of our favorite athletes and teams in the various events, and such.

 

[raden238]

My favorite event is the speed skating. Short track and the team one. I remember the 2010 finals was pretty competitive and exciting. Korea and USA battling it out. Good times. Hopefully we get some more epic moments at this years games. Ice Hockey is pretty cool too.

 

[Milky Rose]

Kind of disappointed that Mirai Nagasu got snubbed by Team USA. But hey...she's still got future opportunities.

That said...I'm keeping my eye out for that one dude representing the Philippines in Figure Skating. He's the only representative of my home country in these Winter Olympics, so I'm curious to see how far he'll get.

 

[Milky Rose]

Forgive the double post, but...

Anybody else watch the Ski Jumping event?

 

[orphen20]

No infamous national anthem from Rocky IV aka the State Anthem of the USSR = not looking forward to all Winter Games. Just kidding. Let's see how this one goes.

 

[Milky Rose]

So far...it's mostly Figure Skating events and Freestyle Skiing. Personally looking forward to Curling and Bobsled (Jamaica, We have a bobsled team!)

 

[orphen20]

Is it me or one of the members of the team figure skating is Junichi Shimura?

 

[Milky Rose]

Which athlete, orphen?

 

[wilcosu35]

it appears we dutch have the 5000 podium entirely to ourselves

 

[JFC]

it appears we dutch have the 5000 podium entirely to ourselves

Considering your county's obsession with speed skating, it's not really that surprising. :thumbs:

 

[orphen20]

Which athlete, orphen?

I saw him on TV though he's not part of the Pairs category. I think he's on second to the right when the judges scored the pair.

 

[Milky Rose]

I don't remember seeing that guy. Closest I could think of is 19-year old Yuzuru Hanyu.

But he looks more like Mitsuzane than Junichi

 

[Milky Rose]

Watched Shaun White crash twice at the halfpipe last night...oof.

I was rooting for him too.

 

[orphen20]

Only 1 got 100 score in Men's Figure Skating.

 

[raden238]

Do any of you guys follow the short track speed staking? Fking Netherlands and Kazakhstan made it into the 5000m relay medal final!! An unlikely up set!! South Korea didn't even make it! They are sucking so much this year. I'm very disappointed the South Korean team this year. They are the heavy favorites, and on the men's side they might walk out empty handed. At least on the women's side they got a bronze. But damn, what a shocker. USA has been disappointing too.

 

[Toku Prime]

Woo Britain wins the womens' skeleton! We am de bestest at sliding down a tube on a tea tray!?! :thumbs:

 

[Milky Rose]

Anybody else gonna, or have already watch(ed) the Jamaican Bobsled team? I'm not sure which channel it's on.

In other news...sad to see Plushenko go. He injured himself during the warm ups in Figure Skating

 

[Toku Prime]

Anybody else gonna, or have already watch(ed) the Jamaican Bobsled team?

For the sheer 'Cool Runnings' nostalgia/novelty, sure will.

 

[Milky Rose]

Finally...The Jamaican Bobsled team showed.

A Shame they were rather slow throughout, their lap times a terrible +3. Also didn't help that they hit the wall midway through.

 

[raden238]

I was cheering for the Jamaican Bobsled team. Sadly they didn't do well at all. They got like 30th or 28th place. Still a good effort from them. Also Yuna Kim didn't win Gold .