Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games!

[slightlyhuman]

is it true a skater fell through the ice?

no tv at home, i live in a cave.

nvm, gdi. fake from what i can tell.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Yep, same, unfortunately.

KT

he he he, USA USA

 

[uclaLabrat]

he he he, USA USA

Depends on who shows up..Quick has been solid but certainly not up to his Conn Smythe performance. Canada can score on anyone, but the US front can hang with the best as well. Going to be a nail biter for sure.

 

[sdifox]

Canadians will try anything to score

 

[lupi]

Tavares out for the rest of the series.

 

[KeithTalent]

Tavares out for the rest of the series.

Not surprising, he collapsed like a sack of potatoes.

KT

 

[Red Squirrel]

Collective sigh of relief heard around the country.

That was a crazy game, only saw the end of it, we were all watching it at work and it was stressful. :biggrin:


Looks like we just got a lady's bobsled gold too just now, unless it was a rerun that I saw.

 

[lupi]

not sure of why all the jones hate. judging by times she seemed to do a pretty good job on the push off, after that it's mostly up to the driver.

 

[Michael]

Canadians will try anything to score

Refs will call that as a penalty sometimes. You are required not to touch the goalie, so it is very common that the goalie gets sprayed with snow from players stopping or turning quickly to avoid hitting them. However, if a ref thinks the "snowing" is intentional, then it is an unsporting conduct penalty.

Even if the ref does not call it, in the NHL you have a high chance of being punched in the face by a defenseman for doing that.

Michael

 

[Ns1]

not sure of why all the jones hate. judging by times she seemed to do a pretty good job on the push off, after that it's mostly up to the driver.

I watched her first/2nd run and it most certainly looks like she did all that she could do - that driver was terribad.

 

[Ns1]

Just watched today's races - my god the driver w/ lolo jones is terribad

 

[lupi]

Yep, they were consistenly one of the fastest sleds going down the initial straightaway, then as soon as they started with corners it was a pinball machine.

 

[Blackjack200]

Refs will call that as a penalty sometimes. You are required not to touch the goalie, so it is very common that the goalie gets sprayed with snow from players stopping or turning quickly to avoid hitting them. However, if a ref thinks the "snowing" is intentional, then it is an unsporting conduct penalty.

Even if the ref does not call it, in the NHL you have a high chance of being punched in the face by a defenseman for doing that.

Michael

Look closer, the puck is not covered up yet and Perry's stick is actually lying next to it, as he was trying to poke it free, this is still a live play. Snowing the goalie only gets called if you do it after the goalie has covered up.

 

[destrekor]

Look closer, the puck is not covered up yet and Perry's stick is actually lying next to it, as he was trying to poke it free, this is still a live play. Snowing the goalie only gets called if you do it after the goalie has covered up.

I don't know the rules on that, but how does that even make sense?

Snowing the goalie after the puck has been covered up seems a fruitless effort. Yet, if the puck is live, it has a very good chance of being effective in intentionally blinding the goalie.

You'd think it'd be called a dirty and illegal move (if deemed intentional) only when the puck is still live/loose.

 

[KeithTalent]

1 hour to US vs. Canada! :awe:

KT

 

[dbk]

USA about to go 2 for 2 vs Canada in Hockey.. They can have the womens bobsled gold..

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

lets go USA women! can't wait for this game! hopefully it doesnt disappoint

 

[lupi]

Saying it was a MCL and his nhl season also done.

 

[dennilfloss]

Canada's Jennifer Jones goes undefeated (first curling women's team to achieve this at the Olympics) and gets the gold versus Sweden. She put on a clinic these last few days.

And Katlyn Lawes (Canada's third) is just so pretty and cute!

 

[dennilfloss]

45 minutes until the showdown with those American fiends from the pits of Hell.

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

Saying it was a MCL and his nhl season also done.

holy shiznit, you talking about tavares? thats terrible news for the isles. dangerous game man. I'm still playing it at 33 myself but I constantly ask myself if I should be...

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

And Katlyn Lawes (Canada's third) is just so pretty and cute!

yes

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

holy shiznit, you talking about tavares? thats terrible news for the isles. dangerous game man. I'm still playing it at 33 myself but I constantly ask myself if I should be...

ahh so sad. the NHL's 3rd leading scorer and a really -really- fun guy to watch. supreme talent

 

[dennilfloss]

Let the hate flow. Time to remember this is the team that stomped on our flag on the ground at the last Olympics. :/

Edit:

@RonMacLeanCBC Cammy Granato says on @HunterZThompson show that the flag on the floor didn't happen. Maybe CBC should not use that clip???

 

[Ns1]

Yep, they were consistenly one of the fastest sleds going down the initial straightaway, then as soon as they started with corners it was a pinball machine.

at least LJ had a good spirit about it in the post interview

"hey man it's all good, just look at my first olympics!"

LOL

srsly though, US had that one and lost it.