XX Olympic Winter Games - Page 11

scaeagles · 02-13-2006, 08:26 AM

I watched some this a.m. whiling exercising. Some of the US curler chicks are hot!

Gemini Cricket · 02-13-2006, 08:46 AM

I'm thinking curling has nothing to do with hair...

Cadaverous Pallor · 02-13-2006, 11:43 AM

FYI, we missed watching Shaun White's medal winning run, and I found it on youtube.com only hours after it had aired. I'll bet you can find nearly any video you want on there.

Not Afraid · 02-14-2006, 12:35 AM

OUCH!

Ghoulish Delight · 02-14-2006, 09:23 AM

Seriously. Ouch was definitely the word of the day with 2 falls in women's skiing, an American knocked unconcsious in a luge crash, and of course figure skating. Ouch.

Was it just me, or did the look on Tatiana Totmianina's face when they announced Xiang and Xiang's score say, "Damnit, no one's going to talk about our gold, all anyone's going to talk about is that bitch falling and winning silver. Bitch."

I think the women's snowboard judging gives way too much weight to "amplitude". The winning runs were certainly huge, but that's all they were. One of the medal runs had one 720, a 900 with no grab, an invert 540, and a that's it. Meanwhile, Hight, the 16 year old, did two 720s, a 540, and a 900 with a grab, all clean, and she ended up 5th, simply because she didn't go as big. Bleh. On the other hand, Kelly Clark's run was out of this world. She probably shouldn't have gone for that 900 at the bottom, but I'm glad she did, even though she didn't land it.

Mousey Girl · 02-14-2006, 11:30 AM

I think part of her look was her reliving the parts of her own fall that she can remember.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-14-2006, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Mousey Girl

I think part of her look was her reliving the parts of her own fall that she can remember.

I like my version better.

Not Afraid · 02-14-2006, 11:42 AM

Pairs skating is so dangerous. I've seen some really bad falls and they make me cringe every time I witness a lift or a throw.

I'm really sorry the Chinese couple didn't complete a quad in performance. I'd love to have seen that. But, her fall looked nasty! I can't believe they were able to complete their program and do it so beautifully.

I loved the piece they did about the Chinese coach. Going to your first Olympics without a coach never having been outside your country before, learning how to skate from pictures, being laughed at, coming in dead last........I think the definition of determiniation added a new example.

It was fun watching the half-pipe, but I know NOTHING about the sport. I felt like I was watching foreign television.

And the look on Cheek's face when he saw his first time was priceless!

Ghoulish Delight · 02-14-2006, 11:44 AM

Oh yeah, Cheek. That was awesome.

Not Afraid · 02-14-2006, 02:55 PM

Dick Button seems to pick one or two moves to be obsessed about and they usually involve the ass. He's an ass man all the way.

Sandra us a choreographer and I like her attention to the choreography elements. She's a much better commentator, IMHO. My favorite it Scott Hamilton. His enthusiasm is infectious and I really like his commentary. I know he was diagnosed with a brain tumor recently but I'm not sure if that it the reason he is not around. Or, maybe I just don't watch enough TV.

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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	FYI, we missed watching Shaun White's medal winning run, and I found it on youtube.com only hours after it had aired. I'll bet you can find nearly any video you want on there. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Seriously. Ouch was definitely the word of the day with 2 falls in women's skiing, an American knocked unconcsious in a luge crash, and of course figure skating. Ouch. Was it just me, or did the look on Tatiana Totmianina's face when they announced Xiang and Xiang's score say, "Damnit, no one's going to talk about our gold, all anyone's going to talk about is that bitch falling and winning silver. Bitch." I think the women's snowboard judging gives way too much weight to "amplitude". The winning runs were certainly huge, but that's all they were. One of the medal runs had one 720, a 900 with no grab, an invert 540, and a that's it. Meanwhile, Hight, the 16 year old, did two 720s, a 540, and a 900 with a grab, all clean, and she ended up 5th, simply because she didn't go as big. Bleh. On the other hand, Kelly Clark's run was out of this world. She probably shouldn't have gone for that 900 at the bottom, but I'm glad she did, even though she didn't land it. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Mousey Girl Just Me Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In The Flagon With The Dragon Posts: 2,437	I think part of her look was her reliving the parts of her own fall that she can remember.
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Pairs skating is so dangerous. I've seen some really bad falls and they make me cringe every time I witness a lift or a throw. I'm really sorry the Chinese couple didn't complete a quad in performance. I'd love to have seen that. But, her fall looked nasty! I can't believe they were able to complete their program and do it so beautifully. I loved the piece they did about the Chinese coach. Going to your first Olympics without a coach never having been outside your country before, learning how to skate from pictures, being laughed at, coming in dead last........I think the definition of determiniation added a new example. It was fun watching the half-pipe, but I know NOTHING about the sport. I felt like I was watching foreign television. And the look on Cheek's face when he saw his first time was priceless!
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Oh yeah, Cheek. That was awesome. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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02-14-2006, 02:55 PM	#10
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Dick Button seems to pick one or two moves to be obsessed about and they usually involve the ass. He's an ass man all the way. Sandra us a choreographer and I like her attention to the choreography elements. She's a much better commentator, IMHO. My favorite it Scott Hamilton. His enthusiasm is infectious and I really like his commentary. I know he was diagnosed with a brain tumor recently but I'm not sure if that it the reason he is not around. Or, maybe I just don't watch enough TV.
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