stilty Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Well, I was not paying much attention about the Olympics, but now I'm getting excited. The torch is coming to town! It will be running past my Dad's place, and I'm going to take my kids to see it this afternoon. My daughter is very excited! And also, my brother found out he will get to escort the torch to the cauldon lighting on Friday. He'll be in "Red Serge". If anyone is curious, there is a live feed as the torch makes it way into Vancouver. http://www.ctvolympics.ca/torch/follow-torch/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Hockey tournament will be interesting. Canada and Russia are the favorites, but I think Finland, Sweden, Czech Rep. and USA will all have a chance. You never know about these short tournaments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 crosscountry skiing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelizer Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Really looking forward to the Olympics.. Especially the hockey tournament.. My aim is to head over to Vancouver on a business trip on the 24th. I truly hope I am able to reschedule som things in my calender, because my Canadian business partners has sourced a couple VIP box seats for the hockey gold game on the 28th! Btw, any BC members up for a quick GTG during that period? I might be able to squeeze in a beer or two along with some eye candy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Huge fan of the Olympics. The two sports I will follow most closely are Hockey and Speed Skating (esp. Womens). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 I'm looking forward to the Norwegian Drive-By. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Mike Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Hockey, Snowboarding and Curling. Yes I said curling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Canada...All the way! We need our first Gold on home soil! Should be a good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 No... the hockey final is going to be a rematch of 2006 Olympics: Sweden - Finland. All Scandinavian one again. Canada and USA can play for the bronze. Russian team has too many big egos... Ovechkin is bigger than the team... anything can happen (at least I hope so). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paneristi_man Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Go the Aussies! We've got one of your ex-canadians skiing for us (flame on) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Go the Aussies! We've got one of your ex-canadians skiing for us (flame on) And an ex Russian skating for us. But what about the snow? the last i heard it was raining over there. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 There's NOTHING like going to the Olympics...if anyone ever has the chance to do so, don't miss it... I spent 2 days in Lake Placid in 1980 and it was a lifetime memory...I played hockey in college...My left wing lived in Lake Placid...As a resident, he had a special pass that allowed us to drive into the village - which was not open to anyone but local residents...Everyone else was bused in...A couple of us piled in a car and went - armed with limited cash and no tix...we were able to score hockey tix - seeing Canada play Russia and USA play W. Germany...we had an absolute blast... R- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 You know, I was 8 years old but I remember 1980 Lake Placid and the "Miracle on Ice". It was a worldwide sensation. Soviet Union team was "unbeatable". It was even bigger thing because it happened in the middle of "Cold War"... total embarrassment for the Soviets for sure. Still... I think they could have won 999 games out of 1000... but they completely under estimated the passion of this US team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paneristi_man Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Ok here's from the 2002 Olympics.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Where is HikeUSA? I will also tune in to see: Sexiest Girls In the Winter Olympics. http://hubpages.com/hub/Sexiest-Girls-in-Winter-Olympics-Worlds-Best-Sexy-Female-Athletes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 "honey...let's watch the figure skating tonight"... "but you don't like figure skating"... "yes, i know, dear...but you do"... "how nice of you...i love you"... "love you, too"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted February 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Well, we saw the torch today! I don't know if it is just me, but I now feel the town is buzzing now that it made it to Vancouver. More of the bigger formal ceremonies are tomorrow, but it sure was exciting to see it today. There were thousands and thousands of people cheering and lining the streets, and waving Canadian flags. Made me very proud. The one thing I don't get is why was Arnold Swartzenager invited to carry the torch? One of his election platforms was how evil Vancouver was for having a film industry. WTF? He isn't even Canadian, and only 1/2 American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 No... the hockey final is going to be a rematch of 2006 Olympics: Sweden - Finland. All Scandinavian one again. Canada and USA can play for the bronze. Russian team has too many big egos... Ovechkin is bigger than the team... anything can happen (at least I hope so). I was simply referring to Canada in general...not Hockey specifically...but we'll see about the Hockey game Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eton Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 "honey...let's watch the figure skating tonight"... "but you don't like figure skating"... "yes, i know, dear...but you do"... "how nice of you...i love you"... "love you, too"... So true!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Lets not forget that the Russians are coming too......lets hope they are clean....if not the medals will be awarded later by WADA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mactower Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Smoking hot! Who is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Tanith Belbin- Pair Figure Skater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff g Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 I live in an Winter Olympic city. Lucky me. I can tell you that the experience is unequaled. If you love winter sports, I guess. I love winter... and sports. So for me it's all good. Now if it could just quit raining in Whistler we could run a few events. Go USA...for that matter...go Everybody!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 What a tragic start to the Olympics.. man they need to rethink the luge track.. I would rather see technical skill than a crash course for speed.. they talked about padding the pillars.. no amount of padding is going to stop bodies from breaking in half at those speeds.. 12 crashes today in practice runs alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheaton26 Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 What a tragic start to the Olympics.. man they need to rethink the luge track.. I would rather see technical skill than a crash course for speed.. they talked about padding the pillars.. no amount of padding is going to stop bodies from breaking in half at those speeds.. 12 crashes today in practice runs alone. very sad. a simple solution would be to extend the height of each side by a few feet. that way in the event of an accident, at least the athletes will not fly off the track! i mean, who designs these [censored] things? i feel so bad for the poor kids family. rip nodar kumaritashvili. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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