Winter olympics (1 Viewer)

wingy · Jan 28, 2014

Well we're on the verge of this amazing spectacle .

Who else Is looking forward to the nightly extraviganza that Is Curling.:claping hands::facepalm:

CJ_covblaze · Feb 5, 2014

wingy said:
Well we're on the verge of this amazing spectacle .

Who else Is looking forward to the nightly extraviganza that Is Curling.:claping hands::facepalm:

Love the Winter Olympics more than any other multi sport event. Curling though is just sweeping and ironing isn't it?

SkyBlueHomer · Feb 5, 2014

Hopefully as the BBC has the coverage they will do it justice.

Be watching most of it especially skiing, bobsleigh. Cant be done with skating though
The tivo box is going to get very full, very quick I think

Covstu · Feb 5, 2014

i want to jump down a hill on a baking tray!! Sounds like a great sport!!

SkyBlueHomer · Feb 5, 2014

Covstu said:
i want to jump down a hill on a baking tray!! Sounds like a great sport!!

You will love ski jumping then, take a look at this crash back in early January, Thomas Morgenstern. He is traveling to Sochi for winter olympics.
This was ski flying where the run is longer than standard ski jumping .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Lhw55dAvg

ajsccfc · Feb 5, 2014

Looking forward to the hockey, the climax of the tournament in Vancouver last time was magic. The games are going to be overshadowed by reports about how shit Russia is though.

Otis · Feb 5, 2014

CJ_covblaze said:
Love the Winter Olympics more than any other multi sport event. Curling though is just sweeping and ironing isn't it?

Hopefully they will have Boxing on Ice and Stalactite Stabbing and Blind Slalom. I also think people should only be allowed to enter the Bobsleigh if their name is actually Bob.

Do all that and I'll watch.

CJ_covblaze · Feb 5, 2014

ajsccfc said:
Looking forward to the hockey, the climax of the tournament in Vancouver last time was magic. The games are going to be overshadowed by reports about how shit Russia is though.

Had tickets for the Gold Medal game but couldn't make it in the end. Was gutted. One of the faces of Canada and world sport scoring in OT was a perfect ending. Oh well. Will just have to wait till we sign Sidney and we can then see him every week!

ajsccfc · Feb 5, 2014

That reminds me, is the bar at Skydome named Crosby's just a coincidence or a reference to him?

Otis · Feb 6, 2014

No, the owner was a big fan of the Bill Cosby show, but the signwriter he employed was a little inattentive to detail.

ajsccfc · Feb 6, 2014

That would explain all the jazz and jumpers there.

Otis · Feb 6, 2014

ajsccfc said:
That would explain all the jazz and jumpers there.

Do most people who play jazz wear jumpers then?

Can't say I have noticed too much.

CJ_covblaze · Feb 6, 2014

ajsccfc said:
That reminds me, is the bar at Skydome named Crosby's just a coincidence or a reference to him?

Yeah and I bet he doesn't have a clue either!

Otis · Feb 7, 2014

How arrogant can you get!!

I would most certainly know if a bar was named after me.

Tosser.

Tad · Feb 13, 2014

Enjoyed the snowboarding, luge, skiing, moguls and the ice hockey so far. The ice hockey has been great, nhl, khl players etc all playing nationally. Some really high tempo games too.

Bit annoyed by the bbc. Seem to be ignoring the hockey in favour of anything else really. They had three channels of curling yesterday and 2 of which were the same game. Meanwhile, Czech Republic vs Sweden was on. A game featuring a lot of star ice hockey players in a game that was bound to be good.

1nilandwe... · Feb 17, 2014

I'll have nobody dissing the curling. Especially the women's curling.

Houchens Head · Feb 17, 2014

My missus is a curling champion. She can curl her lips in anger with the best of 'em! (And she curls her hair. Does this count?

CJ_covblaze · Feb 17, 2014

Otis said:
How arrogant can you get!!

I would most certainly know if a bar was named after me.

Tosser.

Tbf I don't know who you are away from this board (you might be Bobby Charlton for all I know) but it's understandable that one of the biggest names and most recognisable faces in world sport doesn't know about a pokey little bar in Coventry. Bet Becks, Bolt and Vettel don't sit there discussing who out of the Railway, Wallace and Aardvark serve the best pint!

mark82 · Feb 18, 2014

CJ_covblaze said:
Tbf I don't know who you are away from this board (you might be Bobby Charlton for all I know) but it's understandable that one of the biggest names and most recognisable faces in world sport doesn't know about a pokey little bar in Coventry. Bet Becks, Bolt and Vettel don't sit there discussing who out of the Railway, Wallace and Aardvark serve the best pint!

I sense Otis may have been employing sarcasm.

Macca · Feb 19, 2014

I ve tried but it's bored the arse off me

stupot07 · Feb 19, 2014

Doesn't help the coverage has been pretty poor, when we had the Olympic here it was on around 15 channels rather than just bbc2 and the red button. I've watched the odd thing but it's not really captivated me.

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Nick · Feb 19, 2014

Loving the curling

Houchens Head · Feb 20, 2014

Nick said:
Loving the curling

I watched the curling this afternoon but then I got asked to leave the ladies hairdressers!

Covstu · Feb 20, 2014

just cannot get interested in the WO at all!!!

Otis · Feb 20, 2014

Macca said:
I ve tried but it's bored the arse off me

What, sarcasm or the Olympics?

mark82 · Feb 20, 2014

I prefer some of the sports in the Winter Olympics to the summer ones. Is the problem that we are not very good at most the sports (apart from tea tray sliding and ice sweeping)?

Otis · Feb 20, 2014

mark82 said:
I prefer some of the sports in the Winter Olympics to the summer ones. Is the problem that we are not very good at most the sports (apart from tea tray sliding and ice sweeping)?

You forgot 'Writing our names in the snow.' We'd get the gold for that.

mark82 · Feb 20, 2014

Otis said:
You forgot 'Writing our names in the snow.' We'd get the gold for that.

Can't help thinking they should include that.

ajsccfc · Feb 20, 2014

The problem is that we don't really have enough of a consistent summer or winter to compete (we need to go to ice rinks and snow slopes to practice, Swedes just have to go to the nearest hill. Probably)

An Autumn Olympics, we'd rule the roost at that. Guaranteed golds in Queueing In Drizzle Without Complaining, and Keeping An Umbrella The Right Way In Brisk Wind.

Otis · Feb 21, 2014

ajsccfc said:
The problem is that we don't really have enough of a consistent summer or winter to compete (we need to go to ice rinks and snow slopes to practice, Swedes just have to go to the nearest hill. Probably)

An Autumn Olympics, we'd rule the roost at that. Guaranteed golds in Queueing In Drizzle Without Complaining, and Keeping An Umbrella The Right Way In Brisk Wind.

We don't have enough ice rinks and snow/ski slopes. We do have lots of muddy fields though.

With Sixfields in mind, maybe we could go for Bog Snorkelling.

italiahorse · Feb 22, 2014

Watched the girls bronze medal match and thought it was brilliant. Very emotional.
You need to sit down and just absorb it if you have 3 hours to spare in the day like I have at the moment.

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