Sochi Olympics Discussion Thread
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Shani who? He is he most recognizable of our long distance skaters but none of them have won a medal and this is two distances by our best. They are blaming it on the suits. The suits hadn't been tested indoors. Give me a break. If someone knows how the skating suit can lead to the temporary demise of an entire long distance skating program, let me know the theory. It is a curiosity as the world's best doesn't suddenly skate like he has kryptonite in his suit.
They took Shani off suicide watch and interviewed him. He said that the suit couldn't make a 1/2 sec difference and although he didn't say it outright, very clearly blamed himself.
This is one of the disciplines I have looked forward to because of Shani. Wow!
They took Shani off suicide watch and interviewed him. He said that the suit couldn't make a 1/2 sec difference and although he didn't say it outright, very clearly blamed himself.
This is one of the disciplines I have looked forward to because of Shani. Wow!
Can we have some version of the Olympics yearly? There is something about the atmosphere that makes it more "noble" than other events. To a certain extent, I can drop national pride and look at the stories within the stories. For instance, Victor Ahn (sp?) can't get on the South Korean short skating team so he gets Russian citizenship and wins a gold. He even changed his first name to fit in better in Russia. That's a hearty FU isn't it? 
I hope I didn't screw up the story but a South Korean (our traditional ally) moving to Russia (our traditional enemy) truly transcends this nationalistic and even political BS to a certain extent. I throw in "to a certain extent" as my nationalism will always lend a little more volume to my screaming at the tv.
Hey, the Philippines has its first Winter Olympics competitor!! Yowza.
I hope I didn't screw up the story but a South Korean (our traditional ally) moving to Russia (our traditional enemy) truly transcends this nationalistic and even political BS to a certain extent. I throw in "to a certain extent" as my nationalism will always lend a little more volume to my screaming at the tv.Hey, the Philippines has its first Winter Olympics competitor!! Yowza.
There were vents on the back of the suits that were supposed to provide a way for heat to escape from the suits. A number of the skaters complained that what they did was fill with air, acting as a drag and slowing them down. There was more to the report, but unfortunately I fell asleep.
Much more painful. The reporter just kept hammering away at Bode, asking him over and over if he was feeling his brother's presence, how he thought his brother would feel, if he (Bode) was communicating with his brother before the race when he looked skyward, etc. Bode slowly but inexorably lost his composure completely, walked a few steps away from the interviewer and crumbled to his knees, head down, obviously totally distraught.
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I thought the interview of Bode was great. Other famous interviews like the one with Rose were a blindside and had nothing to do with the event he was attending. This interview of Bode put words to what the normally taciturn Bode was thinking and I will bet money there was a part of him that was relieved that people knew what this race meant to him. A man cries in public. Is that so awful? The interview helped me understand Bode's Olympic experience.
We will have to agree to totally disagree on this part. Once Bode was unable to speak and close to collapse, the reporter should have stepped away. She didn't and IMHO she crossed a very big line. It wasn't about Bode crying. It was about how he was reduced to tears of sorrow when he had just won an Olympic medal. Cooper pushed and pushed and pushed until she got him to break down. That's deplorable.
I knew you would disagree and I don't understand when you will admit that you are wrong. That's a joke in case anyone got confused. These are opinions. It's a difficult situation and whether it went across a border or not is our difference. Anyway, I read these notes prior to sticking my nose in and and didn't realize he had won a medal. That made a huge difference as far as I'm concerned. I originally thought he was being attacked after losing. Somehow the fact he medaled took most of the sting out of it for me considering he had screwed up in his first race. People cry for a variety of reasons when they win. We just never know why.
I don't even think it is on the Grey/Rose scale and I could look at it in two ways. Grey/Rose was a tasteless ambush question while Bode's questions were at least related to the emotion of the moment. From the VF21 side, Rose could fight back if he wished. I think the difference in views of VF21 and I may be connected to the idea that Bode was defenseless and I don't think he was at all. He eventually walked away and did what a lot of winners do. He was crying. He could have walked away at anytime yet in my view seemed willing to stand there and dig into the emotions of the moment. The fact I played the questioner role on a daily basis effects my view, to be sure. I'd love to hear what he though of it in retrospect. I don't have to ask Pete Rose what he thought. Grrrr!!
That's a joke in case anyone got confused. These are opinions. It's a difficult situation and whether it went across a border or not is our difference. Anyway, I read these notes prior to sticking my nose in and and didn't realize he had won a medal. That made a huge difference as far as I'm concerned. I originally thought he was being attacked after losing. Somehow the fact he medaled took most of the sting out of it for me considering he had screwed up in his first race. People cry for a variety of reasons when they win. We just never know why.I don't even think it is on the Grey/Rose scale and I could look at it in two ways. Grey/Rose was a tasteless ambush question while Bode's questions were at least related to the emotion of the moment. From the VF21 side, Rose could fight back if he wished. I think the difference in views of VF21 and I may be connected to the idea that Bode was defenseless and I don't think he was at all. He eventually walked away and did what a lot of winners do. He was crying. He could have walked away at anytime yet in my view seemed willing to stand there and dig into the emotions of the moment. The fact I played the questioner role on a daily basis effects my view, to be sure. I'd love to hear what he though of it in retrospect. I don't have to ask Pete Rose what he thought. Grrrr!!
We have a pretty rich history in long track skating. Who knows what went wrong this year. As fun as it would be to blame under armour I doubt that is the case.
Curling, well we've always pretty much sucked. One thing I noticed is our teams seem quite a bit older, especially on the female side where many teams are dominated by 20 somethings (very attractive 20 somethings, I might add). But why are our guys (and gals) shot %s in the 30s and 40s when others are 80+? We're like the Jamaican Bobsled team of curling except way less cool.
Curling, well we've always pretty much sucked. One thing I noticed is our teams seem quite a bit older, especially on the female side where many teams are dominated by 20 somethings (very attractive 20 somethings, I might add). But why are our guys (and gals) shot %s in the 30s and 40s when others are 80+? We're like the Jamaican Bobsled team of curling except way less cool.