Do we have Winter Olympics thread yet?

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It starts in a couple of weeks and I'm currently getting in the mood by watching the men's double luge world cup on Eurosport, surely a sport that the Liberal Democrats would enjoy.

http://www.torino2006.org/ENG/OlympicGames/home/index.html

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 27 January 2006 08:14 (twenty years ago)

The olympics suck. WHo cares how fast people can ski?

― Mr. Latham Green (hanle y 3000), Friday, 27 January 2006 08:36 (twenty years ago)

I started one a few weeks ago, titled torino or something, but no one was interested

― sunny successor (katharine), Friday, 27 January 2006 08:40 (twenty years ago)

They don't suck but they are definately over-hyped. Still, rejoice in the schadenfreude when they hype some athelete before th event and make it seem like they are the best ever and then they totally crap the bed in their event. Like that pole vaulter last summer olympics.

― Mr. Latham Green (hanle y 3000), Friday, 27 January 2006 08:43 (twenty years ago)

"Still, rejoice in the schadenfreude when they hype some athelete before th event and make it seem like they are the best ever and then they totally crap the bed in their event."

This is a particular problem for Britain in the winter games, as every four years we seem to have someone who' s ranked second in the world in some random sport nobody's heard of but who then bottles it on the day and trails in 43rd. Except in the curling, obviously.

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 27 January 2006 08:45 (twenty years ago)

I like dwhen Apollo Creed or whoever that speedskater that looks liek Sean Lennon is totally feel on his ass and slid across the finish line like an idiot last winter games. Ha ha! The schadenfreude was thick that day Hello Sunshine!

― Mr. Latham Green (hanle y 3000), Friday, 27 January 2006 08:52 (twenty years ago)

Was that the time that Aussie guy won gold despite being last for 99% of the race because everyone else crashed into each other on the final bend?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/spl/hi/tv_and_radio/02/sport_personality/img/21/img2.jpg

He couldn't believe his luck, bless him.

http://www.it3.com.au/skate/uploadedimages/steven_bradbury_004.jpg

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 27 January 2006 08:58 (twenty years ago)

Bless him? Now I have to suffer these Winter Olympics advertisements starring him making his way to the head of a supermarket checkout line.

Kids, these Winter Olympics have the debut of Snowboard Cross! If you miss this, you'd better be dead or in jail. And if you're in jail, break out!

Not to mention old favourites like the Skeleton and Ice Hockey fightin'.

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!! (ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!!), Friday, 27 January 2006 09:17 (twenty years ago)

http://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/04/48/2e/94_1_b.JPG

http://www.bobsleigh.ca/french/media/images/aboutBobSke/skeMount2.jpg

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 27 January 2006 10:00 (twenty years ago)

http://www.skitiger.com/fis/SBX_Ben_Jacobellis_David_Speiser_Drew_Neilson_Dieter_Krassnig.jpg

― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Friday, 27 January 2006 10:00 (twenty years ago)

I will enjoy seeing the athletic spandex jiggleybutt antics of the women's skelton competition.

Ha - that auusie guy seems to be thinking " I ca'nt beleive I won! I suck!"

― Mr. Latham Green (hanle y 3000), Friday, 27 January 2006 10:47 (twenty years ago)

three years pass...

Don't really care about the Winter Olympics but the BBC trailer is frigging awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JAqz-Kn2KE

― Bing Crosby, are you listening? (Billy Dods), Monday, 25 January 2010 21:09 (sixteen years ago)

You know, in light of everything recently, I am inevitably reminded of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpfdavUSv5U

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 January 2010 21:54 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAu5h7KPXgY&hd=1

Yu-Na Kim, best female figure skater... of all time. At this short program she would've won the men's event by a large margin. Look at her eyes, her twitches, the explosive emotions. The olympics can be beautiful.

― abcfsk, Wednesday, 27 January 2010 20:39 (sixteen years ago)

I would watch the movie that BBC trailer is based on at least THREE TIMES IN A ROW. WAU

― Reading makes my ovaries hurt (Laurel), Wednesday, 27 January 2010 20:51 (sixteen years ago)

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