"The bronze medallist couldn't actually be here but..."
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 10 February 2018 20:36 (six years ago) link
Egg on my Bond-fan face, it was of course For Your Eyes Only that featured the undercover biathlete henchman Erich Kriegler
http://www.007museum.com/Eric_Kriegler.jpg
― abcfsk, Saturday, 10 February 2018 20:40 (six years ago) link
i could get with curling more if there wasn’t so much shouting
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 February 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link
^^^ I was watching this with the sound muted last night because the amount of shouting from the Canadian mixed doubles team was stressing me out
― soref, Saturday, 10 February 2018 21:10 (six years ago) link
The yelling is what makes it fun!
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Saturday, 10 February 2018 21:34 (six years ago) link
it is very similar to lawn bowls & i am kind of into that aspect
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 February 2018 21:38 (six years ago) link
plus all the competitors look like league ten-pin bowlers 😂
I had it on at about 4am because I couldn't sleep and I was kind of groggy and this guy was sweeping so frantically it was like I was having an anxiety dream where I was forced to play a sport with incomprehensible rules while someone bellows at me
― soref, Saturday, 10 February 2018 21:45 (six years ago) link
lol
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 February 2018 21:50 (six years ago) link
the whole sport seems like an snl sketch with the brooms & shit but it is kinda engaging once u lock in
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 February 2018 21:51 (six years ago) link
The long distance short track speed skating looks deceptively easy, like they are strolling. And the way they stick their legs out at the end is comical.
The 3 hours of snowboard qualifications this morning was a treat, despite British results.
― koogs, Saturday, 10 February 2018 21:54 (six years ago) link
watching snowboarding now sweet moves bros 🤙🏻
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 February 2018 22:19 (six years ago) link
1620’s make me feel so oldwhat a world we live in
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 February 2018 22:24 (six years ago) link
Was watching the semis of the men’s 1500m short track. I like how the judges can just keep adding people to the final after they get clattered. The final today is going to have 9 skaters.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 10 February 2018 22:48 (six years ago) link
short track is so nuts
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 February 2018 23:03 (six years ago) link
Going to watch some of the team figure skating stuff later while listening to this, as it's also happening right now:
http://kzsu.stanford.edu/dayofnoise/
So my artistic conclusions might not be that of the judges.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 10 February 2018 23:33 (six years ago) link
nice
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 February 2018 23:43 (six years ago) link
i am still in my pyjamas :Dfirst day of winter lympics is like christmas
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 February 2018 23:44 (six years ago) link
Rightly!
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 11 February 2018 00:24 (six years ago) link
about to watch something involving a chap called Max Parrot
― imago, Sunday, 11 February 2018 00:58 (six years ago) link
pronounced pa-roe
~canada~
chap called Carlos Garcia Knight just crushed his first run
as tt just said to me, some of these people have had to grow into their names by becoming snowboarders
― imago, Sunday, 11 February 2018 01:18 (six years ago) link
Just watching Skiathlon makes all of my muscles hurt, god these women are machines <3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 02:02 (six years ago) link
Max Parrot cruelly denied and the Yank* takes it, who knew
*just kidding y'all I love you really
― imago, Sunday, 11 February 2018 02:34 (six years ago) link
Max Parrot’s qualifying performance was so good, he is so precise
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 02:37 (six years ago) link
We stayed up to see Medvedeva's record short program score! Spectacular stuff. tt was raving about the Israeli competitor but we hadn't yet adjusted to just how good they are nowadays
― imago, Sunday, 11 February 2018 04:09 (six years ago) link
re snowstyle: Red Gerard looks like a blond version of the paperboy from Better Off Dead “GIMME MY TWO DOLLARS”god that last round was brutal, the snow looked like concrete on those jumps, so many dudes ate it!!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 05:33 (six years ago) link
Lovely night in the team figure skating for sure. Favorite performance probably the Italian pairs, that was damn fun.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 11 February 2018 05:43 (six years ago) link
Bradie Tennell had some bonkers spin moves going on
― Moodles, Sunday, 11 February 2018 06:20 (six years ago) link
Bradie is a lovely skater but she looks like she’s kept underground, she’s so alarmingly pale lol
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 06:27 (six years ago) link
Medvedeva’s short program was breathtaking, just beautiful
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 06:34 (six years ago) link
oh god i just caught the Italian pairsthey KILLED incredible
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 07:12 (six years ago) link
Gah, spoilers. I guess this is inevitable given that it's going out at 2am here. At least "the yank takes it" doesn't specify which yank... 8)
The American snowboard gear is full on NASA, space helmets and all. And I can't tell if the Canadian kit is actually knitted or just a print that looks like stitches.
The place gets only 9cm of real snow per year so it's all artificial. Which makes it very consistent but also hard.
― koogs, Sunday, 11 February 2018 07:42 (six years ago) link
(ah, there was only 1 American qualifier from yesterday)
― koogs, Sunday, 11 February 2018 12:49 (six years ago) link
Question. I don't have cable or any subscription service that will show the olympics. Should I pay $25 for Sling TV or etc so I can binge? Are there any promos that I can later cancel?
I really get into Olympics but haven't had cable for 20 years and therefore nada.
― Conic section rebellion 44 (in orbit), Sunday, 11 February 2018 14:22 (six years ago) link
Not sure about promos, but Sling has been working well so far.
― byton frylock (alomar lines), Sunday, 11 February 2018 14:29 (six years ago) link
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― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 February 2018 15:11 (six years ago) link
OK NBC announcer guy, if an athlete has suffered a catastrophic injury, then they should not be competing in the Olympics again less than a year later. If in fact the injury or injuries could be accurately described as catastrophic, then said athlete would be in the Paralympics, where he or she could compete with other victims of actually catastrophic injuries.
"Multiple severe injuries" would be a better use of language that suits what you are attempting to describe. Also, fire the infobox text writer who keeps making pronoun errors.
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 11 February 2018 15:16 (six years ago) link
I was just wastching women’s hockey, and the Russian team is being referred to as “Olympic Competitors fromRussia” (or something to that effect). No flag either - just Olympic Rings.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 11 February 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
NYT as always with the most quidditious angleshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/fashion/winter-olympic-uniform-russians.html
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 11 February 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
So strange. I knew about the doping, but had no idea about the “independent particants” thing.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 11 February 2018 16:59 (six years ago) link
who is the announcer on the men's 5000m speed skating replay?
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 11 February 2018 17:58 (six years ago) link
YouTube TV is free for a week. Been using that since yesterday. It’s good you can record unlimited amount of content.
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Sunday, 11 February 2018 18:10 (six years ago) link
i can’t watch much speed skating, the sounds their skates make on the ice makes my skin crawlmen’s biathlon was bananas - the heavy favorites ended up finishing 8th and 31st. The czech silver medallist had only podiumed once ~5 years~ ago. Bonkers.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 19:45 (six years ago) link
Skiathlon was NUTS, like the best Tour De France stage you can imagine Krueger, 7th seed, crashed at the beginning and went to the very back — makes up all his lost time & goes on to win by 11 seconds. Norway with gold silver bronze - the favorite finished in 10th.I need a lie down!!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
That was awesome
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Sunday, 11 February 2018 20:41 (six years ago) link
the wind has really shaken up the playing field for these events, def makes for good tv!!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 21:02 (six years ago) link
The luge is decided on hatefully narrow margins. Rare bullshit Winter Olympic event imo
― imago, Monday, 12 February 2018 00:08 (six years ago) link
I mean it's visually exciting and there's a non-zero chance of death* I guess
*this probably makes it worse rather than better?
― imago, Monday, 12 February 2018 00:16 (six years ago) link
i dont get luge & i don’t like it
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 February 2018 00:18 (six years ago) link
revive.
i want one of those chairs with skis.
the VI downhill (various flavours) seemed to be a single run, no qualifications, no best of three, just one run. uk did quite well out of favourites falling over, but still, seems a bit brutal that 4 years of training comes down to that.
snowboard cross course looks fun. much more compact than the other olympics.
― koogs, Monday, 12 March 2018 13:42 (six years ago) link
watching blind people ski at like 80mph is giving me crazy anxiety
― I’m 16 and a member of UKIP’s youth wing, young independence (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 12 March 2018 13:48 (six years ago) link
I have no idea how they do the slalom.
Wheelchair curling is kind of dull without the launching and the sweeping.
Robot legged snowboarders look post-human.
― koogs, Tuesday, 13 March 2018 19:44 (six years ago) link
Wow at Iranian snowboarder pretty much climbing down the banked slalom. Currently taken 5 minutes more than the leader's time for a one minute course.
― koogs, Friday, 16 March 2018 16:01 (six years ago) link
They all look a bit trepidatious about it despite it being based on the snowboard cross course (I think it's been recut a bit and the flags moved to be a bit tighter)
― koogs, Friday, 16 March 2018 16:02 (six years ago) link
7 paralympic medals for the UK, all down to 2 blind girls
― koogs, Sunday, 18 March 2018 18:08 (six years ago) link
Is there really no olympics thread, or does it just have an unsearchable title?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 15 February 2022 15:39 (two years ago) link
prob not, been a weird olympics!
― Spottie, Tuesday, 15 February 2022 15:47 (two years ago) link
there's some chatter in the most generic winter olympics thread. but not much
― koogs, Tuesday, 15 February 2022 15:53 (two years ago) link
this one Winter Olympics: Search and Destroy
― koogs, Tuesday, 15 February 2022 15:56 (two years ago) link