***Winter Olympics Thread***
 

As I live in Vancouver...and we are hosting the world..let me say good luck to all the American athletes....I'll be cheering for Americans' Vonn and that red-headed snowboard dude...but Hockey...gotta be Canada. Enjoy!

Agree with you on the Canada Hockey!

I hope Canada vs Russia happens... :drool:

WILL THE KYRGYZ CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE BIATHLON IS THE IMPORTANT QUESTION.

The Winter Olympics kick some serious ass. I'll be glues to the set for ALL the skiing.

Love the WO but they always seem to ruin it with too much ice skating coverage. Last olympics they even wasted time showing practice skates.

Idiots.

My wife will be enthralled by every single minute of this crap, so it means I can play my video games in peace. :thumb:

already one fatality. (link has video)

http://deadspin.com/5470705/fatal-lu...rs-opening-day

Nodar Kumaritashvili, a 21-year-old Georgian luger, died from head injuries suffered in a brutal crash in training today.

The CBC are the first to report that Kumaritashvili passed away, after a crash that looked unsurvivable. Going more than 90 mph toward the end of a training run this morning, he was launched from the track and slammed his head into a metal pole.

He was given mouth-to-mouth and chest compressions on the scene, to no avail. The track was closed and training canceled for the day. It remains to be seen how this will be handled at tonight's opening ceremonies.

The WO suck other than downhill skiing and speed skating.

Yeah, ice skating drives me nuts.

I'll resemble ChiTown's avatar while watching the hockey.
My pals and I already had our Olympics hockey pool. 9 rounds, I don't think I'll do so well - I have 3 Americans.

My money's on Sweden!

At least some of the women are hot.

Perhaps there should not be HUMONGOUS metal poles so close to a luge track. :shrug:

They'll need a lot less clothing to gain my interest.:evil: