Anybody Jacked Up for the Winter Olympics games?

[Deberg_1990]

**Edit** Only 2 weeks away!!! 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver! **Edit from 2006**

You can never get enough Luge, Biathlon and Curling coverage. Anyone else excited??

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I doubt anything will ever top that game. The stakes were WAY higher for that game, and the circumstances of basically having a bunch of kids playing against pros made the storyline more compelling than I think we'll ever see again.

Probably will never be topped. Plus, it was the height of the cold war and the USA vs. USSR mentality. just doesn't even exist much anymore.
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[rockymtnchief]

Anyway, it was a damn good game!!!!! The Russians are pissed!!!

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I doubt anything will ever top that game. The stakes were WAY higher for that game, and the circumstances of basically having a bunch of kids playing against pros made the storyline more compelling than I think we'll ever see again.

Nothing. Ever. Not in sports anyway

[Why Not?]

[QUOTE=DaFace;10434419]In theory, it shouldn't be a great game. Slovenia's team has one NHL guy on it to give you the idea.

But you never know. Hockey is definitely a game where bounces can change a game, so we might only win by 5.

Fixed your post. If this is a game past the first period it would be considered a major upset.

[Why Not?]

Shit. I ****ed that up somehow. Still trying to learn how to do things around here. But the point remains.

[GloryDayz]

I late because I didn't want to know the ending because I taped it (Network work today, so why not watch the game during THAT effort!!!), but the DVR taping cut-off (like it was supposed to) 2 minutes into the OT. Ugh!!! By the time I got to the live airing all I saw was the last shot. The one that won it for us, so WOOOOOOT!!!

[CaliforniaChief]

That was awesome. I couldn't do 4:30 AM but set the DVR and started at 5:30, and am I glad I did.

I wonder if Miller starts in goal tomorrow. I was pretty happy with Quick, but you want someone fresh in there for a quick turnaround. Our depth should overwhelm Slovenia, but you never know. I watch Kopitar every game and know what he's capable of. A bye would be nice.

Fun game today. USA baby!!

[Canofbier]

Women's team cross country right now ended up being pretty fun just now; Sweden was down 25 seconds or more going into the last relay, but the last skier was ****ing nails and managed to fight all the way to first at the last second to win the gold. It was exactly the kind of scenario that makes the Olympics great!

[alpha_omega]

Originally Posted by Canofbier

Women's team cross country right now ended up being pretty fun just now; Sweden was down 25 seconds or more going into the last relay, but the last skier was ****ing nails and managed to fight all the way to first at the last second to win the gold. It was exactly the kind of scenario that makes the Olympics great!

Absolutely. The whole family watched the finish. Good times.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Canofbier

Women's team cross country right now ended up being pretty fun just now; Sweden was down 25 seconds or more going into the last relay, but the last skier was ****ing nails and managed to fight all the way to first at the last second to win the gold. It was exactly the kind of scenario that makes the Olympics great!

Just watched this on DVR. That was as much fun as I've ever had watching XC skiing by far.

[GloryDayz]

LOL, Putin's vag is bloody!

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...0287c325&hl=en

Angry Russians level their guns at USA referee

By Greg Heakes (AFP) – 8 hours ago

Sochi — Russia blasted American referee Brad Meier Saturday for disallowing a goal that would have given them a lead late in their Olympic Games hockey clash they eventually lost to the USA in a shootout.

"The referee made a mistake," said Russian coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov following the Russians 3-2 loss to the Americans in a preliminary round contest.

"Of course, it would have been more effective to have a different judge."

T.J. Oshie scored four times in the shootout after a roller-coaster contest in front of a raucous crowd of 11,678 at the Bolshoi Ice Dome.

Russian superstar Alex Ovechkin insisted the goal should have counted and said that USA goaltender Jonathan Quick deserved a penalty for intentionally dislodging it.

"It was definitely a goal. The goalie touched the net so that the net moved," Ovechkin said. "The referee had to see it. He should have given him two minutes."

With the score tied 2-2, the Russians appeared to have scored the go-ahead goal with just under five minutes left in the third on a shot from the point by Fyodor Tyutin.

But Meier and his Swedish counterpart Marcus Vinnerborg disallowed the goal, apparently because the net had come off its base.

Bilyaletdinov said it is disappointing to have a call like this go against them on their home soil in the Winter Olympics.

"If this is a mistake of the referee there are people that will find it. It is very sad the referee didn't count it," he said.

Asked about whether there should be more neutral referees in the tournament, Bilyaletdinov said, "We don't appoint the referees, a board of referees appoints them, so we can only take the situation as a given."

Quick denied moving the net and said one of the Russian players might have done it.

"I didn't even know I did it," Quick said. "I don't know if it happened before the goal went in or after because a guy skated through the crease after the goal and I don't know if he bumped it."

Later, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) backed the officials' decision.

"Upon reviewing the goal, the net had clearly been displaced prior to the puck going into the net," said an IIHF statement.

"The IIHF referee supervisor Konstantin Komissarov confirmed that the ruling made by referees Brad Meier and Markus Vinnerborg was the correct call and that the proper procedure had been followed with regards to the video review."

[WhawhaWhat]

Russian Skier Breaks, Dislocates Spine in Olympic Training

The Winter Olympics are fun and spectacular, but they also feature hundreds of people launching themselves very high in the air or riding down mountains at many, many miles per hour. Injuries — deaths — do happen, including a severe one today.

In a practice run in Sochi, Russian ski cross racer Maria Komissarova broke and dislocated her spine. She was taken to a hospital near Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, where emergency surgery was performed. There has been no word yet on whether or not she will make a full recovery.

Ski cross is an event that was added to the Winter Olympics in 2010, and is considered one of skiing's riskier events. Racers ski downhill while navigating sharp turns, obstacles, and big-air jumps. A spokesperson said that Komissarova fell from the air while exiting a third large jump at the top of the course in Sochi.

Yikes.

[GloucesterChief]

Not sure that goal went in anyway. Looks like it hit the crossbar and deflected out.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

LOL, Putin's vag is bloody!

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp...0287c325&hl=en

Angry Russians level their guns at USA referee

By Greg Heakes (AFP) – 8 hours ago

Sochi — Russia blasted American referee Brad Meier Saturday for disallowing a goal that would have given them a lead late in their Olympic Games hockey clash they eventually lost to the USA in a shootout.

"The referee made a mistake," said Russian coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov following the Russians 3-2 loss to the Americans in a preliminary round contest.

"Of course, it would have been more effective to have a different judge."

T.J. Oshie scored four times in the shootout after a roller-coaster contest in front of a raucous crowd of 11,678 at the Bolshoi Ice Dome.

Russian superstar Alex Ovechkin insisted the goal should have counted and said that USA goaltender Jonathan Quick deserved a penalty for intentionally dislodging it.

"It was definitely a goal. The goalie touched the net so that the net moved," Ovechkin said. "The referee had to see it. He should have given him two minutes."

With the score tied 2-2, the Russians appeared to have scored the go-ahead goal with just under five minutes left in the third on a shot from the point by Fyodor Tyutin.

But Meier and his Swedish counterpart Marcus Vinnerborg disallowed the goal, apparently because the net had come off its base.

Bilyaletdinov said it is disappointing to have a call like this go against them on their home soil in the Winter Olympics.

"If this is a mistake of the referee there are people that will find it. It is very sad the referee didn't count it," he said.

Asked about whether there should be more neutral referees in the tournament, Bilyaletdinov said, "We don't appoint the referees, a board of referees appoints them, so we can only take the situation as a given."

Quick denied moving the net and said one of the Russian players might have done it.

"I didn't even know I did it," Quick said. "I don't know if it happened before the goal went in or after because a guy skated through the crease after the goal and I don't know if he bumped it."

Later, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) backed the officials' decision.

"Upon reviewing the goal, the net had clearly been displaced prior to the puck going into the net," said an IIHF statement.

"The IIHF referee supervisor Konstantin Komissarov confirmed that the ruling made by referees Brad Meier and Markus Vinnerborg was the correct call and that the proper procedure had been followed with regards to the video review."

That's some fine Russian whine right there. It's a stupid rule but a rule nonetheless

[DaFace]

Here's hoping that this game won't be anywhere near as interesting as yesterday's!