rosalie52 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Here's my Semen (Pavlichenko) again! I love Semen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckamo Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I love that she struck a victory pose when they announced she had won. I ALMOST felt bad for the American Hannah Kearney because she had to stand there and pretend to be happy about her bronze with two Canadians going ballistic next to her...but hey, Jenn Heil had to go through the same thing 4 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 congrats to the team medal! Surprised how well some of the lesser known skaters did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllEyezOnMe Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Other then hockey every other sport in the Olympics is pretty much boring as hell. I can bet half of you can't name atleast 3 athletes from each sport in the Olympics. Half the people here don't know anything about the "Olympians" that actually win gold or whatever but we congratulate them like we've known them for decades and finally get to see them succeed lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jaimito Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Other then hockey every other sport in the Olympics is pretty much boring as hell. I can bet half of you can't name atleast 3 athelets from each sport in the Olympics. Half the people here don't know anything about the "Olympians" that actually win gold or whatever but we congratulate them like we've known them for decades and finally get to see them succeed lol. think you are just telling us your ignorance outside of hockey. keep that to yourself. granted this is a hockey forum, and perhaps it's true many don't. but after 2010 in Vancouver, many of the athletes became household names. As for boring or not, that's totally subjective. Ladies hockey is boring to me. There are only 2 teams contending. I rather watch ladies moguls, figure skating, mens' slopestyle etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckamo Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 think you are just telling us your ignorance outside of hockey. keep that to yourself. granted this is a hockey forum, and perhaps it's true many don't. but after 2010 in Vancouver, many of the athletes became household names. As for boring or not, that's totally subjective. Ladies hockey is boring to me. There are only 2 teams contending. I rather watch ladies moguls, figure skating, mens' slopestyle etc. This is how new fans are created too. I didn't give two poops about hockey before I watched the women play in 2002, then I was hooked on the sport and started watching the NHL. I don't see anything wrong with cheering for Canada's athletes, whether you are a new fan or have been following the sport for decades. I'm sure the majority of athletes would feel the same way. The Olympics are a great way to expose their sport to new fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Other then hockey every other sport in the Olympics is pretty much boring as hell. I can bet half of you can't name atleast 3 athletes from each sport in the Olympics. Half the people here don't know anything about the "Olympians" that actually win gold or whatever but we congratulate them like we've known them for decades and finally get to see them succeed lol. We don't have to "know" them to celebrate their victories. To cheer them on and feel their accomplishments and their failures. We can identify with them as human beings...when Joannie Rochette lost her Mother mine had also recently passed. I cried tears with/for her. I admired her strength and poise in carrying on.; I learn about the athletes during the Olympics...love that they profile them in order for us to do so. Your opinion of boring is pretty short sighted because there's some really great stuff happening. Sure, not all of it is for everyone, but that's a blanket statement that lets me think you don't bother...give it a shot, I'll bet you'll sign on like the rest of us. I also can't name 3 cooks at the Keg but that doesn't stop me from going there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 We don't have to "know" them to celebrate their victories. To cheer them on and feel their accomplishments and their failures. We can identify with them as human beings...when Joannie Rochette lost her Mother mine had also recently passed. I cried tears with/for her. I admired her strength and poise in carrying on.; I learn about the athletes during the Olympics...love that they profile them in order for us to do so. Your opinion of boring is pretty short sighted because there's some really great stuff happening. Sure, not all of it is for everyone, but that's a blanket statement that lets me think you don't bother...give it a shot, I'll bet you'll sign on like the rest of us. I also can't name 3 cooks at the Keg but that doesn't stop me from going there. Because everyone knew the name of the dude that won the Skeleton event in van in 2010 right? Or Biledeau who won gold on the first day? Some people can't be happy I swear I actually watched the skating event with my daughters early morning. they LOVED it. I don't know any of them, didn't stop me from cheering. Canada is competing. Celebrate your countrymen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Other then hockey every other sport in the Olympics is pretty much boring as hell. I can bet half of you can't name atleast 3 athletes from each sport in the Olympics. Half the people here don't know anything about the "Olympians" that actually win gold or whatever but we congratulate them like we've known them for decades and finally get to see them succeed lol. I'd bet that very few people from any country can name three people from every event in the Olympics. When there are four years between the competitions that get national coverage, it's a virtual certainty that many of the athletes are going to be relative unknowns. Olympic success is how these people become household names. Four years ago, most of us didn't know who Marie Philip Poulin was, (except Hockeyville of course) but two goals in the Finals made her the biggest star on team Canada, outshining players like Wick, Hefford and Oulette. ...and how could anyone call those snowboard events "boring"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wedge-tailed Eagle Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Because everyone knew the name of the dude that won the Skeleton event in van in 2010 right? Or Biledeau who won gold on the first day? Some people can't be happy I swear I actually watched the skating event with my daughters early morning. they LOVED it. I don't know any of them, didn't stop me from cheering. Canada is competing. Celebrate your countrymen Biledeau didn't win on the first day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Biledeau didn't win on the first day Moguls was day 1 in Van wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Moguls was day 1 in Van wasn't it? ladies mogul is on day1, just like this yr. Jenn Heil was expected to the be the first gold, but she won silver. Alex BILODEAU won the first gold on home soil. He is number 1 still and is the favorite to win tomorrow. recall how the country's media was quite negative after 2 days, since there were so few medals and no gold by that time. After Alex won gold, it changed everything. the gold racked up to an all time record by the last day, with men hockey gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 ladies mogul is on day1, just like this yr. Jenn Heil was expected to the be the first gold, but she won silver. Alex BILODEAU won the first gold on home soil. He is number 1 still and is the favorite to win tomorrow. recall how the country's media was quite negative after 2 days, since there were so few medals and no gold by that time. After Alex won gold, it changed everything. the gold racked up to an all time record by the last day, with men hockey gold. I thought it was ceremonies, day 1 events mens moguls and he won. My mistake. Regardless, premise is the same. Nobody knows who these guys and gals are. But it is even more fun that way to celebrate their achievements because they could be your neighbor and not some highly paid athlete. I've 3 locals in this years olympics and we here in the valley couldn't be prouder win or lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I thought it was ceremonies, day 1 events mens moguls and he won. My mistake. Regardless, premise is the same. Nobody knows who these guys and gals are. But it is even more fun that way to celebrate their achievements because they could be your neighbor and not some highly paid athlete. I've 3 locals in this years olympics and we here in the valley couldn't be prouder win or lose Yeah, great story on Kevin Reynolds from Coquitlum, who trains at 8 rinks in Burnaby. He landed 3 quads in one skate today. Spencer OBrien is from Vancouver. Too bad she didnt medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memememe76 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Plenty of Canadians know figure skaters like Patrick Chan, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. Plenty of Canadians know the curlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimito Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Russia medalist got too excited and unzipped too much They should have gave her the silver instead of bronze. When Graf's time flashed on the scoreboard — 4 minutes, 3.47 seconds was a personal best — the crowd at Adler Arena erupted in cheers. She whooped it up on her warm-down lap, then unzipped her skin-tight suit right down to the belly button. She was wearing nothing underneath. "I totally forgot," Graf said sheepishly through a translator. "We have very good suits and they are very tight. ... You just want to breathe and you want to take off your suit." When she realized her faux pas, Graf quickly zipped the suit back up with a mortified smile. "Only afterward," she said, "did I realize that maybe this video will appear on YouTube. But I don't think it will be so bad." - See more at: http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/olga-grafs-surprising-bronze-gives-russia-its-first-medal-games?ctx=att-olympic-news-desk#sthash.aT1HAOPi.dpuf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 NHL players & staff are arriving in Newark & Atlanta today for 4 charter flights leaving for Sochi 2014 at 3:30pm ET. The flight takes about 12 hours + the 9 hour time zone change. Let us all pray that they arrive safely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Pavel Datsyuk, who earned his 800th NHL point last night (6th most all-time among Russians), and the league's leading goal scorer Alex Ovechkin board their flight for Sochi 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Pavel Datsyuk will be re-evaluated when he arrives in Russia and could miss the Sochi 2014 Olympics due to a groin injury. The Russians have told Alex Burmistrov to keep practicing in case they need a sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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