Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics thread

#277
#277
The women's team appears to my inexpert eye to be more unlucky than anything. But the men are 0-4 because Shuster keeps gagging. It's not just the four failures on the last rock -- he's having consistent trouble making any of his shots.

Since the whole team is Shuster's team, I doubt there's any mechanism for demoting him, but there needs to be.
 
#278
#278
yea, had a chance for 4 this afternoon on one shot and he ended up with 1. then he threw his blocker way too heavy, opening up a lane for the other team to breeze right through knocking his stone outta there.
 
#279
#279
Apparently Vonn wiped out in the Slalom part of the women's super combined. She was in first after the downhill portion.
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#280
#280
julia mancuso wins silver again.

julie_mancuso_lange_girl.jpg
 
#284
#284
Every Olympics, I about decide that I've got the curling strategy pretty much figured out about the end of the tournament, and then it's over and I don't see it again for four years. And then I have to start all over.

In the very first end of the very first telecast the other day, the color guy said something like, "If you can't throw a draw to the four-foot circle pretty much any time you need to, then you can't win." And neither US team has a skip who can do that.
 
#285
#285
Vercingetorix said:
Every Olympics, I about decide that I've got the curling strategy pretty much figured out about the end of the tournament, and then it's over and I don't see it again for four years. And then I have to start all over.

In the very first end of the very first telecast the other day, the color guy said something like, "If you can't throw a draw to the four-foot circle pretty much any time you need to, then you can't win." And neither US team has a skip who can do that.
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Since Americans don't curl, I have to assume those are paid olympics vacation contest winners.
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#286
#286
BigPapaVol said:
Since Americans don't curl, I have to assume those are paid olympics vacation contest winners.
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I have decided to use the skating rink in town to begin my mission of leading USA curling to glory. I'm shooting for a "Kelly's Heroes" kind of dynamic.
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#287
#287
That's what I've been wondering. How many people actually curl in the US? What are the odds of making the team. Maybe I should begin my training.
 
#288
#288
There's a curling club in Knoxville where supposedly anybody can go try it out. They curl at the Ice Chalet. Some of you guys who live in town ought to give it a shot.

Great Smoky Mountains Curling Club

EDIT: Hey, look at this!

***FREE OPEN HOUSES***
To celebrate the Olympics, we are hosting 3 open houses February 14, 21 and 28
8:15 - 10:30 pm
Where: Ice Chalet, Knoxville
Who: Anyone that wants to try curling!
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#289
#289
TooLegit2Quit said:
That's what I've been wondering. How many people actually curl in the US? What are the odds of making the team. Maybe I should begin my training.
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they said earlier appx 15,000. Which statistically gived me a better chance of making the team than any other event.
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#290
#290
I imagine I'd attend and instantly hurt feelings with my insane skills.

Shout out to Denmark's team, their uniforms stomp all over the US's.
 
#299
#299
Men's figure skating or women's ice hockey....great choices.

Too bad they aren't on the same ice at the same time.
 
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