Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games!

[ponyo]

The technical score difference was about 5 points.

The final LP difference was also about 5 points. I'm no ice skating expert, but I truly fail to see how the quality of execution from both skaters was roughly equal. I won't say Kim skated flawlessly but it was extremely clean and artistic. OTOH I wouldn't say it was rigged or highly robbery either.

The men's Gold medalist is a bad example because the Silver medalist also had a rough skate. Speaking of which, the Canadian curse is no joke.

The official scoring sheet explains and says it all. With the exact same jumps in the 2013 Worlds and 2014 Olympic programs, Yuna's jumping quality scores goes down from mainly +2s and +3s in the Worlds to +1s and +2s in the Olympics. How does that happen?

http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2013/wc2013_Ladies_FS_Scores.pdf

http://www.isuresults.com/results/owg2014/owg14_Ladies_FS_Scores.pdf

There are many more things I can talk about but Russian score inflation in this Olympics was sickening. While people focus on Sotnikova because of her gold, Julia received even crazier scoring boost. With two falls in the long free program, she scored 135 even with her tiny Jr World jumps. That's like impossible anywhere else but in Russia everything is possible. They really wanted to guarantee Russia at least the bronze medal with Julia in case Sotnikova crumbled in the free skate. Mao with her 8 triples including a triple axel only scored 142 with relatively clean program. They downgraded two of her jumps and called edging but the same should've happened to Sotnikova on her 3lz + 3t. But of course they conveniently missed it. The crazy Russian score inflation started way before even the ladies SP & LP and is really shameful even in crooked "sport" like figure skating.

 

[uclaLabrat]

No doubt, I was praising Benn earlier. Getzlaf and Benn were amazing.

KT

I don't see Crosby play much, and I see a lot of getzlaf, but I really don't understand all the hype for Crosby. There are a few players I'd take over him if I were putting a team together.

 

[lupi]

dutch skating coach going into full retarded ass mode. you have one really good year and want everyone thinking your a giant turd, bravo mate.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Today was a great day. Found out about a gold and silver in skiing today, watched curling at work and we got a gold, then the hockey game which guarantees us at least a silver. They also brought in free pizza. :biggrin:

This pretty much applied to us:

It's funny because I work for a telco, when I read that, I can't help but read it in the automated phone message voice after the 3 beeps.

 

[dr150]

3 goals given up in 5 games... Canada's defense is sick.

"Defense wins championships"

Applies to many sports.

 

[KMFJD]

dutch skating coach going into full retarded ass mode. you have one really good year and want everyone thinking your a giant turd, bravo mate.

lol

 

[Blackjack200]

"Defense wins championships"

Applies to many sports.

Yup, it's always half the equation.

 

[raasco]

It's actually painful to watch this terrible "Prime Time" NBC coverage. They spread things out and take so many breaks that my teeth hurt from commercial rage. Sellout whores.

 

[Sephire]

http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/mikaela-shiffrin-wins-slalom-gold?ocid=yahoo

 

[Meghan54]

Anyone watch the women's 30km cross country skiing? Ludicrous lead by Norway throughout and sweeping all three medals with over a 1 min. margin of victory.

 

[lupi]

russains have tied us in the medal count, looks like this one going to the wire to see who ends on top.

 

[Number1]

russains have tied us in the medal count, looks like this one going to the wire to see who ends on top.

Here is the current score according to the CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/news

1NOR 11 5 9 25
2RUS 10 10 7 27
3CAN 9 10 5 24
4USA 9 7 11 27
5GER 8 5 5 18

 

[Wreckem]

russains have tied us in the medal count, looks like this one going to the wire to see who ends on top.

We should have two more medals(4 man bobsled and bronze in Hockey). If our speed skating team didn't suck it up across the board(1 medal between short track and long track, out of a couple dozen events), we would have dominated the medal count.

 

[Wreckem]

Here is the current score according to the CBC
http://www.cbc.ca/news

1NOR 11 5 9 25
2RUS 10 10 7 27
3CAN 9 10 5 24
4USA 9 7 11 27
5GER 8 5 5 18

Norway should easily win the gold medal count. Its going to be down to Russia and the US for overall medal count. Which if its a tie, Russia wins by virtue of more golds or silvers if the US wins men's bobsled(which is a pretty good chance).

 

[lupi]

given how many sections we've totally sucked in, coming out with the lead would still be pretty good.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Bronze medal hockey game and NBC is showing children's programming. So pathetic.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Kane....... not happy with your performance so far.

 

[gorcorps]

Bronze medal hockey game and NBC is showing children's programming. So pathetic.

it's on NBC sports

 

[Uppsala9496]

You would think a medal game would make over the air instead of cable.

And down 2.

 

[Red Squirrel]

wow those were two quick goals by the fins. I'm at work and totally missed them since I was calling out a tech for a trouble. I got to see the replay though.

Hard to get ahold of people when there's a hockey game lol.

 

[Pneumothorax]

Time to bring back the college 'amateurs' and kick out the nhl players (for all the other teams too) as the us men haven't won a gold since 1980.

 

[KeithTalent]

Ugh, the gold medal game is at 4:00 Am tomorrow morning.

KT

 

[Red Squirrel]

Ugh, the gold medal game is at 4:00 Am tomorrow morning.

KT

Yeah, I'm kinda reluctant to go to church in case someone actually watches it and tells the score. :biggrin:

 

[Wingznut]

Yeah, I'm kinda reluctant to go to church in case someone actually watches it and tells the score. :biggrin:

I'm sure God will forgive a Canadian for missing church to watch the gold medal game.

 

[Wingznut]

3-0... The Americans look like an uninspired bunch the entire game.