Vancouver Olympics - Part II - ATTENTION: SPOILERS

[speedracer]

Bummer. I've read mention of this in two different articles about Women's Hockey now; the IOC is considering dropping Women's Hockey from the Winter Games for lack of international competition. Looks like a similar decision to dropping Softball from the Summer Games.

I wonder how ticket sales factor into a decision like that?

I don't know what ticket sales have been like for women's hockey, but the fact that there are only two countries that are any good at it and strong evidence that no others are going to challenge them any time soon is far more important.

 

[MrPryck2U]

US/Canada Gold Medal Hockey Game

Can't wait!

 

[Jive Turkey]

Canada/USA Gold Medal Hockey Game

Can't wait!

fixed

 

[anitram]

2 more golds for Canada! Wooooo!!!

 

[Liesje]

Is anyone watching the Sept. 11 fluff piece on right now? It's actually quite good.

 

[Jive Turkey]

2 more golds for Canada! Wooooo!!!

Apparently we have locked up the top gold spot too! Only Germany can tie us now. A couple more and we'll have the gold medal record

 

[kramwest1]

I don't know what ticket sales have been like for women's hockey, but the fact that there are only two countries that are any good at it and strong evidence that no others are going to challenge them any time soon is far more important.

I mention tickets mainly because if the 2010 Winter Games were held outside of North America would the IOC have dropped Women's Hockey after Torino?
I don't know for certain that it'll be dropped, but it seems more and more likely.

Also, I'm curious about what percentage of revenue the IOC derives from ticket sales.

 

[kramwest1]

Is anyone watching the Sept. 11 fluff piece on right now? It's actually quite good.

It would have been nicer if they had run it commercial free.

Thank you again to Canada for the help on Sept. 11, 2001. I was stuck in Sydney, Australia.

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

Apparently we have locked up the top gold spot too! Only Germany can tie us now. A couple more and we'll have the gold medal record

Yeah, if Martin wins gold for curling and we beat the U.S. in hockey tomorrow, it'll be the most gold medals ever won by a country

 

[Bluer White]

Is anyone watching the Sept. 11 fluff piece on right now? It's actually quite good.

I watched.

Thanks Newfoundland

 

[DRay9911]

mens gold medal curling

after 5 ends

canada 3
norway 0

this is the final curling of the olympics

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

mens gold medal curling

after 5 ends

canada 3
norway 0

this is the final curling of the olympics

Thanks for translating - I have no idea how to make out the score on the CTV channel

 

[DRay9911]

you are welcome

after 6 ends

canada 3
norway 2

 

[VintagePunk]

Y hallo thar John Morris.

Good game. I tried not to get sucked in again after last night, but here I am.

 

[Jive Turkey]

Did you hear the guy in the crowd yell "Take off your shirt!". It got a little giggle out of Vic Rauter lol

 

[VintagePunk]

Ha! Yeah, I could get behind that.

Oh, and can someone please cut Donald Sutherland's hair? Thx.

 

[VintagePunk]

Lol!!

The Norwegian Olympic Curling Team's Pants | Facebook

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

In my opinion, Johnny got straight-out robbed in the men's final. He stepped out of a sit spin and got all sorts of deductions when guys who finished ahead of him were falling out of jumps.

I agree with him that US Figure Skating doesn't like him. Skating judges are mostly old, crotchety frustrated skaters these days and they sure don't want to see a guy in a pink corset or covered in fox fur and feathers. Depending on the demographic of the judging panel at a given competition, I am quite sure he is judged differently from Evan Lysacek in a blue tux or Jeremy Abbott in the eternal puffy shirt and black pants. He doesn't have the difficulty the other men do, but what he does he does beautifully and he doesn't always get rewarded for it.

I agree completely. I was shocked that Patrick Chan finished ahead of Weir. There is still some room for bias in this new scoring system.

 

[Thora]

Y hallo thar John Morris.

Good game. I tried not to get sucked in again after last night, but here I am.

Agreed. Daayyum.

I'm flipping between that & the figure skating exhibition.

 

[Sicy]

Lol!!

The Norwegian Olympic Curling Team's Pants | Facebook

lol I was just wondering why they were wearing pajamas.

 

[VintagePunk]

Agreed. Daayyum.

I'm flipping between that & the figure skating exhibition.

I'm apparently a curling fangirl, now.

lol I was just wondering why they were wearing pajamas.

I know! Over half a million friends!


Okay men, looking good. Don't break my heart the way the women did last night, 'kay?

 

[WildHoneyAlways]

Yay bobsled! I love that Americans have won medals in events they had sucked at for ages.

Oh, and my sister and I had a Be Good Johnny Weir mini-marathon last night. How does Viktor deal with his wife, mother-in-law, and Johnny? lol

 

[VintagePunk]

Yay!!!!!!!!

 

[Jive Turkey]

Weeeeeeee!!!

 

[Thora]

Awesome!

 

[Pearl]

Is anyone watching the skiing and snowboarding on NBC now? The fog is so thick, you could barely see the athletes! They should've postponed this event.

 

[Jive Turkey]

Is anyone watching the skiing and snowboarding on NBC now? The fog is so thick, you could barely see the athletes! They should've postponed this event.

Till when though? Times-a-tickin'

 

[Thora]

Till when though? Times-a-tickin'

You beat me to it!

The games end tomorrow. Wasn't that event postponed a bunch of times already? Either way, I don't see when else they could have done it. As long as the athletes can see and compete well, that's all that matters.

 

[VintagePunk]

Aw, I'm so happy for them!


Thora, if you hurry, you could probably get to the rink door before he leaves.

 

[Pearl]

Point taken...

As for the skating gala, I nearly cried when that Canadian skated for her mother. Even though I didn't understand the lyrics of the song, it was a beautiful performance.