Torino Winter Olympics 2006

[redcharlie]

17 days and 15 disciplines of limb shattering madness on ice is about to commence with the opening ceremony at 6pm BBC2 tonight.

I'll be taking a special interest in the greatest of single competitor sports, The Luge.

Let battle commence.

 

[Nick 0208 Ldn]

I'll be taking a special interest in the greatest of single competitor sports, The Luge.

Apparently us Brits stand quite a good chance of winning a medal maybe two in that, at least based upon the pre Olympics form.

Must be quite a something though, doing that.

I'll be keeping tabs on the Bobsleigh and Ski Jumping in particular myself.

And i imagine that the Curling will have increased attention this time around too.

I'm looking forward to it.

 

[Kristjan]

the ice hockey is where the action will be, let the battle commence indeed

 

[very Ruud]

feck Sweden !!!!




Go Finland !!!

 

[atomic keane]

Speed Skating is what it's all about.

 

[Giggsy PO]

Speed Skating is what it's all about.

Everybody knows it´s all about ice hockey. And the question is: who will be in the final with Canada ?

 

[Slabber]

The Opening Ceremony was excruciating.

Like Eurovision on ice.

 

[dc_red]

The Opening Ceremony was excruciating.

Like Eurovision on ice.

And it's still on here becasue NBC refuses to show anything live unless it's in Prime Time. So for the next 2 weeks we get to hear about what has happened online and then get to watch it that night and pretend to be interested.

Horseshit!

BTW - you Brits are coming out now

 

[wizardgiggs]

some of the outfits are quite fashion...i like the canadian one!

 

[wancolos]

Looks like Bjørndalen is grabbing the silver today.

 

[ruuds left boot]

Everybody knows it´s all about ice hockey. And the question is: who will be in the final with Canada ?

Hopefully no one will be in the final with Canada

A Russia v Sweden or Finland would be my pref

Let the big red machine roll on

 

[ruuds left boot]

The Ice hockey is indeed what it's all about.

I have taken week commencing 20 Jan off work so I can watch as musch as poss of the Ice Hockey

btw - Ice Dance is this :

a) a sport

b) cnuts twatting about on the ice in frocks


Guess where my vote goes

 

[redcharlie]

I haven't seen any luge yet?

I've decided that the luge is probably my best chance of getting a knighthood and will be spending some time over the next couple of years, at the first sign of frost, on the slopes of Forest Hill with my trusty beer tray to guide me along.

 

[nealn]

If you mess up in Ice Dance you're left with "ice in your knickers and failure in your soul" according to an article in The Times yesterday... I liked that quote.

 

[wancolos]

Medal list after Day 1 and 4/84 events:

Tyskland 2 0 0
USA 1 0 0
Canada 1 0 0
Norge 0 2 2
Østerrike 0 1 0
Nederland 0 1 0
Italia 0 0 1
Frankrike 0 0 1

 

[Grinner]

Cross Country is the best to watch.

Having competed myself, I know what physical hell it really is.

 

[wancolos]

Speedskating is the thing.

Do you remember that Australian guy from the last olympics? He who won the whole thing cause everybody else crashed into eachother, not only in the final, but also in the semis AND the quarter finals. That was hilarious.

 

[Jacqueline_S]

hurray
Women's hockey
Canada 16-0 Italy

 

[Jacqueline_S]

Everybody knows it´s all about ice hockey. And the question is: who will be in the final with Canada ?

the yanks?

 

[very Ruud]

No Finland.

 

[AhmedDimwitson]

2 finns and 3 yanks to the final in half pipe.

 

[wancolos]

After 5/84 events:

Germany 8 0 0
USA 1 0 0
Canada 1 0 0
Estonia 1 0 0
Norway 0 8 8
Austria 0 1 0
Holland 0 1 0
Czech Republic 0 1 0
Russia 0 0 1
Italy 0 0 1
France 0 0 1

 

[Giggsy PO]

the yanks?

Slovakia

 

[very Ruud]

2 finns and 3 yanks to the final in half pipe.

How typical that Manninen didnt take a medal yestoday...


Tallus had also a great chance...

 

[ruuds left boot]

15 feb 2006 - 21:00 Latvia v USA


come on Latvia

 

[very Ruud]

Are you from latvia ?

 

[ruuds left boot]

No I just don't want the yanks to do well

I woukld want any of the following to win in no particular order:

Russia
Sweden
Finland
Czech Republic


oh or even Slovakia

 

[AhmedDimwitson]

How typical that Manninen didnt take a medal yestoday...


Tallus had also a great chance...

Yeah, not suprised about that though, he usually does this. One has to feel sorry for the kid though as he doesn't have the nerves to deliver when it matters.

Was surpised that the halfpipe went so bad today, only a bronze. The yank who won was in a class of his own, but silver and bronze should have been ours. Another interesting fact was that it was Koski, the weakest of the three IMO, who took the medal. Looking forward to the skijump today, a triple is not unrealistic

Mens downhill was quite good today as well, unexpected winner. Sad that Aamodt didnt take a medal though, would have been his 20th.

 

[Jacqueline_S]

Michelle kwan can't compete due to injuries

 

[Richter]

Bring on the hockey feck everything else. And feck off Näslund.

 

[Jacqueline_S]

No I just don't want the yanks to do well

hehe...

 

[Giggsy PO]

Michelle kwan can't compete due to injuries

So no competition for Slucka

 

[very Ruud]

Bring on the hockey feck everything else. And feck off Näslund.

When will we know if Foppa comes ?


Even if he comes he will be crap...

 

[ruuds left boot]

Who says hockey is rough

Who says Ice Hockey is a rough n tough sport ?

http://66.232.97.101/boomerang.wmv

Oops wrong link - try this one :

http://66.232.97.101/hockey_fight.wmv

 

[very Ruud]

Pure class.


I would want that boomerang to try it out.

 

[Richter]

When will we know if Foppa comes ?


Even if he comes he will be crap...

Foppa is coming.

 

[very Ruud]

Foppa is coming.

Has that been anounced today?


Just dont expect him to play well.

 

[very Ruud]

Who says Ice Hockey is a rough n tough sport ?

http://66.232.97.101/boomerang.wmv

Oops wrong link - try this one :

http://66.232.97.101/hockey_fight.wmv

The boomerang link was much better.

 

[AhmedDimwitson]

Bring on the hockey feck everything else. And feck off Näslund.

Quite true.

Always nice to get medals though. We will have 2 after today, how many does Sweden have?

 

[very Ruud]

Looking good for Ahonen and Hautamäki.


Here we go...