Olympics....watching?

[Marshall & Moonshine]

Is that possible?

Now that I think about it…
Not really.

 

[pnuggett]

Watch: Chinese communist workers drag journalist away on live TV at Beijing Winter Olympics

There have been concerns about international journalists being intimidated in Beijing.It just took one day for those concerns to come realised.

www.wionews.com

 

[Marshall & Moonshine]

All the snow was MADE in China by machines!!! It's supposed to be much different than natural snow. Higher speeds and more dangerous. I'll prolly watch curling and I don't know why.

Probably gives you cancer too.

 

[Marshall & Moonshine]

Dude sticks the landing. I could watch that slo-mo replay all day long.

I’d call that “the landing sticking the dude.”

 

[PeteK]

I’m boycotting until they make it more gay.

I mean they are trying pretty fucking hard

 

[DavGrape]

 

[Marshall & Moonshine]

I mean they are trying pretty fucking hard
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You’d think he’d do something about that farmers tan before wearing a glitter tank top in front of a failure skating audience.
That was auto correct and I’m leaving it. Haha.

 

[slug_maine]

 

[JTM45]

I hope that fucker washed his thumb

 

[Tone deaf]

In the '80s we were pretty good at hockey. Several of my closest friends were drafted by the pros and a couple of them had successful pro careers. At some point in high school, our coach made us all take figure skating to improve our footwork and such (we were all soccer players to begin with. So, we had pretty good footwork). Well, we did it and it was helpful for edge work more so than foot work.

There were more gay jokes made during those few months than the rest of my life, combined.

 

[SteveGangi]

Once a big deal and everyone watched.....anymore it just sucks. I would watch a figure skating event where the Tiger King fights Carol Baskin to the death ......sort of a modern day Tanya/Nancy! If that aint happening, I will spend hours just looking at the olympic white strat posted earlier!
Anyone who watches “Curling” fuck em... suck a bag of dicks.

Cross-threads points for Stevo!!!!! Curling... you did not right? Say it aint so!

I would watch full contact curling, where they are attacking each other with the irons. My money would be on Carol Fuckin Baskin.

 

[SteveC]

Watched a little Biathlon today.... Bizarre sport. It's the only Olympic Sport in which the USA has never medaled.

You'd think we crush it on the shooting part. But, no.

 

[GrandJunction]

A high-five to the hundreds of athletes who have worked hard all of their lives to compete in the Olympics. Thier years of training, combined with thier God-given talents, should be respected and applauded by all.

Other comments on the games, being refrained . . . .

 

[bluesoul]

Watched a little Biathlon today.... Bizarre sport. It's the only Olympic Sport in which the USA has never medaled.

You'd think we crush it on the shooting part. But, no.

How in the fuck is it possible not to get a gold? If only Texas Rangers could ski!

 

[PeteK]

How in the fuck is it possible not to get a gold? If only Texas Rangers could ski!

Because like I said earlier, the winter games were created to give the cold countries a chance at winning medals. We aren't gonna out ski countries where the snow never melts

 

[bluesoul]

Because like I said earlier, the winter games were created to give the cold countries a chance at winning medals. We aren't gonna out ski countries where the snow never melts

You are correct! The skiing events are pretty spectacular! What really sucks.... you can be an amazing skier ... best in the world and not many will remember your name a few years later. Same is true with water skiing and wakeboarding.... swimming, bob sled... and so many others. Some of these folks are super athletes...best in the whole f-ing world .... but if you cant dunk a basketball!
We could maybe scrap synchronized swimming yes?
And then there is Curling (wink wink)... well it is like bowling I guess.... you hold a beer in one hand and still get the task done!
What if the Big Lebowski had a Curling theme rather than bowling .... so much to ponder!

 

[PeteK]

You are correct! The skiing events are pretty spectacular! What really sucks.... you can be an amazing skier ... best in the world and not many will remember your name a few years later. Same is true with water skiing and wakeboarding.... swimming, bob sled... and so many others. Some of these folks are super athletes...best in the whole f-ing world .... but if you cant dunk a basketball!
We could maybe scrap synchronized swimming yes?
And then there is Curling (wink wink)... well it is like bowling I guess.... you hold a beer in one hand and still get the task done!
What if the Big Lebowski had a Curling theme rather than bowling .... so much to ponder!

I think curling is a bit more high energy than bowling. I can't picture The Dude or Donny or Walter furiously sweeping the ice

 

[bluesoul]

I think curling is a bit more high energy than bowling. I can't picture The Dude or Donny or Walter furiously sweeping the ice

What I see is the “Purple Jesus” on ice and Walter telling Donny to shut the fuck up. The Dude is Ice fishing and sipping a white Russian! Works for me!

 

[sonar1]

“Hey man! I’ve got a beverage here!”

 

[disaffected]

Love the Olys. Love biathalon, moguls, alpine, nordic on and on. A great chance to see sports that you never see by athletes that work their butts off to be best. Great stuff.

I love it for the sports and the athletes and not for the politics and the IOC