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2010 Winter Olympics
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Weik
Warlord
Sports Illustrated have predicted all the events:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/olympics/wires/01/31/2090.ap.oly.medal.projections/index.html
Some comments about cross-country skiing. It would surprise me very much if Kowalczyk wins the 10K race. Bjørgen and Kalla are the favourites and the third medal should go to Steira, Roponen or Khazova. In the sprint event I would rank Falk and Saarinen above Prochazkova. Medvedeva only finished 6th in the pursuit event in Russia where most of the top names were not competing, so I don't think she will finish top 3 in that event. In the team sprint they are also overestimating Russia. Kuitunen has not showed any results this season but in a classical 30 km race she could of course win, but I think Kowalczyk is a more likely winner. In the men's events Hellner and Heikkinen are better freestyle skiers than Bauer, so I think it's unlikely that he wins the 15K. In the sprint Jönsson is the favourite and Dahl didn't even qualify for the Norwegian team. Rønning, Northug or Kriukov should take the third medal. In the 50 km I believe Angerer and Vylegzhanin will compete mainly with Northug, Bauer and Jauhojärvi.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/olympics/wires/01/31/2090.ap.oly.medal.projections/index.html
Some comments about cross-country skiing. It would surprise me very much if Kowalczyk wins the 10K race. Bjørgen and Kalla are the favourites and the third medal should go to Steira, Roponen or Khazova. In the sprint event I would rank Falk and Saarinen above Prochazkova. Medvedeva only finished 6th in the pursuit event in Russia where most of the top names were not competing, so I don't think she will finish top 3 in that event. In the team sprint they are also overestimating Russia. Kuitunen has not showed any results this season but in a classical 30 km race she could of course win, but I think Kowalczyk is a more likely winner. In the men's events Hellner and Heikkinen are better freestyle skiers than Bauer, so I think it's unlikely that he wins the 15K. In the sprint Jönsson is the favourite and Dahl didn't even qualify for the Norwegian team. Rønning, Northug or Kriukov should take the third medal. In the 50 km I believe Angerer and Vylegzhanin will compete mainly with Northug, Bauer and Jauhojärvi.
azzaman333
meh
Winter sports suck because they're all in the cold or on something cold or cold in some way, and the cold sucks.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
The coverage in Canada is a bit better, but they do very similar things: Focus on Canadian athletes, which is annoying.. and I say that as a Canadian. If I'm watching an event I want to see the WHOLE THING, not just Canadians.
Sure, I understand the need to focus on Canada.. cause I live in Canada after all. But when I lived in Germany and watched the olympics there, and they showed an event, they showed everything. It was great. I admit that I might be misremembering a bit, or maybe I"m thinking of Poland or something, but I remember coming to Canada, watching the olympics, and being annoyed that they'd show a Canadian in an event and then cut to some ******** "Hi, I'm a speed skater, check out my life story" BS.
azzaman333
meh
It's worse when they try and focus on Australians...
warpus
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Last summer olympics you were able to get some sort of an "olympics superpack", which covered a LOT more than just the stuff you'd see on CBC, TSN, NBC, etc. (which is where I usually get my olympics coverage from)
I watch a LOT of olympics, so I might be tempted to get something like that, if it's cheap enough.. I mean.. I'm going to be watching a LOT of olympics, this stuff is gonna look amazing in 1080p HD! Might just be worth it, but then.. I would not have a life until this thing is over.
I watch a LOT of olympics, so I might be tempted to get something like that, if it's cheap enough.. I mean.. I'm going to be watching a LOT of olympics, this stuff is gonna look amazing in 1080p HD! Might just be worth it, but then.. I would not have a life until this thing is over.
It's sad, but pretty much every country is doing that...Switzerland sure is. And then you switch to a german channel and they bring you endless torture of biathlon
warpus
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Biathlon shouldn't even be an event. Who came up with that crap?
pacesplace
Prince
This. Though I don't totally understand it, it's the only winter sport I ever watch.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
I saw something like this being advertised on the CTV website (the station in canada that's going to be covering the olympics).. but.. I wanna see everything in hd on my big tv
kaos429
Hunting Wabbits
I concur. Donald Sutherland can keep his creepy smile.
I'll watch hockey, although I do not like Canada's chances. I'm hopful, just not confident. The rest is background noise while screw around on my computer.
Go Canada Go!
On the topic of national coverage of their perspective athetes, yes it is annoying but it only makes sense, especially for us this time around. The pressure is huge on our guys/gals, and it's only natural they'll go over the top. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see full coverage of an event, but it just isn't going to happen unless you can get into some sort of PPV type deal. I can't see myself buying into that though. I'll take SportsCenter for most of the games anyways.
Nice to see some curling love in the thread as well. Great game. And often misunderstood.
warpus
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I just found out that Poland has one of the world's best female cross-country skii chicks, as well as one of the world's best ski jumping dudes (Adam Malysz), and some decent biathletes (*puke*), so I finally have somebody non-Canadian to cheer for.
Speaking of biathletes, does that term correctly describe persons who participate in the biathlon, or is that term reserved for bisexual athletes?
Speaking of biathletes, does that term correctly describe persons who participate in the biathlon, or is that term reserved for bisexual athletes?
Weik
Warlord
37 year old Georgio di Centa won his first world cup yesterday in Canmore. The entire Italian team performed better than expected. Luckily the Italian Olympic Committee has decided to fine any athlete caught doping with 100000€.
Eh! O Canada go!
We make awful cheers.
We make awful cheers.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Cheer fail
Fetus4188
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warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
To be fair that's something Pepsi came up with; and it hasn't caught on at all. I haven't met one person who likes that cheer.
