So who is excited for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Its being held in Vancouver, Canada!
I'm excited if it means Chicago's 2016 bid is weakened due to geographic proximity.
I guess all they'll compete in is hockey, and call the games over when those events are finished. Have to finish the games in Alaska or something.
After this year's Olympics, I can't wait to see what scandals happen in two years. I also look forward to Canada becoming the new China. I predict /sp/ will treat the Figure Skating like this year's Gymnastics.
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>>284455Hope it's not in Brazil or Spain.
>>284428FUCK YEAR, CURLING
>>284455IT WEAKENING NYC'S BID FOR 2012. I DOUBT IT WOULD WEAKEN CHI-TOWN'S.
>>284479is that the one where they have to sweep in front of the glass ball thing?
>>284474oh god I hope so.I always look forward to curling, but the Summer games are always more fun for me... holy shit, in winter of 2010 i'll be in fucking COLLEGE. *massive brainfuck thinking about getting my act together*
>>284485Yeah. It's a guilty pleasure.
>>284485It's stone.
>>284490And it's awesome.
it will be nice seeing events truly live and not this 15 hour tape delayed bullshit
Is there going to be a Jamaican Bobsled Team? If so, I propose that Usain Bolt take the front seat.
>>284500Sucks to be the rest of the world, eh?But the US will be getting it in 2014. Fucking Sochi? Shit, that's right by Georgia.
>>284505wouldnt you want him in the back?
>>284521I don't really know all that much about Bobsledding, to be honest. All I do know is that it would be awesome if Jamaica got a medal.
>>284521The guy in the back is the brakeman - obviously unsuitable for Bolt.
Bolt should BE the bobsled.
Everything I know about bobsledding I learned from Cool Runnings.
>>284474This. By the logic everyone has been going by concerning 2008, I can't wait for Canada to 'automatically' win all the judged events in 2010 by virtue of being the host team, hiccups in that reasoning due to the judges being an international contingency nowithstanding.
>>284548That's all you NEED to know about bobsled.I honestly think Bolt should do it. If he actually won a medal in bobsled that's got to put him into a pretty exclusive group.
Bolt is too giant for bobsled. Don't even think he'd fit
I will watch for delicious female figure skaters, but that's pretty much it.
>>284548and that's the best way to learn about bobsled. Actually, I think we should set up one of those 4chan movie-watching channels and put cool runnings on.
Bolt for Luge or Skeleton? But yeah, he'd be entirely too tall. Speed Skating? It's like running on ice in skates, right?
>>2844382010 is going to be what Bejing would be if China didn't repress any demonstrations. People here have gone fucking insane over the Olympics being hosted here, expect riots.
>>284608>Speed SkatingBingo, we found something for him. Has anybody ever won olympic gold/broken a WR in both the summer AND winter games? That'd be an awesome accomplishment for Bolt to do.
>>284478Wait, so the top four choices are Brazil, Spain, US, Japan? That sucks.
>>284608>Speed SkatingFUCK YEAR
>>284478Hahahahaha, Brazil. The marathon will be a real-life recreation of City of God. Everyone who makes it to the finish without getting shot or kidnapped by a drug gang automatically gets a gold medal.
>>284618He also seems like he'd have the ego to try for it.
>>284428what would brian boitano do?
>>284757boycott
I live in Vancouver. Hope it's good or we'll look like shit.
Mao Asada of Japan is going to kick some major ass, she's gonna beat Korea's Yuna Kim (I hate her!)
If Michelle Kwan decides to compete in the 2010 winter olympics, she's gonna have a lot of competition. A lot of the new skaters are doing triple triple jumps and even triple axels.
>>284869Ah, she was the Shawn Johnson of the Winter Olympics. I, too, wish for her to have the gold. Speaking of figure skating, apparently the sport is in decline. :/
>>284825Been to Hastings, like, ever? We already look like shit.
>>284869Didn't she retire?All the rage is for those Japanese and Korean skaters I think.
Oh good, all the psuedo-gymnastic experts are already becoming pseudo-ice skating experts.
>>284874Yeah, I haven't followed that since Nagano. Maybe it's just me tho
For some reason olympic female curlers are so fucking cute
>>284892Hey buddy, get your facts straight. I was a pseudo-ice skating expert BEFORE I was a pseudo-gymnastics expert!
>>284874eh? that analogy is weird cause Michelle is already established and Shawn is a newcomer (it's the first time I've heard of her). I too want Michelle to win the gold but against skaters who are more nimble and are better at doing difficult jumps, it's almost impossible for Michelle to win in the new scoring system. I give my hats to Michelle for having the greatest artistry though.>>284886She was on "NBC today" and she didn't specify if she'll compete or not in the olympics, she's not retired but she is taking time off. I agree about Japan and Korea, they have the two best skaters from there.
Winter Olympics? Bah. They suck compared to the Summer games.
>>284892we're going to need that /mu/ expert template soon
>>284908is the new system anything like current gymnastic scoring system?
>>284892see>>284906Though I'm no expert, I do know what jumps are what: salchow, axel, toe, loop, and flip.
>>284923Yeah, but it'll be in Canada and we usually screw them over not the other way around. lol. Oh, I kid. I love you, Canada.
Its gonna be sick im going! we need to get a skiing halfpipe in the olympics
They're similar in a way, the more difficult the jumps you do the higher the points (that's a given) and depending on how badly it's executed points will be taken off. Just like gymnastics, figure skating does not give perfect scores of 6s anymore.
>>284911>I'm bitter because the US have never topped the WO medal count
>>284943Not that, just that Winter Olympics isn't as great as the Summer ones. Seriously need to watch some dude go down a hill on skis & see who can jump the furthest? Only good Winter Olympic sport is Speed Skating, since theres always a chance of someone falling down.
>>284943http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_Winter_Olympics:D
Speed skating is awesome. Both the long and short track ones. Most of the other events are boring to watch, though. The only other events I watch are skiing slalom and bobsled.
>>284959WE'RE NUMBER ONE!****out of 17
>>284963Short track is a joke. It's watchable in that unintentionally-hilarious, MST3K kind of way.
>>284966Did you country ever topped the WO medal count?
>>284957>Seriously need to watch some dude go down a hill on skis & see who can jump the furthest?Obviously the summer games have NOTHING like this.
>>284976Germany? Yeah, we've been around the block a couple times.
By 2010 global warming should have hopefully ended all the snow and ice
>>284899I don't understand the sport
>>285005Vancouver dosen't get snow anyway
>>285007think archery/shooting, but on ice.
>>285015with brooms
>>285067and yelling
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FUCK YES!! im going to at fucking whislter for 3 weeks KICK ASSany more vancouver fags ?
I am excited to watch Ice Shuffle Board.
>>285015How about BIATHLON. SKIIING AROUND AND SHOOTING.
eurofag hereI'm not fucking excited since it's fucking oversea and main program will be in around 3 am
>>286941Now you'll know how it'll feel.
>>284957watch the snowboard/ski cross. guaranteed carnage.
I'm going to fucking hate 2010 in the Winter, the traffic is going to be crazy.
I'm going to them! I have relatives in Vancouver and they are getting a pass for me.Time to watch some awesome winter sports.
fuck yeah! i am going to go to vancouver just to volunteer for them.
>>284957You've obviously never seen the crashes that Ski Jumping can provide.Going down a hill on ultra fast skis, jumping off said hill, and flying 70-100 or more meters through the air before landing.Oh yeah. Nothing goes wrong with this event. Totally safe.
What events actually take place at the Winter olympics?
>>284428what a shitty fucking logo.
>>287410they're still fucking boring. Every event is some form of skiing and ice skating.
new logo