Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Feb 5, 2014 11:09pm
Not looking forward to any part of it.....but will watch a little each nightsaid_aouita;1576992 wrote:Is anyone the least bit interested in the Olympics coming up?
If you could - would you attend the Olympics there?
I'll still watch but I have a feeling its going to be a disaster.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Feb 5, 2014 11:34pm
I've always been more of a summer olympics person. Don't really GAF about the winter games.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Feb 5, 2014 11:38pm
got a feeling Brazil is going to be a cluster F too.Mulva;1577033 wrote:I've always been more of a summer olympics person. Don't really GAF about the winter games.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Feb 5, 2014 11:47pm
I'd be surprised since Rio is already a major tourist center.Glory Days;1577035 wrote:got a feeling Brazil is going to be a cluster F too.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Feb 5, 2014 11:50pm
They already had a soccer stadium collapse for the world cup and the rivers there are heavily polluted.gut;1577038 wrote:I'd be surprised since Rio is already a major tourist center.
Mulva
Posts: 13,650
Feb 6, 2014 12:05am
A crane collapsed on top of the stadium. The stadium didn't collapse.Glory Days;1577039 wrote:They already had a soccer stadium collapse for the world cup and the rivers there are heavily polluted.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Feb 6, 2014 12:14am
So is the air in China, and their Olympics went pretty well.Glory Days;1577039 wrote:...and the rivers there are heavily polluted.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Feb 6, 2014 12:27am
The IOC's payday for that selection had to be astronomical. You couldn't pay me to go to Sochi if I were an Olympic athlete.gut;1576938 wrote:You hear about the IOC choosing cities because of politics, but that really is amazing that they could choose a country with such conditions.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Feb 6, 2014 12:31am
lol, I completely forgot about bribesse-alum;1577043 wrote:The IOC's payday for that selection had to be astronomical. You couldn't pay me to go to Sochi if I were an Olympic athlete.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Feb 6, 2014 2:27am
So Sochi should be a cake walk if that theory holds true...gut;1577042 wrote:So is the air in China, and their Olympics went pretty well.
Go4alOngbOmB
Posts: 673
Feb 6, 2014 3:22am
Sochi should have no issues with air.....
Security tho, I'm sure that our port authorities have things in check for the flights over there or what not, but that would be my greatest concern.
As for things happening in the Olympic village.....remember, you only hear about the top 3 in each event....the other 20 are looking for a piece of ass!
Security tho, I'm sure that our port authorities have things in check for the flights over there or what not, but that would be my greatest concern.
As for things happening in the Olympic village.....remember, you only hear about the top 3 in each event....the other 20 are looking for a piece of ass!
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Feb 6, 2014 5:48am
Yeah, I think CC should pay the $20.
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Feb 6, 2014 5:59am
Screw the Olympic I'll go to Brazil just for the women, parties, and great foodGlory Days;1577035 wrote:got a feeling Brazil is going to be a cluster F too.
Fly4Fun
Posts: 7,730
Feb 6, 2014 7:19am
First one of the ccrunner $20 jokes to actually make me laugh.Azubuike24;1576935 wrote:I just checked Wikipedia. Russia's GDP is about $20.00.
I think it is starting to get old. Guy is never going to pay up.
Also, I read an article about the shitty conditions yesterday... the yellow water you can't use for anything, the non-toilet-paper-flushing-toilets, the rooms with beds only and nothing else. Hopefully they fix the water situation, but the rest people are stuck with.
I guess this is the kind of thing that happens when those in charge are siphoning hundreds of millions of $$ from construction costs to line their pockets.
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queencitybuckeye
Posts: 7,117
Feb 6, 2014 10:00am
I wish they'd make him ride in a car with Tiernan driving.sportchampps;1576976 wrote:I wish he would be basement banned and I'm not in the contest
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Feb 6, 2014 10:21am
You fkn dweeb I wasn't even on this thread. Please kill yourself.friendfromlowry;1576988 wrote:Make sure you include Tiernan as well.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Feb 6, 2014 11:48am
Rio will be fine. Its not the whole country who is hosting it like a WC.Glory Days;1577039 wrote:They already had a soccer stadium collapse for the world cup and the rivers there are heavily polluted.
Thats like saying NYC will suck because Detroit went bankrupt. One city does not have anything to do with the other when it comes to the Olympics.
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vball10set
Posts: 24,795
Feb 6, 2014 11:58am
Belly35;1577055 wrote:Screw the Olympic I'll go to Brazil just for the women, parties, and great food
Damn, mofo, reps!
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Feb 6, 2014 12:17pm
`gut;1577038 wrote:I'd be surprised since Rio is already a major tourist center.
This ^
Rio is Rio and will continue to attract people from all over the world. Sochi will be the winter version of the 2008 China Summer Olympics.
Some before/after pictures from the 2008 Summer Olympics in China -
The water park four years later-
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Feb 6, 2014 12:27pm
I wouldnt go mostly because 99.9% of the stuff just wouldnt be that interesting to watch and just a fucking nutroll with the security and all.
ALmost like the super bowl/
Olympic hockey is great and wouldnt mind something like that, but the rest doesnt interest me.
ALmost like the super bowl/
Olympic hockey is great and wouldnt mind something like that, but the rest doesnt interest me.
said_aouita
Posts: 8,532
Feb 6, 2014 12:35pm
Totally agree on the Hockey. Also think a lot of the skiing events would be a blast, especially the jump.thavoice;1577203 wrote: Olympic hockey is great and wouldnt mind something like that, but the rest doesnt interest me.
If they serve beer I could really get into the team curling, its one particular competition I'm looking forward to watching on tv.
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Feb 6, 2014 12:56pm
It's Russia. They serve vodka.said_aouita;1577208 wrote:
If they serve beer I could really get into the team curling, its one particular competition I'm looking forward to watching on tv.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Feb 6, 2014 12:57pm
I think the jumps would be OK to watch for a few minutes.said_aouita;1577208 wrote:Totally agree on the Hockey. Also think a lot of the skiing events would be a blast, especially the jump.
If they serve beer I could really get into the team curling, its one particular competition I'm looking forward to watching on tv.
You just want to look at some of the curling babes!
Many of the speed events I think would suck in person. If you are the end you see the time and compare it, but at least on TV you get to see the splits and see where they are at.
It is almost like watching the 100 meters with one runner going at a time...totally not that fun to watch.
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Zoltan
Posts: 1,003
Feb 6, 2014 1:07pm
I think Brazil could have problems. The people there are fed up with the government and all the money they have spent on the world cup when hospitals and schools suck. They know the best time to get attention and force the corrupted governments hand is to embarrass them when the world is watching. Things got pretty crazy when the confederations cup was happening, and it wouldn't surprise me to see it during the world cup either.Laley23;1577158 wrote:Rio will be fine. Its not the whole country who is hosting it like a WC.
Thats like saying NYC will suck because Detroit went bankrupt. One city does not have anything to do with the other when it comes to the Olympics.
TedSheckler
Posts: 3,974
Feb 6, 2014 1:09pm
Women's Downhill Skiing Halted Because Jump Was Too Big
http://deadspin.com/womens-downhill-skiing-halted-because-jump-was-too-big-1517321814
http://deadspin.com/womens-downhill-skiing-halted-because-jump-was-too-big-1517321814