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Feb 9, 2014 7:32 PM
I can tolerate it here and there, but wayyyy too much figure skating coverage.
Feb 9, 2014 7:32pm
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SportsAndLady

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Feb 9, 2014 8:03 PM
Winter Olympics sucks. Outside of hockey.
Feb 9, 2014 8:03pm
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Feb 9, 2014 8:05 PM
Little Russian girl just threw it down.
Feb 9, 2014 8:05pm
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Feb 9, 2014 8:07 PM
The look on Putins face after the 15 yr old skater was like "Bring me skater girl to bedroom"
Feb 9, 2014 8:07pm
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Feb 9, 2014 8:16 PM
Tiernan;1578339 wrote:The look on Putins face after the 15 yr old skater was like "Bring me skater girl to bedroom"
I chuckle every time the announcers describe some tiny little figure skater as a "great spinner"
Feb 9, 2014 8:16pm
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Feb 9, 2014 8:26 PM
ccrunner609;1578353 wrote:hockey is literally the worst part of it. By far the worst pro sports.
Didn't realize we were talking about pro sports.
Feb 9, 2014 8:26pm
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Feb 9, 2014 8:28 PM
ccrunner609;1578353 wrote:hockey is literally the worst part of it. By far the worst pro sports.
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Feb 9, 2014 8:28pm
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Feb 9, 2014 8:30 PM
ccrunner609;1578357 wrote:yes as a major pro sport it is bad......so it makes it a bad Olympic sport.

If ice skating was a pro sport on ESPN/Fox Sports/NBC multiple days a week, then it'd be the worst pro sport. Same with snow boarding, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, etc.
Feb 9, 2014 8:30pm
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Feb 9, 2014 9:04 PM
SportsAndLady;1578336 wrote:Winter Olympics sucks. Outside of hockey.
Yeah, I have a hard time getting into it. It's all mostly time trial events, or corrupt judges awarding points to people dancing on ice. It just seems like they invent sports to make a full slate of sports. I mean, how the fuck do you get into the biathlon? How did they even come up with that sport?

Hey guys, for you fucks that are too slow to win a gold in a regular skiathlon, let's add a rifle in there. It's pretty much the modern pentathlon of the winter olympics.

Speaking of which, I think that would make the winter olympics somewhat exciting. Some type of pentathalon. Maybe downhill skiing, figure skating, ski jump, speed skating, and some snowboarding event? I don't know, but i am actually surprised this type of event has not been created yet.
Feb 9, 2014 9:04pm
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Feb 9, 2014 9:10 PM
ccrunner609;1578357 wrote:yes as a major pro sport it is bad......so it makes it a bad Olympic sport.
Clueless.
Feb 9, 2014 9:10pm
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Feb 10, 2014 8:06 AM
Why isn't ski jump....the guy that jumps the farthest and lands it?
Feb 10, 2014 8:06am
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Feb 10, 2014 8:13 AM
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Feb 10, 2014 9:30 AM
Team USA women's hockey team dominated the Swiss 9-0 this morning.
Feb 10, 2014 9:30am
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Feb 10, 2014 9:39 AM
TedSheckler;1578528 wrote:Team USA women's hockey team dominated the Swiss 9-0 this morning.
Spoiler alert!
Feb 10, 2014 9:39am
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Feb 10, 2014 9:43 AM
WebFire;1578532 wrote:Spoiler alert!
Yea, because NBC will be airing the women's hockey prelim game in primetime tonight.

Get real.
Feb 10, 2014 9:43am
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Tiernan

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Feb 10, 2014 9:59 AM
Exactly Ted...I'm sure we will see more Ice Dancing, Ice Puppetry, Ice Theatre or Ice Painting from NBC before we see any hockey or Alpine Skiing.
Feb 10, 2014 9:59am
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Feb 10, 2014 10:05 AM
On a sidenote hockey is honestly the best pro sport. Just think it has about as big of a following in North America as basketball yet almost no one grows up playing it
Feb 10, 2014 10:05am
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Feb 10, 2014 10:11 AM
Classyposter58;1578552 wrote:On a sidenote hockey is honestly the best pro sport. Just think it has about as big of a following in North America as basketball yet almost no one grows up playing it
The players definitely aren't Thuggers like basketball.
Feb 10, 2014 10:11am
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Feb 10, 2014 10:15 AM
TedSheckler;1578534 wrote:Yea, because NBC will be airing the women's hockey prelim game in primetime tonight.

Get real.
Sorry for joking. :cry:
Feb 10, 2014 10:15am
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Feb 10, 2014 10:19 AM
WebFire;1578558 wrote:Sorry for joking. :cry:
Sorry. Sarcasm can be difficult to pickup on the interwebs sometimes.
Feb 10, 2014 10:19am
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Feb 10, 2014 10:19 AM
TedSheckler;1578562 wrote:Sorry. Sarcasm can be difficult to pickup on the interwebs sometimes.
I'd rather watch women's hockey though. Kind of. Anything figure skating is the worst.
Feb 10, 2014 10:19am
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Feb 10, 2014 10:23 AM
Women's super combined was competed this morning.

[sp]Julia Mancuso wins bronze[/sp]
Feb 10, 2014 10:23am
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Feb 10, 2014 10:39 AM
I'm not a fan of hockey. Attending a game is okay, but watching on TV is very difficult. I grew up not playing it or really learning it. I think with few exceptions, you life-long interests in spectator sports is formed in your childhood. I certainly appreciate the skill and athleticism of hockey players.

I am not much for figure skating either, but I don't mind watching it a bit during the Olympics. For my money the best event I've seen thus far is that biatholon.
Feb 10, 2014 10:39am
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Feb 10, 2014 2:38 PM
Snowboarders (incl our own dillweed Shawn White) are bitching up a storm over the condition of the "half pipe" at Sochi. You would think these stoners would just take a few more tokes on their own pipes and chill out. I mean geez...its fkn snowboarding for style points dooshers. Now snowboard racing is a real sport.
Feb 10, 2014 2:38pm