The Olympics

NarniaDis · Post by **NarniaDis** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 5:47 pm

Have any of you (those here in the states) been disapointed in the way TEAM USA has done this Year? When you consider the past and look at what was said before hand, we have not really lived up to expectations.

Tonights performance by Skaters Missner & Cohen (please ignore the spelling) is just one example along with Bodi Miller.

Just wanting some of y'alls thoughts.

NarniaDis

One Bright Spot!!!! - We've won more medals that We Did in 2002!!!!!

Post by **Luke** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:21 pm

I feel bad that I can't summon the slightest bit of interest in this year's Winter Olympics. Is it unpatriotic/unsportsmanlike of me to say that I'm itching for "Scrubs" and Conan to return?

Anyway, I don't mean to turn your thread away from its original intention, but I honestly wish I had something more intelligent to add.

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:31 pm

Luke wrote:. Is it unpatriotic/unsportsmanlike of me to say that I'm itching for "Scrubs" and Conan to return?

No, cause I'm itching for "Las Vegas" to return! (I get my L&O: SVU fix from TNT, lol)

Anyways, to stay on topic, I can't honestly say it looks like we're doing good this year. Granted, I've probably watched a combined 1 hour of the Olympics since last Friday, but I've heard so many things this year that don't sound good for US of A. One factor for the lower ratings this year (I heard it was down 36%) I think would have to be Michelle Kwan's injury that forced her to withdraw. I think when the US loses one of its bigname Olympic stars, it hurts their chances in the ratings as well.

Oh, and a general Olympic question: I was flipping back and forth between USA and Spike around 2 o'clock today (Olympics versus Star Trek: TNG, who would win?), and on the Olympics they had Sweden versus Switzerland in this event that I've never seen before. Apparently you've got one person on her knees sliding down a piece of ice with this large flat ball (like a bowling ball, slightly squished, with a handle), and she lets it go, and these two people with some kind of broom (looks like a floor cleaning thing like Swiffer), and constantly sweeping up the ice in front of the path of the ball, to the point where the ball gets to this big target, and hits other flat balls. I have NO idea what this game is, it looks like a strange hybrid of shuffleboard, air-hockey, bowling, and darts. Can someone tell me what that sport was???

BTW, what medals did we win so far this year?

Escapay

DaveWadding · Post by **DaveWadding** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:33 pm

Escapay wrote: Oh, and a general Olympic question: I was flipping back and forth between USA and Spike around 2 o'clock today (Olympics versus Star Trek: TNG, who would win?), and on the Olympics they had Sweden versus Switzerland in this event that I've never seen before. Apparently you've got one person on her knees sliding down a piece of ice with this large flat ball (like a bowling ball, slightly squished, with a handle), and she lets it go, and these two people with some kind of broom (looks like a floor cleaning thing like Swiffer), and constantly sweeping up the ice in front of the path of the ball, to the point where the ball gets to this big target, and hits other flat balls. I have NO idea what this game is, it looks like a strange hybrid of shuffleboard, air-hockey, bowling, and darts. Can someone tell me what that sport was???

Curling. The most mocked sport on Earth (besides the 2 man luge).

The Lizard King · Post by **The Lizard King** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:59 pm

DaveWadding wrote:Curling. The most mocked sport on Earth (besides the 2 man luge).

Just wait until 2-man skeleton becomes an event.

Anyway, THIS is the reason to be watching the olympics:

Dayum! That "Flying Tomato" snowboarding dude is going to have one hellava good time if he ever gets a date with her.

TLK

Zoltack · Post by **Zoltack** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:10 pm

I've been always told to stay away from girls that flexible.

I haven't seen an Olympic event once because...
1. Lost interest in it.
2. US Hockey Team is not going to win.

3. Have to go to school and work.

The Lizard King · Post by **The Lizard King** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:13 pm

Zoltack wrote:I've been always told to stay away from girls that flexible.

Your loss!

TLK

Zoltack · Post by **Zoltack** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:26 pm

Meh, she probably already has a boyfriend. I mean a chick like that. C'mon.

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:09 pm

Hmmm. By we I suppose you mean the US. Well, quite proud of Canada with the exception of men's hockey.

so it goes · Post by **so it goes** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:22 pm

Is that Sasha Cohen in that pic? She did really good on her short program, smoothest jumps I'd seen, too bad she flubbed those first two jumps in her long. Although, she looks crazy, I bet she's a little nuts. Her smile and crazy eyes kind of creep me out, she is just so intense looking while skating.

I've seen some Olympics this year, not as much as when I was younger and we would watch them all as a family (maybe becuase I didn't have my own tv then?). I started watching more this week then last week. Seems I've seen a lot of snowboarding which I still think is weird as an Olympic sport. Never until this year have I payed attention to figure skating though, never really cared to follow it, maybe my enjoying Ice Princess more than I thought I would has something to do with that. I dig the bobsled and all that (except skeleton, seems kinda pointless, just a backwards luge) but all I've seen is the end of the two person ladies. I keep missing the rest. The arial have been cool too, saw some of those.

Escapay, I've never quite understood curling either, I mean, come on, why does the ice need sweeping? Is it dusty in there or is smooth, clean ice just not slippery enough for rocks they have to extra-smooth it. I just don't get it.

NarniaDis · Post by **NarniaDis** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:10 am

Don't feel bad Escapy or Luke, even though I started this thread, I to have watched very little. Waiting for new Eps. of My Favs. to return also (Go CSI, and All Spin-offs!!!)

I don't know which medals we've won so far just that combined, its about 20 or so.

NarniaDIs

NarniaDis · Post by **NarniaDis** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:30 am

Its not that I'm un-American or such thing its just that I watch the highlights of each night, where as the rest of my family has watched every night except Sundays (we taped it then.) I just found that with it not being Live, I had a hard time watching when I could go the Website and find it all out without Watching.

But Next Week....

Apprentice, Deal no Deal, L&O, L&O:CI, E-RING, and new CBS!!!!!!!

Stinky Pete · Post by **Stinky Pete** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:59 am

NarniaDis wrote:But Next Week....

Apprentice, Deal no Deal, L&O, L&O:CI, E-RING, and new CBS!!!!!!!

Don't forget LATT and Amazing Race on Tuesday!

NarniaDis · Post by **NarniaDis** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:20 am

Ya, I forgot TAR, as I didn't watch more than 2 eps. last season. Looking forward to them getting back to normal.

And Yes, LATT also

PatrickvD · Post by **PatrickvD** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:31 am

Yeah, bring Scrubs back already.... its taken long enough

The Lizard King · Post by **The Lizard King** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:24 am

so it goes wrote:Is that Sasha Cohen in that pic?

Yes. Here's another one of her. I think that I'm in love.

so it goes wrote:She did really good on her short program, smoothest jumps I'd seen, too bad she flubbed those first two jumps in her long.

I didn't notice.

so it goes wrote:Although, she looks crazy, I bet she's a little nuts. Her smile and crazy eyes kind of creep me out, she is just so intense looking while skating.

You're nuts.

She's 100% total babe.

TLK

Stinky Pete · Post by **Stinky Pete** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:31 am

NarniaDis wrote:Ya, I forgot TAR, as I didn't watch more than 2 eps. last season. Looking forward to them getting back to normal.

I agree. I thought the family edition Amazing Race would be good, but it didn't live up to the billing.

The Lizard King · Post by **The Lizard King** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:15 pm

Zoltack wrote:Meh, she probably already has a boyfriend. I mean a chick like that. C'mon.

And I'll bet he's this big, too

:

TLK

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:41 pm

The Lizard King wrote:
Zoltack wrote:Meh, she probably already has a boyfriend. I mean a chick like that. C'mon.
And I'll bet he's this big, too :

TLK

No wonder she's flexible!

Escapay

The Lizard King · Post by **The Lizard King** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 7:13 pm

Escapay wrote:No wonder she's flexible!

Probably, her life depends on maximum flexibilty in order to, ahem, get around on that one.

TLK

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