Offical 2010 Winter Olympics Thread - Vancouver, Canada

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:37 am

I am shocked no one started a thread yet... Here is the official site http://www.vancouver2010.com/

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:11 am

So am I actually!GO CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I absolutely LOVE Vancouver. Such a beautiful spot. I think we will go back again this summer and do some whale watching and the Grouse grind. Anyway as for the Olympics, I missed some of the opening ceremonies, but made sure to stay awake to see Canada enter BC Place. Seriously brought tears to my eyes... that and watching the Georgian athletes enter after their luger died earlier that day.

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:28 am

Quote, originally posted by Sputnik Â»GO CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BadBrew · Post by **BadBrew** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:42 am

Seriously, I have never been so much NOT in the Olympic mood. For the last 3 years, I wanted to go for a road trip to Vancouver because it's almost one in a lifetime experience...Until 6 months ago, I realized that I could not be on vacation from my job for more than 1 week. Since it's about a 50-hour straight ride from here I just couldn't afford it.Plus, the full coverage from the press began last Monday by showing rain pouring and dump truck getting some fresh snow 300km away from the site that did not have enough snow and ski training sessions being cancelled due to warm weather...Good thing though that everything seems to run fine, I guess, I'm not listening much the TV coverage this weekend.I really liked the light show in the opening ceremonies.

808 Vibes · Post by **808 Vibes** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:42 pm

GO Hapa Boy Apolo!!!

epcIII · Post by **epcIII** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:46 pm

I love the Olympics! The digital whales during the opening ceremonies were spectacular.

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:28 pm

yeah, i'm recording as much as i can of the coverage. sadly, my tuner card in my computer can only record one station. i'm getting NBC's high def stuff but i'm missing the other station. i really wish i was watching the women's hockey the other day, canada went 18 to 0!! nice job!i am really happy with my tuner card. i'm actually watching some of saturday's events i missed and hopefully i'll get caught up still have to watch 8 hours of sunday's events.

KNINE · Post by **KNINE** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:13 pm

Quote, originally posted by Sputnik Â»I absolutely LOVE Vancouver. Such a beautiful spot. I've never been to that part of Canada, but it sure looks beautiful. I've been to Quebec and New Brunswick and really liked it. The opening ceremony was amazing.

Blueridge9 · Post by **Blueridge9** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:46 am

I've never been to Vancouver either. We liked the part of the opening where the skiers in red and blue were suspended around the white mountain, the whales swam across the ocean, Sarah McLaughlin singing, the young man who was flying and spinning.May every athlete do their best and may we be inspired by their determination.

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 10:48 am

Quote, originally posted by K-NINE Â»I've never been to that part of Canada. Bring your umbrella and an enjoyment for traffic!!! And be sure to check out East-Hastings on your way downtown... Whistler and driving the full distance of Hwy-99 is a much better reason to go through Vancouver!I'm waiting for the start of Mens Hockey. Time to dismantle the competition!!!

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:46 pm

Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver Â»I'm waiting for the start of Mens Hockey. Time to dismantle the competition!!!X2! Can't wait!

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:45 pm

Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver Â»I'm waiting for the start of Mens Hockey. Time to dismantle the competition!!!Speaking of hockey, the Women's Canadian team did a number of the Swiss yesterday.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:35 am

The women final will be between the US and Canada no doubt. These 2 teams are in a league of their own.The mens....wow hard to say. Of course being Canadian I would love to see a Russia vs Canada final, we have such history playing them. A rematch with the US would be nice as well. I just hope we get to the finals. Go Canada!

Wolfman213 · Post by **Wolfman213** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:42 am

Gretzky mirrored your thoughts ArcsVibe. He mentioned US vs Canada in the final to help North America as a whole to really bring out hockey in the forefront more.

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:43 am

Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe Â»The women final will be between the US and Canada no doubt. These 2 teams are in a league of their own.The mens....wow hard to say. Of course being Canadian I would love to see a Russia vs Canada final, we have such history playing them. A rematch with the US would be nice as well. I just hope we get to the finals. Go Canada!It is interesting Babs (Babcock) is starting Luongo in game 1; I am thinking he is saving Marty for stronger teams.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:48 am

Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly Â»It is interesting Babs (Babcock) is starting Luongo in game 1; I am thinking he is saving Marty for stronger teams. He is starting Loungo since Robert plays for the Canucks...you know home boy gets the start. I think Marty will be the started but I would not count out Fleury either....

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:53 am

Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe Â»He is starting Loungo since Robert plays for the Canucks...you know home boy gets the start. I think Marty will be the started but I would not count out Fleury either....Crap, slipped my mind. Vancouver = Canucks = Roberto I would like to see how MAF handles himself; that finger is all healed now I believe

KNINE · Post by **KNINE** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:56 am

Has anybody seen the women Olympic athletes in Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition?

tribalman · Post by **tribalman** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 3:13 am

Quote, originally posted by K-NINE Â»Has anybody seen the women Olympic athletes in Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition? nope. i read an article where the women were defending their decision to pose. basically, "we spend a lot of time training and are in shape. we are comfortable in our bodies and don't feel shy about it."i also read that the IOC is thinking about pulling hockey. it's NA dominated. EU and Asia can't do anything about it, quoting these and other arguments on why baseball and softball were pulled a few years ago and won't be in the 2012 summer.

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:13 am

8-0 vs Norway

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:27 am

Quote, originally posted by ArcsVibe Â»8-0 vs Norway And a gold in Women's snowboard cross!! Woot!

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:07 pm

Quote, originally posted by Sputnik Â»And a gold in Women's snowboard cross!! Woot!That was such an awesome race! I am so happy for her!

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:41 am

Here's a shot of the Cauldron I took yesterday through the hole that was cut in the fence

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Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 8:48 am

Nice! Glad they made it so you could get pics without the ugly chain link fence in the way.

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:29 am

Quote, originally posted by Sputnik Â»Nice! Glad they made it so you could get pics without the ugly chain link fence in the way.There's an elevated platform that is closer, but the wait was half an hour for that. I have no idea why they built the cauldron on ground level. If it was 2 stories or higher, it should deter most vandals from climbing it not to mention make it easier to see from a distance.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:29 am

My new favourite sports are the snowboard cross and ski-cross! Wow what fun!!

ou.grizzly · Post by **ou.grizzly** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:27 am

USA just eliminated Switzerland 2-0. Tonight, Canada vs Russia, Czech vs Finland, and Slovakia vs Sweden.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:02 am

Quote, originally posted by ou.grizzly Â»USA just eliminated Switzerland 2-0. Tonight, Canada vs Russia, Czech vs Finland, and Slovakia vs Sweden. YES!!!!! I hope Canada, Finland and Sweden all win tonight.

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:11 am

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush Â»YES!!!!! I hope Canada, Finland and Sweden all win tonight.Moi aussi!! (me too!).

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:26 am

whoo hoo! HOCKEY!!!!!

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:11 am

holy crap.... canada is a scoring machine...usa vs canada for gold and silver is gonna be a great game!!!!!!!

AKLGT · Post by **AKLGT** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:20 am

Gah! US didn't even get on the scoreboard! but still, both teams are amazing. I'll have to watch it later on the DVR. Heard it was awesome.

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:52 am

Yes it was!!! Tomorrow: Womens Curling final, we'll see if Bernard can topple Sweeden!!! Canada VS. Slovakia, USA VS. Finland!!!Saturday: Mens Curling Final! Those Norwigians are going to be tough!!! Bronze medal Hockey (hopefully Slovakia vs. Finland)!!!Sunday: The Game for all the marbles.... and we like marbles!!!

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 10:56 pm

Quote, originally posted by AKLGT Â»Gah! US didn't even get on the scoreboard! but still, both teams are amazing. I'll have to watch it later on the DVR. Heard it was awesome.The Gold Medal game was by far between the two greatest Women's hockey nations...the rest of the world needs to catch up!Go Canada! Allez Canada!

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:01 pm

The men's hockey team needs to play like a bunch of girls!!

epcIII · Post by **epcIII** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:21 pm

Short track is so awesome to watch!!! Man, that's good stuff.

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:47 pm

Well the Slovakians pressed hard in the last 10 minutes but we shut them down! Bring on the Americans!!!

epcIII · Post by **epcIII** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:41 pm

Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver Â» Bring on the Americans!!! You're going down!!! Game on.

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:58 pm

Quote, originally posted by epcIII Â»Game on.Sunday, Noon!!! Sorry, but it won't be Miller time.....

epcIII · Post by **epcIII** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:48 am

Quote, originally posted by star_deceiver Â»Sunday, Noon!!! Sorry, but it won't be Miller time..... Oh yeah! Overtime!!!! Your guys got a little lax there at the end.

lovemyraffe · Post by **lovemyraffe** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:55 am

Congrats Canada!

epcIII · Post by **epcIII** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:57 am

Quote, originally posted by epcIII Â»Oh yeah! Overtime!!!! Your guys got a little lax there at the end. Oh well. Congrats to our northern neighbors!! At least it was an exciting game.

ramenboy... · Post by **ramenboy...** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:18 am

congrats canadaman that was a great game!

Sputnik · Post by **Sputnik** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:18 am

Now that was a hockey game!! Record number of gold medals won by any country at a Winter Olympics too!

KNINE · Post by **KNINE** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:52 am

I'm not much of a hockey fan, but that was an awesome game.

Wolfman213 · Post by **Wolfman213** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:05 am

Def an awesome game!!! Major congrats to the Canadian team, but big congrats to Team USA for showing that they are legit and not getting their @$$e$ handed to them by the superior Team Canada

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:10 am

Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby Crosby! GOLD baby!!! Props to the US though, great game all over

epcIII · Post by **epcIII** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 11:02 am

Great Winter Olympics! Good job Canada! The beginning of the closing ceremonies was funny with that fourth fire-column thingy.

star_deceiver · Post by **star_deceiver** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:34 pm

That was an AWESOME game!!!!Good thing it was on early in the day... I have to work tomorrow!

Whelan · Post by **Whelan** » Sun Feb 28, 2010 9:54 pm

What's even better is some of these guys are going to next week and play each other in the NHL, heck, some are even on the same team for tonights game.