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[dolomite133]

This feed is pretty maddening. Anyone else getting the constant 'buffering' pauses?

[dolomite133]

10 more do go!

[Maalox]

I would think that's it. Who else could get in on this terrain?

[Maalox]

I like how the Andorran kid's first name is Kevin.

[dolomite133]

Did the station cut away to nordic?

[SoxScout]

Bode Wins Bronze

[Tony the Pony]

Defago, never saw that one coming...

Svindal silver, Miller bronze. I was hoping for a gold for Svindal. Oh, well. Looking forward to the 500M

[dolomite133]

Did the Bulgarian really eat shit? The results show him as DNF and there's been a long delay since he started. Two more guys are still waiting to go.

[cannonball 1729]

Now it's official. Bode in third.

[sachmoney]

http://atdhe.net/100...winter-olympics

Does anyone know the password to this feed?

[Maalox]

Defago, never saw that one coming...

The Swiss are probably the strongest men's team top to bottom. They are a concern in all five events.

[Sprowl]

Collisions, wipeouts, body counts... Snowboard Cross racing is a contact sport.

[goyangfc]

Gotta get some school stuff done before the 500 m. High hopes for Korea.

[Sausage in Section 17]

Begin rant:

The coverage of the Olympics on NBC is fucking abysmal and pathetic. The men's downhill, the fucking premiere event of the entire Olympics, run only every four years is not only not televised live, but I've been watching their tape delayed coverage of other events this afternoon (west coast time) for over an hour now, and they have not made a single mention of when it will be on. Given that it's already been pushed back, you'd think they'd do us the courtesy of letting us know when we might be able to see it, or if it even went off today. I finally got so fed up I went to look to see if it did go off, only to learn some of the results. Are they even going to show it delayed? Does the fact that it got pushed back mean that they just scrap coverage and stick with the great plan of showing women's cross country (actually it was pretty good)? Instead I get fascinating fucking features about how to wax your snowboard. There's probably better coverage of this shit in Estonia or Slovenia.

Fuck you NBC. I hope you lose a billion dollars on this and never let Costas, Collinsworth, or any of those other clowns near the Olympics again.

[cannonball 1729]

USA guaranteed a medal in the snowboard cross.

[SumnerH]

Begin rant:

The coverage of the Olympics on NBC is fucking abysmal and pathetic. The men's downhill, the fucking premiere event of the entire Olympics

By what standard? Figure skating and hockey are usually the #1 and #2 most watched events. Downhill's pretty far down the list.

[goyangfc]

By what standard? Figure skating and hockey are usually the #1 and #2 most watched events. Downhill's pretty far down the list.

True, but you do have to understand where he is coming about the NBC, no?

[SumnerH]

True, but you do have to understand where he is coming about the NBC, no?

Absolutely. That I don't question.

[Tony the Pony]

By what standard? Figure skating and hockey are usually the #1 and #2 most watched events. Downhill's pretty far down the list.

Actually, as far as I know alpine skiing is, globally speaking, the most watched sport at the Winter Olympics.

In the US it probably is figure skating and hockey (and as of today, cross country skiing) as NBC doesn't give you another option

[Tony the Pony]

Incredible. Again issues with the Zambonis. After ten races, the 500M is delayed for the time being due to excesss water on the ice.

First three so far:
1. (17) Dmitry Lobkov (RUS) 35.13 ( 9.73; )
2. (16) Mike Ireland (CAN) 35.38 ( 9.78; )
3. (3) Nico Ihle (DUI) 35.53 ( 9.88; )

EDIT: postponed until 8PM EST. Apparently not. The Zambonis, which are not Zambonis, will be going on the ice again in a few. What a fuckin joke - these athletes prepare for 3,5 years and then they get hit with this sad excuse of an international meet. Four thumbs down.

Edited by Tony the Pony, 15 February 2010 - 08:02 PM.

[goyangfc]

TTP, is the 500 m race 2 of 2 still happening tonight?

[SoxScout]

TTP, is the 500 m race 2 of 2 still happening tonight?

I was coming to ask the same thing, vancouver2010.com took it off their board.

[Sprowl]

Wotherspoon zooms into first place.

[SoxScout]

http://www.atdhe.net...winter-olympics

[Tony the Pony]

First races. Korean dude just dove under the 35 second mark. Wotherspoon 2nd so far. Davis up now

EDIT: Davis half a second behind Tae-Bum.

Edited by Tony the Pony, 15 February 2010 - 08:47 PM.

[SoxScout]

Shani Davis only 6th

[goyangfc]

EDIT: Nevermind.

Edited by goyangfc, 15 February 2010 - 08:47 PM.

[Maalox]

By what standard? Figure skating and hockey are usually the #1 and #2 most watched events. Downhill's pretty far down the list.

Not for me it ain't. For me it's #2, after the chicks' downhill.

[SoxScout]

They said race 2 is tonight, "after they resurface the ice, however long that may be."

[goyangfc]

Race 2 is scheduled to start at 9:34 EST now.

[Tony the Pony]

And we're off with the second part of the second races. Nine more races to go!

[Tony the Pony]

Gold for Korea! Wow. Wotherspoon fell short, unfortunately. Shani Davis withdrew. Then again, he was merely warming up for the 1000M

Edited by Tony the Pony, 15 February 2010 - 11:00 PM.

[goyangfc]

KOREA FOR GOLD!!