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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Feb 22, 2014 - 12:29pm PT
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Whoah! Thanks, N.W.O.!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:11pm PT
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"Maybe I won't be subjected to watching another damn hockey game ( which you can see every year, every day, from Halloween to the Fourth Of July ) tonight when I tune in to ( hopefully ) see the four-man bobsled race."
Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!
SOUR GRAPES.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:12pm PT
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Wow tough run for the Usa men! The quality of international hockey has improved significantly in recent years!!
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John M
climber
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:18pm PT
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that cbc link doesn't work for me. It says its not available in my area. bummer..
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:28pm PT
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They wanted to end it this year, but the russians balked and said "we're bringing our nhl players, like it or not."
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:29pm PT
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"SOUR GRAPES."
Hey Pete,
I've been rooting against the Americans, since about the first night watching the All-American, Wall-To-Wall Americans TV coverage we get here.
I watched the ladies bobsled race last week. Eight sleds were shown, six of them were American!
And then there's the endless: "Go For The Gold"..."We're Going For The Gold"..."We're here For The Gold"..."Get The Gold"..."Did you Get The Gold"..."You didn't Get The Gold"..."Why didn't you Get The Gold?"..."You were here For The Gold"..."You were Going For The Gold, weren't you?"..."It's too bad you didn't Get The Gold"..."Will you be Going For The Gold in '18?" Jesus! Bastante!
The Americans being shut out of ice hockey medals is the best thing that could have happened for me, the guy who is interested in seeing sports we only get a chance to watch once in four years.
If I want to see World Class Ice Hockey, I'll get liquored-up and hop the Metrolink down to Anaheim to watch these same Olympians play wearing Mighty Ducks and San Jose Sharks uniforms.
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Banks
Trad climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:31pm PT
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especially if the "best of the best" are getting their asses handed to them.
The "best of the best" would be Team Canada and they seem to be doing allright.
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Banks
Trad climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:34pm PT
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Chaz,
As I and others have pointed out earlier in the thread, there are plenty of options for viewing the Olympics besides what NBC shows during their prime time coverage. But I guess just bitching about stuff is all you want to do.
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John M
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:40pm PT
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Banks, how are you watching it? I don't want to sign up for a years worth of satellite in order to be able to watch it over the internet.
I have no TV and I don't want one. I just wanted to watch this event and was hoping that there was a way.
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Banks
Trad climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:51pm PT
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John and others,
NBCSports Network, MSNBC, USA have shown the events live during the last two weeks. You can watch live online at NBCSports.com If you don't have cable/satellite, you can use the Google Chrome Hola extension which acts like a VPN(Virtual Private Network) and lets you access the CBC and BBC feeds. There are tons of sites that pirate the broadcasts and stream them live, Google is your friend for those.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 22, 2014 - 01:58pm PT
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So if Selanne retires this year, does that make him admissible for the next olympics?? ;)
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John M
climber
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Feb 22, 2014 - 02:43pm PT
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Thanks Banks. I tried some of the pirate sites. the video and sound syncing is off, and the video is choppy, making watching speed sports difficult and not very enjoyable. That comes with not having the best dsl, and the feed coming from overseas. ( as I understand it ) NBC sports broadcast in america has a decent feed, but on some programs they have a 20 minute allowance and on others a 5 minute allowance. Then you have to delete your cookies and cache and start over. Not a very fun way to watch. I just wanted to pay a fee without signing up for a years worth of something that I wouldn't use and get a decent feed.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 22, 2014 - 04:40pm PT
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Finally got to watch the usa-can semi. What a crazy game. It seemed like we were on the offensive the whole time!! Great game
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Feb 23, 2014 - 03:57am PT
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Congrats to Russia. Triple on the 50 km. Alexander Legkov won.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 23, 2014 - 07:22am PT
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You're up NWO! Let's go Canada let's go!!!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 23, 2014 - 07:31am PT
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Ggggggggggoooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Feb 23, 2014 - 07:43am PT
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Great first period! Keeping it in the offensive zone seems to be pretty effective.. Lol
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Feb 23, 2014 - 07:52am PT
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I think it will be a cakewalk for Canada,they have played the best team already.[and won]
And good morning!
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Lollie
Social climber
I'm Lolli.
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Feb 23, 2014 - 08:11am PT
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You're up early!
The most interesting part of the Olympics is done now. It was the curling.
I agree with the person who said it's an opportunity to watch not so common sports. Sports like football (soccer, that is) & ice hockey is rather boring.
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tooth
Trad climber
B.C.
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Feb 23, 2014 - 08:13am PT
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Good morning and GO Canada!
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