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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Feb 13, 2010 - 08:15pm PT
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Thanks, Guys!
I've always loved the Olympics, but NBC makes it so damned tough to watch.
They (NBC) do a good enough job televising football every season, but they forget all that every four years for the Olympics.
"Not much hockey, curling, or figure skating, thankfully"
Hahaha. Those are the sports American TV goes totally over-the-top on for some reason.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 13, 2010 - 08:17pm PT
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Canucklehead TV too, unfortunately.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Feb 13, 2010 - 10:13pm PT
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We haven't been treated to coverage of malcontents raising hell here. Good thing, too. ( full disclosure, I only spent about an hour actually watching Olympic "coverage" today )
There are only a handfull of countries who can host an Olympics without it being a complete disaster, such as Greece going bankrupt and China looking really sloppy sweeping their embarrassments under the rug for a couple weeks.
Canada, the U.S., Japan, and that's about it.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Okinawa, Japan
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Feb 13, 2010 - 10:23pm PT
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France, Austria, and Norway had wonderful winter Olympics!
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bmacd
Trad climber
Beautiful BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2010 - 10:25pm PT
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So if I walk down the street and get punched in the face by someone in a black mask..... The feeling is inhibition and disenfranchisement from a democracy I like to participate in.
I knew sh#t like this was going to happen ...
Jim you aren't the dissenfranchisee, those thugs are. These same people would be doing the same thing no matter what the issue, they are professional dissidents. Vancouver is rife with them. They don't know how to make a better life for themselves so this is how they express their envy towards those who do.
Agreed Tami it's truly an embarrasment. Some arrests were made
Womens Hockey:
3rd Period
Canada 18 - 0 Slovakia
What a trouncing !!! Way to go girls !!
As I mentioned in another thread the local news rags in Whistler can be found here:
http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/pique/index.php
http://www.whistlerquestion.com/
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john hansen
climber
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Feb 13, 2010 - 11:51pm PT
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Do you think they would let an Afganistani skier enter the Biathalon?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 14, 2010 - 12:03am PT
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They run up the score because if they're tied with another country after the round-robin, it's decided on goal difference. If there are two strong teams in a group, and two weak teams, there is little alternative. The classic scenario is that both strong teams beat the weak teams, and tie each other. So goal difference is key.
It would be very Canadian to win 6 - 1 or something, and allow the other team a courtesy goal. Not so good for winning.
As for the "protesters" - I saw some on television. It looks like it was a group of 150 - 200 of the usual noisy but mostly harmless sillies, with a 'core' of 20 to 30 nasties. People in black, with black masks, crying for attention and meaning, and causing trouble. Supposedly anarchists, but I'd guess Bakunin would have laughed at them. Seven got arrested, and it will be interesting to know who they are, from where.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 14, 2010 - 01:17am PT
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Vancouver Forecast
Tonight: Rain at times heavy. Amount 20 to 30 mm except 50 mm near the North Shore. Wind southeast 40 to 60 km/h becoming south 30 after midnight. Low 7.
Sunday: Periods of rain ending late in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. High 10.
Sunday night: Cloudy periods. 30 percent chance of showers in the evening. Low plus 4.
Monday: A mix of sun and cloud. High 9.
Tuesday: Showers. Low plus 4. High 9.
Wednesday: A mix of sun and cloud. Low plus 5. High 10.
Thursday: A mix of sun and cloud. Low plus 2. High 10 except 14 inland.
Friday: Cloudy. Low plus 4. High 10 except 15 inland.
Whistler Forecast
Tonight: Rain. Rain mixed with snow this evening. Low plus 1.
Sunday: A few showers ending near noon then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. High plus 5.
Sunday night: Cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers in the evening. Low zero.
Monday: Cloudy. High plus 4.
Tuesday: Showers. Low zero. High plus 4.
Wednesday: A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 2. High plus 5.
Thursday: A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 4. High plus 4.
Friday: A mix of sun and cloud. Low minus 2. High 7.
Issued by Environment Canada Saturday 13 February 2010
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MisterE
Social climber
Across Town From Easy Street
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Feb 14, 2010 - 01:34am PT
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meh.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 14, 2010 - 01:50am PT
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One mostly nice thing is the way so many are wearing white and red, flying flags, and so on. It's a little unCanadian - we don't go in for excessive displays of such things, unlike certain countries that need not be mentioned but which may lie to our south. Jingoism isn't a Canadian strong point. But it's still very colourful. Even Joe Biden got into the spirit, wearing a pair of the ubiquitous red mitts.
(No one can figure out why he was wearing sunglasses.)
And tomorrow, all the red and white will go well for Valentine's Day.
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bmacd
Trad climber
Beautiful BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 14, 2010 - 02:37am PT
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Well this is kinda fun, IOC google searches ...
enter the following search string into google
site:multimedia.olympic.org target
where target equals your interest - ie: vancouver whistler etc.
Example results:
http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_519.pdf
The overall grades for two (2) Applicant Cities (by order of grades) -
Salzburg and Vancouver – have been found to be above the
benchmark set at six (6).
Document dated July 11, 2002 Games awarded to Vancouver - July 2, 2003
2010 olympic games Public participation & festivities
jeezus wtf is going on in these peoples heads ? it's just a game buddy ....
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Feb 14, 2010 - 02:43am PT
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Nice flow on this thread. I have been busy at work this weekend with the Hallmark Holiday from Hell, so it's nice to come up to the fire and get a recap of the day in Vancouver. Keep it up boys and girls, this thread should have enough legs to get us through the Games.
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Chief
climber
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Feb 14, 2010 - 12:11pm PT
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How bout those gals on the moguls last night?!
Way to go Hannah, Jen and Shannon!
How about wee Chloe?
They were monsters in the bumps and the best skier definitely took the gold!
I think it's real unfortunate to see the level of expectation and pressure put on Canadian athletes with this "Own the Podium" crap.
Just let them enjoy themselves and do their best!
Awesome!
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426
climber
Buzzard Point, TN
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Feb 14, 2010 - 12:11pm PT
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A little less impressive than China opening and venuez, I must say. Canadian engineering won't even bring up 25% of the pillars to light the torch(!!!), but hey, it's the spirit of the games....insert "In Soviet China" joke here...
Great run by Hannah Kearney after a total choke 4 years go, that was ultrasvelte. Money run fo the gold biscuit with all the pressure clearly on!
Anyone see Ohno and Celski in short track? Wooooo! some jostlin in those final laps eh?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Feb 14, 2010 - 12:18pm PT
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Canada 18 Slovakia 0
What, there's no 'mercy' rule in hockey?
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 14, 2010 - 08:12pm PT
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A Canadian, Kristina Groves, won a bronze medal in 3,000 m speed skating today.
Three of the people arrested during the protest yesterday have been charged. Two with assaulting a police officer, one (an American) with possession of a dangerous weapon and possession of a restricted weapon. The other four have been released.
A beautiful early spring day here, sunshine and warm almost all day. It looks like there'll be a bit of snow at Whistler on Monday and Tuesday, then sunny cool weather, gradually warming.
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Mimi
climber
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Feb 14, 2010 - 08:26pm PT
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The men's Nordic race was very exciting. A fifth US medal; Spillane winning silver. Had a cardio overload just watching it.
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tooth
Trad climber
The Best Place On Earth
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Feb 14, 2010 - 09:45pm PT
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First Gold on home soil! Yeah!!
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