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Cynthia

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Posted on 02-24-06 12:59 AM Link
NICE to see some people are actually following the curling.

Newfoundland has cancelled school tomorrow afternoon so that all the kids can instead watch their rink go for gold. Isn't that nice?
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Posted on 02-24-06 02:29 PM Link
Just flicked it on, and did they ever pick the right one.
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Seriously, putting up six in one end? Coulda been seven, but the Canadian skip didn't really feel like it. "Sorry guys, couldn't get my heart rate down." After six ends, Canada 10, Finland 3. Yeeouch.
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Posted on 02-24-06 07:07 PM Link
That was just absolute destruction curling-wise. That's all it takes... one flawless end.

Meanwhile, in hockey... I know a lot of people who had a Russia/Czech final booked for Sunday. I-D-I-O-T-S. Finland/Sweden, which is what I wanted in the first place since that's the big rivalry.

And sorry, Swedes... I'm pulling for Finland. GO SAKU!
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Posted on 02-24-06 07:19 PM Link
Iīm not surprised to see that youīre pulling for Finland, Kitty. Look how it went for the Czechs. And theyīre a good team.

Finland will go the same way.
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Posted on 02-24-06 08:04 PM Link
Finland never let Russia in the game at all though. And Russia were picked by a lot of people to go all the way.

How great it would be to see Montreal's Saku Koivu win gold.
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Posted on 02-24-06 09:00 PM Link
Originally posted by Kitty
.And sorry, Swedes... I'm pulling for Finland. GO SAKU TEPPO AND TONI!


Originally posted by Kitty
How great it would be to see Montreal's Saku Koivu Buffalo's Teppo Numminen and Toni Lydman win gold.


Edited for all that is right in the world

And 1 medal behind Germany?

And whatever happened to Slovakia in men's hockey? Last time I checked, they were undefeated.


(edited by Luigi-Salmon on 02-24-06 08:03 PM)
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Posted on 02-24-06 11:51 PM Link
If Canada can have a good final day on the track... we might finish 3rd in medal count. That was our goal going in.

We already creamed the record set in Salt Lake, though. 17 medals then, 20 now.
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Posted on 02-25-06 12:56 AM Link
We'll need a good day ourselves to go ahead of Germany into first place in the overall medal standings.
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Posted on 02-26-06 11:10 AM Link
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Posted on 02-26-06 03:15 PM Link
I canīt wait to see Colin's reaction of Sweden winning the OG hockey tournament.

I said that we were going to win and what happened?


(edited by Piranha on 02-26-06 04:28 PM)
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Posted on 02-26-06 03:55 PM Link
So I guess Germany won the most medals, then? The closing ceremony, like the opening one, had lots of people with fire/sparks coming out of their heads. It didn't really seem that choreographed, either, just running around randomly, pretty much.
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Posted on 02-26-06 05:24 PM Link
Sweden beats Finland 3-2 for hockey gold.
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Posted on 02-26-06 05:43 PM Link
Sweden got SOOOOOOO lucky at the end of that game... seriously.

And I swear that they have to crack down on these STUPID goldenpalace.com people, as one of them managed to interrupt a speech today. Lock them up.
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Posted on 02-26-06 09:08 PM Link
Kind of disappointing for USA, who really cleaned up at Salt Lake City last time around. =\

Either way, twas great entertainment.
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Posted on 02-26-06 10:13 PM Link
You still did good. Technically, you should have won fewer medals since the host country always drops off a fair bit the next Winter Olympics.

Plus you had Bode Miller, and... well... um... he's Bode Miller.
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Posted on 02-26-06 10:50 PM Link
I have to wonder if this is a general trend that will continue. The US has really cleaned up at the Olympics for the most part for the past few decades. And then in the last summer games the basketball team ended up getting TROUNCED...and now this. Perhaps our athletic day in the sun is coming to an end?
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Posted on 02-27-06 12:08 AM Link
You really didn't do that badly. The dropoff (since you were hosts in 2002) should have been above 40% and you were below that. Meanwhile, Canada's Olympic Committee predicted 3rd place and people here were giving them hell for that idea... and look where we ended up. We're in fantastic shape if we keep up this pace for 2010.

The US did fine, it's just that their favorites either pulled out (Kwan) or spent too much time boozing before the events (Bode).
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Posted on 02-27-06 01:34 AM Link
Yeah, Kwan pulling out was pretty crappy. And usually our men's hockey team does well, but this year we lost almost right off the bat. Yeesh.
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Posted on 02-27-06 02:37 AM Link
Men's hockey doing well? Since winning the gold medal back in 1980, the US Men's Hockey team has won one medal since then, Silver at Salt Lake...
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Posted on 02-27-06 05:17 AM Link
Originally posted by Kitty
Sweden got SOOOOOOO lucky at the end of that game... seriously.



Lucky? Did you SEE that goal at all? Itīs like the puck almost went THROUGH the goal cage (Dunno the word for it].

Mustīve been the most powerful shot in the whole tournament.
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