2010 Olympic Thread

[JackofDiamonds]

Ok, big showing for US men in the halfpipe last night, now my son wants one of those jackets...

while I don't get into the halfpipe 'tricks', shaun white was so incredibly dominating last night. Wow. The jean baggy halfway down your arse pants are dumb though. The jackets were very nice, I thought.

Did you see one of the contestants pull his pants DOWN after finishing? Not up, but down -- they apparantly rode up to a normal place, which wasn't cool....

Shaun White is dominate.

[JackofDiamonds]

The village life
Thornton couldn't say enough about life in the athletes' village.

"The village is great. It's beautiful. It's shocking how nice it is," he said Wednesday.

When I asked him if his bed was big enough, the 6-foot-4 Thornton was excited to provide myself and Toronto Star hockey columnist Damien Cox with a big scoop.

"Me and Pronger got an extender -- another 16 inches on our bed," said Thornton. "Prongs asked for it. So I'm happy now. I can sleep like a baby now."

Even the stars have to bunk up at the Olympics.

[Freed Roger]

snowboard half-pipe is fun to watch - but it isn't much different than the figure skating with the beauty contest judging. To a layman Shaun White appears dominant, but after him its hard to discern a diff.

and I couldn't watch the Olympics without the aid of a DVR-cut and delay

[Jocephus]

just read a recap of the halfpipe results...as "annoying" as white is, he won the event on his first run? impressive for sure

[InvincibleCakeEater]

just read a recap of the halfpipe results...as "annoying" as white is, he won the event on his first run? impressive for sure

Won it on his first run, then put up an even better score on his "victory lap."

He's so good someone who has never watched it at all could tell he was way better than everyone else. Getting 5-6 feet bigger air than anyone else on every hit and landing everything super clean. It was impressive as hell.

[JackofDiamonds]

just read a recap of the halfpipe results...as "annoying" as white is, he won the event on his first run? impressive for sure

Won it on his first run, then put up an even better score on his "victory lap."

He's so good someone who has never watched it at all could tell he was way better than everyone else. Getting 5-6 feet bigger air than anyone else on every hit and landing everything super clean. It was impressive as hell.

My girlfriend and her friend were in the room talking about something stupid, but when Shaun White took off with his first air, they both said "holy [expletive]."

He's on a different level than everyone else right now.

[Fat_Bulldog]

I've enjoyed watching the snowboard races.

[tscards]

just read a recap of the halfpipe results...as "annoying" as white is, he won the event on his first run? impressive for sure

Won it on his first run, then put up an even better score on his "victory lap."

He's so good someone who has never watched it at all could tell he was way better than everyone else. Getting 5-6 feet bigger air than anyone else on every hit and landing everything super clean. It was impressive as hell.

My girlfriend and her friend were in the room talking about something stupid, but when Shaun White took off with his first air, they both said "holy [expletive]."

He's on a different level than everyone else right now.

Much different level!! Amazing how high in the air he got. Cannot believe how much of a difference there is between him & the world as we know it!

We have a Shaun White Wii snowboarding game & it is really a blast to play on the Wii balance board! I love simply trying to go as fast as possible in the races - don't care so much for the tricks. The races are pretty fun.

[Freed Roger]

The other night, on the ice skating pairs - those people were falling on their arses like the Will Ferrell movie, and they still came away with medals. ridiculous. If its an ice-skating competition and you fall on your ass, you should not medal.

/i feel better now.

[Freed Roger]

Bode Miller wins a bronze in the men's downhill. He has 3 Olympic medals, making him the most decorated Alpine skier in U.S. history.



Not a big fan of Bode anymore because he seems such a jerk. When I was in Aspen last month I met a guy who works for the USOC, and he about gagged when I brought Miller up.

Julia Mancuso wins Silver in super-combined (whatever that is).! so with one gold and 2 silvers she takes the most-decorated crown away from that Bode doucher.

go undies girl go!