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Vancouver Olympics: Thread 3, Day 17 (Closing Ceremony)

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Hiller just saved the Swiss team.

    And then the Swiss team almost scored shorthanded in overtime. Fuck this game is intense.

    Edit: Hiller saves them again!

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  • hippofanthippofant ティンク Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Sweet. Canada-Russia women's curling tonight. I've been waiting to watch a commentated Russian women match, given that they seem to be curling their lights out lately. Too bad the Canadians have nothing to play for any more...

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  • Andrew_JayAndrew_Jay Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    hippofant wrote: »
    PantsB wrote: »
    TheBlackWind wrote: »
    I keep hearing that Canada is the gold medal favorite for Women's hockey and I am a little confused about that. Hasn't this same US team beaten them in the last couple meetIngs?
    Its harder to dash their expectations if you don't place them high on a precarious perch.
    Loss of the last 2 world championships, but win at the last 4-nations cup. Overall though, over the last 5 years, Canada has won the majority of matchups.
    Yeah, just before the Olympics started someone had reported on the record between the two teams over the past few years and it had been in our favour. Wish I could find it now.

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  • TonyTheLeperTonyTheLeper Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    And there is ash with her gold at home. Fuck yea.

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    WOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDD

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Okay, we kick ass at ski/board cross it seems. I never knew this.

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Wait what, how is Martin ahead 4-0 in the second end against China?

    What the hell did China do in the 1st end?

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  • TonyTheLeperTonyTheLeper Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Aegis wrote: »
    Okay, we kick ass at ski/board cross it seems. I never knew this.

    From what I hear we were one of the larger motions behind getting it entered into the olympics.

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  • hippofanthippofant ティンク Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Andrew_Jay wrote: »
    hippofant wrote: »
    PantsB wrote: »
    TheBlackWind wrote: »
    I keep hearing that Canada is the gold medal favorite for Women's hockey and I am a little confused about that. Hasn't this same US team beaten them in the last couple meetIngs?
    Its harder to dash their expectations if you don't place them high on a precarious perch.
    Loss of the last 2 world championships, but win at the last 4-nations cup. Overall though, over the last 5 years, Canada has won the majority of matchups.
    Yeah, just before the Olympics started someone had reported on the record between the two teams over the past few years and it had been in our favour. Wish I could find it now.

    Trying to google up anything pre-Olympics is fucking impossible now.

    Aegis, man, how many TVs are you watching at once?

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Mah TV has the hockey game on, Skicross just finished on my computer, so I switched to Curling :P

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  • bombardierbombardier Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2010
    Aegis wrote: »
    Wait what, how is Martin ahead 4-0 in the second end against China?

    What the hell did China do in the 1st end?

    I don't know but China's dudes are in last place overall I think.

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  • quovadis13quovadis13 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    GOLD!!

    One more and we equal our best ever gold count.

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Shootout in the Belarus v Swiss game! Woo.

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  • tinwhiskerstinwhiskers Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    SHOOTOUT

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  • toxk_02toxk_02 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    USA's 3rd relay member really sucked that up, turned a 0.3 lead into a 14.1 deficit. Down the anchors now, USA chasing Austria for gold in the Nordic Combined relay.

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  • hippofanthippofant ティンク Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    bombardier wrote: »
    Aegis wrote: »
    Wait what, how is Martin ahead 4-0 in the second end against China?

    What the hell did China do in the 1st end?

    I don't know but China's dudes are in last place overall I think.

    3 Canadian rocks in play, with the hammer... China's last shot gets sent right through. Easy draw for 4.

    (Don't ask me why there are 3 Canadian rocks in play... but China's apparently playing with a new skip, subbing in their alternate?)

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I'm hoping Belarus gets through but I don't think Hiller will let them.

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  • rattletraprattletrap Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    hippofant wrote: »
    bombardier wrote: »
    Aegis wrote: »
    Wait what, how is Martin ahead 4-0 in the second end against China?

    What the hell did China do in the 1st end?

    I don't know but China's dudes are in last place overall I think.

    3 Canadian rocks in play, with the hammer... China's last shot gets sent right through. Easy draw for 4.

    (Don't ask me why there are 3 Canadian rocks in play... but China's apparently playing with a new skip, subbing in their alternate?)

    China's skip has had serious problems over the past week. It may be a move similar to the one the US made to swap out Schuster for Smith.

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  • bombardierbombardier Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2010
    quovadis13 wrote: »
    GOLD!!

    One more and we equal our best ever gold count.

    Between curling and hockey, it's totally going to get passed.

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  • Andrew_JayAndrew_Jay Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    hippofant wrote: »
    Andrew_Jay wrote: »
    hippofant wrote: »
    PantsB wrote: »
    TheBlackWind wrote: »
    I keep hearing that Canada is the gold medal favorite for Women's hockey and I am a little confused about that. Hasn't this same US team beaten them in the last couple meetIngs?
    Its harder to dash their expectations if you don't place them high on a precarious perch.
    Loss of the last 2 world championships, but win at the last 4-nations cup. Overall though, over the last 5 years, Canada has won the majority of matchups.
    Yeah, just before the Olympics started someone had reported on the record between the two teams over the past few years and it had been in our favour. Wish I could find it now.
    Trying to google up anything pre-Olympics is fucking impossible now.
    Did it myself:

    Last 5 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships:

    U.S. leads in wins, five to four.

    Canada has outscored the U.S., 19 to 18.

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Way to go Sergei Kustitzen. Just rush the goalie, you're the only hope left for Belarus, lose the handle of your stick and run out of room.

    Bleh.

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  • tinwhiskerstinwhiskers Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    bombardier wrote: »
    quovadis13 wrote: »
    GOLD!!

    One more and we equal our best ever gold count.

    With curling, it's totally going to get passed.

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  • toxk_02toxk_02 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    NICE. US anchor has all but erased Austria's 14 second lead, down to 2.2 secs halfway through the last leg. Hope he saved some gas for the final stretch.

    edit: he takes the lead!

    ed2: now they're swapping places, talking to each other. 0.8km to go.

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    There are now 7 rocks within the 8 foot or better. 5 of those are Canada.

    This game is going to end by the 4th end, I'm calling it.

    Edit: 8 rocks now, 6 Canada.

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  • enlightenedbumenlightenedbum Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Hiller is not a good option. Can the US borrow Franzen to run over him like he did in the playoffs last year?

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  • bombardierbombardier Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited February 2010
    Oh god I need to watch this curling game.

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    China is drawing.

    WHY IS CHINA DRAWING

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  • tinwhiskerstinwhiskers Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    bombardier wrote: »
    Oh god I need to watch this curling game.

    Listening to the Canadians talking strats is cracking me up.

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  • rattletraprattletrap Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Aegis wrote: »
    There are now 7 rocks within the 8 foot or better. 5 of those are Canada.

    This game is going to end by the 4th end, I'm calling it.

    Edit: 8 rocks now, 6 Canada.

    I think they can't concede until after the 6th. Probably has something to do with TV audiences.

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  • toxk_02toxk_02 Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Silver for USA in NC relay, Austrian had something in the tank for the last 500m.

    Hoooly crap look at that house.

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    10 rocks in the house, ahaha.

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  • hippofanthippofant ティンク Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I don't watch much curling, but ELEVEN rocks?!

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    hippofant wrote: »
    I don't watch much curling, but ELEVEN rocks?!

    In the 3rd end!

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    ..and only one point scored. Looked like there was a way to bang the two reds out, but it didnt happen.

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Yea, he had to do something risky. It's not like he wasn't going to score one, so might as well go for the huge score for the crowd.

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  • TonyTheLeperTonyTheLeper Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    God damn, I can't find this curling match you guys are talking about. Its all prehockey coverage... which is still awesome, but damn it, i want to see this curling

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    TSN and Rogers is covering it.

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  • TonyTheLeperTonyTheLeper Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Ahhh not on the HD channel that's why. Thanks aegis

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Aegis wrote: »
    Yea, he had to do something risky. It's not like he wasn't going to score one, so might as well go for the huge score for the crowd.

    It looked to me like there was a shot on the left (as we looked down on the house) where he could hit his rock hard and that would take out both reds. Looks like he tried something else though, because the guard he hit was way off from where I thought he'd aim.

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  • AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    If he tried it on the right side of the house, he'd be cutting against the grain of what the current rocks were oriented (I think I know the shot you were talking about), meaning it'd have to curl quite a bit to get the correct angle in play.

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