Olympic Winter Games!

[MzzRach]

Who else is loving the winter games in Vancouver this year? I could watch almost every event, except for Curling which I just cannot get excited about.

My fave events:

Short Track Speed Skating - so volatile!
Snowboard Cross & Halfpipe
Figure Skating - the men's event was amazing!
Alpine Skiing

Anyone else loving the games?

 

[Susanne]

The games are live on TV during the night here because of the time difference, so I haven't watched a lot yet

I love Olympic Summer Games! But maybe I will watch a bit of these games tonight.

 

[hello_kitty]

Curling is amusing... lots of geometry involved.

I haven't been watching as much as I usually do, just some of the prime time stuff.

Gotta love the controversy around the mens' figure skating results. I'm glad Evan is being professional about the whole thing, it's just making Evengy look a lot more like a sore loser. I always love a good upset, heh, especially when the loser has the attitude that they just deserve everything automatically!

 

[staceb1990]

I'm SO glad Evan Lysacek won, he's been my favorite for a few years. I respect Evgeni Plushenko because he is a pretty incredible skater, but just landing a quad is not enough to win the gold. His skating was to erratic and his arms were flying everywhere, whereas Evan was so precise and beautiful to watch.

And Shaun White BLOWS MY MIND! I've never really watched a whole lot of snowboarding, but I finally did and he's amazing. There's really just no competition between him and the other boarders.

I think my third favorite thing about the Olympics (actually, it's probably tied for first) is watching Stephen Colbert. He kills me.

 

[MissCrystal]

I like the summer olympics better ... but hey the games are happening in my city, theres so much traffic and its a mess everywhere.. lol


Im excited for the canada vs us hockey game tonight.

 

[hello_kitty]

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Originally Posted by staceb1990 I'm SO glad Evan Lysacek won, he's been my favorite for a few years. I respect Evgeni Plushenko because he is a pretty incredible skater, but just landing a quad is not enough to win the gold. His skating was to erratic and his arms were flying everywhere, whereas Evan was so precise and beautiful to watch.

Exactly! It's not just about one jump, it's nearly a 5 minute program that is about a lot of other things than a single jump.

I'm glad figure skating still respects that, because gymnastics has turned into a "who can throw the most difficult tricks with no sense of artistry in 1 minute 30 seconds" contest.

 

[MzzRach]

Evan worked so hard to be ready for these Olympic games, and he skated 2 difficult, clean programs with passion and verve against a field of strong competitors. He deserves gold and I am thrilled for him.

 

[blusherie]

I am a huge sports fan in general, and the Olympics are the one of my favorite things to watch! At least I can watch most of the events since Vancouver is much closer than China (I live in Florida)!

I love the short track speed skating (love Apollo and JR Celski too), figure skating, bobsled, and learning about the athletes. It's so inspiring to see people dedicate themselves to being the best in the world!

Have you noticed how much more dangerous the winter games are compared to the summer ones?

 

[MzzRach]

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Originally Posted by blusherie Have you noticed how much more dangerous the winter games are compared to the summer ones?

I have, and I think that is why I find them so exciting. Seriously, these athletes have no fear!

 

[Civies]

I sooo agree with curling! I'm watching mens hockey right now .. TOO INTENSE. I loveeeeee speed skating, alpine skiing, snowboarding, figure skating .. everything except curling haha.

PLEASE READ: FOR ALL OF YOU AMERICANS YOU ARE GOING DOWN TONIGHT

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[gachapin_luv]

I LOVE Olympics - winter & summer!
I am so happy for Evan, too. He worked so hard for it, and he totally deserves the Gold medal.
I also was excited for Apollo (and his dad Yuki).
Also, love Johnny Weir. He has his own style, and I loved his black and pink costume.
I also am glad Bode Miller cleaned up his act and he's doing great this year.
My favorite guy is Shaun White, though. He is the best!

Since I am a MAC addict, I always notice girls' make-up. Esp. ice dancing or figure skating. I am like "Is that Ruby Woo? or Queen's Sin?" I wish someone would cover who is wearing what make-up, that would be fun.

Also, I want that Ralph Lauren's down jacket and fleece jacket! American uniform was designed by "Roots"(I bought 2002 fleece jacket at local Roots store) for many years, but I love RL's design this year. He's done a great job designing red, white and blue!

Ok, gotta go back and watch more Olympics.

 

[Mabelle]

Wow. Last night was so friggin depressing. I swear if they start Bordeur on tuesday, I will loose my freakin mind. Bad call on pulling him so early. It actually broke my heart.
A side from that upset, i have full blown olympic fever. The opening cermonies has me verklempt all night. It was so gorgeous, so well exicuted, so very canadian. I could have done iwthout the operatic Olympic theme, and the melody change of the National Antheme, but they were so many killer aspects.
Ive been watching all the speed skating, the luge, the skeleton (woooot! Our gold medalist is awesome!), and any other snowboard/ski events i can get it. Basically, its on my tv whenever im home.

Also, cause im such a consumer whore, im searching the bay and zellers for the olympic parkas. I finally got my mittens last week by chance, but i need more.
I actually don't liek the summer olympics at all. Imo, they are very very boring. However i LOVE the winter games. They should always be in Canada!

 

[Shadowy Lady]

meh, I'm Canadian too but I prefer summer Olympics. In general, I'm not a big sports fan so I mostly didn't watch the games. I think another reason I didn't watch them is that I know I knew I would get depressed if Canada didn't do well.....so glad I skipped watching the hockey game last night

 

[Civies]

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Originally Posted by Mabelle Wow. Last night was so friggin depressing. I swear if they start Bordeur on tuesday, I will loose my freakin mind. Bad call on pulling him so early. It actually broke my heart. A side from that upset, i have full blown olympic fever. The opening cermonies has me verklempt all night. It was so gorgeous, so well exicuted, so very canadian. I could have done iwthout the operatic Olympic theme, and the melody change of the National Antheme, but they were so many killer aspects. Ive been watching all the speed skating, the luge, the skeleton (woooot! Our gold medalist is awesome!), and any other snowboard/ski events i can get it. Basically, its on my tv whenever im home. Also, cause im such a consumer whore, im searching the bay and zellers for the olympic parkas. I finally got my mittens last week by chance, but i need more. I actually don't liek the summer olympics at all. Imo, they are very very boring. However i LOVE the winter games. They should always be in Canada!

I agree! Brodeur thinks he's playing baseball or something .. batting the puck away to the Americans, stepping aside from his plate to get the puck.. what is he doing? Bring on Luongo already!

The olympic mittens are soo adorable. They're not so good quality wise though, they're breaking apart! The wool frays everywhere and it looks like a big fuzzball

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Originally Posted by Shadowy Lady meh, I'm Canadian too but I prefer summer Olympics. In general, I'm not a big sports fan so I mostly didn't watch the games. I think another reason I didn't watch them is that I know I knew I would get depressed if Canada didn't do well.....so glad I skipped watching the hockey game last night

You saved yourself a good heartache!





Anyways, I'm so excited to see Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir - they are just the cutest.

 

[MzzRach]

I much prefer the Winter Games to the Summer Games. I am in hog heaven right now!

 

[Juxtapose]

I'm so glad to notice this thread! I love the Olympics in general. I especially love the Winter Games, specifically the skating, as I was a figure skater for fourteen years. It was my life--I gave my whole heart to that sport and it will always be a part of me

So, naturally I love the thrill of competition and athleticism that entails in all the sports. ...<sigh>...to be that good at a sport...I admire that so much.

Looking forward to the ice dancing tonight! I remember watching the Torino Games and really pulling for Belbin and Agosto. I love them, but I'm also thrilled for Davis and White. It will be fun to see how it all turns out

 

[Mabelle]

I really Hope Canada takes home a medal tonight for Women's figure skating. That poor girl from Quebec lost her mum a couple of days ago. How tragic. I would love to see her with a medal for her and her mum's sake.

 

[hello_kitty]

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Originally Posted by Juxtapose I'm so glad to notice this thread! I love the Olympics in general. I especially love the Winter Games, specifically the skating, as I was a figure skater for fourteen years. It was my life--I gave my whole heart to that sport and it will always be a part of me So, naturally I love the thrill of competition and athleticism that entails in all the sports. ...<sigh>...to be that good at a sport...I admire that so much.

That's how I am during the summer Olympics with gymnastics, as I was a gymnast for a good portion of my life, so it still fires me up!

 

[gachapin_luv]

I admire ice dancing and figure skating girls make-up. I was wondering some of them are wearing "Ripe Peach"???

 

[SmokeSignal16]

So glad I noticed this thread too! I love short track (

Apolo Ohno!) and hockey! I'm still wow'd that we won Sunday night! Although I do admire Canada too, one of our guys from the Dallas Stars is on team Canada (Brendan Morrow)! I do enjoy all of the events so far so it's hard to pick fav events but those 2 hands down do it for me. But I am surprised how dangerous it has been for some events.