21st Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28

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21st Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28

#1 Postby RL3AO » Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:02 pm

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Opening Ceremony tomorrow night. Someone needed to start the thread.
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#2 Postby Tireman4 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 4:05 pm

I will watch the long track speed skating. More akin to what I do (run)..:)
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Re: 21st Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28

#3 Postby Stephanie » Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:37 pm

I love the ice skating, the skiing, the luge. I'm looking forward to this. It'll be a nice respite between football and baseball.
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Re: 21st Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28

#4 Postby grentz7721 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:45 pm

I like curling.
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Re: 21st Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28

#5 Postby lurkey » Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:53 pm

hockey and curling. . . ..
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#6 Postby wx247 » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:09 am

I am an Olympics freak! I can't wait. :)
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#7 Postby RL3AO » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:35 pm

Sounds like there was a very bad crash during luge practice. Being described as "horrific" and "life threatening". :(
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Re: 21st Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28

#8 Postby RL3AO » Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:11 pm

He has died.

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Georgian+luger+dies+after+horrifying+crash+Whistler+track/2556532/story.html
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#9 Postby southerngale » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:50 pm

omgosh, that's horrible! :( My prayers are with his family.
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Re: Olympics - Georgian luger dies during training run crash

#10 Postby lurkey » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:19 pm

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6202459n

*WARNING* GRAPHIC!!! Shows the entire accident
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#11 Postby HURAKAN » Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:35 pm

RIP
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Re: Olympics - Georgian luger dies during training run crash

#12 Postby Stephanie » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:25 pm

He never had a chance. My thoughts and prayers go to his family and the citizens of Georgia. :(
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Re: Olympics - Georgian luger dies during training run crash

#13 Postby WeatherLovingDoc » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:58 pm

Just so so sad.

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Re: Olympics - Georgian luger dies during training run crash

#14 Postby Hurricaneman » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:56 pm

either change the course to slow the speeds or cancel the luge and bobsled events
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Re: Olympics - Georgian luger dies during training run crash

#15 Postby HurricaneBill » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:12 am

Ron C. Judd said it best in his book on the Winter Olympics:

"Bobsled, luge, and skeleton, the Winter Games' three sliding sports, are all events in which a person, given a bad twist of fate, can die."

A British luge racer was killed during a training run at the 1964 Winter Games in Innsbruck.
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#16 Postby RL3AO » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:44 pm

NBC already making me angry. Since they are showing ski jumping on TV (on about a 30 minute delay), they aren't showing it online. Now they are going to commercial every 5 minutes like its an NFL game.

So I went online and watched it on a Portuguese stream.
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Re: 21st Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28

#17 Postby dizzyfish » Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:30 pm

I heard about the luger as I was watching the opening ceremonies last night. I just watched the crash online on CBS. God how awful! I had heard the speed was over 90mph - after watching that, I believe it!

The opening ceremony was amazing! Those "whales" were awesome!
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#18 Postby RL3AO » Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:39 pm

Nice one Korea. :lol:
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Re: 21st Olympic Winter Games - February 12 to 28

#19 Postby Category 5 » Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:42 pm

Their entire team should be disqualified, what a sorry display by South korea.

At least it cost them at least 2 medals.
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#20 Postby RL3AO » Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:50 pm

If I was a knee surgeon, I would just follow the moguls competitions where ever they go.
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