Official Sochi 2014 XXII Winter Olympiad Thread

[B-G]

Yea we checked out after Canada.

Hope it wouldn't happen but it did.

Dustin Brown, ugh

[Spurrier_Superior_One]

Step away for a minute now its 5-0

[Spurrier_Superior_One]

Well that beatdown is finally over.

[B-G]

We need Jeremy Roenick to get on the ice and hit somebody.

All these guys started caring about their NHL season after the last game.
Patty Kane was invisible.

Hats off to Temu Selanne, hall of Famer.

[ktguen]

Four-man bobsled is about to take their second run.

[Spurrier_Superior_One]

Russia
Germany
Austria in the biathlon 4x7.5 relay

[Thenardier]

Blah, NBC is just reshowing what they showed on NBCSN

[Spurrier_Superior_One]

Originally Posted by Thenardier

Blah, NBC is just reshowing what they showed on NBCSN

NBC will make sure they show the meaningless figure skating gala tonight.

[B-G]

Originally Posted by Spurrier_Superior_One

NBC will make sure they show the meaningless figure skating gala tonight.

Is there still figure skating going on?

[ktguen]

Originally Posted by B-G

Is there still figure skating going on?

It's just a end of competition gala where all the winners and fan favorites perform again. They do it at most big figure skating competitions. They might show highlights but I'm sure they won't show the whole thing.

[B-G]

Originally Posted by ktguen

It's just a end of competition gala where all the winners and fan favorites perform again. They do it at most big figure skating competitions. They might show highlights but I'm sure they won't show the whole thing.

If that's the case then they will.

Ratings.

Something SSO doesn't realize, he may not like figure skating but according to the ratings, everyone else does.

[Thenardier]

What was that story about, the KHL airplane crash? I just walked in.

[Thenardier]

Originally Posted by ktguen

It's just a end of competition gala where all the winners and fan favorites perform again. They do it at most big figure skating competitions. They might show highlights but I'm sure they won't show the whole thing.

They're going to show most of it, Lipinski and the other host are going to commentate on it.

[ktguen]

Originally Posted by B-G

If that's the case then they will.

Ratings.

Something SSO doesn't realize, he may not like figure skating but according to the ratings, everyone else does.

Very true. There was a chapter in my Intro to Sport Management book junior year about TV ratings and there was a whole section in that chapter about the height of figure skating ratings. I wish I still had the book and so I could reference it, but it's right up there with soccer, baseball and American football. For both male and females in all different age groups.

[Spurrier_Superior_One]

I watched some of the figure skating when it meant something but the gala there are no medals on the line making it as meaningful as a 4th NFL preseason game. But figure skating only matters every 4 years so I guess let them have their Pro Bowl.

[Spurrier_Superior_One]

http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/st...hijinks-022214

They won 1 medal out of 24 possible medals in just short track let's not even discuss long track and act like they world beaters? I don't think so, show some humility that they laid one of the biggest eggs in US Olympic history.

[Spurrier_Superior_One]

Top 5 Medal Count

Russia 13g 11s 9b 33t
USA 9g 7s 12b 28t
Norway 11g 5s 10b 26t
Canada 10g 10s 5b 25t
Netherlands 8g 7s 9b 24t

Russia wins both total gold and medal count
USA dominated the X Games style events, most medals in the Winter Olympics outside of North America
Norway dominated the Nordic events
Canada swept hockey
Netherlands owned the ice in speed skating

[Thenardier]

Bleh 4th

[ktguen]

Congrats to all the medalists and great job Team USA! Not bad for a "rebuilding" Winter games.

[robgusc76]

Now we have to survive the 2014 World cup...Uh oh.