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Winter Olympics 2006

20rogersc said:
It did look good though! Well, untill she stacked . . .
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It was as close to a lock as anything. Disappointment was etched into the faces of her parents. Her mother could be seen mouthing the words, "Oh no, oh no ... Lindsey get up, get up."
 
Notation for record books

During the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, Switzerland's Tanja Frieden was handed the gold medal on a silver platter by her competitor, Lindsey Jacobellis.
 
To be fair, it's worth mentioning that Lindsey Jacobellis didn't shy away from interviews, when she might have preferred to hide behind a snow mogul rather than face media moguls.

And shame on NBC for their "she'll regret this every day for the rest of her life and nobody will ever forget this" attitude. Hey NBC, would you want somebody telling you that your life is basically over at age 20? Perhaps NBC needs to listen to Don Henley's Dirty Laundry before they ask somebody "yes, but how did it really feel to lose your only dream due to a stupid mistake in front of millions of people?" Jab jab - does that hurt?

Keep boarding, Lindsey Jacobellis, and you'll still have fun.
 
Doctor Q said:
To be fair, it's worth mentioning that Lindsey Jacobellis didn't shy away from interviews ...
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I agree Lindsey was very accessible and the interview with Bob Costas had to be exceedingly difficult given the intense scrutiny she has been under since losing her finals race.
 
You both wrote some really good posts about this....I agree, and she is so young---people don't realize that sometimes and especially since they are Olympians!

Well I went snowboarding today and I busted my ass a few times but I had fun!!! I swear I think watching all the snowboard cross in the Olympics improved my form a little!!! I had some more confidence today!! Conditions were good for the most part (no snow blowers) but visibility sucked!! :)
 
Doctor Q said:
To be fair, it's worth mentioning that Lindsey Jacobellis didn't shy away from interviews, when she might have preferred to hide behind a snow mogul rather than face media moguls.

And shame on NBC for their "she'll regret this every day for the rest of her life and nobody will ever forget this" attitude. Hey NBC, would you want somebody telling you that your life is basically over at age 20? Perhaps NBC needs to listen to Don Henley's Dirty Laundry before they ask somebody "yes, but how did it really feel to lose your only dream due to a stupid mistake in front of millions of people?" Jab jab - does that hurt?

Keep boarding, Lindsey Jacobellis, and you'll still have fun.
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At the end of the race, NBC showed an extended shot of Frieden hugging someone in celebration with Jacobellis standing about six feet away. You couldn't see any facial expressions because of their helmets, but the body language spoke volumes.

It's a tough way to learn not to showboat, but no one should feel sorry for her.
 
aloofman said:
... You couldn't see any facial expressions because of their helmets, but the body language spoke volumes. It's a tough way to learn not to showboat, but no one should feel sorry for her.
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I do remember that lingering image of the winner ... while Lindsey is only 20, athletes must be continually reminded by their coaches that every race ends at the finish line, and that anything that will potentially distract them from a victory or is designed to play to the crowd must be avoided. Despite the fact that we will see her iin future competitions, sometimes that special "golden" opportunity does come along only once.
 
xsedrinam said:
More forBodeing antics at the Olympics.
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They say that other racers spend lots of time inspecting the course ahead of time, while Bode takes only a quick peek. Has anyone asked him why? Is it foolish of him or could there possibly be a good reason?
 
Doctor Q said:
They say that other racers spend lots of time inspecting the course ahead of time, while Bode takes only a quick peek. Has anyone asked him why? Is it foolish of him or could there possibly be a good reason?
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I'm trying to withhold criticism until all the facts are in and he's taken his final event on Saturday, but the appearance is that he's not taking any of it seriously. Spraining an ankle while playing basketball with the boys may be just another "one of those things"; but if it's irresponsible recklessness and that holds true with all the other "night before the event" excesses and lack of discipline, and if coaches, press and peers don't ask him, maybe Nike will call him out. I don't think any fan, U.S. or another country, would take to task any athlete who failed to bring home a medal knowing the athlete did his or her best and took their event(s) seriously.
 
i somehow doubt that Miller will get through the Slalom .. after all the risk to be disqualified is the highest... and with Miller not being able to control the risks he takes at the moment and the pressure

that aside it has been some time since Canada had 3 ice hockey games at the olympics without a single goal... at least the US boys scored 3 goals against the Fins who had the best defense so far

perhaps having such old teams weren't the best idea
 
Go Alisa!!

Bronze in the Freestyle Aerials. Not bad after being on skis a grand total of 20 days after a knee reconstruction.

Lydia's fall just made me wince in pain and the poor girl is just so upset.

Jackie choked again after posting a new world record score in the qualifying.

Now we have two shiny olympic medals. Yay!!!
 
max_altitude said:
^Word

I felt soooo sorry for Lydia - that scream as she fell was blood curdling. Alisa did an amazing job. I wonder if we can score any more medals?
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I doubt it, good games though for us, nice to be finally getting some medals (yeah, so two isn't many but when you don't expect any, two is pretty damned good).

I am however going to be completely over hearing our national anthem by the end of the Commonwealth Games. Last time we won a grand total of 207 medals, including 82 gold. It was a shellacking.
 
Chundles said:
I am however going to be completely over hearing our national anthem by the end of the Commonwealth Games. Last time we won a grand total of 207 medals, including 82 gold. It was a shellacking.
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Yeah you're right, I'm surprised they haven't just given up on the Comm. Games - Australia wins just about everything. :D

At least you're not in the city it's being held in - I guess I'll just have to get in the spirit. Public transport is going to be a nightmare.
 
max_altitude said:
Yeah you're right, I'm surprised they haven't just given up on the Comm. Games - Australia wins just about everything. :D

At least you're not in the city it's being held in - I guess I'll just have to get in the spirit. Public transport is going to be a nightmare.
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Yeah, we had a great idea when the Olympics were on in Sydney - we buggered off to the snow. It was fantastic, everyone was in Sydney at the games so there weren't any crowds, it was an epic season so the snow was still awesome and the extended daylight saving season meant we had more skiable hours in day.

Best ski trip ever. Felt very weird though coming in from -5°C and pretty deep snow (around 2m still at the time) and watching the SUMMER Olympics from Sydney, just 6 hours north.
 
Congrats to the Italians, German, Canadian, and Austrian Olympic Team, and to the Aussies, and to all the countries who were well represented and whose team members showed the class and character of a true Olympian. The U.S. may have won some 25ish medals, but the antics and immaturity shown by too many of the "team" deserve all the criticism they generated.

At least Joey Cheeks showed some true greatness in donating his bonus money to a charity. I believe some others have followed suit. Anyway to all the medal winners who conducted themselves as the champions they are, congratulations.
 

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I am clearly partial to the Summer Olympics, but as far as Torino 2006 is concerned, there were memorable moments that I enjoyed but overall it did not leave me with the same overall impression as did prior Winter Games.
 
Pretty good Winter Olympics overall... big fat raspberries go out from me to the following people:

Bode Miller: Here's hoping he doesn't ruin any more Olympics with his "I don't give a crap if I win" attitude. "Join Bode"? Where, at the bar? 0 for 5 equals pathetic.

Lindsey Jacobellis: Next time, wait until AFTER you cross the finish line to start celebrating your gold medal. Oops, that's right, you wound up with silver. What did we learn?

Michelle Kwan: Not because of what she did DURING the Olympics, but because she was given a slot just because of what she did in the past. There should be no "tenured" Olympians; if you can't qualify for the Olympics like everyone else, you have no business being there.

Big kudos to:

Joey Cheek: Giving all of his bonus money to charity (with corporate matching, no less) is a class act.

The organizers: Turin/Torino did a great job putting everything together.

All the medal winners: Congrats on being the best at what you do.
 
Oh, and a big fat "you suck!" to those bastards at GoldenPalace.com, who somehow got a guy to crash the stage during the closing ceremony and disrupt one of the dignitaries' speeches. You all oughta be ashamed for that crap. :mad:
 
Canada did AWESOME in Torino. 3rd is pretty good consider the countries ahead have 10 times and over twice the population.

Special congrats to Cindy Klassen with her five medals. The star of the olympics for me.

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Canada: Olympic powerhouse?

I'm looking forward to 2010 in Vancouver, and hope to be in attendance.
 
rickvanr said:
Canada did AWESOME in Torino. 3rd is pretty good consider the countries ahead have 10 times and over twice the population.
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Doesn't hurt that 100% of your country is covered by snow and ice at least once every year. ;)

Seriously, though, it's good to see "smaller" countries like Canada, Norway, Austria, etc. do so well in the Winter Olympics. Most of them (Canada being a notable exception) usually don't do nearly as well in the Summer Olympics.

As for Vancouver 2010: I'm thinking about going... wouldn't be too hard to add Vancouver onto a trip to Seattle.
 
clayj said:
Doesn't hurt that 100% of your country is covered by snow and ice at least once every year. ;)
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True, we got dumped on this weekend. 15-20cm if I had to guess.

clayj said:
As for Vancouver 2010: I'm thinking about going... wouldn't be too hard to add Vancouver onto a trip to Seattle.
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If I do make it, it's going to be one heck of a road trip. Way two many KM's to fathom right now.
 
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