Open Olympic Thread Day 12- The Golden Dance
by missy on Feb 23, 2010 12:14 AM PST
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir accomplished a huge feat last night: being the youngest couple to win gold in Ice Dance for Figure Skating at the Olympics, as well as being the first North-American team to win gold. This is what Canada needed yesterday to bring us back from misery: another gold medal. Meanwhile, our Canadian women beat Finland in the hockey semifinals, and will play USA in the gold medal match on Thursday (Finland and Sweden will play for the bronze earlier that day).
Today is extremely busy. The curling round robins end, the qualification games play out for men's hockey, women's bobsleigh begins, and medal events occur for ladies' ski cross, men's slalom, speed skating, and team relays for nordic combined and biathlon. Schedule after the jump, check out ctvolympics.ca and vancouver2010.com for tons of Canadian coverage. (By the way, I apologize to all the international people on here for the obvious Canadian bias in my threads.)
9:00 Women's Curling: Japan vs Sweden, Switzerland vs Germany, USA vs China, Canada vs Great Britain
9:30 Alpine Skiing: Men's Giant Slalom 1st Run
10:30 Freestyle Skiing: Ladies Ski Cross Qualifications
10:30 Nordic Combined: Team 4X5km Competition Round
11:00 Speed Skating: Men's 10000m (medal event)
11:30 Biathlon: Women's 4X6km Relay (medal event)
12:00 Men's Hockey: Switzerland vs Belarus
13:00 Alpine Skiing: Men's Giant Slalom 2nd Run (medal event)
13:00 Freestyle Skiing: Ladies Ski Cross 1/8-finals
13:33 Freestyle Skiing: Ladies Ski Cross Quarterfinals
13:52 Freestyle Skiing: Ladies Ski Cross Semifinals
14:00 Men's Curling: China vs Canada, Sweden vs Denmark, Great Britain vs Norway, Switzerland vs France
14:00 Nordic Combined: Team 4X5km Relay (medal event)
14:03 Freestyle Skiing: Ladies Ski Cross Finals (medal event)
16:30 Figure Skating: Ladies Short Program
16:30 Men's Hockey: Canada vs Germany (Sean will have a thread up later)
17:00 Women's Bobsleigh Run 1
18:10 Women's Bobsleigh Run 2
19:00 Women's Curling: Switzerland vs USA, Canada vs Russia, Japan vs Denmark, Sweden vs Germany
19:00 Men's Hockey: Czech Republic vs Lativa
21:00 Men's Hockey: Slovakia vs Norway
Canadian Athletes to Watch For:
-Cynthia Phaneuf and Joannie Rochette will skate in the women's figure skating for Canada.
-4 Canadians in the ladies' ski cross: Kelsey Serwa, Danielle Poleschuk, Julia Murray and Ashleigh McIvor.
-Eric Guay and Robbie Dixon will join fellow Alpine Canada teammates Brad Spence and Patrick Biggs in the slalom.
-Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse will be Canada1 in the bobsleigh, while Helen Upperton and Shelley-Ann Brown will be Canada2.
-The Canadian men's hockey team, of course, as they face Germany in the qualification round. Maybe they should get some tips from the women on how to beat their opponents....
-Both the men's and women's curling teams are positioning themselves for the semifinals as their round robins finish off.
Funny Fact of the Day: Barring a major upset in the Ladies' Figure Skating, Russia was officially shut out of gold medals in all disciplines of figure skating in a single Winter Olympics last night for the first time since 1960.
Here's your thread. What will happen today, I wonder?
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I just caught the beginning of CTV's Olympic Morning...
And there were the Moir family, all being interviewed live on CTV at 3AM… with entirely full mixed drinks in their hands. God I love the Olympics.
"What is Jumanji?" --Jason Owens
“-Cynthia Phaneuf and Joannie Rochette will skate in the women’s figure skating for Canada.”
Did toronto give up on him already?
I don’t think that was fair to Cynthia.
So don't get violent and don't get caught with your head down, the night she stole the moon.
by thelastjohnny on Feb 23, 2010 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
I have to say I have never been pulling for a Canadian athlete more than I am pulling for Joannie Rochette. I want her to do well so badly it’s unreal. And it isn’t just because she is gorgeous. How much heart and guts must it take to compete in the circumstances she is competing in?
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 23, 2010 10:50 AM PST reply actions
Good thing, they looked a little out of it at the beginning
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 23, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
Come on Belaruskies!!!!
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 23, 2010 1:12 PM PST up reply actions
I think I was one of very few who picked the Belarussians to win that game.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 23, 2010 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
Shoulda tallied how many times you’ve said his since the Olympics started.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
his name*
The birthday drinks came early, sorry.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
By the way happy B day. Pisces eh? I should have known.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 23, 2010 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Hahah whatchu saying?
Lemme guess, you’re a Scorpio. Or something lame and predictable like that. :)
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
Was it that easy to tell? Damn you Scorpio. I wish I was a Taurus or something cool like that.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 23, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
Scorpio’s are apparently headstrong, feisty, and competitive. And something about charm and all that crap too.
Not like you at all, right?
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
Charm and all that crap? I will take that as a compliment.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 23, 2010 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
I hate charm.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
Really? Tell me more about the pisces! I always want to find out about these things, and never know where to look.
by Vancouverguy on Feb 23, 2010 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
Apparently, we're:
Imaginative and sensitive
Compassionate and kind
Selfless and unworldly
Intuitive and sympathetic
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
sure, if you believe that horrorscope bullshit
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 23, 2010 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
A girl in high school once guessed that I was a scorpio from my calf muscles…she said I had scorpio calves. Never figured out how she did that.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 23, 2010 11:46 PM PST up reply actions
Well even though Ruslan Salei has only played 2 games for Colorado this year, Ruslan Salei is an NHL calibre defenseman and Ruslan Salei is the best defenseman on Belarus.
That enough for ya. :P
Sucks that you won’t get to continue saying Ruslan Salei anymore XD
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
Mens 10000m Long Track
Kramer got DSQ’d despite setting an OR because he went on the wrong lane.
Unbelievable. The poor guy.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
Sucky deal, indeed.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
Lee Seung-hoon still set an Olympic record but Kramer was 4 seconds ahead of that. Although maybe the inside track had something to do with that.
True…but I don’t think one inside lane would have made that much of a difference. How much longer is the outside lane? Not 4 seconds of time worth.
He probably skated something like 9995 meters (at least). Pretty sure he would have made those last 10 in 4 seconds. But I get your point.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
It would make me sick of my stomach. His own fault (or his coaches??), but wow, can you imagine.
I honestly don’t know if I would be able to celebrate like the Korean did though.
Knights, Canucks, Dolphins, Jays and Raptors all the way.
Nothing called.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
Bah, who’s doing commentary? =/
Hahah, ROOSLAN SALAY.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
dashing through the snow, in the one-horse open Salei…
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 23, 2010 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
Please keep doing the Flair thing marcness! I love it!
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 23, 2010 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
wow, overtime!
btw, sean, did you edit my post so that the words would wrap around my pic? if so, how did you do it? i’ve been wondering how to do that myself, but the fanpost edit page doesn’t make it clear how to.
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switzerland moves on to face USA in the quarters.
and many people just grabbed a slight edge on me in the standings pool…..
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Me too missy…me too. I feel your pain.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 23, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Kevin Martin picks up 1 only. He was lying two but was showboating for the crowd to try to get more. Hopefully that doesn’t bite him later. It was cool to see him try that anyways.
So is it a shootout through the rest of the competition or does it change to continous overtime at some stage?
btw, colbert’s first show from vancouver is online now,.
haha, he’s bashing nbc :)
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now he’s doing “better know a riding” for vancouver south :)
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Where did you find that?
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 23, 2010 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
Kevin Martin p-p-p-pwns
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
I will translate that to white….“Kevin Martin is very good.”
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Feb 23, 2010 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
Not a dry eye in the house. Or at the Coliseum.
Please allow me to adjust my pants, so that I may dance the good time dance, and lead the onlookers and innocent bystanders into a trance.
I’m watching the Czech game…is she in 1st?
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 23, 2010 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
she’s in 3rd with 1 skater left. she has a 7-point lead on 4th.
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not sure whether to stick with the czech-latvia game or switch to slovakia-norway in 2 minutes….
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Don’t hold back, PV, if you got something to say, say it.
Please allow me to adjust my pants, so that I may dance the good time dance, and lead the onlookers and innocent bystanders into a trance.
by Smoboy41 on Feb 23, 2010 9:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Nah, the Czechs will shut them down and score an empty net goal is my guess
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 23, 2010 9:11 PM PST up reply actions
mcguire and cuthbert were just comparing demitra to datsyuk……
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One has won the Stanley Cup and the other never will. haha
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 23, 2010 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
they were saying that a couple moves demo was making looked very datsyukian…..
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ooh, some blood spilled in the slovakia-norway game….
woah, the stretcher is out on the ice!!!
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it seems as though tollefson elbowed a slovak….
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what are you watching it on??? I’m delayed. Spoiler!!
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 23, 2010 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
Waiting for my reservartion. How are the hockey/skating events? Anything else on?
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
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by eightyseven on Feb 23, 2010 9:19 PM PST via mobile reply actions
correction: gaborik deflects demitra’s shot.
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Bad goal to lose on.
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apparently he left in the 2nd period, didn’t come back……
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Channeling your inner Rock, I see.
Please allow me to adjust my pants, so that I may dance the good time dance, and lead the onlookers and innocent bystanders into a trance.
No, then I’d say..
and that’s the bottom line…cuz Krecji said so!
by Sean Zandberg on Feb 23, 2010 9:35 PM PST up reply actions
Haha, CH Place. This doesn’t exist to me XD
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
by eightyseven on Feb 23, 2010 10:41 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Haha, CH Place. This doesn’t exist to me XD
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
by eightyseven on Feb 23, 2010 10:43 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Boo, BB made me double-post.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
by eightyseven on Feb 23, 2010 10:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
What is it’s name, isn’t it Canada Hockey Place, or is that just the name while the Olympics are on?
a buzzer beater!!!! norway ties it with 0.1 seconds left in the 2nd period!!
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slovaks just scored! Satan scored, assists to zednik and vishnovsky
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