20th Winter Olympics in Torino - Page 3

pritchke · 02-15-2006, 05:23 PM

Thank You Norway!!! For your great sportsmanship. An excellent article here on how Norwegian coach Bjornar Haakensmoen allowed Canadians Sara Renner and Beckie Scott to win silver, likely costing his team a medal. That is the spirit of the olympics.

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists...44142-sun.html

[ 02-15-2006, 05:24 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

Bungleau · 02-15-2006, 05:48 PM

Agreed. Good sportsmanship is a pleasure to see.

Seraph · 02-15-2006, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by True_Moose:
Biathlon always struck me as a weird sport too.

The most important thing to be good at target shooting is to control your breating, being able to control your pulse is also good. Doing those two things tend to make it hard to be able to ski fast.

pritchke · 02-22-2006, 05:37 PM

The men losing today to Russia 2-0 is not getting me down at all.

We got 2 gold, 2 silver, and advanced to the gold medal round in men's curling. So in perspective the men losing hockey should be nothing. I would say they even deserved to lose, and CBC deserves it as well for not doing a better job of covering other sports. The CBC will make it seem a big deal as it is the only sport they seem to be covering.

Sir Degrader · 02-22-2006, 05:51 PM

I heard alot of people mentioning that, Pritchke, and I agree. Hockey, while our national sport, and a vital part of our culture, is not all the games.

I tend to dislike the "high glory" sports like Football, Hockey and Baseball, if only for the fact everyone pays attention to they and not the other sports.

johnny · 02-22-2006, 06:47 PM

Canada and the US are both out. I'd expected Canada to go all the way, now i hope Finland can pull off a stunt. It's more likely the Czechs will be king of the hill again though.

Sir Goulum · 02-22-2006, 08:22 PM

Canada? Hah... we can't score if our lives depended on it.

Mack_Attack · 02-22-2006, 08:39 PM

So what is the deal. We get any medal?

Sir Goulum · 02-22-2006, 09:06 PM

Not for hockey no. If we made it to the semis, we would have had a chance for bronze, but no dice.

Mack_Attack · 02-22-2006, 10:31 PM

Well that is just not right. Lets have a rematch? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

02-15-2006, 05:48 PM	#22
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Agreed. Good sportsmanship is a pleasure to see. __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

02-22-2006, 06:47 PM	#26
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	Canada and the US are both out. I'd expected Canada to go all the way, now i hope Finland can pull off a stunt. It's more likely the Czechs will be king of the hill again though. __________________

02-22-2006, 08:39 PM	#28
Mack_Attack Osiris - Egyptian God of the Underworld Join Date: May 22, 2001 Location: Sherwoodpark,Alberta,Canada Age: 52 Posts: 2,929	So what is the deal. We get any medal? __________________

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Mack_Attack Osiris - Egyptian God of the Underworld Join Date: May 22, 2001 Location: Sherwoodpark,Alberta,Canada Age: 52 Posts: 2,929	Well that is just not right. Lets have a rematch? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] __________________

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02-15-2006, 05:23 PM	#21
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	Thank You Norway!!! For your great sportsmanship. An excellent article here on how Norwegian coach Bjornar Haakensmoen allowed Canadians Sara Renner and Beckie Scott to win silver, likely costing his team a medal. That is the spirit of the olympics. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Columnists...44142-sun.html [ 02-15-2006, 05:24 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

02-22-2006, 05:37 PM	#24
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	The men losing today to Russia 2-0 is not getting me down at all. We got 2 gold, 2 silver, and advanced to the gold medal round in men's curling. So in perspective the men losing hockey should be nothing. I would say they even deserved to lose, and CBC deserves it as well for not doing a better job of covering other sports. The CBC will make it seem a big deal as it is the only sport they seem to be covering.

02-22-2006, 05:51 PM	#25
Sir Degrader Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Canada Age: 64 Posts: 2,871	I heard alot of people mentioning that, Pritchke, and I agree. Hockey, while our national sport, and a vital part of our culture, is not all the games. I tend to dislike the "high glory" sports like Football, Hockey and Baseball, if only for the fact everyone pays attention to they and not the other sports.

02-22-2006, 08:22 PM	#27
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	Canada? Hah... we can't score if our lives depended on it.

02-22-2006, 09:06 PM	#29
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	Not for hockey no. If we made it to the semis, we would have had a chance for bronze, but no dice.

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