Olympics -- Winter 2014

[The JD]

Every 4 years, I'm amazed all over again by the size of the speed skaters' thighs. My God. They're like cannons.

My favorite corny description by an Olympic announcer (describing the slalom ski course): "It'll turn on a dime and give you nine cents change."

[TagHeuer_07]

I love watching Ice speed skating and Speed high jump

go Deutschland (Germany) and aussie

But it shame about russia which is anti LGBT

[Martina]

Originally Posted by The JD

Every 4 years, I'm amazed all over again by the size of the speed skaters' thighs. My God. They're like cannons.

Seems like they used to be even bigger. Remember Eric Heiden? It makes me wonder if they weren't all on steroids back then.

Tonight looks kind of dull. Plus creepy Matt Lauer is replacing poor Bob Costas, who is going to stay in bed all day with compresses on his eyes. Hoping Bob will be back.

I do want to see the women's ski jumping. I always thought that would be a fun thing to do.

[The JD]

Originally Posted by Martina

Tonight looks kind of dull. Plus creepy Matt Lauer is replacing poor Bob Costas, who is going to stay in bed all day with compresses on his eyes. Hoping Bob will be back.

I do want to see the women's ski jumping. I always thought that would be a fun thing to do.

I do a mean ski jump on WII. I always thought the little dorky WII icon looks like it has to pee, the way it pulls its knees together after it lands. But it turns out the real ski jumpers do that too. Heh.

I'll miss Bob Costas too. But you've got to love Johnny Weir's homage to Bob's pink-eye. In fact, you've got to love Johnny Weir, period.

[Martina]

Originally Posted by The JD

But you've got to love Johnny Weir's homage to Bob's pink-eye. In fact, you've got to love Johnny Weir, period.

LOL. I doooo. I loved this necklace -- as did the internet. I see links to it all over.

[TruTexan]

Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total gold silver bronze total
1 Norway 4 3 5 12
2 Canada 4 4 2 10
3 Netherlands 4 2 4 10
4 Germany 6 1 0 7
5 United States 2 1 4 7
6 Russia 1 3 3 7
7 Austria 1 4 0 5
8Switzerland 3 0 1 4
9 Slovenia 1 1 2 4
10 Sweden 0 3 1 4
11 France 1 0 2 3
12Czech Republic 0 2 1 3
12 Japan 0 2 1 3
14 Italy 0 1 1 2
15 Belarus 1 0 0 1
15 South Korea 1 0 0 1
15 Poland 1 0 0 1
15 Slovakia 1 0 0 1
19 China 0 1 0 1
19 Finland 0 1 0 1
21 Great Britain 0 0 1 1
21 Latvia 0 0 1 1
21 Ukraine 0 0 1 1
24 Albania 0 0 0 0
24 Algeria 0 0 0 0
24 Andorra 0 0 0 0
24 Argentina 0 0 0 0
24 Armenia 0 0 0 0
24 Australia 0 0 0 0
24 Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0
British Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0
24 Belgium 0 0 0 0
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0
24 Brazil 0 0 0 0
24 Bulgaria 0 0 0 0
24Cayman Islands 0 0 0 0
24 Chile 0 0 0 0
24 Taiwan 0 0 0 0
24 Croatia 0 0 0 0
24 Cyprus 0 0 0 0
24 Denmark 0 0 0 0
24 Dominica 0 0 0 0
24 Estonia 0 0 0 0
24 Macedonia 0 0 0 0
24 Georgia 0 0 0 0
24 Greece 0 0 0 0
24 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0
24 Hungary 0 0 0 0
24 Iceland 0 0 0 0
24 Independent Olympic Participants 0 0 0 0
24 Iran 0 0 0 0
24 Ireland 0 0 0 0
24 Israel 0 0 0 0
24 Jamaica 0 0 0 0
24 Kazakhstan0 0 0 0
24 Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 0
24 Lebanon 0 0 0 0
24 Liechtenstein0 0 0 0
24 Lithuania 0 0 0 0
24 Luxembourg0 0 0 0
24 Malta 0 0 0 0
24 Mexico 0 0 0 0
24 Monaco 0 0 0 0
24 Mongolia 0 0 0 0
24 Montenegro0 0 0 0
24 Morocco 0 0 0 0
24 Nepal 0 0 0 0
24 New Zealand0 0 0 0
24 Pakistan 0 0 0 0
24 Paraguay 0 0 0 0
24 Peru 0 0 0 0
24 Philippines 0 0 0 0
24 Portugal 0 0 0 0
24 Puerto Rico0 0 0 0
24 Moldova 0 0 0 0
24 Romania 0 0 0 0
24 San Marino 0 0 0 0
24 Serbia 0 0 0 0
24 Spain 0 0 0 0
24 Tajikistan 0 0 0 0
24 Thailand 0 0 0 0
24 Timor-Leste0 0 0 0
24 Togo 0 0 0 0
24 Tonga 0 0 0 0
24 Turkey 0 0 0 0
U.S. Virgin Islands0 0 0 0
24 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0
24 Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0

[TruTexan]

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/sochi-2014/medals/

[*Anya*]

Infuriating.

Male NBC announcer mansplaining about the Women's Downhill and the 3G forces around a turn:

"...all they have is their Lycra suit and a little bit of make-up".

WTF!

[Martina]

OK, if I hear the word "twizzles" one more time, . . . . *gnashes teeth*