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Title: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: tfcrew on February 09, 2018, 09:47:49 PM
  Opening ceremony was great.
Better than Sochi as I remember.
How much did they spend on all this Olympic stuff in comparison?

(http://images.scribblelive.com/2018/2/9/6ad710ed-4716-49ae-a054-333d4c9b3180.jpg)

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Olympic_flag.svg/22px-Olympic_flag.svg.png) Olympic Athletes from Russia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Athletes_from_Russia_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics) [size=90%](OAR)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Winter_Olympics_Parade_of_Nations
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Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: msmob on February 09, 2018, 10:47:20 PM
Only seen the highlights but the emotion factor - the unified team - certainly added to the 'good feeling' ... A master-stroke or a fatal error by N.Korea's wack-job leadership?

THe first image is from Sochi - the phallic Olympic torch (http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1461/26702175791_6581bcb3e9_c.jpg)

The Korean Olympic flame looks akin to a water tower in a Florida town
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: tfcrew on February 10, 2018, 08:42:49 PM
 
Weird  how there was an American skating for So Korea...a French girl and Ukrainian guy skating for Germany...what's up with all that?

The Russians are skating for themselves.
 I can't find it right now...but if you didn't see their program find it and watch. It was fantastic!


CountrySkatersScoreTeam points
1Olympic Athletes from RussiaEvgenia Tarasova, Vladimir Morozov80.9210







Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: whynotme on February 10, 2018, 10:07:18 PM
  Opening ceremony was great.
Better than Sochi as I remember.
So you are an Olympics fan? Was in Sochi, and now is in Korea  :D Nice, waiting for fresh photos from the event  :clapping: :P  :popcorn:
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: whynotme on February 10, 2018, 10:09:35 PM

Weird  how there was an American skating for So Korea...a French girl and Ukrainian guy skating for Germany...what's up with all that?

The Russians are skating for themselves.
 I can't find it right now...but if you didn't see their program find it and watch. It was fantastic!


CountrySkatersScoreTeam points
1Olympic Athletes from RussiaEvgenia Tarasova, Vladimir Morozov80.9210








It's yesterday... new day - new heroes. Evgenia Medvedeva  :clapping:
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: tfcrew on February 11, 2018, 05:10:53 PM

Q......What is always wrong with the Olympics?
A.......NBC



Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: Anotherkiwi on February 11, 2018, 05:54:43 PM
It's yesterday... new day - new heroes. Evgenia Medvedeva  :clapping:

Yes, I watched her record-scoring short programme last night.

Wow!  Just wow!!  :applause: :applause: :thumbsup:

And her dance moves weren't bad, either!  :devil:
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: msmob on February 12, 2018, 01:46:20 AM
RIDICULOUS running of Snowboarding Slope-style final - athletes lives were put at risk

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-sno-ss-w-wind/snowboarding-strong-winds-cause-havoc-in-slopestyle-final-idUSKBN1FW06M (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-sno-ss-w-wind/snowboarding-strong-winds-cause-havoc-in-slopestyle-final-idUSKBN1FW06M)

Not just the risk to the athletes - we were robbed of seeing the amazing abilities of the athletes- a FARCE
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: Anotherkiwi on February 12, 2018, 03:27:37 AM
RIDICULOUS running of Snowboarding Slope-style final - athletes lives were put at risk

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-sno-ss-w-wind/snowboarding-strong-winds-cause-havoc-in-slopestyle-final-idUSKBN1FW06M (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-sno-ss-w-wind/snowboarding-strong-winds-cause-havoc-in-slopestyle-final-idUSKBN1FW06M)

Not just the risk to the athletes - we were robbed of seeing the amazing abilities of the athletes- a FARCE

Agreed - absolutely nonsensical.  Of the 25 competitors, only a handful didn't crash at least once.  New Zealand had a youngster making her Olympic debut on what should have been the highlight of her sporting life, and she got picked up by the wind and dumped halfway through one of her spins.  This is a girl who is already ranked in the top ten in this sport, having won a World Cup event in March last year aged just 15. She had to sacrifice skill and style for safety just to get a finishing mark, and ended up 13th, while the winner, defending champion Jamie Anderson, was able to get through a great run in a relatively calm spell.

"It is pretty scary," she said of competing in high winds.

"You don't come into a jump the same as you usually would.

"You come in really fierce and ready to knuckle and hurt yourself, but also try and land."
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: tfcrew on February 13, 2018, 12:06:20 PM
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Title: Ukrainians 2 Gold Russian Cheats 0 !
Post by: JayH on February 18, 2018, 07:17:35 PM
Congratulations Ukraine on winning first gold medal !
Ukraine Gold in Aerials
Oleksandr Abramenko of Ukraine landed a back full-full-double full to take the freestyle skiing aerials competition. It was Abramenko’s fourth appearance at the Olympics but his first finish higher than sixth. It was Ukraine’s first medal of the Games, and third Winter gold medal ever.

Earlier a Ukrainian born figure skater won gold  competing for Germany.

Interesting that after all the Russian cheating in Sochi  that they have won NOTHING in Korea.

Many should never have been allowed to compete at all -- but all should have been excluded after the systematic cheating in Sochi.
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: BillyB on February 21, 2018, 08:42:12 PM



Video shows North Korean cheerleader clapping for American atheletes and fellow cheerleader nudges her with an elbow to stop. Free speech media put it out there for the world to see and it'll probably cost her her life.


http://sports.yahoo.com/n-korean-cheerleader-accidentally-cheer-american-114628089.html
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: Anotherkiwi on February 22, 2018, 05:23:53 PM
New Zealand had a youngster making her Olympic debut on what should have been the highlight of her sporting life, and she got picked up by the wind and dumped halfway through one of her spins.

Some sort of justice for Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, as she was able to pick up a bronze medal in the Big Air competition yesterday.  She remained New Zealand's youngest Olympic medallist for just two hours, as Nico Porteous (who doesn't turn 17 until November), got a bronze in his half-pipe freeski discipline.
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: tfcrew on February 23, 2018, 05:29:35 PM

Congratulations to the Russian skaters who took the gold and silver.
The Olympic censors have blocked their videos on youtube claiming copyright :cluebat:
Here's Alina [while it lasts]..............................................


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNA516fNpuw
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: ML on February 23, 2018, 05:35:05 PM
Congratulations to the Russian skaters who took the gold and silver.
The Olympic censors have blocked their videos on youtube claiming copyright :cluebat:
Here's Alina [while it lasts]..............................................


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNA516fNpuw

Yes, but they took performance enhancing lessons and practices.
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: tfcrew on February 23, 2018, 06:16:37 PM

     I thought they were fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P   

The American girls slipped and fell down a lot :(
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: BillyB on February 23, 2018, 06:28:10 PM



Congratulations to Norway for doing an excellent job collecting medals.
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Two Russians were caught doping. One Russian who was caught wore a "I don't do doping" shirt earlier in the Olympics. I guess they didn't believe her.


http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/winter-olympics/russian-olympian-who-wore-i-dont-do-doping-shirt-caught-for-doping/ar-BBJvcgE?ocid=spartanntp

Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: tfcrew on February 24, 2018, 09:34:31 AM
  I guess they didn't believe her.

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The Russian Bobsled Federation -- yes, that is a thing -- confirmed that she tested positive for a banned substance, a heart medication that affects metabolism.
What makes this more surprising is two weeks before the Olympics she was seen wearing a shirt that read, " I don't do doping."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/winter-olympics/russian-olympian-who-wore-i-dont-do-doping-shirt-caught-for-doping/ar-BBJvcgE?ocid=spartanntp

Maybe if it was written in Russian....?
Translation..
Я не принимаю запрещенные наркотики
'I don't take the forbidden drugs'

Can't these athletes take medication [if it is indeed prescribed and listed]??
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: alex330 on February 24, 2018, 10:07:50 AM
Can't these athletes take medication [if it is indeed prescribed and listed]??


Probably not normal for a 30 year old top athlete to be taking medication for heart disease.
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: BillyB on February 24, 2018, 10:49:57 AM
Probably not normal for a 30 year old top athlete to be taking medication for heart disease.



It's normal for the most physically gifted humans to take medicines for their physical problems. Everytime athletes are caught with medicine, that's when anti doping official learn they have physical problems so there's a common theme here. They're innocent and have just as many health problems as normal people do. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: ML on February 24, 2018, 02:25:01 PM
I am not in favor of performance enhancing drugs and Russia was rightfully banned for having a systematic plan for cheating.

However, I think some individual persons get caught for reasons not of their own choosing.
For instance, many common over the counter medications for common colds, etc., seem to contain forbidden ingredients.
I for one, would not know whether any such medications that I take contain the banned substances.
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: JayH on February 24, 2018, 04:49:19 PM
I am not in favor of performance enhancing drugs and Russia was rightfully banned for having a systematic plan for cheating.

However, I think some individual persons get caught for reasons not of their own choosing.
For instance, many common over the counter medications for common colds, etc., seem to contain forbidden ingredients.
I for one, would not know whether any such medications that I take contain the banned substances.

There are extensive protocols in place for taking any medication. Athletes at the top of the tree have access to specialised expert medical advice as well as private testing if they choose to.
Many commonly available over the counter medications have substances that are illegal for competitors -- and putting it simply-- you would have to be seriously dumb not to know this as a competitor.
Note how many who are caught out --blame over the counter,it was in the meat,my mother gave it to me -- type excuses. All to often it is the masking agents that are picked up -- so ask yourself what were they actually taking?

The Russian state sponsored cheating ( allegedly within Putins knowledge) is a disgrace -- and about all you can expect from these liars and cheats. Russia should never have been allowed to compete anywhere anytime for 10 years for what they have done.
Note -- 13 gold plus a swag of medals in Sochi-- they have struggled to win a medal here( even then-- one is caught cheating !@!)-- that in itself tells a story .

What should never be forgotten - are the competitors who were "beaten" by drug cheats. Their lives are permanently affected -disadvantaged  .

The Russians are simply bad world citizens --intent on trying to create trouble for everyone else .

Russian spies hacked the Olympics and tried to make it look like North Korea did it, U.S. officials say

Russian military spies hacked several hundred computers used by authorities at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, according to U.S. intelligence.

They did so while trying to make it appear as though the intrusion was conducted by North Korea, what is known as a “false-flag” operation, said two U.S. officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russian-spies-hacked-the-olympics-and-tried-to-make-it-look-like-north-korea-did-it-us-officials-say/2018/02/24/44b5468e-18f2-11e8-92c9-376b4fe57ff7_story.html?utm_term=.b6924d09a39c
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: SANDRO43 on February 24, 2018, 06:31:56 PM
I for one, would not know whether any such medications that I take contain the banned substances.
Because you are not competing in sports events ;). I believe that those who do have relevant lists readily available though their Federations, team trainers and physicians, etc. etc.
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: whynotme on February 24, 2018, 06:58:07 PM
The Canadian team should be deprived of all medals, banned from the participation in closing the Olympics and impose a fine for causing moral harm to the 2018 Olympics for hijacking a car by a drunk Canadian athlete and a Canadian official who was intoxicated also, which defames the spirit of the Olympic movement  :P.
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: whynotme on February 24, 2018, 07:15:23 PM

The Russians are simply bad world citizens --intent on trying to create trouble for everyone else .


Dear JayH, shut up with your anti-Russian paranoia, please... it's really tiresome.

If we take into account that the strongest athletes were not invited by Olympic Committee without explaining, and Russia is represented by not the strongest athletics, the 6th place looks not too bad http://pyeongchang.olympicchannel.com/medals/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fb-post&utm_campaign=social-owned_ResultsMedals
By the way, I hope for one more gold from hockey team, women have chances in skiing also.  :P
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: JayH on February 24, 2018, 07:43:58 PM
Dear JayH, shut up with your anti-Russian paranoia, please... it's really tiresome.

If we take into account that the strongest athletes were not invited by Olympic Committee without explaining, and Russia is represented by not the strongest athletics, the 6th place looks not too bad http://pyeongchang.olympicchannel.com/medals/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fb-post&utm_campaign=social-owned_ResultsMedals
By the way, I hope for one more gold from hockey team, women have chances in skiing also.  :P

There have now been 2 positive tests by Russians in Korea -- a disgrace -again.
Russia ran a state sponsored cheating program -fact.
Russia without cheating -- struggled to be competitive --fact

Look back to Sochi and your comments then -- and all the time the Russians WERE CHEATING.
They should have been banned for a decade --and the individuals for life/
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: whynotme on February 24, 2018, 08:15:17 PM
There have now been 2 positive tests by Russians in Korea -- a disgrace -again.

are there the only doping cases in the Olympics?  :popcorn: Lets ban Slovakia and Japan also.
In the Krushelnytsky case there are a lot of questions, we'll see what the investigation shows... the second case ... the girl has received her minute of glory and, probably, good money. Rodchenkov is blaming British athletes now, Zeppelt is going to make new movie about asthmatic Norwegians... so, JayH, don't be blind and deaf idiot.  8)

My Olympic idol for today is an American girl represented Hungary, who took the last place in the ski halfpipe. The result is explained by the fact that the girl didn't know how to ski (she got into the Olympics using imperfection of the selection procedure). And in general, this is the best Olympics that I remember. Better will be the one I will not even know that it was ...  ;D
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: whynotme on February 25, 2018, 12:15:04 AM
JayH, my condolences  :D

Russians bagged the gold that matters most at these Olympics!  :clapping:
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: BillyB on February 25, 2018, 10:42:48 AM
Russians bagged the gold that matters most at these Olympics!  :clapping:


Although the Russian flag didn't fly, they stood and sang the Russian national anthem which is more respectful than what some American football players do.
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: Boethius on February 25, 2018, 02:39:11 PM
Russians bagged the gold that matters most at these Olympics!  :clapping:


There is no one event that matters the most.  But if it did, it would be in male competition, not female.  More speed, more power, usually, more athleticism.




Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: whynotme on February 25, 2018, 02:52:17 PM

There is no one event that matters the most.  But if it did, it would be in male competition, not female.  More speed, more power, usually, more athleticism.

You need to know what is at stake before commenting  ;D Otherwise, it looks silly.
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: Boethius on February 25, 2018, 02:54:36 PM
Nothing is at stake.  These are sports events.  They are not going to stop wars, or feed the starving, or cure cancer.  In a month, it will be old and forgotten news.
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: JayH on February 25, 2018, 02:58:12 PM
JayH, my condolences  :D

Russians bagged the gold that matters most at these Olympics!  :clapping:

You better wait for the results of the drug tests come in before getting too excited ! :cluebat:
Title: Re: 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea
Post by: msmob on July 22, 2018, 06:09:10 AM

Although the Russian flag didn't fly, they stood and sang the Russian national anthem which is more respectful than what some American football players do.

'respectful' but ultimately illegal -therefore NOT respecting the rules that allowed them to BE there