Winter Olympics 2010 Thread

[billski]

Many of the US talking heads have no clue about our sport

they spend too much time at NASCAR events. It's pretty much the same, isn't it?

Which reminds me, how come the most ignorant people get the nicest ski duds? Can I have their leftovers, please? I'll take the stuff from the Today show cast too. It's probably in the back of the closet in some Manhattan penthouse.

 

[Glenn]

they spend too much time at NASCAR events. It's pretty much the same, isn't it?

Change NASCAR to "Golf and Football" and that statement will be correct. :razz:

PS: I'm not looking forward to figure skating. That means my wife will watch and I'll have to try to tune out "Scotty" Hamilton's stupid comentary on Sow Cow and Lutzs.

 

[SkiDork]

Change NASCAR to "Golf and Football" and that statement will be correct. :razz:

PS: I'm not looking forward to figure skating. That means my wife will watch and I'll have to try to tune out "Scotty" Hamilton's stupid comentary on Sow Cow and Lutzs.

TRIPLE Lutz!!!! WOW!!!!

 

[Geoff]

Many of the US talking heads have no clue about our sport and are mainly doing soft coverage a la human interest drivel .

I'm a recreational skier. I have little clue about the skiing-related olympic events, either.

 

[Greg]

I'm a recreational skier. I have little clue about the skiing-related olympic events, either.

+1 which is why it didn't occur to me that the Olympics were even this season. Actually, the bump comps are really the only thing I make a point to watch. Some of the DH is cool too.

 

[Geoff]

+1 which is why it didn't occur to me that the Olympics were even this season. Actually, the bump comps are really the only thing I make a point to watch. Some of the DH is cool too.

I only like watching skiing events in person. Watching a few racers do the course in an NCAA or J1 event is really impressive. Super G events are really sick to watch. I'd love to see a World Cup Downhill some day. The M1 bumper events are also great to watch live. Even the baby bumpers doing M2 events are fun to check out.

I doubt I'll watch 10 minutes of Olympic coverage. It's 90% Hockey and Figure Skating. Unless there's a hot woman figure skater, I have no interest. Of course, I'm the same way with woman's tennis. If they're hot, I'll watch.

 

[roark]

well, you could follow the alpine season on universalsports.com

 

[Glenn]

TRIPLE Lutz!!!! WOW!!!!

LMAO! God help us! :lol:

 

[marcski]

I know most AZ'ers could care less about Alpine Racing but the US team took a hit thursday. Resi Steigler went down, taken off Copper in a sled after crashing in training fracturing her tib/fib. She's done for the season and will miss the Olympics.

http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=372161.html#stiegler+season

 

[Warp Daddy]

I know most AZ'ers could care less about Alpine Racing but the US team took a hit thursday. Resi Steigler went down, taken off Copper in a sled after crashing in training fracturing her tib/fib. She's done for the season and will miss the Olympics.

http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=372161.html#stiegler+season

Ouch ----------too bad . Not sure of what her potential to medal was, but she was always "interesting" to watch- a real character

 

[wa-loaf]

That's gotta suck.

 

[gmcunni]

i love the winter olympics but i keep forgetting they are only a month away. is it just me or is there no "vibe" for this wonderful event?

 

[bigbog]

When you had the broadcasting "stars"..Costas..etc...the power politics nationalism of "Amerika Uber Alles"..took over from the coverage of the skiing/other-Olympic-events...and focused entirely on the personas..but you know I think now that the corporate interests in the skiers/athletes are greater than the old competition based on the "Cold War"...there's more coverage of all the top skiers & athletes....particularly with the competition from the internet coverage.

 

[billski]

I'm a recreational skier. I have little clue about the skiing-related olympic events, either.

Take a couple runs down a NASTAR course and your perspective might change. When I watch alpine event competition on the tele or net, I still, to this day find myself weighting and unweighting with them. When they have a problem on the course, I find myself tensing up and feeling it. I think once you've done it, no matter how badly you executed the course, you have a real appreciation for the skill involved. It also makes you appreciate just how perfectly these racers can perform a turn that has taken me a lifetime to master!

 

[SkiDork]

Looks like Shaun White is NBC's face of the Olympics...