Winter Olympics..

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  1. bvader

    bvader iMTB Rockstah

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    Modern version of PBA (Pro Bowling) remember when that used to be on Sunday / Wide World Sports on ABC.

    Just saying....

    BTW wife fascinated with the Curl
     
  2. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

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    Do.Not.Comprehend. I'm good for about 30 seconds of it, then the channel gets changed.
     
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  3. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

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    You mean a "triple flip" in ice skating doesn't involve inversion?
     
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  4. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

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    I dunno....gotta get away from all the judging based events. Seems to cloudy. Watching the Ski/Snowboarding Freestyle Park event, all they commenting on was how hard it was to judge since everyone was taking a different line and doing different tricks.
     
  5. Mikie

    Mikie Admin/iMTB Hooligan

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    There is always Ski Ballet? ......o_O:rolleyes:
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  6. mtnbikej

    mtnbikej J-Zilla

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    :sick::sick::sick::sick::gag::gag::gag::gag::poop::poop::poop::poop::poop::bang::Barefoot::bang::bang::Barefoot:
     
  7. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

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    Ahhh the 1970s. The birth of freestyle skiing. Moguls. Ballet, Aerials. Two of the three survived. Moguls used to be more free - you could go slow, fast, change lines, throw jumps off any mogul - now they just go as straight and fast as they can, and hit the required two jumps (or is it three?). If their feet come apart, they will probably not win.

    Aerials now seems superfluous to me. In the 70s and 80s gymnasts strapped on skis, took one huge jump (no poles) and did some version of flips and twists. The so-called "Canadian Air Force" were dominant. Now, the athletes doing halfpipe and slopestyle are doing tougher tricks with grabs, twists, inversions, backwards landings, backwards takeoffs, with poles and baggy, wind-catching clothing. They don't just have to stick a landing, they have to keep going and stick 5-10 more landings. Sort of makes the aerials event seem tame and contrived by comparison. I am surprised it still exists. There's even a one jump "Big Air" comp for both snowboards and skis that should have been the final nail in the aerials coffin.

    Ballet? OMG - it was ridiculous when invented. Beginner run, slow speeds and stupid "dance" moves on skis, to music. It was dreadful. I recall a guy named Alan Shoenberger or something like that "competing" in full mime makeup. Vomit inducing. Thankfully it died the undignified death it deserved.
     
  8. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

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    A tie for gold in bobsled. Cool!
     
  9. Luis

    Luis iMTB Addict

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    I still think of Suzy Chaffee from the Chapstick commercials

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  10. doublewide

    doublewide iMTB Rockstah

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    Ahhh....Curling, I love it myself, but what do I know?

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  11. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

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    That's actually how they train for most sports in Canada. Hey- Can I say that? Is anyone offended? I'm part Canadian if it helps.
     
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  12. Luis

    Luis iMTB Addict

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    Cross country skiing and then stopping to shoot at a target the size of a CD. Looks pretty darn tough IMO
    No surprise the Europeans excel at it I guess :geek:
     
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  13. rossage

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    Looks like training for an MWBA ride
     
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  14. Rumpled

    Rumpled Well-Known Member

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    Those beers don't even look open. Rookie.
     
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  15. doublewide

    doublewide iMTB Rockstah

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    He's just warming up before his big match against the USSR....Pro. :Roflmao
     
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  16. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

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    I can tolerate and get into almost every winter Olympic sport - except figure skating. I don't know why.

    Figure Skating dominates US TV coverage. No doubt they are great athletes, but honestly, I can't stand to watch. Maybe it's because of the failure ratio. Johnny Weir(d) does make it more interesting. At least it's not Scott Hamilton or worse, Dick Button on the mic.

    Carry On...
     
  17. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

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    Johnny Weir is pretty fabulous!

    Great job by the women's hockey team... take that, Canada!

    Aaaand... U.S. curlers taking it to the finals: https://slate.com/comments/culture/...g-team-will-play-for-gold-in-pyeongchang.html
     
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  18. Faust29

    Faust29 Moderator

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    Jessie Diggins... Best 5 minutes of the entire Olympics!
     
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  19. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

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    So Ester Ledecka does what many would deem impossible. Win gold in two different sports in the same Olympics. Not hurdles and sprints, not the 100 Feee and 200 Butterfly. Not rings and pommel horse...

    Skiing and snowboarding! RESPECT!

    My favorite story of these Olympics!
     
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  20. Derkderkall

    Derkderkall iMTB Rockstah

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    Well, that was fun. Canada really has to up our hockey game, no NHL players really showed. And congrats to the U.S. women, although I think shootouts for medal games/finals are just wrong.

    See you in Beijing in 4.
     
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  21. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

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    Still too much shuffleboard on ice coverage.
     
  22. OTHRider

    OTHRider Well-Known Member

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    Idaho used to have a Biathlon series but in the summer. Yep, MTB's and shooting - except the rifles were left at the shooting station. I wonder if they allowed hand-ups during the race.

    Edit - found this one in MT - http://www.skirunbikemt.com/mtn-bike-biathlon.html
     
  23. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

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    No love for the Nigerian bobsled team?
     
  24. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

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    How did they do? And weren't they actually US citizens?
     
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  25. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

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    Well, we did win the gold, so...
     
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  26. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

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    I predict a short but intense curling craze to...




    ..wait for it...




    ... sweep the nation!
     
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  27. herzalot

    herzalot iMTB Hooligan

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    That was slick. And, right on target. :thumbsup:
     
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  28. Cyclotourist

    Cyclotourist iMTB Hooligan

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    This guy^^^ gets it!
     
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  29. Runs with Scissors

    Runs with Scissors iMTB Hooligan

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    I just groaned. Out loud. :rolleyes:
     
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  30. Danmtchl

    Danmtchl iMTB Rockstah

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    They all are Nigerian-American women. They placed 19 of 19, or dead last.
     
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