Sochi 2014

[Slime Slayer]

Anyone care?

[Wolf]

wolf cares america got 5 medals, you guys up north got 7

[Slime Slayer]

I'm just catching up, CAN is in the process of of destroying SWE in womens curling.

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RUS and USA are going balls out at the moment. (reminds me of something my teacher said to me in high school "Please Steven, if you are going to be crude, at least be anatomically correct")

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Jenifer Jones for CAN is curling a 100%, whatever that means, but the announcers think its a big deal.

[Ballas]

I watch whatever events are on every day. (Night time here)

[Dudebro]

I find the winter sports to be incredibly boring.

[D.B. Cooper]

I'm not much into the Winter Olympics as way too many events are just about who can utilize gravity the best. It doesn't have to be that way though. I seem to be the only one complaining about this but why don't they move some of the Summer Olympic events that aren't really summer events to the Winter games? Basketball is the #1 example. It's played indoors and in the Winter. Why is it in the Summer games? Assuming they keep the sport, Wrestling is just like Basketball. Played indoors in the winter. Ping pong, badmitten, fieldhockey, the list of indoor games that could be moved is long. Even all the swimming events, because they are held indoors, could be moved to the Winter games. Just because the sport doesn't involve ice or snow doesn't mean it can't be part of the Winter games.

[Dudebro]

Yeah maybe if everything wasn't skiing or skating it'd be more interesting.

[CrispyChicken]

Just about the only thing I plan on watching is Hockey.

[Wolf]

I'm just catching up, CAN is in the process of of destroying SWE in womens curling.

---------- Post added at 06:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:45 AM ----------

RUS and USA are going balls out at the moment. (reminds me of something my teacher said to me in high school "Please Steven, if you are going to be crude, at least be anatomically correct")

---------- Post added at 06:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:47 AM ----------

Jenifer Jones for CAN is curling a 100%, whatever that means, but the announcers think its a big deal.

the 100% if i remember correctly every time she throws the stone she scores a point

[Slime Slayer]

the 100% if i remember correctly every time she throws the stone she scores a point

Cool, she was on fire. Anyone watch the womens slopestyle? It was brutal, the last jump was so big most the women were coming up short.

[CatalystiCam]

I find Winter more exciting than summer. Haven't been able to watch much yet. Really sucks. Probably just watching Women's and Men's Hockey. Caught downhill skiing in the break room the other day. That was cool to see.

[Dudebro]

I find Winter more exciting than summer.
Shocking coming from a resident of the land of eternal winter.

[CatalystiCam]

Living in Vancouver, the only other Temperate Rainforest Biome other than New Zealand. Seen like a combined total of 40 hours of snow in my 3 years here. I grew up in it though.

Always gotta point that out though. Snows less here than most of the states. Sucks but true.

[Dudebro]

Yeah well you love hockey for some reason so that automatically makes you more inclined to like the winter games.

[CatalystiCam]

Not just hockey. Just find downhill skiing for example more entertaining than 10 different types of swimming in lanes.

[Dudebro]

I dunno to me they're equally boring. It seems like everyone is doing the same runs because they're worried about the judging wanting variety, ironically. Instead of actual variety everyone has to jump through certain hoops to be seen as diverse.

[Mikman]

Perhaps the IOC should introduce sled and toboggan races.

[CrispyChicken]

USA swept the Slopestyle Skiing event which helped bring their medal count up. Now back into 3rd place!

2014 Sochi Olympics -- U.S. men sweep podium in slopestyle skiing - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2014/freestyleskiing/story/_/id/10448899/2014-sochi-olympics-us-men-sweep-podium-slopestyle-skiing)

[bearhawk72]

USA: dominating at sports we invented and had a head start in.>:D

[jim5cents]

I can't stand how people get ridiculously passionate about certain sports in the olympics. Please don't act like you care about skiing, figure skating, or whatever when it comes on every four years. That being said, I do find it very relaxing to have curling on in the background when i'm at work.

[Dudebro]

Curling is at least amusing.

[Slime Slayer]

I find Olympics one of the few sports I can get excited about, doesn't really matter the event, as long as there is a Canadian involved, I get my rush of anticipation.

[Slime Slayer]

And Canada decimates the U.S. in Hockey... Men's and Woman's lol

[CrispyChicken]

Hockey is a strange event since the NHL takes place in US for almost every team but players from Canada and the US mainly consist of the best players in the tournament. Basically it comes down to two monster teams fighting for the Gold (Team Canada and Team US) and both teams are made from players from the NHL.

[CatalystiCam]

Saw both games, actually technically all 3, since the women beat the states in preliminaries. All excellent games! Obviously happy with the outcome too.

[Dudebro]

And Canada decimates the U.S. in Hockey... Men's and Woman's lol

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2014_02/3347.jpg

[Slime Slayer]

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2014_02/3348.jpg
http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2014_02/3349.jpg

[Dudebro]

You don't seriously think the majority of americans care or even heard about this right?

[Slime Slayer]

You don't seriously think the majority of americans care or even heard about this right?

I think there are very few things the majority of Americans care about.

[CatalystiCam]

Most people in Detroit, Boston, Minnesota, Chicago, etc. Big hockey towns in the states exist.

[Slime Slayer]

DB was just trolling Cam, don't give him attention and he will go away.
But yeah! Canada is kicking butt in hockey. Dudebro might be butthurt about it, but we don't care.

[Dudebro]

Oh sure I'm just trolling. Murica loves hockey!
http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2014_02/3351.jpg


Really though I'm not kidding hockey is pretty low on the totem pole down here.

[Slime Slayer]

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2014_02/3353.jpg

[CrispyChicken]

Wow. The US didn't even medal in Men's Hockey. They got crushed by Finland in the Bronze game, 5-0.

[Kugyince]

I can't remember the last time I saw someone wearing a hockey jersey and there are three NHL teams in New York. I would certainly say less than 1% of New Yorkers follow hockey.

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http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2014_02/3355.jpg

[CatalystiCam]

I thought basketball was bigger down there for some reason?

[Kugyince]

College basketball gets a huge spike in early March but the regular season isn't watched by most.

Professional Basketball (NBA) has been on a slow decline since the 90's.

[CrispyChicken]

It's mostly football and baseball down here. I follow all four major sports, but there is definitely a difference in what most of the people follow. I do have a good share of friends who like hockey though. I guess it helps that the Islanders and Rangers both play so close to where I am. MSG and Nassau Coliseum are both fairly close to me.

[Ballas]

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2014_02/3353.jpg

The rugby graph is completely off on the image.

[Seahawk]

DO IT FOR YOUR COUNTRY

http://www.retrouprising.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3317&stc=1&d=1393212961

[jim5cents]

Well, thats over. Thankfully no more reminders that all Olympians use the Samsung galaxy, fly United, and celebrate their gold medals by eating at McDonalds for two more years.

[Slime Slayer]

Jim, that's a lot of animosity just because Canada won more medals than the U.S.

[bearhawk72]

Jim, that's a lot of animosity just because Canada won more medals than the U.S.
It's winter year round in Canada, you better win more medals.:q

[Dudebro]

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2014_02/3363.png

[Slime Slayer]

Lol, so much for that troll attempt.

[Dudebro]

Your trolling was transparent but it produced a true story, no one cares Canada.

[CatalystiCam]

http://www.retrouprising.com/img/2014_02/3364.jpg

murica don't care alright.

[Slime Slayer]

Haha! just heard from a friend that that makes 10 Winter Olympics in a row that Canada won more medal's than the U.S., lol bring it on ya bums!

[Seahawk]

Jeepers that is some hardcore ass devastation.

[Dudebro]

@Cam - Murica still don't care, those people are obviously Canadian plants.

[Ballas]

If someone is beaten at something and they say so many times "nobody cares", I am sure that you care a little bit :D

[Kong]

Is it possible that America doesn't care AND America is a sore loser?

[jim5cents]

Jim, that's a lot of animosity just because Canada won more medals than the U.S.

First, counting medals goes directly against the original concept of the modern Olympics. Posting medal counts is good for television and thus good for advertising. Second, I really, really hate commericals during the Olympics. Because the only thing better than winning an Olympic gold is a chicken mcnugget. And just because Home Depot sponsers Olympic athletes with part time jobs means two things. It doesn't make me want to go out of my way for that hardware store just out of my love for the US Olympic team, and if I did, those part time Olympians still wouldn't have a clue which aisle the spray paint is in. I really bet that Michael Phelps and Apolo Ohno are slaming back those footlong subs.

[Dudebro]

Is it possible that America doesn't care AND America is a sore loser?
It's possible but even when we lose we win so it's not realistic.