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Leaving aside the corruption and vileness of Russia, let's try and keep this one on the sporting front shall we?
So, what are you looking forward to?
For me, it's all about ski cross! Such an utterly loony race, and great TV too.
Men's DH? Well, my money is on Svindal. Looks on great form right now. Oh, and an outside bet? Always Bode M! Skis like a maniac, win or crash.
The skeleton is looking pretty lively this year as well, with some real hopes for a medal or two for the GB sliders.
ski cross
+1
I don't know anyone's names but always enjoy watching the downhill skiing, bobsleigh etc, anything with speed and danger.
I have to say the BBC advert for it has piqued my interest.
Not massively bothered about it but will watch anything that looks interesting and hopefully it will create some momentum.
Always liked the bobsleigh since I was a kid, and agree that the ski-cross/ border-cross (do they do both?) is good entertainment.
Freestyle skiing will be fun to watch,those guys are nails.
I assume that, given their massive worldwide popularity, there'll be a fatbike race?
anything with ladies and tight lycra skinsuits......... 😀
Ice Hockey for me, Ryan Miller in goal for the USA, but I will be supporting Finland.
The Russians will be desperate to win it.
So, what are you looking forward to?
All of it 🙂
I know skids are for kids but there should be more of this!
In particular - skier cross, ice hockey, mens slalom.
Everything else except ladies ice bowls.
EXCITED!
About all of it. Except ice-hockey of course. But I may watch to support Finland.
I bloody love snow, especially as a transport medium. If I ever emmigrate it'll be to somewhere that has cold winters, for that reason.
Definitely looking forward to the skiercross. Have an old friend competing in it this year.
Most of all looking forward to the closing ceremony, our firm have provided a lot of our services to Sochi and it has been pretty hard work.
Mainly all th ski'ing related sports, that thing on a teatray looks like it'll be carnage the rest.. well meh..
More importantly will we get the Ed&Graham show??
speed skating - like track racing on ice.
XC skiing, ice hockey, and the various formats of throwing yourself down a tube of ice/snow
Biathlon, Biathlon, oh and a bit of Biathlon 🙂
Cross country ski-ing too, should all be good.
It's got to be the skiercross, boardercross and ice hockey for me. Watched a thingy on RedBullTV yesterday on one of the Aussie boardercross contenders and his preparation for the Olympics. Awesome stuff.
Just gutted Palmer didn't make a (nearly successful) play for the US boardercross team like last time...
Davedodd +1 from me. Heart Rate at 170-ish (or more) entering the shooting arena and then putting the rifle to the shoulder a couple of breaths and 5 bullseye shots (heart rate 100-ish?). Follwed by more of the same and collapsing on the line vomitting your heart out due to the effort on the sprint in. Epic stuff.
Is boardercross really in T'Olympics?
Skiercross, boardercross, curling and the biathlon for me.
it really is and it's awesome
please let cyclocross in the winter olympics 🙂
My Mrs has just been handed all expenses paid tickets through work. I am really quite jealous, although I will get a week or so of doing exactly what I want* at home without her.
*more bike maintenance in kitchen, lots of riding, sitting on the sofa in my pants, scratching my nuts than cocaine and hookers..just to clarify.
For once we have some good chances of winning medals 🙂
Favourite events will be all skiing and snowboarding (swoon Svindal).
Bobsleigh, skeleton and even curling
Anything that involves sliding on various contraptions.......so everything then basically.
Just had an email from the loony tunes fast Anna Turney, and she's going to Sochi!
Best news of the week for me! Look out for her in the para winter games, where she'll be gunning her sit ski and speeds that are down right unnatural!
Slope style qualification is on the Red Button at the moment.
Ed Leigh commentating unfortunately.
One of my best mates is a lawyer for a swiss sports agency and is sending me a never ending stream of very cool photographs, which is making me happy and jealous in equal measures!
Another mate will be kicking international butt in the halfpipe 🙂
I never watched the summer olympics, but LOVE the winter olympics.
Skicross was the star if the show last time around, bonkers. We have one finalist in the snowboard slopestyle already. I'm looking forward to ski events particularly and fingers crossed we can get a medal somewhere (xc ?). Still gutted for Alan Baxter after all these years ....
Skicross was the star if the show last time around, bonkers.
Agreed. Superb watching! Having tried a skicross course a few times, the way those guys rip it up down those courses is super impressive!
Ed Leigh commentating unfortunately.
Could be worse:
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From kimbers link, this took some practice i bet!
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Without wishing to be the spoilsport of the thread..
I'm not watching any of it.. due to Putins state sponsored demonisation, arrest, harassment and even torture of gay people...
Sorry..
same here
I'm not watching any of it.. due to Putins state sponsored demonisation, arrest, harassment and even torture of gay people...
Yeah - that'll teach him!
I agree with your sentiment but really what difference does it make if you watch or not? It's not like they count how many folk watch it and pay him accordingly.
I'm not watching any of it.. due to Putins state sponsored demonisation, arrest, harassment and even torture of gay people...
Did you give the same treatment to China?
Khani +1, Wont mean much or anything, but that's the way it is.
Back on the slopes
He's pretty good
I'm not getting into a ten page drama, as above it won't make any difference, but that's the way it is..
Fair enough. I'm going to watch it, but I will occasionally tut disapprovingly.
I'm not watching any of it.. due to Putins state sponsored demonisation, arrest, harassment and even torture of gay people...
Not watching is going to change nothing, there are far more proactive things you could do to register your protest. This is sport, the altheletes are caught up in this. A good friends brother was hot favourite for a sailing Gold at the Moscow Olympics but his sport boycotted the games (GB allowed individual sports to decide) and he never got another chance.
@CFH that must have been a laugh and somewhat intimidating ! Showing my age but we where in Meribel in 94 and skied some parts of the ladies downhill, there was one section we could barely manage from a standing start and in the event there where tons of crashes as the girls where coming in at 60mph. When you stand at top of Bevlarde in Val and imagine the Olympic DH just went straight down that.
Could be worse
Oooh. The Jump.
WTF was that all about? Get some C (to Z) -listers and chuck them into a meatgrinder.
Biathlon for me also
I cannot wait for the holmenkollen round in Norway when I,ll be there 😀