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Has Putin seen the Luge doubles?
I have a feeling he wouldn't approve..
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On the mitts versus gloves thing, I've always worn mitts, mostly due to an old injury (snapped tendon between middle and ring finger, and broken knuckle). They are deff warmer than gloves, and I use a mitts with under gloves for faff negation purposes. Bindings are easy to do up/undo with mitts.
Easier to fake a grab with mitts 😛
mitts are warmer.
especially when you spend a lot of time dragging your hands through the snow to keep yourself upright.
I've always worn mitts - never got the memo about them not being cool... 😉
Woodsy - 0930 Slopestyle finals!
[url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/winter-olympics/10634581/Sochi-Winter-Olympics-2014-James-Woods-promises-tricks-in-slopestyle.html ]No wussing out! [/url]
Go big, Woodsy! Go big!
Good show in the skeleton currently 🙂
Loved the dreadlocked Swedish skier who ultra baggy pants fell down on the second to last kicker - "Claire Balding will have a field day"
I know I'm a boarder but a lot of the ski slopestyle runs seemed very similar, very few had a definite "style", too much spinning for my old head, was good to see the wall ride used though.
Go Woodsy!
Mitts/Gloves - I normally wear mits when skiing, warmer and its easy to do/undo boot clips etc. If zips are small then you have to take one off but that's easier to do than gloves. Plus my mits are Mammut Extreme so that means I must be a decent skier and cool right ?
Chemmy - she was physched to even make it to the games. I think her best prior result was 13th so 19th with all the injuries is a result.
How about those Japanese 'kids" an Olympic snow medal at 15 ! White is an old man at 27 🙂
If only we had live streaming here in the office, sooo looking forward to watching Woodsys run 😡
STOMPING!
Come on woodsy!
jeez the BBC's "day at the olympics" is more like "talk to our presents for utter jibberish" at the olympics,
the coverage of the mens double luge was PATHETIC......
but hey lets cut away and show our presenters talking about some british hopeful placed 19th....
seriously have the BBC actually shown a Associated Press interview yet of a gold / silver / bronze medalist that isnt BRITISH....
That was a huge run from Kenworthy! Deserved more....
Still hope for the big fella from Sheffield! C'mon Woodsy!
Your mistake is only watching the what happens to be offered on the main telly channel.
Try hitting the red button for other sports or using the website (which is currently showing Men's Slopestyle Skiing, Women's Cross Country 10km, Men's Curling and Short Track - all Live on now)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/2014
there be no red button up here on freeview scotland.
perhaps its in the Independance white paper that we'll get it.
there be no red button up here on freeview scotland.
Really? I thought it was pretty universal as it is just some extra channels really. We manage it okay just across the border in NE Englandshire.
The red button icon might not be there (it's not on our telly) but it still works if you press it. Part of the DTV spec afaik.
Poor signal in 4G land here in the clouds.. 🙁
Whats happening to Woodsy???? 8)
Whats happening to Woodsy????
5th, which is more than good enough given the injury he was skiing through!
Good on him! He'll be disappointed, certainly, but he'll be back for more!
Whats happening to Woodsy????
Boy done good but not good enough to take on yooo-ess-aaay, yooo-ess-aaay, yooo-ess-aaay who absolutely dominated.
nope no red button, we get channel 301 BBC, thats just 1 extra feed, so in total we get BBC2 coverage and 301 coverage.
people in other regions of scotland get red button as we used to have it where we lived before, but inverness way. nope.
Shame when Woodsy was being interviewed they tried to put a bit of a downer on him getting 5th, even though he was really chuffed.
Awe, still 5th in the Olys is..
Immense!! 8)
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"I can do triples, I have got them," says James Woods before going on to admit he would not have been competing had it not been an Olympic final."In any other occasion I would not be near my skis and boots. Potential is something that can be great or can cut you deep. I cannot be unhappy with this - it is the world stage.
Fifth in the Olympics, with four of my best mates in front of me, it is great."
"Fifth in the Olympics, with four of my best mates in front of me, it is great."
Well said that man. Be proud!
^^ 8)
Cool attitude Dude.
but inverness way. nope.
Well, you will live in a cultural backwater, you can't blame the BBC for that. 😉
Out of interest I just tried comparing Freeview coverage in Inverness to my house (Northumberland).
Inverness: 6 Freeview HD, Up to 20 Freeview channels, 13 radio stations
My house: 6 Freeview HD, Over 50 Freeview channels, 24 radio stations
http://www.freeview.co.uk/availability
Ah well. There is still the internet broadcasts.
Im watching second run now (12;15 french time) is it not live ? Woods yet to go
Non.
Putain ! 😳
French TV showed live ladies cross country skiing instead ...
Great quote from Woods there, thanks @CFH
nope no red button, we get channel 301 BBC, thats just 1 extra feed
Weird. Although we only get 301 and 302. Does nothing happen if you press red?
the big beasts in the mens Ice Hockey take to the ice today.
Finland already won Hyva Suomi 😆
if i press red button on bbc2 it gives me 301, if i press exit it gives me bbc2
jambalaya - MemberPutain !
French TV showed live ladies cross country skiing instead ...
That's OK. It's an excuse to fire up Filmon and watch it with better commentary in your native tongue (guess what I did?)
@ocrider - I was being lazy and not using the VPN to watch the BBC coverage (computer connected directly to tv)
FilmOn sucks. FireFox + Mediahint is where it's at!
I've been using Firefox and Media Hint over the last week or so with no problems at all.
FilmOn sucks.
It does indeed, but now I have an alternative to try out. Ta Stevomcd!
Update:
It seems that FilmOn still sucks less than Media Hint on an Android tablet, which doesn't work for me at all.
However in my desperation to find a decent alternative, I have come across Hola. Has anyone tried this out?
I read that as
However in my desperation to find a decent alternative, I have come across Hora. Has anyone tried this out?
😆
And if I had, I wouldn't be advertising it on here!