Teabags Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 So, the Winter Olympics in Russia. Who's interested?Aside from NHL players telling their families not to travel to Russia over safety concerns, the US Navy having a boat ready to evacuate everyone in case of a terror attack, and all the gay rights controversey, should be fun!Oh, and from the looks of things, Sochi itself is completely unprepared for any of it: http://cheezburger.com/179717 It'll be interesting anyway.TO be fair, you can probably all guess, I only REALLY care about the Ice Hockey. Though, in 2010 I got well into watching curling as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Much like the summer version I will watch anything and everything for the next couple of weeks. I like watching people throw themselves down various kinds of hill so I'll be heavily into the skiing/bobsleigh/luge/skeleton events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Looks like they've put on a banquet of shite. Shame really. I like the snowy stuff. And curling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'll undoubtedly end up watching watching things like bobsled, luge, snowboarding half pipe etc. But it's A'ABOOT the men's hockey final. Which is probably going to be Canada v USA again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Winter Olympics is the tits. I probably like it better than the summer ones. I'll be watching when I can. Sounds like a bit of a clusterfuck though in fairness most of the stuff in the link above seemed to be the hotels. Sure the bits where they're doing the actual sports will be fine... right?I liked the bee in the honey best. That's how you know it's quality honey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Definitely better than the summer ones. Summer ones don't have fuckers zooming down ice chutes face first on a baking tray at 70mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I enjoy a good amount of the winter olympics although it suffers a bit from me having no idea who anyone is and not really caring who wins. Ice Hockey, Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Speed Skating, downhill skiing and ski jumping are all great. Cross country skiing and all the figure skating can fuck off. And I don't really know why but Luge is crap in comparison with the other sliding down ice sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsinho Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'm gonna watch the fuck out of the biathlon. Cross-country skiing paired with rifle shooting isn't to be messed with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'm avoiding it like the plague. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Mainly enjoying the shadenfreude over the yet again farcical results of the collision between international sport and corruption. And the journalists being shocked, shocked, on being asked to put toilet paper in the bin. Welcome to the world... I did get the gist of a Dispatches doc over facebook last night, didn't seem so amusing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 What the fuck is Skeleton? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Soda Jerk Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'll watch as much of it as time permits. Not too bothered about skiing stuff, but people getting lobbed down giant water slides made of ice is totally badass. And Hockey is great, obvs. But the only drawback it has on the Summer games is no Handball. A sport for all seasons. Can't they just somehow squeeze it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Plus, no Crashed Ice...Hockey AND ice chutes. Fucking YALDIE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 One of the Irish snowboarding team is in the papers this morning saying the snowboarding course is very dangerous and he expects injuries if they don't fix it. Of course he might just be shit at snowboarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 It's not just the Irish competitors complaining - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/26044564 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Pussies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Far's a moderator to split the topic? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Far's a moderator to split the topic?Hiyaa!http://www.aberdeen-music.com/topic/55639-russias-gay-games/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 We're all cheering on my boy Ben Kilner in the halfpipe. A good friend from school, who came 8th in 2010. Here's hoping he can break into the top 4 (although I don't think he's expected to). Shaun Whyte will win it again, Ben says he can do stuff that no-one else comes close to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Early footage of the Sochi opening ceremony. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HateEvent Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 The men's hockey final is on my birthday. Spot on. That is the main thing I'm interested in. I'm sure there are other bits that will be worth a watch too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 The men's hockey final is on my birthday. Spot on. That is the main thing I'm interested in. I'm sure there are other bits that will be worth a watch too.You'll be able to watch A'THING, since you can't fucking walk you cripple bastard. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 lol. Cripple Bastards... good band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 The Ice-Hockey has a fucking shite format. The Women's tournament at least the Men's might be different. The Women's competition is divided into two groups, the top 4 seeds are in one group and the 4 shits in the other. The top 2 in the good group go straight to the semis while the bottom two have to play quarter finals against the top 2 of the other group. I hate it when organisers do things like this in sports. If it has to be seeded place two of the top four in each of the groups, if they are the best they'll get to the semis but if they fuck up well then it's their fault and they deserve to go out at the first stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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