Sports 2018 Winter Olympics Thread - #pyeongchang2018

[Gay For Longo]

Netherlands will come down since we only have few sports (skating really). Norway/Sweden make a good chance still. Russia for the Hockey for sure.

Sorry Canadians, never liked Curling being in the games, I do not conisder it a sport. It'd be like bowling in the summer Olympics (Please don't tell me it already is). As for the other winter sports, I am fine with those, icluding the ice dancing shit.

As for my fellow Dutchies, I was thrilled to watch speedskating and watch them destroy!

They'll come down but should still be 5 or 6 I think
They came in 5th in 2014

Remember Russia doesn't have close to the number of athletes competing that they usually do and are under much stricter drug testing now

And they've already beat what they did in 2010

I'm hopeful

 

[Gay For Longo]

Netherlands will come down since we only have few sports (skating really). Norway/Sweden make a good chance still. Russia for the Hockey for sure.

Sorry Canadians, never liked Curling being in the games, I do not conisder it a sport. It'd be like bowling in the summer Olympics (Please don't tell me it already is). As for the other winter sports, I am fine with those, icluding the ice dancing shit.

As for my fellow Dutchies, I was thrilled to watch speedskating and watch them destroy!

Oh and you wouldn't mind curling if you tried it out
Just have to remember the most important rule of curling, you must finish a beer after each end lol

 

[Yossarian]

Oh and you wouldn't mind curling if you tried it out
Just have to remember the most important rule of curling, you must finish a beer after each end lol

It's not the game that I hate, I just don't think it belongs in the Olympics. It would be like Jeux de Boules hitting the summer games. Played the game, would never consider it an Olympic sport...

Imagine this in summer games...

Would be a nice loophole for the french to get some extra medals

 

[Gay For Longo]

It's not the game that I hate, I just don't think it belongs in the Olympics. It would be like Jeux de Boules hitting the summer games. Played the game, would never consider it an Olympic sport...

Imagine this in summer games...

Would be a nice loophole for the french to get some extra medals

Ya, I've never been a big curling fan
But I can't question their skill and that the game is most won based on skill rather than luck which I can respect

If it should be in the Olympics, I dunno, you bring up a good point

What are your feelings on surfing and skateboarding being added to 2020 in Japan?

 

[Gay For Longo]

Poor girl
Kim Boutin, subjected to online abuse, breaks down in tears during medal ceremony | News | CBC Olympics | PyeongChang 2018

 

[Gay For Longo]

And the Jamaican bobsled team coach just quit and is threatening to take the teams sled lol
Winter Olympics: Jamaica's women's bobsleigh coach Sandra Kiriasis quits

 

[Yossarian]

Ya, I've never been a big curling fan
But I can't question their skill and that the game is most won based on skill rather than luck which I can respect

If it should be in the Olympics, I dunno, you bring up a good point

What are your feelings on surfing and skateboarding being added to 2020 in Japan?

No problem with those sports. They require athleticism on top of skill/coordination. So they would be qualified as a sport as much as snowboarding is.

Skill alone does not make something a sport. In my book at least.

 

[member 3289]

2-0 with 15 minutes left in 3rd and They lost 3-2

I know absolute dick about hockey but even I know this is fucking terrible.

 

[Gay For Longo]

Wow, Russia lost their 1st game of the tournament too
Wow

 

[Gay For Longo]

No problem with those sports. They require athleticism on top of skill/coordination. So they would be qualified as a sport as much as snowboarding is.

Skill alone does not make something a sport. In my book at least.

I can respect that
I had a similar debate with @HEATH VON DOOM about what we classify as a sport and he seems to feel kind of the same as you
I more love watching competition, even if I don't particularly like a certain sport or game, if it's the best against the best (or even really good), I'll pretty watch anything

I do consider bowling a sport, I do consider racing a sport, pretty much anything that is a true competition between people that have put in a ton of work to become the best, I consider sport

I can definitely see the debate that a lot of the things I consider sport are not and I don't think you guys are wrong either

In the true definition of the word, they are competition, not sport, just my fucked up perspective lets me looks past that definition lol

 

[Missy Cat]

Ya, I've never been a big curling fan
But I can't question their skill and that the game is most won based on skill rather than luck which I can respect

If it should be in the Olympics, I dunno, you bring up a good point

What are your feelings on surfing and skateboarding being added to 2020 in Japan?

I was always surprised that curling is in but bowling is not. Same with snowboarding being in, but not the skateboarding.

 

[Missy Cat]

And here's the current medal count
USA up to 3rd moving past Canada at 5th

Thanks for the updates. My youngest kiddo is having a minor surgery at the children's hospital in chicago , and they don't have tv in the waiting room. The streaming does not work here well, so I can at least get some details on this forum. I appreciate the distraction from my stress.

 

[Gay For Longo]

I was always surprised that curling is in but bowling is not. Same with snowboarding being in, but not the skateboarding.

And I used to be a really good bowler, so I'm all up for it going in lol

 

[Gay For Longo]

Thanks for the updates. My youngest kiddo is having a minor surgery at the children's hospital in chicago , and they don't have tv in the waiting room. The streaming does not work here well, so I can at least get some details on this forum. I appreciate the distraction from my stress.

Shit I can't imagine, I hope the surgery goes well and he/she recovers quickly

I'll keep em coming as I see more
I'm on here and Reddit pretty much all day with minor breaks to setup things for my daughter to work on lol

 

[kaladin stormblessed]

I was always surprised that curling is in but bowling is not. Same with snowboarding being in, but not the skateboarding.

And rollerblading. I want rollerblading!

 

[Gay For Longo]

And rollerblading. I want rollerblading!

Seriously there should be something like snowboard cross for rollerblading, they have it at the xgames and it's fucking awesome
It's like crashed ice just on a road course instead of ice for any Canadians in here

 

[Missy Cat]

Shit I can't imagine, I hope the surgery goes well and he/she recovers quickly

I'll keep em coming as I see more
I'm on here and Reddit pretty much all day with minor breaks to setup things for my daughter to work on lol

It is a great hospital and the doctor is great. The children's anesthesia department is so sweet too. I know he is in good hands. He should be out of the surgwry in few more hours. Until then I need to keep distracting myself, so forums like this and youtube are my escape. I appreciate the updates.

 

[Yossarian]

I had a similar debate with @HEATH VON DOOM about what we classify as a sport

Oh, I am familiar, stayed out of that one

I do consider bowling a sport, I do consider racing a sport, pretty much anything that is a true competition between people that have put in a ton of work to become the best, I consider sport

Well, I am not arguing that there's a racing sport, or a thinking sport, etc. And lately e-sports. But they do not belong in the Olympics imo.

 

[Yossarian]

And rollerblading. I want rollerblading!

 

[Yossarian]

@conor mcgregor nut hugger
So I just watched the usa/Slovenia hockey game.. . Don't even expect a medal if they play like that
They played a great 45minutes and then their defence just completely collapsed
They're fast and can score but God damn that defence is horrible
They need to tighten the fuck up and not leave so many odd man rushes
2-0 with 15 minutes left in 3rd and They lost 3-2

Edit: Slovenia did not win a single game at the last Olympics

Can they not just start fighting like they always do? Then meanwhile, someone sneaks in a puck or two?

 

[Gay For Longo]

I love this guy
He went to the Korean hockey game and started dancing with the cheerleaders hahaha


View: https://twitter.com/iamjoonlee/status/963744924637085696


Kim Jong-un Impersonator Trolls North Korea at Winter Olympics

 

[Yossarian]

THIS is how you troll people. This is how you do it. The guy is a master.

 

[Gay For Longo]

Can they not just start fighting like they always do? Then meanwhile, someone sneaks in a puck or two?

No fighting in the Olympics unfortunately
Believe they get a suspension if they do
Most teams really aren't that physical in international hockey
Sweden and Canada will probably be the most physical teams

Team USA is made up of most speed and skill players
If they play like the 1st 45minutes of the game, they could still do well

 

[Yossarian]

No fighting in the Olympics unfortunately

It's Ice Hockey after all, not Ice Fighting.

 

[Yossarian]

Team USA is made up of most speed and skill players
If they play like the 1st 45minutes of the game, they could still do well

Didn't they get beaten by Sloveniasomething?