2010 Olympics - Vancouver

Are we still allowed to use the scoreboard option?

February 28, 2010 - 8:19pm

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Top North American trends on Twitter...Joannie Rochette still #1, followed later by #happybirthdayjustinbieber and Hate Sidney Crosby. Just sayin.

February 28, 2010 - 8:20pm

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[QUOTE=molds13;158733]They did a montage of all of the people who won gold for Canada while playing them singing the Canadian anthem. Made me want to throw up.[/QUOTE] Was that for the closing ceremonies? It's not on here until 7. I kind of want to skip it and just watch TAR since the opening ceremonies weren't that great but I'm sure I'll end up watching the whole thing. They better have an appearance by Rush! No more of this Nelly Furtado and depressing music stuff...

February 28, 2010 - 8:23pm

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[QUOTE=tatertots;158742]Was that for the closing ceremonies? It's not on here until 7. I kind of want to skip it and just watch TAR since the opening ceremonies weren't that great but I'm sure I'll end up watching the whole thing. They better have an appearance by Rush! No more of this Nelly Furtado and depressing music stuff...[/QUOTE] Meh. No idea. I don't think so. You should just skip it.

February 28, 2010 - 8:53pm

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Yeah! Canada won the big game when it mattered. I'm guessing their own the podium wasn't far off because even though they didn't walk away with the most medals they sure walked away with the most gold.(5 more then the USA)

February 28, 2010 - 8:54pm

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[QUOTE=mr.unamazing;158749]Yeah! Canada won the big game when it mattered. I'm guessing their own the podium wasn't far off because even though they didn't walk away with the most medals they sure walked away with the most gold.(5 more then the USA)[/QUOTE] Yeah, I guess you guys were making up for the 2 Olympics you hosted when you didn't win any gold medals.

February 28, 2010 - 9:09pm

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Yes, totally unable to win a gold in either other apperance to going to setting a record for most gold medals won while hosting an olympic winter games. This games surprised me how Canada got allot of medals at the end.

February 28, 2010 - 9:14pm

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It's sad...I'd like to say that it matters, but it really doesn't. No one is going to care about how well Canada did in a week (except probably Canadians) and an individual or team's success won't be brought up again until Sochi. It's funny considering when a team wins a sports title in the US, they're ALWAYS referred to as "the world champion", but when it comes to the Olympics, the glory isn't nearly as long lasting.

February 28, 2010 - 9:19pm

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Exactly the Olympics is over and so like many things it will be forgotten. Though their was some good perfomances along the way. I was wondering did people follow the hockey game that you saw today?

February 28, 2010 - 9:22pm

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[QUOTE=molds13;158754]It's funny considering when a team wins a sports title in the US, they're ALWAYS referred to as "the world champion", but when it comes to the Olympics, the glory isn't nearly as long lasting.[/QUOTE] I really do wish a lot of these athletes had more time to shine. They work so hard for so long, make so much less money than the "big" sports and don't get nearly enough recognition and support. I try my best to keep up on my favorite athletes during the off-season and I look forward to the Olympics to fill me in on some up and coming people and some great stories like the one you posted about the bobsledder earlier.

February 28, 2010 - 9:23pm

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[QUOTE=mr.unamazing;158755]Exactly the Olympics is over and so like many things it will be forgotten. Though their was some good perfomances along the way. I was wondering did people follow the hockey game that you saw today?[/QUOTE] It's sad. Being an Olympic champion means so much more than being a champion in another realm. I'd much rather have Olympic gold than some gaudy diamond ring. Then again, if you melt it down, the silver is worth more. So maybe I'd prefer that. Where I was, absolutely people were following the game. Then again, I live in a huge hockey state. But I really don't think it was just about hockey today. It was more than that.

February 28, 2010 - 9:24pm

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[QUOTE=tatertots;158756] I try my best to keep up on my favorite athletes during the off-season and I look forward to the Olympics to fill me in on some up and coming people and some great stories like the one you posted about the bobsledder earlier.[/QUOTE] Oh my gosh did you SEE that bobsled team? They were freaking HOT!

February 28, 2010 - 9:26pm

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I was just wondering because where i was at it seemed EVERYONE was following the game. I went to the gym and people who knew nothing about hockey where asking about the game and talking about it as if it were life or death. After the win the main street in my city was shut down.

February 28, 2010 - 9:30pm

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[QUOTE=mr.unamazing;158760]I was just wondering because where i was at it seemed EVERYONE was following the game. I went to the gym and people who knew nothing about hockey where asking about the game and talking about it as if it were life or death. After the win the main street in my city was shut down.[/QUOTE] Well...that's because you're in Canada. I don't even want to think about the spike in the suicide rate had you guys lost. It's not life or death for us. Yes, it would have been freaking amazing had we won. But in reality...we're not a hockey country. We're going to go back to caring about football and basketball and not having universal healthcare.

February 28, 2010 - 9:34pm

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[QUOTE=molds13;158759]Oh my gosh did you SEE that bobsled team? They were freaking HOT![/QUOTE] Seriously!! Definitely got me more interested in bobsledding! Every time they came on screen I was just like "****! Can we show less of Holcomb and more of the hot other 3? It's awesome that he drove blind and everything but the other guys are looking good!" :D Needless to say, I'll be paying more attention to bobsledding during the next 4 years.

March 1, 2010 - 7:07pm

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March 3, 2010 - 2:20pm

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Aquatta

[QUOTE=tatertots;158766]Seriously!! Definitely got me more interested in bobsledding! Every time they came on screen I was just like "****! Can we show less of Holcomb and more of the hot other 3? It's awesome that he drove blind and everything but the other guys are looking good!" :D Needless to say, I'll be paying more attention to bobsledding during the next 4 years.[/QUOTE] Agreed! Some of the bobsledding guys are absolutely hot! Those nice tight speedo type outfits they wear really show off their bodies. You can see their big thighs, oh so sexy! I thought Jeret "Speedy" Peterson was also very sexy, glad he won silver. Is anyone else having Olympic withdrawals? I miss watching them on tv every night.

March 3, 2010 - 2:26pm

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[QUOTE=Aquatta;159148]Is anyone else having Olympic withdrawals? I miss watching them on tv every night.[/QUOTE] I actually searched online to watch old episodes of Dancing With The Stars so I could get my daily Apolo fix. I'm definitely having withdrawals.

March 3, 2010 - 2:33pm

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Aquatta

[QUOTE=tatertots;159149]I actually searched online to watch old episodes of Dancing With The Stars so I could get my daily Apolo fix. I'm definitely having withdrawals.[/QUOTE] I was coming home from Hawaii on Sunday night so I missed the Closing Ceremonies I am so mad. Know of anywhere I could see it online? I found this website: [URL="http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/assetid=dcd4a4ee-e223-4a54-a31e-734025a54ffa.html?__source=rss&cid="]Video | Michael Buble at Closing Ceremony | NBC Olympics[/URL] It features highlights but I want to see the entire ceremony. I hate that I missed the Ceremony. I love Michael Buble, Canadian men are so sexy!

March 3, 2010 - 2:51pm

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