Author Topic: XXI Winter Olympics (Read 36905 times)

Fiero · « **Reply #30 on:** Feb 17, 2010, 07:22:42 PM »

Don't forget to bring a towel!

B E C K · « **Reply #31 on:** Feb 17, 2010, 10:15:19 PM »

I want to see Shani Davis's win today and can't find it anywhere. Is this NBC's actual YouTube account? RLY? 5 lousy uploads? This sucks so much ass the enema needs to be administered orally. Got to see Lindsay Vonn and Shaun White tho'.

Fiero · « **Reply #32 on:** Feb 17, 2010, 10:24:23 PM »

Did you look at nbcolympics.com?

EDIT: Nevermind, its not on there yet either.

B E C K · « **Reply #33 on:** Feb 17, 2010, 10:32:51 PM »

Yes, and it led me to a bunch of photos. I don't want no stinkin' photos. And posting vids on the official site--which is overrun with fluff--is no excuse for the official YouTube account for the NBC broadcast of the freakin' Olympics only having five stinking videos. This is the Olympics, post it in a timely manner!

[And now they want me to install Silverlight. Bastards.]

EDIT: That's what I get for taking my time.

B E C K · « **Reply #34 on:** Feb 18, 2010, 01:49:39 AM »

Eh, it appears they just get shit up late. I watched the two Koreans bump into each other in the short track event where Ohno won silver, so I imagine the Davis vid will be up late tomorrow, the day after, or something stupid like that. Not that it matters since I already caught the rerun on TV. When I watched the vid with Ohno, I popped it into full screen and got what you see below. WTF? THAT is NOT full screen. Full screen fills the fucking screen. Is that so hard to miss? I don't want all of that blue shit or some fucking ads (especially when ads already play between videos!). Bah.

Sam · « **Reply #35 on:** Feb 18, 2010, 09:48:12 AM »

Did you catch that Swedish chick getting launched on the final hill in the downhill competition and then hit the gate? That was a nasty looking fall.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #36 on:** Feb 18, 2010, 03:10:28 PM »

That was hilarious

Sam · « **Reply #37 on:** Feb 19, 2010, 10:02:22 AM »

Also, Julia Mancuso is smoking hot.

Fiero · « **Reply #38 on:** Feb 19, 2010, 05:42:09 PM »

I cannot wait to watch the US vs Canada Men's hockey game. Also, WTF CURLING. Such a weird sport.

B E C K · « **Reply #39 on:** Feb 19, 2010, 08:13:06 PM »

Quote from: Sam on Feb 18, 2010, 09:48:12 AM

Did you catch that Swedish chick getting launched on the final hill in the downhill competition and then hit the gate? That was a nasty looking fall.

Uhhh, maybe. There were quite a few I saw eat snow, so it's hard to say.

Fiero · « **Reply #40 on:** Feb 19, 2010, 09:34:58 PM »

The two sisters curling for Denmark are hot. And they wear skirts. Awesome.

B E C K · « **Reply #41 on:** Feb 20, 2010, 12:34:02 AM »

So glad broken face ski-guy got his gold medal.

B E C K · « **Reply #42 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 02:14:55 AM »

Hey NBC! I don't want to see gross Clash of the Titans monsters when all I want to do is chell the medal count.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #43 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 12:36:12 PM »

What about the US ice skater? the tall one that looks like Clark Kent? hes hot but is he gay? my gaydar is kind of shut off

B E C K · « **Reply #44 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 06:07:15 PM »

WHO looks like Clark Kent? The only ice skater Merla and I can think of that comes close to is the current gold medalist, Evan Lysacek. Even though neither of us think he's hot.

B E C K · « **Reply #45 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 06:17:45 PM »

Oh, yeah, forgot to post this nugget about Bronze medalist snowboarder Scottie Lago. I loled.

From Lago Leaves Olympics After TMZ Photo Scandal:

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TMZ published a couple of photos that showed bronze medalist Scotty Lago getting his medal licked by a sexy young woman.

Lago had to apologize to the Olympic Committee and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, and then volunteered to leave. Apparently they took him up on that offer, as he has packed his medal and snowboard, and left.

Lago won his bronze medal in the same event that netted Shaun White his gold – the Olympic half-pipe. 22-year-old Lago is from New Hampshire, and has won several other notable awards before this bronze medal, including a World Cup in the half-pipe.

Lago is a member of a snowboarding outfit called FRENDS, a seven-member group that believes the team is more important than the individual. The name is pronounced like “friends” but is spelled without the “i” because they believe there is no “I” in snowboarding.

B E C K · « **Reply #46 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 06:25:34 PM »

Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette's mother died.

Derrick · « **Reply #47 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 10:09:24 PM »

US beat Canadia in Hockey.

Fiero · « **Reply #48 on:** Feb 21, 2010, 10:39:02 PM »

5-3 with an open netter, Rafalski almost got the hat trick. Excellent fucking game!

Rama · « **Reply #49 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 02:37:44 AM »

Wow that must hurt. Hockey is like the national game in Canada. That would be like someone beating us at Baseball at the...oh yeah, never mind.

Derrick · « **Reply #50 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 03:11:28 AM »

Except the Canadians really wanted to win.

B E C K · « **Reply #51 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 10:27:50 AM »

Was the hockey a cable event or did that get shown on regular TV? I know they discussed the result and all.

Fiero · « **Reply #52 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 12:09:44 PM »

Quote from: Rama on Feb 22, 2010, 02:37:44 AM

Wow that must hurt. Hockey is like the national game in Canada. That would be like someone beating us at Baseball at the...oh yeah, never mind.

Canada still has a chance to get to the finals, but they have to beat Russia and either Sweden, Slovakia or Norway (most likely Sweden). The US will have to beat Switzerland or Belarus, and then either Finland, Czech Republic, or Latvia (most likely Finland). I would love to see another US vs Canada for the gold medal, and see the US win. Ryan Miller is stone cold wall in net and our forwards really pushed in the last half of the game.

Quote from: B E C K on Feb 22, 2010, 10:27:50 AM

Was the hockey a cable event or did that get shown on regular TV? I know they discussed the result and all.

CNBC and MSNBC only. So fucking stupid. I know there are people out there who want to watch actual sports remain a part of the winter games, as opposed to gay figure skaters. There has to be. I am one of them. There is also live streaming and full replays on nbcolympics.com, but guess what? You have to be subscribed to a cable/satellite/IPTV provider already to get the streams. I guess it is for people to watch at work or something. So fucking stupid. Luckily my room mate has the login for his parents Direct TV account, so I am using that.

Rama · « **Reply #53 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 12:13:16 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on Feb 22, 2010, 10:27:50 AM

Was the hockey a cable event or did that get shown on regular TV? I know they discussed the result and all.

It was on regular TV. Around 7pm I think. I know cause people kept telling me about it.

Fiero · « **Reply #54 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 12:29:33 PM »

Quote from: Rama on Feb 22, 2010, 12:13:16 PM

Quote from: B E C K on Feb 22, 2010, 10:27:50 AM
Was the hockey a cable event or did that get shown on regular TV? I know they discussed the result and all.

It was on regular TV. Around 7pm I think. I know cause people kept telling me about it.

Must be different for your market. That sucks for me. Although, I do not have an actual TV, so the web broadcast is all I am going to get anyway.

I just checked the schedule. They played the Czech Republic / Russia game, I guess because it did not overlap with gay men dancing on ice.

Rama · « **Reply #55 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 01:55:10 PM »

Huh...well maybe it didn't play here. I thought it did, but I didn't actually watch it so it might not have. I just know my mom was like all hyped up about it and kept telling me about it so I just kinda assumed it was shown. I was playing Ghostbusters at the time. So meh.

But if such an epic game as that got bumped do to Ice Dancing then that is a crime. No hockey fan, but even I know that's all kinds of wrong.

Fiero · « **Reply #56 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 03:30:29 PM »

Quote from: Rama on Feb 22, 2010, 01:55:10 PM

I was playing Ghostbusters at the time. So meh.

I still need to get this game. Which version are you playing? I heard they were shutting down the servers.

Fiero · « **Reply #57 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 03:31:36 PM »

Quote from: B E C K on Feb 21, 2010, 06:17:45 PM

Oh, yeah, forgot to post this nugget about Bronze medalist snowboarder Scottie Lago. I loled.

From Lago Leaves Olympics After TMZ Photo Scandal:

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TMZ published a couple of photos that showed bronze medalist Scotty Lago getting his medal licked by a sexy young woman.

Lago had to apologize to the Olympic Committee and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, and then volunteered to leave. Apparently they took him up on that offer, as he has packed his medal and snowboard, and left.

Lago won his bronze medal in the same event that netted Shaun White his gold – the Olympic half-pipe. 22-year-old Lago is from New Hampshire, and has won several other notable awards before this bronze medal, including a World Cup in the half-pipe.

Lago is a member of a snowboarding outfit called FRENDS, a seven-member group that believes the team is more important than the individual. The name is pronounced like “friends” but is spelled without the “i” because they believe there is no “I” in snowboarding.

Wow. Moron. I hope he at least bedded the young lady.

Rama · « **Reply #58 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 04:10:36 PM »

Quote from: Fiero on Feb 22, 2010, 03:30:29 PM

Quote from: Rama on Feb 22, 2010, 01:55:10 PM
I was playing Ghostbusters at the time. So meh.

I still need to get this game. Which version are you playing? I heard they were shutting down the servers.

360. Picked it up this weekend for 20 bucks on clearance. It's a fun game, don't know why it didn't do better.

Fiero · « **Reply #59 on:** Feb 22, 2010, 09:20:43 PM »

I heard all versions of the game were great, but that the Wii had the best co-op mode. I need to pick it up while I can get it cheap.