Official 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games thread!

[Jennasis]

Looks like Bob Costas' eye infection has spread to the other eye as well.

 

[Jennasis]

Wow! Canada smokin' the ice in short track!

 

[LBIJim]

The amount of gold medals counts because you could have one country the didn't win anything, but has a bunch of bronze medals at the top of the chart and that doesn't make any sense... AFAIK USA is the only country that counts total medals for placement.

Technically, Canada was in the top spot for medal count in Vancouver, because Canada had the most amount of gold medals.

During the Vancouver games, I saw both methods listed by different Canadian sources. Don't remember the actual sources, but, for example, the Toronto Star may have used the total medals method, meaning the US "won", but the Vancouver Sun used the most gold method, giving Canada the win.

100% of European sources used the gold standard, while 100% of US sources used total medals. A few less credible US sites occasionally try the points method: i.e., 5 point for gold, 3 for silver, 1 for bronze.....or 3,2,1...or something similar. One site was using this throughout the Bejing games in 2008, then abandoned it when China started "beating" the US due to China's higher gold medal count.

In any event, at the end of competition on Monday, Canada is winning by any method.

(Unless you want to believe some Quebec separatist sources, which lists Quebec with 5 medals and Canada with 2.)

Jim

 

[PrincessInOz]

Well done Anna Segal in the Freestyle Skiing Ladies Ski Slopestyle. A very credible 4th place.

 

[lisaviolet]

In any event, at the end of competition on Monday, Canada is winning by any method.

(Unless you want to believe some Quebec separatist sources, which lists Quebec with 5 medals and Canada with 2.)

Jim

And adding today (leaving out for spoilers - NBC coverage)

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First time in Olympic history that we've sat at the top of the standings, on any given day! O Canada!

(And the brackets - good on Quebec - they have an excellent sports' program in the province and it shows over and over again. But still O Canada! )

Oh Olympics - how I love thee!

 

[minniebeth]

Still following along~ I've let my thoughts go too long to go back and post.
My kids loved all the slopestyle events!
Not sure if anyone's mentioned it, but I love the Olympic commercials too.
The P&G Mom one makes me tear up every time, and I absolutely love the United Airlines one, so creative!

 

[BKMETV]

Well done Anna Segal in the Freestyle Skiing Ladies Ski Slopestyle. A very credible 4th place.

Way to go Anna!


Watching half pipe qualifying...wow these guys are crazy!

 

[JanaDee]

Watching the Moguls just makes my knees hurt

Mine, too!

Looks like Bob Costas' eye infection has spread to the other eye as well.

I noticed that last night.

 

[JanaDee]

I just read Matt Lauer will be taking over for Bob Costas because of his eye infection.

 

[Deb in IA]

Is it just me, or does anyone else think Meryl Davis looks like Wallace Warfield Simpson, aka the Duchess of Windsor?

Davis:

Simpson:

 

[cabanafrau]

Thank you, PP for connecting the lookalike dots for me on Meryl Davis. That has been rumbling around in the back of my brain for a few days now.

 

[Deb in IA]

ABC News has some other Olympian look-alikes:

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/meet-olympians-celeb-doppelgangers/story?id=22460589#

 

[SkaGoat]

This is what the Olympics are all about!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...-samaritan-to-fallen-russian/article16800279/

During the men's cross-country sprint in the mountains above Sochi, Wadsworth, the head coach of the Canadian team, ran onto the course Tuesday to help a Russian skier who had fallen three times and broken a ski.

 

[Jennasis]

Wow! That half pipe claimed a lot of victims tonight, but congrats to "IPod"! What an amazing run he had! Shaun White looked really disappointed in himself after it all. Ah well...you can't win 'em all.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

Wow! That half pipe claimed a lot of victims tonight, but congrats to "IPod"! What an amazing run he had! Shaun White looked really disappointed in himself after it all. Ah well...you can't win 'em all.

Was so proud of him after. He really showed his true sportsmanship and conducted himself honorably, even though he was obviously devastated. No matter what anyone says, I'm super proud of him.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Technically, Canada was in the top spot for medal count in Vancouver, because Canada had the most amount of gold medals.

Technically, there are no IOC guidelines for scoring any total medal competition between countries and the IOC does not conduct such a competition. So technically, any scheme for scoring such is made up.

 

[Arsenal1982]

Was so proud of him after. He really showed his true sportsmanship and conducted himself honorably, even though he was obviously devastated. No matter what anyone says, I'm super proud of him.

Agreed, that was impressive. He was gracious in the interviews. He also let "Ipod" hug him way too long. I realize "Ipod" idolizes Shaun White but dude needs to realize that Shaun just lost and doesn't want to hug the new gold medal winner for more than 1.5 seconds.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Wow! That half pipe claimed a lot of victims tonight, but congrats to "IPod"! What an amazing run he had! Shaun White looked really disappointed in himself after it all. Ah well...you can't win 'em all.

The winner was awesome!

 

[BKMETV]

US vs Canada in Woman's hockey this morning...great game to far. They are expect to play again for the gold medal later in the games.

 

[Jennasis]

Shaun White was on the Today Show this morning. Classy guy with a wonderful attitude!

I was looking at the pic above of Meryl Davis...or at least trying to. She is so bizarre looking to me. Honestly I have a hard time looking at her face. She is by no means "ugly", but she is strange to me. I;m sure I;ll be blasted for my thoughts now LOL.