WINTER OLYMPICS

Julie · Comandante

RE: WINTER OLYMPICS

El Mismo · Guru

bistor wrote:

I think Ecuador can still make it to the top.

Don't despair.

Ecuador esta en quinto puesto...

Jade · Guru

B.U.T.T.

FOR ANYBODY THAT CARES!!

1. GERMANY = 24 MEDALS

2. USA = 23 MEDALS

3. RUSSIA = 20 MEDALS

AND

4. CANADA = 20 MEDALS

God · Foro Master

I started to watch some of them...and I find them very simple

for example..BOBSLEIGH....why just one lil Car....make the lane bigger and get 4 cars at least, and maybe we can have some crashing or bumping. The same applies for Luge.

Ski Jumping....they Jum alone....they should jump with another dude besides them.

anyways....

Jade · Guru

B.U.T.T

CANADA IS NOW TIED WITH THE US of A., WE HAVE 19 MEDALS TOTAL! ...WE ARE IN 4TH BEHIND...

1. GERMANY - 24

2. AUSTRIA - 19

3. USA - 19

Well this is good considering how we started..

Julie · Comandante

Time for the figure skating, couple, free program.

What a nice program form Tatiana Navka & Roman .... (quien sabe que SORI...AH), the Gold is certainely theirs !

Them is Hispanic this year ! No doubt about it ! Nice, very nice

-- Edited by Julie at 21:12, 2006-02-20

bistor · Guru

I think Ecuador can still make it to the top.

Don't despair.

Marky Mark · Foro Master

I'm watching the snowboard cross... snowboard racing, it's kinda gay but i like it... reminds me of movies but no shooting, no vin diesel.

JOKER_ESCO · Foro Master

2 more medals..

Medal Standings

as of Friday, February 17, 2006 2:46 PM.

#
COUNTRY
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
TOTAL

1
Norway
1
6
6
13

2
Germany
5
4
2
11

2
Russian Federation
5
2
4
11

2
Canada
2
4
5
11

5
United States
6
3
1
10

6
Austria
3
2
1
6

6
Switzerland
2
2
2
6

6
China
1
2
3
6

9
Italy
2
0
3
5

9
Finland
0
2
3
5

11
Sweden
2
1
1
4

11
France
2
0
2
4

11
Netherlands
1
2
1
4

14
Estonia
3
0
0
3

14
Korea
1
1
1
3

16
Czech Republic
0
2
0
2

17
Australia
1
0
0
1

17
Bulgaria
0
1
0
1

17
Croatia
0
1
0
1

17
Great Britain
0
1
0
1

17
Slovakia
0
1
0
1

17
Latvia
0
0
1
1

17
Ukraine
0
0
1
1

JOKER_ESCO · Foro Master

CANADA HAS 8 MEDALS NOW GO CANADA GO

Lahtina · Foro Master

Bainaman wrote:

Julie wrote: Wowwww, the program of Plushenko was amazingly well performed but I have to say that this last Canadian, Jeff Buttle, did a good job. Thank God because the first 2 sucked ! Don't you know who won already??

According to CBC, nope, not yet. I barely saw Plushenko's performance and yes, it was awesome!

Julie · Comandante

Bainaman wrote:

Julie wrote: Wowwww, the program of Plushenko was amazingly well performed but I have to say that this last Canadian, Jeff Buttle, did a good job. Thank God because the first 2 sucked ! Don't you know who won already??

Of course Plushenko and the third place Buttle tha Canadian !

Bainaman · Foro Master

Julie wrote:

Wowwww, the program of Plushenko was amazingly well performed but I have to say that this last Canadian, Jeff Buttle, did a good job. Thank God because the first 2 sucked !

Don't you know who won already??

Julie · Comandante

Wowwww, the program of Plushenko was amazingly well performed but I have to say that this last Canadian, Jeff Buttle, did a good job. Thank God because the first 2 sucked !

Julie · Comandante

Lahtina wrote:

I'm gonna be watching the men's figure skating right now. I've always loved figure skating. So.. shhhhhh, don't interrupt.

So far Canadian were far from being brilliant. Her goes the Russian. Es otro P !

Lahtina · Foro Master

I'm gonna be watching the men's figure skating right now. I've always loved figure skating. So.. shhhhhh, don't interrupt.

QUE chula LINDA · Guru

Bainaman wrote:

THE OPENING CEREMONIES ARE TONIGHT. ANYONE GOING TO WATCH THEM??? ARE THERE ANY EVENTS THAT YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR? DO YOU CARE???

Speaking of Olympics, I like the Canada Olympics clothing they sell now. They are kind of neat. All these shirts and accessories, with Olympics Canada flag, and red & white colors. You can find them in Bay.

Jade · Guru

{ B.U.T.T }

-- Edited by Jade at 16:10, 2006-02-16

Jade · Guru

B.U.T.T!!

WooooHoooooooooooooo!!!! Canada now has 7 medals!! just 2 medals behind the US when this morning were were 3 I think..lol

Norway 1 6 6 13 Germany 5 4 1 10 United States 6 2 1 9 Russia 4 2 3 9 Canada 1 3 3 7 Austria 3 2 1 6

-- Edited by Jade at 16:06, 2006-02-16

Bainaman · Foro Master

I was happy when I saw this.

___________________________________

In cross-country skiing, where crashes aren't the ever-present danger they are in alpine skiing, there are few things worse than losing or breaking a pole. So when Sara Renner's pole snapped midway through the Olympic women's cross country skiing team sprint race, the reaction was pretty near unanimous. "Oh no!" thought her relay partner, Beckie Scott, in the transition area below. "Not now, not here." "Oh my God, they've worked so hard for 12 years together and now, a stupid pole breaks!" recalled Sara's father Sepp Renner, watching in horror from the stands.

Luckily, cross country skiing is known for good sportsmanship, and this was no exception. A Norwegian coach nearby saved the day, handing Renner immediately a man's pole that, though some 10-12 cm longer than her other pole, allowed Renner to stay with the front pack, and ultimately earn the Canadian team a silver medal.

Chilenita · Comandante

neruda wrote:

Oye, did anyone notice the women who carried the olympic flag in the opening ceremony? Isabel Allende was one of them! From wikipedia: Raising of the Olympic Flag Following the trend set from the selection of eight personalities representing the five continents and the three pillars of Olympism at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, the flag was brought this time into the stadium by eight women[2]: Sophia Loren Isabel Allende Nawal El Moutawakel Susan Sarandon Wangari Maathai Manuela Di Centa Maria Mutola Somaly Mam Italian-born actress Sophia Loren was the patroness of the Ceremony. The Olympic flag was carried out by Loren and seven other women: American actress and activist Susan Sarandon; Chilean novelist Isabel Allende; Nawal El Moutawakel (Morocco), IOC Member, the first African Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold medal; Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, founder of the Kenyan Green Belt Movement; seven-time Nordic skiing gold medalist Manuela Di Centa (Italy); gold medalist Maria Mutola (Mozambique); and Cambodian human rights activist Somaly Mam.

hey didn't know that!!

JOKER_ESCO · Foro Master

Isabel Allende - Yo la mire.

Jade · Guru

neruda · Guru

Oye, did anyone notice the women who carried the olympic flag in the opening ceremony?

Isabel Allende was one of them!

From wikipedia:
Raising of the Olympic Flag

Following the trend set from the selection of eight personalities representing the five continents and the three pillars of Olympism at the Salt Lake 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, the flag was brought this time into the stadium by eight women[2]:

Italian-born actress Sophia Loren was the patroness of the Ceremony. The Olympic flag was carried out by Loren and seven other women: American actress and activist Susan Sarandon; Chilean novelist Isabel Allende; Nawal El Moutawakel (Morocco), IOC Member, the first African Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold medal; Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, founder of the Kenyan Green Belt Movement; seven-time Nordic skiing gold medalist Manuela Di Centa (Italy); gold medalist Maria Mutola (Mozambique); and Cambodian human rights activist Somaly Mam.

JOKER_ESCO · Foro Master

Canada has won its fourth medal of the Winter Olympics.

Anouk LeBlanc-Boucher captured bronze in the women's 500 m short-track speed skating event after the Chinese competitor was disqualified.

Wang Meng of China captured the gold in a time of 44.345 followed by Evgenia Radanova of Russia taking the silver.

LeBlanc-Boucher, in her first Olympic Games, finished in a time of 44.759.

Jade · Guru

You know..one of these nites...I was watching the newz and they were talking about Olympic Athletes and Technology...

They were saying that athletes now train on special Technological equipment instead of like you know outside where they would be, that way they (scientists/trainers) can keep watch of where their performance lacks,,,,when it comes the equipment they use.

Apparently Canada is behind in all this technological advancement. So I ask, do you think this maybe the reason or has to do something with our low medal count? Do you think that the way a competition is won is by the equipment that you have and not the "SKILLS" it takes to perform a sport??

I dunno it is interesting to see where technology is going....

Daeveed · Foro Master

El Duro wrote:

He not past his prime............. he's just not lucking in the olympic

Yeah, that's what I meant....

El Duro · Foro Master

Daeveed wrote:

I watched the speeskating competition last night, and that Canadian skater who tripped and fell in the 2002 Olympics was on. He lost all of his races... I have to say that I feel bad for the guy. All those years of training for the 2002 olympics, where he was the absolute favorite, and just to start and trip. Now 4 years later, I think he's past his prime...too bad for him.

He not past his prime............. he's just not lucking in the olympic

Jade · Guru

El Duro wrote:

Jade wrote: B.U.T.T OH MAN! Do we suck this year or wut??? I just seen we only have 3 medals?? Well @least the USA is not to far ahead and is not #1....he he it's okay we will get a good medal count.. not like the USA, but hey we dont cheat and r atheletes do it because they love the country and not forced into it

I hope so El Duro...True True....Thanks for your optimism..Go Canada! lol

Daeveed · Foro Master

I watched the speeskating competition last night, and that Canadian skater who tripped and fell in the 2002 Olympics was on. He lost all of his races...

I have to say that I feel bad for the guy. All those years of training for the 2002 olympics, where he was the absolute favorite, and just to start and trip. Now 4 years later, I think he's past his prime...too bad for him.

El Duro · Foro Master

Jade wrote:

B.U.T.T OH MAN! Do we suck this year or wut??? I just seen we only have 3 medals?? Well @least the USA is not to far ahead and is not #1....he he

it's okay we will get a good medal count.. not like the USA, but hey we dont cheat and r atheletes do it because they love the country and not forced into it

Jade · Guru

B.U.T.T

OH MAN! Do we suck this year or wut??? I just seen we only have 3 medals?? Well @least the USA is not to far ahead and is not #1....he he

Julie · Comandante

Ouchhhhhhhhh, I was just waching the re-play of the eleminatory race for women downhill (I think) and here are the first injuries of those Winter Olympics.

Thank God, RGNFG, they are ok !

Jinx · TOP Guru

SNOWBOARD!!!

JOKER_ESCO · Foro Master

Canadian skier Allison Forsyth suffered a torn knee ligament in a crash during Monday's Olympic downhill training runs at San Sicario, Italy.

Forsyth, from Nanaimo, B.C., lost control of her left ski and grabbed her left knee as she skidded across the course into the protective fencing.

Canadian officials told CBC Sports that she tore an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a potentially career-threatening injury that takes upward of eight months to fully recover from.

Forsyth, 27, was taken down the hill on a toboggan and later airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in nearby Sestriere, where an MRI confirmed the injury.

She is expected to return to Canada for surgery.

"It's the Olympics," Canadian skier Emily Brydon said. "People are trying to take more chances."

Defending champion Carole Montillet-Carles of France and American contender Lindsey Kildow sustained injuries in crashes too.

A fourth skier, Austrian Elisabeth Goergl, also wiped out but was unhurt.

"There's just a lot of rolls, anything can happen," American skier Julia Mancuso said of the Fraiteve course, which officials re-designed because skiers complained it wasn't challenging enough.

"You can come off a jump, catch an edge and be a little unlucky."

Forsyth, a veteran of the Canadian alpine team, is a slalom specialist, but chose to compete in the Olympic downhill as well.

She won a bronze medal in the giant slalom at the 2003 world championships.

Montillet-Carles, 32, crashed following a jump.

She smashed into the fencing, landed on her back and slammed head-first into the snow.

Details of her condition were not immediately available, but she appeared conscious when transported to the clinic located at the athletes' village in Sestriere.

Kildow, the eighth skier to follow Montillet-Carles, lost control as she turned around a gate on a flat stretch.

When Kildow's left ski slid out, her right knee buckled and she went airborne for 15 feet before landing hard on her back and slamming her head.

As medical personnel rushed to her aid, she was writhing in pain and later was seen sobbing at the bottom of the mountain.

While the extent of Kildow's injuries is unknown, she reportedly suffered a suspected back injury and was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Turin, 80 kilometres from the downhill venue.

"The X-rays are normal," U.S. Olympic Committee medical director Ed Ryan said. "The decision now is how long she stays in the hospital.

"There is also a question about whether she banged her head. She is complaining of back pain, but that's normal."

Kildow, 21, has won two downhills this season to rank second on the World Cup circuit.

The women's Olympic downhill goes Wednesday.

with files from CP Online

JOKER_ESCO · Foro Master

Maracuya wrote:

i Love watching speed skating, and luges

SPEED SKATING SPECIALLY THE WOMAN THEY LOOK GOOD...

Maracuya · Guru

i Love watching speed skating, and luges

Bonita · Guru

Julie wrote:

Can you believe the mistaken her for an American at first when they announced it. Idiotas

i know!!!!!!!! did anyone watch that? he announed the winner as though she was from the us in 5 different languages...then he corrected himself to say she was from canada in 5 languages...geese i know we are sometimes grouped together...but give us some credit where credit belongs

Julie · Comandante

# 8 on the medal list ! Lets hope that Canada will start to do better with Alpinne Skiing, Fgure skating and Hockey of course

#
Country
gold
Silver
Bronze
T

1
Norway
0
3
2
5

2
United States
2
1
0
3

3
Germany
2
0
0
2

4
France
1
0
1
2

5
Russia
1
0
1
2

8
Canada
1
0
0
1

Julie · Comandante

Medals count so far

NOC
G
S
B

1
GER
2
0
0

2
CAN
1
0
0

2
USA
1
0
0

4
NOR
0
2
2

Canada : Free style skiing (Ladie's Moguls)

Can you believe the mistaken her for an American at first when they announced it. Idiotas

LaDyBuG · Comandante

Marky Mark wrote:

I tried watching this morning... I'm bored already. When does Team Canada hit the ice?

When the Russians knock them over.....LOL

Sori Ah!

Marky Mark · Foro Master

I tried watching this morning... I'm bored already.

When does Team Canada hit the ice?

LaDyBuG · Comandante

Bainaman wrote:

THE OPENING CEREMONIES ARE TONIGHT.

ANYONE GOING TO WATCH THEM???

ARE THERE ANY EVENTS THAT YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR?

DO YOU CARE???

ok.

not me.

no.

same as 3rd answer.

If I had to pick, it would be figure skating....or watching the Jamaican Bob sleding team.....LOL

El Duro · Foro Master

Julie wrote:

El Duro wrote: HOCKEY HOCKEYHOCKEYHOCKEY OH did i mention HOCKEY I think you forgot something HOCKEY

Marky Mark · Foro Master

Julie wrote:

El Duro wrote: HOCKEY HOCKEYHOCKEYHOCKEY OH did i mention HOCKEY I think you forgot something HOCKEY

Is there hockey in the winter olympics?

must be a first

Urien · Regular Plus

I think Canada may win a lot of medals, besides it has the largest delegation

Go Canada, go for it!

Julie · Comandante

El Duro wrote:

HOCKEY HOCKEYHOCKEYHOCKEY OH did i mention HOCKEY

I think you forgot something

HOCKEY

El Duro · Foro Master

HOCKEY

HOCKEY

HOCKEY

HOCKEY

OH did i mention HOCKEY

Marky Mark · Foro Master

Cool, can't wait for the James Bond

i mean James Bond

i mean... wait, there's a difference?

Confesiones · TOP Guru

Hinzmann and Parchem of US train at Palavela figure skating venue (© Reuters)

IM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS