Winter Olympics 2018

cee134
cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games

Feb 9, 2018 – Feb 25, 2018

What is your favorite or least favorite thing about the Winter Olympics?

What is your favorite or least favorite thing so far for this years Winter Olympics?

Here are the time differences for all time zones across North America:

Eastern time: 14 hours
Central time: 15 hours
Mountain time: 16 hours
Pacific time: 17 hours

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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited February 2018
    The re-broadcast for the Opening Ceremony starts today at 8 PM Eastern.

    Olympics are officially underway!

    South Korean figure skating gold medalist Yuna Kim ignited the Olympic cauldron, signaling the start of the 2018 Olympics. On a chilly night in Pyeongchang, the ceremony lasted approximately 2 hours and 17 minutes, one of the shortest in recent memory.

    Erin Hamlin leads American delegation
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    Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir leads the Canadian delegation
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    Lizzy Yarnold leads Great Britain's delegation
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    Scotty James leads the Australian delegation
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    pudgy1977 wrote: »
    Some reason I absolutely LOVE curling!
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    Me too. It's fun and strategic.

    I also enjoy the snowboarding and freestyle skiing.

    Actually I think the Winter Olympics are more fun to watch and enjoy most of the sports.
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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    How awesome were the synchronised drones and skiiers/boarders!

    I love the ice skating, and more interested in watching snowboarding this year as we're going for our first ever snow trip next January - I need some tips! :D
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  • Versicolour
    Versicolour Posts: 7,164 Member
    Soul_Radiation wrote: »
    I think the ice figure skating is the most interesting. Men and women both are so strong and graceful...very interesting combination of dancing and athleticism.

    I really like the biathlon (rifle and cross-country) and bobsledding as well.

    A recent Men's Health magazine issue had a write-up on our bobsledding men...those guys are jacked!

    And the downhill skiing of course...and ski long jump.

    lol...I guess I like most of the sports. I can't really think of one that I really DON'T like watching...but yeah...ice skating at the top.

    I saw some of that last night. It seemed like a bunch of people were falling. I'm impressed by how they just pop right back up and keep going without missing a beat.

    Figure skating and gymnastics are my favourite Olympic
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    I really like all of it but snowboarding and the luge are my favorite, they look so fun!
  • LittleLionHeart1
    LittleLionHeart1 Posts: 3,655 Member
    Can't wait for all the skating. cpk7qy726kmy.gif
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    Figure Skating, Speed Skating short track is my favorite, Luge, Snow Boarding. These are must watches.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited February 2018
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    2/12/18

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  • Versicolour
    Versicolour Posts: 7,164 Member
    Yeah!! Go Germany!!
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Mirai Nagasu is the first U.S. woman to land a triple Axel at the Olympics.

    http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/mirai-nagasu-lands-her-triple-axel-olympic-ice
  • LittleLionHeart1
    LittleLionHeart1 Posts: 3,655 Member
    I love the way you can hear the blades of the skates cutting through the ice. They must have some great sound system in the arena.
  • LittleLionHeart1
    LittleLionHeart1 Posts: 3,655 Member
    _barefoot_ wrote: »
    LittleLionHeart1 wrote: »
    Can't wait for all the skating. cpk7qy726kmy.gif



    https://youtu.be/thW967KaAng

    Oh I loved this movie. :)
  • YosemiteSlamAK
    YosemiteSlamAK Posts: 1,230 Member
    I have DVR'd all the long track speed skating and the ice hockey games.
  • empresssue
    empresssue Posts: 2,978 Member
    Ice skating for sure. I would prefer if they could choose whatever song they like vs. some of the classical put me to sleep stuff. LOVE the freestyle stuff where they can really show their skills-Scotty Hamilton backflip all the way!!!!
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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Chloe Kim blew away the field and the crowd at the Pyeongchang Games in South Korea, winning the gold medal in the women's snowboard half-pipe. The win ticks another box in the career of Kim, who at 17 is already regarded as one of the best snowboarders in U.S. history.

    Kim won with a score of 98.25, in a competition that never saw her trail another snowboarder. Her fellow American Arielle Gold won bronze, and Kelly Clark narrowly missed the podium after sitting in third place for two runs.

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    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    Canada's Kaitlyn Lawes and John Morris competed in the first ever mixed doubles curling Olympic gold medal final.

    They downed defending world champions Jenny Perret and Martin Rios of Switzerland 10-3 in Tuesday's final to win Gold.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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    Shaun White won the Gold medal for men's halfpipe. His third gold medal and the USA’s 100th of all time.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    I'm boycotting the Olympic Games until Break Dance Fighting becomes a recognized Olympic sport.


    ... somebody needs to take a stand on this, right?
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    I'm boycotting the Olympic Games until Break Dance Fighting becomes a recognized Olympic sport.


    ... somebody needs to take a stand on this, right?

    Did you know they are adding Skateboarding and surfing for the summer Olympics?
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited February 2018
    Germans Unexpectedly Win Olympic Pairs Figure Skating

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    Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany unexpectedly won the gold medal in pairs figure skating on Thursday, rebounding from fourth place after the short program.

    Savchenko broke into tears, punched the air, and broke down again as the winning pair received hugs from their fellow medallists. She finally won the gold after her 5th and probably final Olympic games. She won two Olympic bronze medals at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014. Massot is skating in his first Olympic Winter Games at the age of 29.
  • 3M_TA3
    3M_TA3 Posts: 1,036 Member
    Best story of the Olympics in my opinion.....

    Norway's Simen Hegstad Krueger gave the skiathlon field a huge head start when he fell and broke a pole in the first 200 meters, falling to last place with 29 kilometers to go.
    •He picked the other 67 racers off one at a time and with about 5 km to go he took the lead.
    •He eventually built up a Ledeckian lead and coasted to an easy win in his first-ever Olympic event.
  • 3M_TA3
    3M_TA3 Posts: 1,036 Member
    BTW, I am so glad that I do not have to get up at 2am to watch curling anymore......(my fav competition)
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    I'm boycotting the Olympic Games until Break Dance Fighting becomes a recognized Olympic sport.


    ... somebody needs to take a stand on this, right?

    Did you know they are adding Skateboarding and surfing for the summer Olympics?

    Surfing?

    It's about time!

    Have you ever tried to surf?

    It's difficult. .... but a blast!
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    3M_TA3 wrote: »
    Best story of the Olympics in my opinion.....

    Norway's Simen Hegstad Krueger gave the skiathlon field a huge head start when he fell and broke a pole in the first 200 meters, falling to last place with 29 kilometers to go.
    •He picked the other 67 racers off one at a time and with about 5 km to go he took the lead.
    •He eventually built up a Ledeckian lead and coasted to an easy win in his first-ever Olympic event.

    That reminds me of my first 10K race.

    After most everyone else had finished, it was between me and a pregnant lady in a sprint to the line.



    ..... I came in third.
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