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Inner Dirt 02-10-2018 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom (Post 2274413)
I was watching curling last night.
My favorite! S Korea got whupped.

They even had an injury!!!
Just can't get enough curling.

I will watch it just to laugh at it for a couple minutes.

MutuelClerk 02-10-2018 10:28 AM

It's good to border Canada and not have to watch NBC. CBC has more live events, less BS.

Clocker that was funny. If I believed in the rep power thing I would have given you points. Well played.....

burnsy 02-10-2018 12:29 PM

I like some of the events. Growing up and living in upstate NY i was into downhill skiing as a young man. Its really fun if you enjoy the outdoors and speed. Unfortunately, my health issues kind of made me give it up. I go like once a year to West Mtn., and rent.

Living fairly close to White Face Mtn. and Lake Placid I still remember 1980. I graduated High School that year. My best friends dad worked for Monsanto and he had a wad of tickets for all the events. I went to the downhill skiing and the Ski jump events. Those cats have balls! Forget about the luge and bob sled, they are just nuts! During the off season they would let you try the bob sled but you were more than halfway through the course when you started and you rode with the driver.

That was the year we beat the Russians with real amateurs. Hockey baby! Those corporate guys scooped all those tickets but i was in the village when we won.........it was a riot, something I'll never forget. American flags and drunks screaming in every bar. Of course the drinking age was 18 then too! It was one of the greatest upsets in the history of all sports. Good luck USA!

Clocker 02-10-2018 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MutuelClerk (Post 2274549)

Clocker that was funny. If I believed in the rep power thing I would have given you points. Well played.....

Thanks. I agree about the points system. It's too much like high school popularity contests.

Tom 02-10-2018 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jocko699 (Post 2274435)
How do you even talk to your buddies about an injury suffered playing curling?

Brag it up!

oughtoh 02-11-2018 12:02 AM

The young kid that won the gold for the USA in the snowboard event was awsome.

davew 02-18-2018 08:27 PM

South Korea probably going to lose $10 billion hosting the Olympics. It might be worth it if they become friends again with North Korea.

jocko699 02-18-2018 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom (Post 2275111)
Brag it up!

I like it!!!!!!!

jocko699 02-18-2018 08:42 PM

I really enjoyed the biathlon and cross country skiing. These athletes are unbelievably fit.

_______ 02-18-2018 09:14 PM

Ski cross and board cross are probably the best spectator sport in any Olympics. It’s 6 people side by side through jumps and turns and is basically NASCAR on ice. There are no judges. It’s whoever crosses the line first.

I also still like downhill and super g because I like to ski fast and need to be reminded on occasion that I don’t actually know what fast is.

I watch CNBC most weekdays and have to say their ads for curling could be taken as self aware embarrassment. “Curling is what we’ve got” isn’t so much a tag line as it is dejected honesty.

It does apparently have a viewer base that rivals golf in terms of wealth though.

cj 02-19-2018 02:59 AM

The sports that don't involve judges are always the best.

barahona44 02-19-2018 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by davew (Post 2278930)
South Korea probably going to lose $10 billion hosting the Olympics. It might be worth it if they become friends again with North Korea.

Russia lost $ 50 billion on the Sochi Olympics.I'm surprised Putin had enough rubles left over to buy the election for Trump.

Tom 02-19-2018 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Clocker (Post 2274456)
Real men don't do curling without beer.

Uh oh..... looks like trouble for the curling people.
What happened this guy get "stoned? :pound:

Marshall Bennett 02-19-2018 12:54 PM

I really enjoy the ski jumping, bobsled, luge, figure skating, alpine skiing, and speed-skating.
I cannot watch snowboarding, ice hockey, curling, and cross-country.

woodtoo 02-20-2018 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom (Post 2279115)
Uh oh..... looks like trouble for the curling people.
What happened this guy get "stoned? :pound:

Not so fast Ruskies winners DQ'd for drug use in curling. Tough to beat the best without help.;)


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