2018 Winter Olympics - Pyeongchang, South Korea

[Bandit]

I was surprised there wasn't already a thread for this with the games already being underway.

Let's discuss the various events, triumphs, failures, and anything else surrounding the games.

I am currently watching the USA vs Norway in curling right now.

Anyone see NK's cheerleaders during the hockey game last night? Fucking creepy, imo.

[Sabrina]

Currently watching figure skating. A little ticked off with this nbc sports app. It says you can make it full screen and you can't. I want to watch the Luge and Skeleton competitions. Both look insanely scary.

[Sabrina]

Oops

[Bandit]

How awesome was Red Gerard!?

[Judas Iscariot]

I've gotta say, I watched a bit of figure skating with the woman tonight and some more once she fell asleep and they're insane.

How many of those women are a slip of man's hand away while they're flipping in the air only to be dropped, crack their head open on the ice from like 9 feet and die?

Insanity.

[Judas Iscariot]

When does curling start? That's the thing I look forward to most. Largely because I think I could do it. But it's the best.

[Bandit]

When does curling start? That's the thing I look forward to most. Largely because I think I could do it. But it's the best.

The round robin of curling was today. USA went 2-4 in it I believe :/

[Pablo Diablo]

Mixed Doubles has been going on since before the opening ceremonies.

[Bandit]

Norway just won gold, silver, and bronze in skiathlon. The guy who won gold crashed early on in the race too. Major comeback win.

[Fro]

I was surprised there wasn't already a thread for this with the games already being underway.

https://forums.rajah.com/showthread.php?t=152686

[Bandit]

What the heck, I searched olympics and somehow managed to make a thread not only about the same thing, but with THE SAME NAME. Lol.

Mods: please feel free to move or combine or whatever.

[BigAl]

I watched figure skating last night. Didn't care for it but I want Johnny Weir to announce other sports.

[Kneeneighbor]

Havent watched any of it yet. I have 0 interest in the X games type events.

Curling and Men's Hockey I will give a watch. Things like bobsled and luge are impressive but when watching I have no clue who s doing well or not well. Like I cannot tell the quality of the bobsled team if not for the clock. I will occasionally watch a run or two but then I realize I have no clue whats going on or what they are trying to do.

[Bandit]

I watched figure skating last night. Didn't care for it but I want Johnny Weir to announce other sports.

I agree. I love him and Tara Lapinski.

[MTR]

Normally I watch what I can but just not had time to do so. I like watching the figure skating, hockey, bobsled, some of the skiing. I have tried to keep up as much as possible with stuff though.

[Bandit]

So, uhh... how about Shaun White?

Gnarly.

[Judas Iscariot]

I feel like Shaun White has gotta be 50 at this point but he's 31.

It's like when Tony Hawk was that old dude at the X Games. Except he never was.

[Judas Iscariot]

Anyway when does the real curling start with the yelling and all the brooms? Not that mixed shit. I need multiple brooms and yelling.

[Fro]

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/963488437528616961/sZS7Adgy?format=jpg&name=600x314

not photoshopped, lol

[Bandit]

So, uhh... how about Shaun White?

Gnarly.

Epic final run today. Wow.

[BigAl]

White’s final run was amazing. His reaction to seeing his score and realizing he won gold was fantastic. Everything good about the Olympics and sports in general.

[Bandit]

His dad said it was the first time he's ever seen Shaun White cry.

[BigAl]

My wife cried watching him cry.

[Bandit]

And I cried watching you watch your wife cry watching Shaun White cry.

Also, you still haven't set the clock back on your microwave. Daylight savings was months ago!

[BigAl]

And I cried watching you watch your wife cry watching Shaun White cry.

Also, you still haven't set the clock back on your microwave. Daylight savings was months ago!

I cried watching you cry watching my wife cry watching Shaun White cry. Tears everywhere.

It's not set late, it's set early for daylight savings next month!

[soxfanatic]

My wife cried watching him cry.

Did she cry when he settled his sexual harassment suit?

[Pablo Diablo]

Anyway when does the real curling start with the yelling and all the brooms? Not that mixed shit. I need multiple brooms and yelling.

It's started now. Hurry.....Hard

[Judas Iscariot]

God damn it more fucking figure skating.

I was all set to cancel dinner reservations and everything.

[Pablo Diablo]

Well I suppose you are stuck with awful NBC coverage. I'm currently watching the Korean women square off against the Canadian women.

[Peter Griffin]

Did she cry when he settled his sexual harassment suit?

You are obsessed with people crying, Fuck off.

[Spedizzo]

is there anything in the winter olympics worth watching besides hockey which I dont wanna watch???

the olympics are so shit, so many random games and sports i dont care about. make jerking off a gold medal game and ill place at least silver.

[soxfanatic]

Spedizzo, I applaud you for not pretending to like certain sports every 4 years. Kudos.

[Bandit]

is there anything in the winter olympics worth watching besides hockey which I dont wanna watch???

the olympics are so shit, so many random games and sports i dont care about. make jerking off a gold medal game and ill place at least silver.

You are really underrating the quality of jerking off in some of the countries that participate in the olympics.

[Judas Iscariot]

Russia gets banned from the Olympics as a country, so naturally a Russian CURLER gets busted for doping.

IS NOTHING SACRED?

[MTR]

I don't know shit about curling despite watching a little bit of it here and there. But why would anyone need to dope in that sport?

[BigAl]

Quicker recovery time?

[Percussion]

Doping is always tied to training in some form or another. Maybe this guy needed it to keep up, maybe not. But he certainly felt so.

[MTR]

Okay. Yeah that makes sense. Wasn't thinking in those terms.

[Bandit]

I don't know shit about curling despite watching a little bit of it here and there. But why would anyone need to dope in that sport?
Great point. Curling is dope enough as it is.

[Pablo Diablo]

I've never been as invested in figure skating as I was last night for the Ice Dance. Virtue and Moir have really captivated so much of the Canadian consciousness.

[Bandit]

Yeah they were great. Felt bad for the France duo who got 2nd.

[Bagel]

Olympics hockey check-in. Anybody else watch this shit?

[Pablo Diablo]

Without the NHL players the men's side has lost a lot of interest from me.

The women's final between the US and Canada should be exciting like it always is.

[kangus]

Don't worry about Gilbert Brulé, Mason Raymond, Ben Scrivens and the rest of our immortal hockey team Smeagol. We're an Ice Dancing country now and the envy of the world.

[Bagel]

I totally forgot about Brule being on the team until I saw a game a few days ago. I'd just really like to see Russia lose and don't care who wins, just anyone else is OK with me.

[Bandit]

GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL

[Pablo Diablo]

Damn. Well played American women.

[Kneeneighbor]

http://9.media.bustedtees.cvcdn.com/c/-/bustedtees.493e41dc-7e13-4131-b342-55da7856.gif

[Peter Griffin]

Hope JP is ok, He was going a bit mad about the curling on twitter earlier :lol:

[Pablo Diablo]

The US really did take it to us today. Hockey is one thing, but CURLING? Fucking hell how did we lose to you in that.

[Kneeneighbor]

The US really did take it to us today. Hockey is one thing, but CURLING? Fucking hell how did we lose to you in that.

https://media2.s-nbcnews.com/i/newscms/2018_06/1316673/curler-matt-hamilton-super-mario-today-180208-tease_9d629447b0e01361354492a42226cd19.jpg

[Peter Griffin]

Maybe I should take up curling, I have the physique :shifty:

[Bandit]

That hockey game was so great.

[BigAl]

The women's cross country team sprint was amazing. I think the announcer probably needed to change his boxers afterwards.