dlbalr 1059 Posted February 9, 2018 The 2018 Winter Olympics are here without a whole lot of fanfare (blame the NHL not stopping its schedule for a decent-sized chunk of that). Will Russia the 'Olympic Athletes from Russia' walk away with the men's hockey title? Let's use this thread to discuss the Olympic events over the next few weeks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fanpuck33 50 Posted February 10, 2018 And thus begins two weeks of half days of work so I can binge on Olympics! Already another rough start for USA curling, dropping to 1-3 this morning. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fanpuck33 50 Posted February 13, 2018 I hate NBC's coverage. Even worse live coverage than usual. And if they hold off on showing something in the afternoon, you can be sure they are saving an American medal for primetime. Meaning if they show an event in the afternoon, you can bet an American is not going to medal. Curling coverage is especially bad. They aired the 2nd semi on a 13 hour delay and are showing it again 3 hours after that rather than airing the bronze match live. Gold medal will also be a 13 hour delay, I believe. Have to stream to watch anything in a timely manner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dlbalr 1059 Posted February 13, 2018 I thought they were showing a lot more stuff live this year? That's certainly the way they were advertising it at least. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeLassister 398 Posted February 14, 2018 Shaun White is just so sick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fanpuck33 50 Posted February 16, 2018 On 2/12/2018 at 8:12 PM, dlbalr said: I thought they were showing a lot more stuff live this year? That's certainly the way they were advertising it at least. Everything is available live online, but it's just the international video feed and doesn't always have commentary. Hockey, alpine, and figure skating are the only thing the are consistently airing live on TV. Only a couple other events are live each day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dlbalr 1059 Posted February 17, 2018 I watched the Canada/Czech hockey game today (Lapierre leading off the shootout ) and Jan Kovar is a name to keep an eye on. His KHL deal is up at the end of this season and I think he'll garner some NHL interest this offseason even though he's having a quieter year than he has the last few. Considering the Habs need centres, I wonder if they'll kick the tires on him? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fanpuck33 50 Posted February 22, 2018 Holy crap! US men will be curling for gold!!!!! OOOOOOOHHHHH YEAH! Also great to finally beat the Canadian women in hockey after 20 years! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeLassister 398 Posted February 23, 2018 What a shame. No medal for Canadian curling teams. I heard they were both favorite for gold medal. As for USA - Canada women hockey, it's been what, 3 years since USA started winning anything important BUT the Olympics ? They won what they deserved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dlbalr 1059 Posted February 24, 2018 Who'd have thought people would have been saying "If only Canada had Ben Scrivens for the semi-final"? Kevin Poulin picked a bad time to play a terrible game against Germany in the semis. Meanwhile, the Scrivenator was unavailable due to injury. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fanpuck33 50 Posted February 26, 2018 John Shuster, I lost faith in your ability to win at the highest level years ago. Thank you for sticking with it and not giving up. GOLD BABY!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fanpuck33 50 Posted February 28, 2018 Hell of an effort by the German men's hockey team. RAISE GOC'S CEILING! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dlbalr 1059 Posted February 28, 2018 46 minutes ago, Fanpuck33 said: Hell of an effort by the German men's hockey team. RAISE GOC'S CEILING! How bad is it that when I saw him playing against Canada in the semis, that was literally the first thought that came to my mind? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trizzak 1193 Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, dlbalr said: How bad is it that when I saw him playing against Canada in the semis, that was literally the first thought that came to my mind? Same Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeLassister 398 Posted February 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Fanpuck33 said: Hell of an effort by the German men's hockey team. RAISE GOC'S CEILING! Jetsniper is on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fanpuck33 50 Posted March 1, 2018 So glad I'm not the only one who went there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
