Sochi Olympic thread

hawkwind23 · 10-02-2014 11:10pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/26129829

James Woods not able to train today.

robinph · 10-02-2014 11:12pm

quarryman wrote: »

Where do I keep my pipe if I can't bring my dinner jacket?

Speaking of skiing whilst dressed with some style, I spent a day hanging out with this Scottish chap for a days skiing this year:

Unfortunately for him soon after that shot he disappeared in a cloud of snow below me and then learnt that wearing a woolen jacket isn't considered the most suitable form of mountain wear these days:

Dr Nic · 10-02-2014 11:25pm

lads come on!! How do we watch highlights??? ;-P I'll even watch the boring old skiing!!!!

Ciaranfitz.22 · 10-02-2014 11:28pm

YouTube is good for the highlights.

Does anyone know where to by the different countries gear? I've seen the sochi branded jackets but can you buy the countries jackets it jumpers anywhere

Fattes · 10-02-2014 11:52pm

Ciaranfitz.22 wrote: »

YouTube is good for the highlights.

Does anyone know where to by the different countries gear? I've seen the sochi branded jackets but can you buy the countries jackets it jumpers anywhere

Most if the kit can be picked up from the relevant nations homepages on the web, not all of it is for sale

Fattes · 10-02-2014 11:53pm

hawkwind23 wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/26129829

James Woods not able to train today.

He is ok will train before the main event later in the week not ideal but he is a tough kid

Allyall · 11-02-2014 9:22am

"...That was like getting into a.. err, a taxi, in ehmm.. Cairo"

If you have to work that hard for an analogy, forget it.

(Said of Lisa Zimmerman, having the commentators on edge after a bad start in the Slopestyle Skiing)

- Clothing - http://shop.sochi2014.com/en/shop/catalog/apparel/

Possibly some info here on highlights. I'm not sure if it's any use. - http://9to5mac.com/2014/02/07/how-to-watch-live-streams-of-the-sochi-2014-winter-olympics-on-your-iphone-ipad/

Fattes · 11-02-2014 9:22am

K.Summerhays sticks 3rd with and 84 in the slope style qualifiers this am!!

There have been many celebrations of Sarah Burke since her untimely death, but this morning was the greatest tribute to her yer

As for the commentary bring back Aimee fuller from the radio

robinph · 11-02-2014 10:42am

They are struggling to go fast enough on a lot of the jumps and make it the distance.

robinph · 11-02-2014 10:50am

Ouch. That is going to hurt bad, very bad.

hawkwind23 · 11-02-2014 10:51am

slo-mo wasnt pretty

looks nasty

robinph · 11-02-2014 10:54am

What were the judges watching there? Should have been way higher points.

hawkwind23 · 11-02-2014 11:00am

glad thats over , she only just made the last jump on the victory run! how close to a disaster was that ?

Allyall · 11-02-2014 11:06am

A few of them didn't score very well, I thought. - I mean, I thought they desevered higher.

Camillia Berras first run, with the double forward flip, was very low. Her only mistake was coming off the first rail a little early which should've been a minor deduction..

In fairness she didn't deserve much more after that, but I thought her first run was poorly marked.

robinph · 11-02-2014 11:29am

Has been confusing scoring I think in that awesome tricks have been badly marked because they didn't land right on the rail just before that. In the boards, Jenny Jones run wasn't especially exciting, but there wasn't any mistakes and that's how she got into the medals. Was very difficult for any of them to make it down safely and fast enough today though, so doing a fancy trick probably wasn't worth the bother as you'd almost certainly put a hand down or something.

Just straight lining it and going big so that you made the jump clean would have been the best course of action for the skiers today.

quarryman · 11-02-2014 11:34am

Any word on the girl that took that big fall? She wasn't moving a whole lot...

Allyall · 11-02-2014 11:49am

quarryman wrote: »

Any word on the girl that took that big fall? She wasn't moving a whole lot...

Nothing yet about Yuki Tsubota. It may appear here when there is more news.
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/02/11/canadian-yuki-tsubota-suffers-scary-fall-injury-in-sochi

It had been reported after her first run and fall, that Kaya Turski had dislocated her shoulder, then she went again? Fair play to her.

EDIT:

Footage here, It looks way worse from the front

- http://www.20minutes.fr/sport/1295834-video-l-enorme-chute-de-yuki-tsubota-en-slopestyle

Apparently she is okay - http://en.ria.ru/sochi2014/20140211/187423399/Canadian-Skier-Tsubota-Not-Badly-Hurt-After-Crash-in-Sochi.html

Absoluvely · 11-02-2014 12:18pm

Seamus O'Connor is up now for his second run of Heat 1 in the Half-Pipe.
PM me for a link.

~finished.

radiata · 11-02-2014 12:54pm

Absoluvely wrote: »

Seamus O'Connor is up now for his second run of Heat 1 in the Half-Pipe.
PM me for a link.

~finished.

Nice to see him qualify for the semi. Thought his second run was great and I think he deserved a higher score for it (not just saying that because I'm Irish). I suppose some of the judging has been a bit off.
Still great to see him qualify

robinph · 11-02-2014 2:48pm

Even cross country skiing can be exciting. One guy who was spent after the first corner due to having knackered himself in a long distance race the day before, then finds three guys infront of him crash on the same corner and he then makes it through to get a bronze in the sprint.

Allyall · 11-02-2014 2:53pm

robinph wrote: »

Even cross country skiing can be exciting. One guy who was spent after the first corner due to having knackered himself in a long distance race the day before, then finds three guys infront of him crash on the same corner and he then makes it through to get a bronze in the sprint.

Reminds me of Steven Bradbury

:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAADWfJO2qM

radiata · 11-02-2014 2:54pm

Very exciting race alright, I always find the Winter olympics more exciting than the Summer ones.
Halfpipe semi on at 3pm with Seamus O'Connor 3rd up

lara89 · 11-02-2014 2:59pm

got some for you winter sports fans:)

http://www.statista.com/topics/1770/winter-sports/

sallybongers · 11-02-2014 3:02pm

Seamus has done amazing to qualify. I do love the Winter Olympics, despite my scant knowledge of almost every event. Though even I can see that the half pipe does look 'brutal'.

Darius.Tr · 11-02-2014 3:42pm

When are the semi finals for Seamus? and does anyone know if it's gonna be possible to see it online?

Absoluvely · 11-02-2014 4:01pm

It's just started. I can't find a stream for it but the results are posted here live.

http://www.sochi2014.com/en/snowboard-men-s-hp-semifinals

Seamus scored just 54.0 in his first run.
Not as good as his Heat scores.

Fattes · 11-02-2014 4:02pm

Yeah BBC will cover it on line, the athletes had asked for the Half pipe to be delayed due to the condition of the pipe but Seamus did well today and a 7th place for team GB Katie Summerhays in the slopesytle!

The slopestyle was probably the most fitting tribute to Sarah Burke I have ever seen.

radiata · 11-02-2014 4:08pm

Damn, you usually have a few options on BBC but no snowboarding unless they have it delayed. 54.00 in his first run

Down South · 11-02-2014 4:12pm

How many go through to final from his semi?

Fattes · 11-02-2014 4:17pm

12 make the Final from the semis

olaola · 11-02-2014 4:19pm

Bloody curling!!! Am waiting for the halfpipe to come on. I'd rather clean the windows (which I'm doing in this cold, keeping one eye on the telly) I can't stand the way the BBC are trying to make it into something 'exciting'.

Fattes · 11-02-2014 4:20pm

olaola wrote: »

Bloody curling!!! Am waiting for the halfpipe to come on. I'd rather clean the windows (which I'm doing in this cold, keeping one eye on the telly) I can't stand the way the BBC are trying to make it into something 'exciting'.

Curling rocks!!! You have to go to the Tim Hortans Briar in Canada to see it at its best!

Down South · 11-02-2014 4:22pm

4th after first run

olaola · 11-02-2014 4:22pm

Fattes wrote: »

Curling rocks!!! You have to go to the Tim Hortans Briar in Canada to see it at its best!

Sorry, I'm going to have to disagree here. It's horrendously BORING.

OH OH OH Halfpipe is on NOW on BBC2

radiata · 11-02-2014 4:23pm

Fattes wrote: »

12 make the Final from the semis

Is that 6 from the 2 groups or the top 12 in total.
4th after his first run! Didn't realise he's only 16

Fattes · 11-02-2014 4:25pm

Sorry 6 spots up for grabs in the semi final, 12 riders total in the Final

stackerman · 11-02-2014 4:26pm

6 automatically in from first qualifying, best 6 scores.

And 6 to come from the current 2 groups running now.

Stheno · 11-02-2014 4:30pm

Is on bbc2 now some poor Chinese had an almighty fall

Absoluvely · 11-02-2014 4:36pm

PM me if you need a link to the halfpipe on BBC.

Seamus on now.

CRASHED =(

stackerman · 11-02-2014 4:38pm

So close to a good run

Stheno · 11-02-2014 4:38pm

Absoluvely wrote: »

PM me if you need a link to the halfpipe on BBC.

Seamus on now.

CRASHED =(

He's fourth though so doesn't that mean he has a chance of one of the sixth spots?

Fattes · 11-02-2014 4:39pm

Silly boy a little inexperience! With thee pipe and conditions he could have put down a little less spectacular run and got enough to qualify!! Still may scrape it but it will be tight

olaola · 11-02-2014 4:41pm

Stheno wrote: »

He's fourth though so doesn't that mean he has a chance of one of the sixth spots?

Still 8 to go, depends on how the others fare. The conditions seem to be in poor shape, so lots of fallers in the their 2nd run. And then people taking it easy if they're in the top 6 already (which what Seamus probably should have done!)

Absoluvely · 11-02-2014 4:46pm

Out to 6th place now.
Needs the last 4 competitors to all score below 54.

Down South · 11-02-2014 4:46pm

5th with 5 to go

stackerman · 11-02-2014 4:46pm

TIGHT

Squeaky bum time

olaola · 11-02-2014 4:47pm

GAH!! He's now 6th...

5 to ride.

Absoluvely · 11-02-2014 4:48pm

He's gone =(

7th place

stackerman · 11-02-2014 4:48pm

Tits

olaola · 11-02-2014 4:49pm

c0ck. Back to the windows.

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