Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

Mental Elf · #1 8th February 2014, 16:31

Anyone watching?

Olly. · #2 8th February 2014, 16:42

I have mixed opinions on the Winter Olympics, its just there's so many weird 'sports' in it, and quite a few time trial sports where its difficult to decipher who's any good cause every run looks the same. I'll watch it when Team GB are involved and I'm looking forward to the ice hockey, but other than that, I can't say I'm as excited as I would be for the Summer Olympics or World Cup.

Jam · #3 8th February 2014, 17:57

Clare Bolding is broadcasting from Sochi. Do you think the Russian's know she's gay? Actually do you think the Russian's know she's a she?

buttonlane · #4 8th February 2014, 18:11

Columbo or Winter Olympics?

Columbo. I'll be gettin on WO highlights show tonight though.
WO is like watching darts, I wouldnt purposely tune in to watch it live but when I do im glued to the screen. I find it strangely comforting, an almost zen like experience. lol

:/

Jam · #5 8th February 2014, 21:02

By the way, they don't do a winter paralympic games do they?

Olly. · #6 8th February 2014, 21:25

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Originally Posted by Kooky Monster

Watched the snowboarding and biathlon today, I want to know what solvents the person who devised the latter was sniffing.

I'm only really looking forward to the Women's Figure Skating but I'll dip into the rest of it too.

Tbh I think most of the Winter Olympic sports were devised by someone on something. I mean who on earth came up with the skeleton bob, a sport in which a person goes head first on a sled down a course at 90 mph, its madness!

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Originally Posted by jam

By the way, they don't do a winter paralympic games do they?

They do actually, though I have no idea what its going to be like, surely we won't see one-legged skiers?!

Olly. · #7 8th February 2014, 21:28

Watched the Luge earlier on, turned off after 5 minutes when realising every run is exactly the same give or take a few 1000ths of a second. Its entertaining the first few times thinking 'Wow look at the speed they're going

' But after a few competitors its just gets boring.

Caribou · #8 8th February 2014, 22:26

Charlie Brooker did a good item on it the other night on Weekly Wipe

Olly. · #9 8th February 2014, 23:04

^ Sometimes its like he's the only person on TV that speaks sense, I just love his analysis of adverts

Ben1981 · #10 9th February 2014, 00:23

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Originally Posted by jam

By the way, they don't do a winter paralympic games do they?

Yeah they do. And like the main version its not as popular as its summer counterpart.
Ive never been a great lover of the Winter Olympics as never been a great fan of skiing, sliding on giant tea trays or arctic lawn bowls (Curling) but from what Ive heard this is the best British team weve ever produced and could come home with our best ever medal haul so may keep in touch with how were doing. Plus my workmates in Sochi for the duration as shes a big fan of snowboarding so will be watching those ebents to see if I can catch a glimpse of her in the crowd. Providing shes not stuck in some Russian Gulag already seeing as shes a lesbian.

Caribou · #11 9th February 2014, 00:24

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Originally Posted by Olly.

^ Sometimes its like he's the only person on TV that speaks sense, I just love his analysis of adverts

He's great

Mental Elf · #12 9th February 2014, 14:01

First time GB has got a medal on snow! Well done Jenny Jones!

Ben1981 · #13 9th February 2014, 14:28

Nice one Jenny Jones. Hope that takes the pressure off for the rest of the team.

Progress · #14 9th February 2014, 15:06

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Originally Posted by Logic

First time GB has got a medal on snow! Well done Jenny Jones!

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Originally Posted by Deliverance?

Nice one Jenny Jones. Hope that takes the pressure off for the rest of the team.

Fantastic!

I also loved the bit where one boarder had to scramble back up the slope at the start

Olly. · #15 9th February 2014, 16:18

Just saw her after she found out she got the Bronze and the moment when her parents turned up halfway through the interview, its lovely to see and it makes great tv, but maybe its just me, but I can't help feel a bit nosey as a viewer getting to see such a private moment and the interviewer holding the microphone to record the conversation between her and her mother.

Olly. · #16 9th February 2014, 16:57

The medals have holes in them

hellotiger · #17 9th February 2014, 17:21

^Amazing wasn't she? I've never seen anyone moving so fast make it look so effortless.

Jam · #18 9th February 2014, 18:43

I had to take this photo and share it with y'all, I don't care if I'm immature

Olly. · #19 9th February 2014, 19:03

He's trending on twitter now

Edit: As is an athlete called Semen Pavlichenko, oh dear

TheEmperor · #20 9th February 2014, 19:04

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Originally Posted by jam

I had to take this photo and share it with y'all, I don't care if I'm immature

Jam · #21 9th February 2014, 19:44

The commentators are a let down, there were pronouncing it 'Vank'

Morgana · #22 9th February 2014, 19:46

This picture has been posted everywhere in the past hour!

I'm not by and large a sports person, but I quite enjoy the Winter Olympics. It's very skilled sports I'm not used to seeing, and the landscape is beautiful in those skiing events.

Tamara · #23 10th February 2014, 12:13

I like the ice/skating/dancing .

I love the backdrop to the skiing etc.

SpaceMonkey · #24 10th February 2014, 21:02

I don't love the winter Olympics to the same degree as I do the summer ones, but it's still great to watch. Keeps me busy until the world cup at least!