Winter Olympics 2018

izzop · 17 Feb 2018 at 21:20

SPG said:
Still young enough and good enough for another go, with the right people getting into her head she should do it.

I do find it a strange sport tbh, The cameras do not do the speed justice, watched a couple of people train at NIC before hockey (a proper use for a ice rink btw)

What I find strange is that when it goes to the judges, they don't use the footage/camera angles that we've seen/see. I would have thought it would make sense for everyone to see and use the same.

McGray · 18 Feb 2018 at 00:16

Name said:
She is terrible, she just can't finish a race. Should stand down from the sport as it's clearly not for her. At least at Olympic level.

Lol wut?

SPG · 18 Feb 2018 at 00:39

izzop said:
What I find strange is that when it goes to the judges, they don't use the footage/camera angles that we've seen/see. I would have thought it would make sense for everyone to see and use the same.

Yep, its fraction of second stuff, maybe to it being not all competitions have the capability for the video evidence dunno really.

Merlin5 · 18 Feb 2018 at 00:49

Could not believe it when Elise Christie went down AGAIN! :eek:

How unlucky can she be. 3rd time lucky and a medal would really make up for this. Assuming she's fit to race and not injured too badly, she has one more chance left and undoubtedly has the ability to win.

Merlin5 · 18 Feb 2018 at 01:20

We're on for another possible medal with James Woods slopestyle skiing. Currently leading the 1st run with just under 91 points. Amazing talent.

marc2003 · 18 Feb 2018 at 04:30

I couldn't imagine skiing backwards down a gentle slope. These slopestyle guys are insane.

marc2003 · 18 Feb 2018 at 05:24

Squeaky bum time. Woods in 3rd, 6 riders to go.

edit: just been pushed down to 4th...

trigg_27 · 18 Feb 2018 at 11:03

Controversy in the curling.

It's hard to understand why they don't use video replays to check the release, it's not like they don't have them in just about every other Olympic sport.

Guerrilla · 18 Feb 2018 at 15:50

More controversy in the curling...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ian-athlete-reportedly-fails-drugs-test#img-1

Merlin5 · 19 Feb 2018 at 14:37

I can't get into curling. It's like watching people vigorously washing the floor.

Jokester · 19 Feb 2018 at 18:14

I just watch it for Eve.

The_One · 19 Feb 2018 at 19:12

The two man mens bobsleigh was insane the finish!!

After 4 runs Canada and Germany ended up dead heat for time! so they share the gold

robfosters · 19 Feb 2018 at 19:13

Jokester said:
I just watch it for Eve.

Amen to that. A sexy young thing indeed, and she can play the bagpipes.

semi-pro waster · 19 Feb 2018 at 20:33

Guerrilla said:
More controversy in the curling...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...ian-athlete-reportedly-fails-drugs-test#img-1

Well let's see what the result of his B sample is but it would be unusual for it to differ from the A sample and a case has already been opened against him. This must be rather embarrassing for the IOC, hopefully it can be cleared up leaving no doubt about his right to compete as a clean athlete but if not it must raise further questions regarding what level of scrutiny the OAR athletes were subjected to prior to the competition. And if that were to be the case the IOC will surely need some very good answers to avoid losing the respect of athletes and the public.

Jokester · 19 Feb 2018 at 20:46

Heard conflicting stories about this, he’s said he reckons his drink was spiked by a jealous competitor, but I’ve heard his missus has said he was using it to bulk up for his wedding.

Not sure what the benefits of the drug he had been apparently taking are though. Didn’t seem to be anything to do with muscle building?

Doesn’t seem to be anything to do with getting a competitive edge though.

robfosters · 20 Feb 2018 at 10:27

Wow, Christie goes down yet again, injures herself, manages to get back up, and on the restart, she qualifies second and then is disqualified!

Did that girl follow a black cat under a ladder whilst carrying a broken mirror or something.

fez · 20 Feb 2018 at 10:50

Once is bad luck, 3 times is something else. She did something stupid in the 1500 and got taken out and DQ'ed correctly and I assume she was correctly DQ'ed again today. If you compare her mental game to Lizzy Yarnold she is miles behind and at the top level that makes a massive difference.

beachBOYken · 20 Feb 2018 at 11:02

Could not believe it when I saw her fall at the start, is she just really unlucky or just really bad.

touch · 20 Feb 2018 at 11:05

beachBOYken said:
is she just really unlucky or just really bad.

The number 1 on her helmet proves that she's not bad - must be just unlucky with the Olympics.

omnomnom · 20 Feb 2018 at 11:17

fez said:
Once is bad luck, 3 times is something else. She did something stupid in the 1500 and got taken out and DQ'ed correctly and I assume she was correctly DQ'ed again today. If you compare her mental game to Lizzy Yarnold she is miles behind and at the top level that makes a massive difference.

3 times is indeed something else...go back to Sochi and its 6 times in a row she's either crashed of been Dq'd.