The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Thread

anybody having trouble trying to watch the full replays on nbc website ? every time i click on the link it just keeps refreshing it
 
Came in here for a Kate Hansen .gif.  Leaving satisfied.  
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On another note, I feel like the luge would be much doper if it was an actual head-to-head race.  Not sure how that would work, but racing against the clock seems so boring with the luge.  
 
[h1]SHAUN WHITE POSTS HUGE SCORE, LEADS FIELD IN HALFPIPE QUALIFYING[/h1]

Feb 11, 8:30am EST

There wasn't much drama for Shaun White in the opening round of the halfpipe competition in Sochi. Laying down a score of 95.75 on his opening run, White paced the field and will head into today's final as the #1 qualifier.

Despite sloppy condition in the halfpipe that prompted criticism from the riders and threated to derail the competition, many were still able to figure out the pipe and land their runs.

Ayumu Hirano was the top qualifier from the first heat, launching massive airs out of the pipe and earning a 92.25.

Six riders total - the top three from each heat - advanced straight to the final.
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Feel bad for these Olympians that compete outdoors and have to snowboard/ski in slush with temps 10-15 degrees above freezing
 
I wonder if other snowboarders are happy someone else won the gold this time. All the media ever talks about is shaun white. They were interviewing the other U.S. snowboarders last week and asked them their thoughts on white dropping out of slopestyle. They looked at him like why are you asking us about someone else.
 
shogun said:
I wonder if other snowboarders are happy someone else won the gold this time. All the media ever talks about is shaun white. They were interviewing the other U.S. snowboarders last week and asked them their thoughts on white dropping out of slopestyle. They looked at him like why are you asking us about someone else.
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Noticed that as well. Kind of like when the two ladies from the U.S. track team won a medal in the hurdles, but the "cover girl" (Lolo Jones)for the summer olympics didn't and they were going in on her on a live interview.
 
Most of those dudes looked up to Shaun at one point in their life I guarantee it.  They probably still do.  Dudes been killing the snowboard scene since before he was in middle school. Shaun's nothing less than a legend in the pipe.

IPod just put it down and the competition is getting a lot tougher for Shaun.
 
Pretty sure they were happy....most extreme sport athletes HATE when the media only talks about one athlete
 
fraij da 5 11 said:
Most of those dudes looked up to Shaun at one point in their life I guarantee it.  They probably still do.  Dudes been killing the snowboard scene since before he was in middle school. Shaun's nothing less than a legend in the pipe.

IPod just put it down and the competition is getting a lot tougher for Shaun.
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ipod seemed happier talking to shaun than winning
 
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Dude is probably his hero. Iouri was saying in an interview he doesn't care if he wins a competition, he just wants to finish ahead of shaun. He definitely wanted to win this one though since his family is Russian and he was born there.
 
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The comments on that article are funny. People writing that everyone else is jealous of his money and all his wins. I'm sure there is some jealousy but he seems like an outsider even though he's the best in the sport. I've been looking at the twitters of some of the hot female boarders and the US team seems to hang out a lot but white is never around.

The women's halfpipe was pretty good. Sucks that my love Gretchen Bleiler retired and isn't there. I think she got silver in Vancouver.

The downhill skiing is one of my favorites to watch. Pretty awesome to see them go down that fast.
 
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