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Official 2014 Sochi Olympics Thread

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skitheWest.
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Seen a lot of threads about the Olympics lately and figured it would be good to have a thread to keep it all in one place. FOR ALL SPORTS. I don't know about you guys but I couldn't be more stoked!
Jan 27 2014 2:09PM
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Laurent.
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But them Russian loli's.

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Feb 17 2014 12:48PM
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Jeebus.
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Johnny weir is to blame..
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Good god man...
Feb 17 2014 12:52PM
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H8CH
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Right- ski stunt ditch tomorrow.... Where (if it is at all?) is this on live in the US? Is it NBC in the early hours...? Need to prime up the DVR!
Feb 17 2014 8:17PM
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Laurent.
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Our Dutch doping must be bloody brilliant:

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Feb 18 2014 11:07AM
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skitheWest.
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Semi-finals are set! (hockey)

Canada vs Latvia
USA vs Czech Republic
Russia vs Finland
Sweden vs Slovenia
Feb 18 2014 2:49PM
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skitheWest.
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fuck! that's the second time I've done that today hahaha
Feb 18 2014 2:58PM
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Kekambas.
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My boy Zemgus is going to take out Canada
Feb 18 2014 3:16PM
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corona
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For some reason it just feels really weird when I hear people who have never even heard of slopestyle or pipe skiing talking about athletes like Dorey and Riddle like they've known about them for ages. Call me a hipster, but it leaves me with a weird feeling that I'm not sure I like.
Feb 18 2014 6:55PM
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Laurent.
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Feb 18 2014 7:52PM
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corona
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exactly!

I bet 3/4 of people on here have that same feeling when they hear people talking about it.
Feb 18 2014 7:55PM
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Jeebus.
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Kinda cool how that lolo chick was in the summer olympics and now the winter olympics, impressive.
Feb 18 2014 9:16PM
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Kekambas.
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Yeah but she doesn't put out....
Strike 1
Feb 19 2014 12:30AM
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skitheWest.
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honestly can't believe Russia lost against Finland... such an upset
Feb 19 2014 1:43PM
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Laurent.
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;__;

Too much pressure.

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Feb 19 2014 2:01PM
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skitheWest.
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Gold in Women's curling, now for hockey...
Feb 20 2014 12:13PM
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DGski
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Yeaaa buddy
Feb 20 2014 1:35PM
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Black-Bandanna
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Yeah, LoJo is a goddamn beast (kinda crazy though). It was really cool to see her at the Winter Games repping track and field especially with her disappointment in Beijing.
Feb 20 2014 1:49PM
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DGski
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That was sick
Feb 20 2014 6:47PM
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philipc
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USA women, biggest olympic choke job ever?
Feb 20 2014 6:56PM
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shibby
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total joke sport. every fucking olympics there's a judging controversy in it. today korean lady Yuna Kim threw down a perfect skate but was "somehow" beat out by the russian chica. judging sports are always gonna be a bit iffy but this one takes the cake.
Feb 20 2014 11:20PM
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corona
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Yea I heard the replay of the commentator saying something like "and the skate of her life! there's no questioning she is the best of her sport! and here comes the scores... ohhh, what happened there..."

like just the most obvious corruption in the judging. it's pretty sad. That's why I like sports like hockey where even if the refs are totally against you you can still win a game. With figure skating (or skiing for that matter) if the judges are paid to have a certain person win then it can easily happen.
Feb 21 2014 12:23AM
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Laurent.
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Yuna Kim did not have a perfect free skate, also the Russian who wasn't Yulia had a more difficult routine.
The BBC called it right after Yuna was finished.

Check the entire score breakdown here if you want:


Feb 21 2014 1:01AM
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GayWolf420
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every crazy score seems really controversial at first in these games.
Feb 21 2014 10:56AM
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skitheWest.
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CANADA AND SWEDEN IN THE GOLD MEDAL GAME FOR HOCKEY WEEEEEEEOOOOOOO
Feb 21 2014 2:35PM
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doyle.
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pretty funny


Feb 21 2014 5:35PM
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skitheWest.
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GET STOKED BITCHEZ
Feb 22 2014 6:54PM
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corona
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Kinda really hoping Psy comes out of somewhere in this South Korea thing.
Feb 23 2014 12:52PM
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NinetyFour
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Aha was just thinking the same thing.

Shitty that the games are over.
Feb 23 2014 12:56PM
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NinetyFour
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Those mascots are disturbingly animate. And the flame going out, gets me right in the feels.
Feb 23 2014 1:17PM
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GayWolf420
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yeah i really enjoyed these games. watched a ton of cool events. bobsled/skeleton is still some of the gnarliest shit to compete in i think. bummed our hockey team shit the bed, but its all good.
Feb 23 2014 3:47PM
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skitheWest.
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no kidding. I remember feeling so empty when the torch went out in Vancouver :(
Feb 23 2014 4:29PM
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NinetyFour
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I honestly wish ski jumping, bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events were on TV. I couldn't watch it religiously but it still gets me fucking hyped. Although I think not seeing them for four years builds stoke.
Feb 23 2014 4:30PM
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