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Sochi Is Over. Thank God, And Good Riddance.

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ESB
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The five-ringed circus has closed up shop, except for the Paralympics coming up in a few weeks.

Let's take a moment to enjoy the peace and quiet before we get back to real mountains, real trees, and real skiing.

In other news, I'm working on a final Sochi recap for Newschoolers with my thoughts on how it all went down, and what it all means. Keep an eye out for that on the News page tomorrow.
Feb 23 2014 3:33PM
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Anathema
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sweet, im really excited to read about your opinion!
Feb 23 2014 3:38PM
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Jane6
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Feb 23 2014 3:41PM
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Sklar
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Cheers to that
Feb 23 2014 3:50PM
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Turkelton
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what does it mean
TELL ME
Feb 23 2014 3:53PM
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SkiThe603
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right, that was a mess from day one, fuck russia, never go back
Feb 23 2014 3:55PM
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deleted5
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Yeah he shouldn't bother, I don't want to talk about it until four years from now.
Feb 23 2014 4:04PM
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MaryO
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I'm proud of all our athletes and how well they represented the sport, as well as Luke VanVallen (sp?) Commentating, but really looking forward to things settling down and getting back to normal.
Feb 23 2014 4:05PM
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sleepyhollow
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my after thoughts of the Olympics....


Fuck Nick Goepper for his douche publicity stunt to get laid by a 14 year old girl, like cant you do something better with your fame ?
halfpipe was weak mostly because of weather, but still it was weak.
Henrik and Jossi killed it
Miley tweeted Gus.





Feb 23 2014 5:36PM
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hank.ski
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It was a joke dude, and a pretty damn funny one.

Feb 23 2014 6:14PM
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corona
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Also Torin is going to have a threesome with Emma Watson and Taylor Swift.
Feb 23 2014 6:18PM
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Ribss.
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Henrik ran shop at the olympics, fuck everything else.
Feb 23 2014 6:19PM
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skiersupreme
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wu tang is for the children

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Feb 23 2014 7:02PM
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cannonballer
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So you're glad it's over and happy for the peace....AND you are going to keep it going by writing a recap about it?
Feb 23 2014 7:09PM
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Slush
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There should be a sochi crash reel, a video of every crash that went on in the olympics.
Feb 23 2014 7:18PM
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yangumane
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Henrik slayed, Jossi made that one NZ cunt get really mad, and Torin got his hands on some mad kush
Feb 23 2014 7:22PM
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gotti
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the girls aerials falls was pretty funny

Feb 23 2014 7:34PM
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snugs
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i fell in love with Gus because he adopted those puppies
Feb 23 2014 8:41PM
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Doc_Watson
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Anyone else watch Skiercross? That course was mental. Much respect gained
Feb 23 2014 8:47PM
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freestyler540
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What I remember from the olympics:
-Canada won gold in mens hockey
-Speedtrack ice skating was a crazy final
-Skiercross was a crazy final
-Henrik had the time of his life (I really want to hear more about his experience)
-Figure skating is a fraudulent sport
-The poor reporting of skiing on the CBC
-a jump in 10000% of gaper Olympic talk of all ages.
Feb 23 2014 8:48PM
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.squirrely.
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the switch
Feb 23 2014 9:16PM
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Substitute
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Just like the electoral college?
Feb 23 2014 9:38PM
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deleted5
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No we can talk about that now, I think we should get rid of it.

Feb 23 2014 9:47PM
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Substitute
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Couldn't agree more.
Everyone wants to get rid of it right before and after a presidential election. But a month later no one gives a shit.
Feb 23 2014 9:52PM
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joriza.ski
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Imported from Sochi "The switch" - don't let your parents catch you doing it "Wutang is for the children" - HH reminds us who wu is really for Aaron blunk losing it when he sees his score 4.20 Everyone likes free mcdonalds NZ bitch gets pissed at expensive ski holiday Wells' hitting urban in Olympic village Weather being shitty
Feb 23 2014 11:29PM
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E__
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Wasn't Blunck was Lyman Currier who got it.
Feb 24 2014 12:29AM
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APunx176
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Nick Goepper is a nice guy!
I liked watching the Olympics, but I didn't like seeing all the threads on it here.
Feb 24 2014 12:33AM
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WVskiing
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Hey, think of it this way. We are finally getting a video game soon from this!!!
Feb 24 2014 12:36AM
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Karma_Police
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My thoughts about you.

You're butthurt about something that doesn't matter.
Feb 24 2014 12:43AM
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deleted5
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#iwanttodatenick
Feb 24 2014 1:16AM
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S.J.W
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The olympics are fucking dope, some events are gay but most nights some mental shit was going down, although now i can now watch all my tv episodes which got stalled cause of the olympics
Feb 24 2014 2:08AM
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ESB
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Sorry. It's kind of my job. I hope one more article doesn't hurt your feelings too much.
Feb 24 2014 7:11AM
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hkn
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This so much.
We saw the beginning of something big. In icy tubes.
Feb 24 2014 7:24AM
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cannonballer
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It's cool that it's your job. By why start out by saying thank god it's over and good riddance? If you realy mean 'good riddance' then don't write about. If you really plan to write about it then hype it as a good thing. It's actually OK to be positive about things, try it, you might like it.
Feb 24 2014 7:49AM
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Abu_Hajaar
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Our sport blew up and its sick!
Feb 24 2014 8:15AM
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gravey
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I mean good for them, publicity for the sport increasing especially for Goepper and Kenny G, not as much Joss but... Also: -Bandwagoners -Lyman and 4.20 -Henrik and Wu Tang -Celebrities and Olympians hooking up (or should be) -Free McDonalds -Ski cross disaster/photo finish -puppies -A lot of people got hurt (Kaya, M Voisin, +) -Jamaican bobsled team Also I though they would be throwing down more in the pipe, but the conditions were less than
Feb 24 2014 9:04AM
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ny300z
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people hating on the olympics are like hipsters.. Just hating it cause its in the mainstream. Either that or they are jealous. Winning an olympic medal is pretty fucking boss and brought good attention to the sport. Cool seeing skiers on letterman and shit like that
Feb 24 2014 9:08AM
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ATLskier
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Getting rid of the electoral college would be about the dumbest thing we could do.
Feb 24 2014 9:40AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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dude, shut up.

can't wait to read the article.
Feb 24 2014 9:55AM
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deleted5
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go on??????????????
Feb 24 2014 10:09AM
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AGOF
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yeah. ethans probably one of the most hyped and positive dudes out there
Feb 24 2014 10:17AM
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c4t_l0ver
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Anyone got twitter? Click any tweet Gus or Joss made, like 10-20 replies of thirsty girls. it's pretty funny.
Feb 24 2014 11:02AM
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Kooky_Lukey
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I'd say it was pretty epic announcing...
Feb 24 2014 11:16AM
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mski
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WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

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Feb 24 2014 11:18AM
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freeskibum82
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hhaha.. exactly what i thought. lets all not read about your write up about the olympics if you hated it that much.
Feb 24 2014 11:27AM
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Turner.
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Except that the function of journalism is not to report only the good shit, right?

Not liking something is the perfect reason to write about it; it's the whole point! I personally cannot wait to read what he comes up with, I guarantee it'll be a lot better than some pro-Olympics gung ho crap.
Feb 24 2014 11:40AM
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Peter.
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i thought the olympics was fucking awesome. couldn't have asked for a better way to showcase our sport.


slopestyle comp was EASILY the best competitive skiing event i have ever watched. Pipe was OK, but still pretty good.


the rest of the olympics were super fun to watch too, including the downhill skiing, bobsled, and speed skating.
Feb 24 2014 11:45AM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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I think it was all cool, but it wouldhave been better if it
A. Wasn't in Sochi,
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B. The russians actually planned out what the fuck they were doing and got it done.

I still say they should have put almost everything at higher altitudes, especially the halfpipe, slope course, the downhill course, and probably a few others. Would have been good to not crown people "best in the world" based on how well they could pond skim through slush.
Feb 24 2014 12:23PM
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Quinny
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I'm glad it's over simply for the reason the NBC's coverage was complete and utter dogshit. They hardly showed any of the actual events and instead spent most of the time running bullshit emotional interest stories and montages that no one under the age of about 55 actually gives a flying fuck about. Typical NBC Broadcast:

0:00 - Intro with Bob Costas

0:05 - Actual Event

0:10 - Commercial Break

0:15 - Bob Costas talking about his eye infection and why it's important to you, the viewer.

0:25 - Commercial Break

0:30 - Actual Event

0:35 - Commercial Break

0:40 - Story about an athlete's parent/relative/best friend who had to overcome a knee injury, cancer, AIDS, chronic depression, irritable bowel syndrome, and possibly death.

0:50 - Commercial Break

0:55 - Outro featuring Bob Costas and interviews with athletes we barely got to watch.
Feb 24 2014 1:37PM
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ESB
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Let me take the time to respond in detail. My thread title "Thank God, and Good Riddance" is my interpretation of what a lot of Newschoolers members are probably thinking after the recent glut of Olympics coverage here and elsewhere.

It really has nothing to do with my opinion of the Olympics themselves, which honestly is somewhere in the middle.

As to me still writing about them, I thought Newschoolers might appreciate an overall view--encompassing both good and bad aspects--of the Games in Sochi coming from someone who was there.

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