pennben February 16, 2018 Share February 16, 2018 (edited) I was stunned to be reminded that this happened in 2006......I'm old!:) Edited February 16, 2018 by pennben 2 Link to comment
MVFrostsMyPie February 16, 2018 Share February 16, 2018 1 hour ago, mojoween said: I feel so badly for the one US woman who started a snowboard cross heat but just...fell off the start. And the announcer was like “gravity got her.” Good meme material. Link to comment
greyhorse February 16, 2018 Share February 16, 2018 While I was hoping for "redemption" for Jacobellis, in the end I was rooting for USA to medal and I really didn't care about her personal story. It's her own fault that she didn't get gold in Torino, I'm sure it will haunt her forever. The fact that sports typically always favors the young who are usually faster and stronger means that her chances get smaller each year. In that really long surfing segment, she made a comment along the likes of "what if I am chasing something that I will never get?" and it makes it seem like this would be her last attempt. But who knows. 1 Link to comment
Bill1978 February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 These Olympics I have officially become bored of Snowboarding, the last straw is Big Air which I just consider pointless. Obviously it's Snowboard's answer to Freestyle skiing but it really isn't spectacular. I honestly would be happy if they removed all of the Snowboard events except for the Snowboard Cross and Slalom and maybe one judged event - maybe halfpipe?? It just seems like every event is the same thing just with different obstacles. I will admit my view may be clouded by the Australian coverage just having anything snowboard on constant repeat even when there are other non-snowboard events happening and insisting I be wowed by it. I'm also confused why they need to have hoodies in their uniform LOL. 1 Link to comment
LilWharveyGal February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 In Big Air, I just learned that there's a move called the Bloody Dracula. The snowboarders are just trolling us now, right? 3 Link to comment
AshleyN February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 (edited) So it turns out it was the one Canadian that nobody was talking about that wins gold. That's awesome for him. And Parrot and McMorris already had medals from slopestyle, so now everyone gets to take home some hardware! Edited February 24, 2018 by AshleyN 4 Link to comment
SeanC February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 It's quite conceivable that that will be Canada's last medal of the games, so it's nice if it's gold. 2 Link to comment
Cindyluwho February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 1 minute ago, SeanC said: It's quite conceivable that that will be Canada's last medal of the games, so it's nice if it's gold. You have no faith in our hockey team? Link to comment
blackwing February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 Congrats to Sebastien Toutant! I was really hoping Max Parrot could medal and go 1-2. Sad for Mark McMorris, but he still has a medal in slopestyle. 2 minutes ago, Cindyluwho said: You have no faith in our hockey team? If they play the way they did this morning... then no. But maybe a fire got lit under them. Is it the same #2 goalie who is starting in place of the injured one? 2 Link to comment
Cindyluwho February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 Not sure who is starting. They definitely need to play better, and maybe a full 60 minutes of effort would help as well. 1 Link to comment
mtlchick February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 Congrats to Seb! With that, Canada has hit 500 medals, combined Winter and Summer! 3 Link to comment
AshleyN February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 11 minutes ago, blackwing said: Congrats to Sebastien Toutant! I was really hoping Max Parrot could medal and go 1-2. Sad for Mark McMorris, but he still has a medal in slopestyle. If they play the way they did this morning... then no. But maybe a fire got lit under them. Is it the same #2 goalie who is starting in place of the injured one? I was kind of rooting for Parrot too, if only because I felt bad that his slopestyle silver was completely overshadowed next to the (understandable) focus on McMorris' comeback from that awful crash. But Toutant has gotten even less coverage, so good for him for bringing it today. Link to comment
roamyn February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 1 hour ago, Bill1978 said: These Olympics I have officially become bored of Snowboarding, the last straw is Big Air which I just consider pointless. Obviously it's Snowboard's answer to Freestyle skiing but it really isn't spectacular. I honestly would be happy if they removed all of the Snowboard events except for the Snowboard Cross and Slalom and maybe one judged event - maybe halfpipe?? It just seems like every event is the same thing just with different obstacles. I will admit my view may be clouded by the Australian coverage just having anything snowboard on constant repeat even when there are other non-snowboard events happening and insisting I be wowed by it. I'm also confused why they need to have hoodies in their uniform LOL. Even Red Gerard felt Big Air was pointless. Where was the ski jumping events? I miss the days of the more traditional winter events. Now it’s Super G, snowboarding tricks, ski tricks, and team skating. Link to comment
mledawn February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 Seb Toots, the best handle at these Olympic Games! 2 Link to comment
mtlchick February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 13 hours ago, roamyn said: Even Red Gerard felt Big Air was pointless. Where was the ski jumping events? I miss the days of the more traditional winter events. Now it’s Super G, snowboarding tricks, ski tricks, and team skating. If he felt it was that pointless, would have left the Games to go back to America to do a quick media tour and then come back? Ski jumping events happened, but those happened overnight in North America so it was one of the many events I missed overall. Link to comment
kili February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 Loved the Big Air event. Those jumps they perform are insane. The commentators did a great job of explaining the sport which helped. 3 Link to comment
alihart41 February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 I think Red was just having fun. Slope is his best event (obviously) and he knew he was unlikely to podium unless all the heavy hitters fell on all of their runs since he doesn't have the same degree-of-difficulty tricks... yet. I loved how excited he was for Kyle. I felt bad for Max. He's dominated X Games big air the past few years but couldn't put it down here. 2 Link to comment
blackwing February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 I'm curious, why in Big Air do they take the best two out of three runs but in all the other snowboarding (and the freestyle skiing cousins) that have three runs it's best of three? Link to comment
PattyG February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 I thought that was interesting, too. My theory is that Big air is just one jump, not a series of jump, so they feel they don't have to be as forgiving for falling. In each run of slopestyle and half pipes, there are several hits you have to make, each one with a chance of a fall. With Big air, there's only one per run. Plus they want versatility, so they require the 2 jumps that count to be different. You can't do that if you throw away 2/3 runs. With slopestyle and halfpipe, you can show your versatility in just one run. 2 Link to comment
Trey February 24, 2018 Share February 24, 2018 32 minutes ago, blackwing said: I'm curious, why in Big Air do they take the best two out of three runs but in all the other snowboarding (and the freestyle skiing cousins) that have three runs it's best of three? Not sure if this answers your question, but apparently they have to do two different jumps, so they need two good jumps to even be in contention. The third jump is to make up for a missed jump or to better a score on a completed jump. Did I say "jump" enough times?:) 2 Link to comment
roamyn February 25, 2018 Share February 25, 2018 7 hours ago, mtlchick said: If he felt it was that pointless, would have left the Games to go back to America to do a quick media tour and then come back? Ski jumping events happened, but those happened overnight in North America so it was one of the many events I missed overall. Hey I’m just pointing out that is what he said in his media tour interviews. Link to comment
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