I don't know why, and not intending to hijack the thread, but it would be a perfect bio-weapon distribution scheme for the whack-job to the north. medals and pandemics do not belong together.
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Curling- a drinking sport like ice fishing, but you don't have to go out on a lake.
February 07, 2018, 08:21 PM
Graniteguy
Curling - I have been having difficulty falling asleep lately....
February 07, 2018, 08:30 PM
oddball
It has been a few years since I last skied and snowboarded, but I love it, same with X-country skiing. But I'm not a fan of watching it on TV. Haven't watched the Winter Olympics in decades.
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February 07, 2018, 09:48 PM
RichN
quote:
Originally posted by Jeff Yarchin: Curling in on now:
Yeah! US off to a good start with a 9-3 victory in Mixed Doubles.
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February 07, 2018, 10:06 PM
Redhookbklyn
I just want to see the next "Eddie the Eagle" go off the ski jump.
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February 07, 2018, 11:27 PM
2000Z-71
quote:
Originally posted by RichN: What events are you looking forward to watching?
I myself can't wait to see some curling.
4 words, Danish women's curling team.
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February 07, 2018, 11:48 PM
Orguss
Signed up to YouTube TV in order to record and watch all Olympic coverage.
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February 08, 2018, 04:39 AM
pbslinger
Couple of curling questions. When and why does the thrower sweep their own rock sometimes? The ice surface looks a little pebbly. Does it ever need resurfaced and how is the pebbly texture applied?
Did some research and I think the reason throwers sweep their rock is because men are more powerful sweepers in mixed teams. The ice preparation is very complex with multiple showers and scrapings to impart proper texture or pebble.This message has been edited. Last edited by: pbslinger,
February 08, 2018, 10:34 AM
tacfoley
quote:
Originally posted by Aglifter: Biathalon is an interesting sport - its a shame they stopped it being .308 though.
It was also 6.5x55, and we used both the CG80 Biathlon version and the .308/7.62x51 Kongsberg Arsenal sniper rifle. Both were great lumps to haul around the landscape, but they were the REAL military rifles. I dropped out of the game the moment the change to .22cal plinkers with Fortner action was announced. I only took part in military comps and could see absolutely no point in not shooting the service sniper rifle , after all, it WAS a military skill to begin with.
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February 08, 2018, 11:28 AM
Hamden106
quote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
quote:
Originally posted by Aglifter: Biathalon is an interesting sport - its a shame they stopped it being .308 though.
It was also 6.5x55, and we used both the CG80 Biathlon version and the .308/7.62x51 Kongsberg Arsenal sniper rifle. Both were great lumps to haul around the landscape, but they were the REAL military rifles. I dropped out of the game the moment the change to .22cal plinkers with Fortner action was announced. I only took part in military comps and could see absolutely no point in not shooting the service sniper rifle , after all, it WAS a military skill to begin with.
tac
Years ago a Biathlon Olympian I shot with used a 223 in a Sako action.
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February 08, 2018, 11:31 AM
medic451
Oh jeez, we have our first American athelete to bust out the race card. What a classless a-hole...
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- It was a feel-good story for a few hours: Luge veteran Erin Hamlin gets the chance to enter her last Olympics carrying the U.S. flag into the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Games, winning that distinction after a vote by some of her fellow athletes. And then Shani Davis tweeted.
With that, the entire process was called into controversy. The tweet posted to Davis' account said the process by which Hamlin won was executed "dishonorably," and included a reference to Black History Month - raising the question of whether the speedskater was suggesting that race played a role in the decision.
"I am an American and when I won the 1000m in 2010 I became the first American to 2-peat in that event," the tweet said. "Team USA dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. No problem. I can wait until 2022. #BlackHistoryMonth2018"....
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February 08, 2018, 11:39 AM
Puckpilot78
quote:
Originally posted by medic451: Oh jeez, we have our first American athelete to bust out the race card. What a classless a-hole...
If there was an Olympic event for carrying a chip on your shoulder he would win gold no contest!
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February 08, 2018, 12:09 PM
Hound Dog
quote:
Originally posted by Puckpilot78:
quote:
Originally posted by medic451: Oh jeez, we have our first American athelete to bust out the race card. What a classless a-hole...
If there was an Olympic event for carrying a chip on your shoulder he would win gold no contest!
She probably believes that it was 'racism' that denied her the honor of carrying the flag. These idiots have allowed themselves to be conditioned to believe that EVERY single setback (real or perceived) is ALWAYS attributed to racism.
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February 08, 2018, 04:54 PM
tacfoley
quote:
Originally posted by Hamden106:
quote:
Originally posted by tacfoley:
quote:
Originally posted by Aglifter: Biathalon is an interesting sport - its a shame they stopped it being .308 though.
It was also 6.5x55, and we used both the CG80 Biathlon version and the .308/7.62x51 Kongsberg Arsenal sniper rifle. Both were great lumps to haul around the landscape, but they were the REAL military rifles. I dropped out of the game the moment the change to .22cal plinkers with Fortner action was announced. I only took part in military comps and could see absolutely no point in not shooting the service sniper rifle , after all, it WAS a military skill to begin with.
tac
Years ago a Biathlon Olympian I shot with used a 223 in a Sako action.
Could be. I was in the Army, and we shot Swedish and Norwegian service rifles that you would have used in NORTHAG operations.
The Russians used a .220cal cartridge based on the necked-down 7.62x39 cartridge, and called the .220 Russian.
tac
February 08, 2018, 05:03 PM
FN in MT
I'm in the , "I could care less" crowd.
Lots of time and money wasted on silly games.
February 08, 2018, 05:17 PM
Rightwire
quote:
Originally posted by medic451: Oh jeez, we have our first American athelete to bust out the race card. What a classless a-hole...
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- It was a feel-good story for a few hours: Luge veteran Erin Hamlin gets the chance to enter her last Olympics carrying the U.S. flag into the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Games, winning that distinction after a vote by some of her fellow athletes. And then Shani Davis tweeted.
With that, the entire process was called into controversy. The tweet posted to Davis' account said the process by which Hamlin won was executed "dishonorably," and included a reference to Black History Month - raising the question of whether the speedskater was suggesting that race played a role in the decision.
"I am an American and when I won the 1000m in 2010 I became the first American to 2-peat in that event," the tweet said. "Team USA dishonorably tossed a coin to decide its 2018 flag bearer. No problem. I can wait until 2022. #BlackHistoryMonth2018"....
Kinda tired of hearing this every time someone is picked for a distinction. That feel good moment wouldn't have lasted minutes if they'd picked a white guy.
Kind of sucks knowing that no matter what you accomplish as a white guy, someone is going to bitch up a storm if you're recognized.
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February 09, 2018, 01:06 AM
bobtheelf
I never thought I'd find curling interesting, but it kind of is.
And the woman on the Canadian team sure makes it easy to watch...