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| quote: Originally posted by MRMATT: US women just defeated Canada for the gold in women's hockey. Both goalies played exceptionally well.
YES! USA! USA! USA! Love watching my hometown girl Haley Winn. They have a great team and beat a great Team Canada.
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| Yes, great match. USA barely was able to extend and win in sudden death. Wife and I were cheering like crazy 
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| New event: Ski Mountaineering? Wasn’t aware of it before now….
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| Yeah - not sure if that is what I am watching right now. Cross country skiing, then ski's off to spring up some steps, the ski's back on for uphill climb, then skins off for downhill race ? Odd. |
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| It is odd. And to looks like the wins are based (mostly) on how quickly one can do the transitions.
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| Skimo in the Olympics is "just a bit" different than what I've seen & experienced in the wild. Realistic ski mountaineering.... - Trudge uphill for a few hours. - Battle all sorts of snow conditions -- packed, breakable crust, bumpy crap, ice, rocks, powder. Woohoo on powder, especially for the descent. - Battle all sorts of terrain -- flats & steeps, ravines, creeks, trees, avalanche bowls. Throw in some map reading...as in "WTF am I, really" - Take off the skis and hike on occasion....which was realistic in competition. But there ain't purdy steps out there in the wild. - Deal with variable snow conditions & terrain on the way down. Add more rocks. A cliff or two (aka the jump). Throw in some tight trees. Maybe an avalanche chute or bowl. Get stuck in a flat area, so the skins come back on for more trudging. Since they were in the Alps, a nice crevasse here and there would be a stylish touch.
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| quote: Originally posted by 2BobTanner: Alysa Liu takes GOLD in Women’s Singles Skating.
And well deserved! She looked flawless.
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| Looks like the men’s hockey going to be the USA vs Canada showdown. |
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| quote: Originally posted by drabfour: Looks like the men’s hockey going to be the USA vs Canada showdown.
Hoping for an outcome identical to women's GM game.
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| Hockey Gold medal game is Sunday morning at 8am eastern. Early breakfast and Bloody Mary I guess!
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| quote: Originally posted by BGULL: New event: Ski Mountaineering? Wasn’t aware of it before now….
Used to be called randonee, now just skimo or, backcountry skiing. Originally developed to allow ski travel through the mountains, users would stay at various mountain huts that are sprinkled throughout the Alps. Rapidly gaining in popularity in the US, as more backcountry huts are built and maintained. Sadly, this was recently in the news with the tragedy at in Tahoe earlier this week, as all involved doing this very activity; albeit not with the super-lightweight gear and tempo of Olympic-level athletes. Lots of trail runners do skimo in the Winter when the trails are snowed-over, as the motion and aerobic-levels are the same. |
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| quote: Originally posted by lastmanstanding: Hockey Gold medal game is Sunday morning at 8am eastern. Early breakfast and Bloody Mary I guess!
Same here, although I'll probably just stick to coffee.
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| quote: Originally posted by 2BobTanner: Alysa Liu takes GOLD in Women’s Singles Skating.
She is very enjoyable to watch. She brought an energy the other skaters didn't from start to finish.
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| Norways Klaebo is one of a very small handful of athletes that should be considered best in human history. Guy is amazing.
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| Game on....US vs. Can for hockey gold |
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