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I have to say..I don't get what NBC is doing but it's beyond strange...From going on and on about how great Putin and Russia is to bringing back the incident with Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding...That was beyond ridiculous and strange..
I was just watching the snowboarding and couldn't believe the Hobo Coats they are wearing..LOL I wonder if Dolly Parton designed them after her song "The Coat of Many Colors?" LOL
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | Every single night. The TV is on 24/7 with the Olympics on in my house. But then again, we're from Canada. LOL. It's a little bad since I'm on reading break I am staying up later and later to watch the Olympics (darn Sochi time). GO CANADA GO  |
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Location: Flat Rock,IL | I have been watching. I love the ice skating, so glad that Davis and White got gold. |
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Location: Texas | I have been watching every chance I get. I love the olympics.  |
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Location: Somewhere between S@%&# stirrer and Saint | Watching every night and watch the late times also. Messing up my early morning training going to the gym, LOL |
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Location: Washington | Love the coats of many colors with the USA flag depicted on the sleeve. We the USA are a coat/mix of many countries.
WE suck though on mens speed skating...I say blame the uniforms!lol |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | fatchance - 2014-02-18 9:20 PM Love the coats of many colors with the USA flag depicted on the sleeve. We the USA are a coat/mix of many countries.
WE suck though on mens speed skating...I say blame the uniforms!lol
My husband thinks you are kidding..LOL
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Location: Kansas | Off and on during the weekend.
Week days, every night but I miss the 1st 1 - 1 1/2 hrs |
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Location: Washington | Nevertooold - 2014-02-18 7:33 PM
fatchance - 2014-02-18 9:20 PM Love the coats of many colors with the USA flag depicted on the sleeve. We the USA are a coat/mix of many countries.
WE suck though on mens speed skating...I say blame the uniforms!lol
My husband thinks you are kidding..LOL
NOPE not kidding.
Remember the thread before the games started that many disliked the Ralph Lauren outfits that were worn in the opening ceremonies, then we move onto the outfits for speed skating, then we move onto the downhill, then we move onto the...... it's never ending.
They where it proudly and I am proud of them for being there. |
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Location: Florida.. | I gotta agree about the outfits. I like them..They can wear a paperbag for all I care as long as its red white and blue !! lol I did love the sweaters though.. we stood out..   
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Location: oklahoma | Watching every night and most of the weekends. The hockey shoot out againest Russia Saturday was exciting! |
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Location: Canada | Watching every night and morning, I love having a PVR so I can leave and come back and not miss a thing. I love watching the hockey. |
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Location: Gonzales texas | Yes I'm watching! And I record so I can see everything. I love the Olympics!!i also think NBC is horrible!! As much as I've watched I've only seen one medal ceremony! Are they afraid for us to hear the national anthem?? And the woman who made Bode cry should be fired !! He was being so gracious and she did that deliberately!! I was yelling at the TV "shut up woman"!! Anyway the athletes are great love it all. Go USA and good luck to all athletes from all countries!! |
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Location: Oregon | YES!!! Love watching as many event as I can and I'm staying up WAY too late every night - thus the reason my eyes look and feel like slinkys! |
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Location: SE Louisiana | I wish they would have the winter games on the planet Hoth just one time.. I believe it would add a whole new level of excitement.
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Location: Washington | Gail - 2014-02-19 8:42 AM
Is anyone watching the Ladies Short live now?
This gal was born here and she is skating for Slovakia, how does that work Gail? Just curious. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | komet. - 2014-02-19 10:47 AM
I wish they would have the winter games on the planet Hoth just one time.. I believe it would add a whole new level of excitement.
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Location: That part of Texas | fatchance - 2014-02-19 11:00 AM Gail - 2014-02-19 8:42 AM
Is anyone watching the Ladies Short live now? This gal was born here and she is skating for Slovakia, how does that work Gail? Just curious.
One of her parents may have been from Slovakia or she may have moved there to get citizenship in order to compete. The couple that skated for Japan in Ice Dance are American born with a Japanese parent (I believe) that makes them eligible to skate for Japan. The couple that skated for Germany both moved there to get citizenship in time to compete for that country. I think if you sometimes are up and coming and cannot make the team for your home country, you see if another country might sponsor you and let you skate for them and get your citizenship there if it's possible. |
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Location: Gonzales texas | fatchance - 2014-02-19 11:00 AM
Gail - 2014-02-19 8:42 AM
Is anyone watching the Ladies Short live now?
This gal was born here and she is skating for Slovakia, how does that work Gail? Just curious.
Yes- Yuna Kim- beautiful!!! Here comes Gracie ! No she was just warming up. There are quite a few that compete for other countries. Did you see the speed skater who won gold for Russia but didn't make his own team I think it was so Korea! I don't know what the rules are tho.
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | shelltc - 2014-02-19 9:39 AM Yes I'm watching! And I record so I can see everything. I love the Olympics!!i also think NBC is horrible!! As much as I've watched I've only seen one medal ceremony! Are they afraid for us to hear the national anthem?? And the woman who made Bode cry should be fired !! He was being so gracious and she did that deliberately!! I was yelling at the TV "shut up woman"!! Anyway the athletes are great love it all. Go USA and good luck to all athletes from all countries!!
I couldn't agree more. The NBC reporters won't ask Obama anything of importance yet they drilled Bodie. What a crock.
All the athletes are great! Can't imagine working for years for it to come down to one moment to shine.
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Location: ND | i think that if you don't actually have winter sports consistent with the olympics in the country you are representing, that you shouldn't be able to qualify for the winter olympics ....maybe stick to the violin instead of trying to ski..... |
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Location: Washington | Gail - 2014-02-19 11:09 AM Johnny Weir is doing a good job of commentating.
Still...Johnny hit a nerve with me when he would wear his Russian Team jacket instead of his USA jacket at training sessions and at international competitions. I think he has grown up alot since then but I still have the visual of Johnny in his Russian attire while be funding the United States Figure Skating Associaiton.
I got to see Johnny Weir when he competed here in Spokane at Nationals? ANYWHO he has quite the flair, and I agree Gail he is doing a great job on commentating. He is also making Taylor Fallons outfits at the NFR look boring!!! |
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Location: Gonzales texas | Gail - 2014-02-19 1:09 PM
Johnny Weir is doing a good job of commentating.
Still...Johnny hit a nerve with me when he would wear his Russian Team jacket instead of his USA jacket at training sessions and at international competitions. I think he has grown up alot since then but I still have the visual of Johnny in his Russian attire while be funding the United States Figure Skating Associaiton.
He's doing a good job. Really flaunting it for the Russians too I think !! ;D
Lots of beautiful skating happening. It's going to be very close I hope. I hate when it seems like everybody falls down. Well ive GOT to go outside! But I'll be back for the nighttime coverage! |
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| fatchance - 2014-02-19 11:36 AM
Gail - 2014-02-19 11:09 AM Johnny Weir is doing a good job of commentating.
Still...Johnny hit a nerve with me when he would wear his Russian Team jacket instead of his USA jacket at training sessions and at international competitions. I think he has grown up alot since then but I still have the visual of Johnny in his Russian attire while be funding the United States Figure Skating Associaiton.
I got to see Johnny Weir when he competed here in Spokane at Nationals? ANYWHO he has quite the flair, and I agree Gail he is doing a great job on commentating. He is also making Taylor Fallons outfits at the NFR look boring!!!
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Location: 31 lengths farms | I was the one that bad mouthed the sweaters our athletes wore in at Opening Ceremonies... it was when they released the photos of them. In hindsight I should have held off about it, it fact with the entire group together marching in the sweaters were beautiful. 
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Location: Gonzales texas | Anyone watching skating this morning?? This is what I mentioned yesterday it's awful when everyone falls down. So far every single one has fallen!! All the hours and money gone into it. It's a shame. I'm sure the other groups will pull it off but this is terrible. Maybe I'm going to go muck my stalls and watch DVD later. I thought the same about the sweaters too but I really like them now. The boarders needed just a little more color. Go USA! I'm going to be watching hockey later for sure!! ???? |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Yes, so far the uniforms have been very understated for the actual events, Hard to tell who's who in them. Probably more to do with athlete safety than anything which is truly a sad thing.
They all need a little Johnny Weir update to their look, LOL!!!
With the time difference its been hard to stay up and watch but I've tried my best, those people have worked their whole lives for a moment that lasts no longer than a Hockey Game at best, its the least I can do to stay awake and watch the do it. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | fatchance - 2014-02-20 12:42 PM Ashley Wagner just nailed it!
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Location: ND | mens figure skating should take a ten year break from making us suffer through watching them again....penalty for awarding medals to such crappy skaters... |
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Location: Arkansas | I'm watching. And I'm snow boarded out! Will need another 4 year's before I recover. |
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Location: Washington | Kathie we were watching msnbc which was figure skating, now we are watching womens hockey(canada verse USA) on nbc. Going into over time. |
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | fatchance - 2014-02-20 1:30 PM Kathie we were watching msnbc which was figure skating, now we are watching womens hockey(canada verse USA) on nbc. Going into over time.
Okay...thanks..I was just too late to the party..
I saw last night that a snowboarding from the US couldn't get funding. He married a russian snowboarder and is now a citizen of Russia. They both competed in the snowboarding parallel race yesterday and she ended up with the bronze for the women and he won the gold for Russia. No amount of money or fame would be worth it to me to live and be a citizen of Russia. Kind of scary.
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Location: Washington | Nevertooold - 2014-02-20 11:34 AM fatchance - 2014-02-20 1:30 PM Kathie we were watching msnbc which was figure skating, now we are watching womens hockey(canada verse USA) on nbc. Going into over time.
I saw last night that a snowboarding from the US couldn't get funding. He married a russian snowboarder and is now a citizen of Russia. They both competed in the snowboarding parallel race yesterday and she ended up with the bronze for the women and he won the gold for Russia. No amount of money or fame would be worth it to me to live and be a citizen of Russia. Kind of scary.
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | CANADA BABY! So happy!!!! |
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Location: So. California | What a hockey game. Congratulations to Canada, you earned that! Bummed that the USA lost in OT... The ladies played a great game. |
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Yup GO CANADA GO. Two golds today!!!! Now for the hometown boys to win curling tomorrow !!! |
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| ndiehl - 2014-02-20 1:21 PM
Yup GO CANADA GO. Two golds today!!!! Now for the hometown boys to win curling tomorrow !!!
woooooop, what a great game! |
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| Oh man, we listened to the whole thing on the radio at work... that was INTENSE!!! Good game played by all! |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Dangnabbit!!! 
And on the ice skating front, I loved that the Russian that everyone including her country overlooked took it!!! That my folks is called Moxie!!! |
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She was ROBBED!
I agree, she was completely robbed. Even the commentators were shocked that the Russian won by such a large margin. Nice skating to watch though.
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Location: Oklahoma | Doesn't Gracie Gold have more than one outfit to skate in? |
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Location: Washington | WhupNRide - 2014-02-20 8:17 PM Doesn't Gracie Gold have more than one outfit to skate in?
She would if you would pay for it....now get on that would ya. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | The Italian girl that took bronze had me rooting for her. Very impressive but I dont know sqwat about skating. |
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Location: Oklahoma | Ha! Lol. I'm sure she can afford it...maybe it's a s superstition thing? |
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Location: Southern IL somewhere between KY and MO | I love watching the Winter Olympics it's a bitter sweet thing for me as my daddy was President of the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee. I wonder what he would think of all the new winter sports that they didn't have back then.
60 Min Sports on Showtime did a special on the Adirondack Boys and they were talking about the day dad refused to go to the hockey game and have to sit with the Vice President. I was laughing because the rest of the story was....Mom and Dad and me were in the kitchen at home the phone rang I answered it Dad said tell them I am not going I'm going to the bobrun. They said put your mom on the phone so I did. Mom hung up and turn to my dad and said " Bernie you are President of the Olympic Comittee you are going." and he went to the hockey game that became the Miracle on Ice.
My Dad passed away in 1985 to lung cancer but he will always be in my heart as he also was a lover of horses and encourged me to do what ever I put my mind to. |
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Location: Do I hear Banjos? | You know...I enjoy the Olympics...I used to ice skate many years ago and have always enjoyed seeing the amazing things they can do...especially the Ice Dancing as they are so synchronized and intricate in their maneuvers.
But.... I have about decided that any sport that does not have an objective way of determining the winner (Timed event, distance measured...etc)...shouldn't be in the Olympics. Subjective/anonymous judging is so darn frustrating and so easily biased/manipulated.
Last nights figure skating is a great example. How could a skater that took a bad fall place so far above one with a clean program? But that's what happened, and it happens every Olympics. I tend to watch the performances, and change the channel for the scores. |
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| coco~n~cash - 2014-02-20 11:35 PM
I love watching the Winter Olympics it's a bitter sweet thing for me as my daddy was President of the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee. I wonder what he would think of all the new winter sports that they didn't have back then.
60 Min Sports on Showtime did a special on the Adirondack Boys and they were talking about the day dad refused to go to the hockey game and have to sit with the Vice President. I was laughing because the rest of the story was....Mom and Dad and me were in the kitchen at home the phone rang I answered it Dad said tell them I am not going I'm going to the bobrun. They said put your mom on the phone so I did. Mom hung up and turn to my dad and said " Bernie you are President of the Olympic Comittee you are going." and he went to the hockey game that became the Miracle on Ice.
My Dad passed away in 1985 to lung cancer but he will always be in my heart as he also was a lover of horses and encourged me to do what ever I put my mind to.
What a great story and memory for you to have and look back on. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed it. :) |
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Location: SW MO | WhupNRide - 2014-02-20 10:27 PM Ha! Lol. I'm sure she can afford it...maybe it's a s superstition thing?
I love to watch her skate she is so graceful. She makes the other skaters look sloppy |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | coco~n~cash - 2014-02-20 11:35 PM I love watching the Winter Olympics it's a bitter sweet thing for me as my daddy was President of the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Organizing Committee. I wonder what he would think of all the new winter sports that they didn't have back then.
60 Min Sports on Showtime did a special on the Adirondack Boys and they were talking about the day dad refused to go to the hockey game and have to sit with the Vice President. I was laughing because the rest of the story was....Mom and Dad and me were in the kitchen at home the phone rang I answered it Dad said tell them I am not going I'm going to the bobrun. They said put your mom on the phone so I did. Mom hung up and turn to my dad and said " Bernie you are President of the Olympic Comittee you are going." and he went to the hockey game that became the Miracle on Ice.
My Dad passed away in 1985 to lung cancer but he will always be in my heart as he also was a lover of horses and encourged me to do what ever I put my mind to.
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | And once again Canada defeats the US in hockey. Onto the gold medal game for us! Never have I been so excited to wake up at 5 am on a Sunday |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | bccanchaser16 - 2014-02-21 3:18 PM And once again Canada defeats the US in hockey. Onto the gold medal game for us! Never have I been so excited to wake up at 5 am on a Sunday
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