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Trash Talking is what's it's called down here Wendy

There's a reason why they instituted the "Eddie 'the Eagle' Rule" for the Olympics.
You want to go crotch 1st at +90mph down an icy chuted mountain side
, be my guest, just warn your insurance company if you want any claims validated.

Good game Binky!

Speed skating on now...Canada just won a gold! Woohoo!

yes, wendl, we have at least 3 stations showing the games but i'm at work during the daytime games . . . and then i get hockey at night! i peek at the games during commercials but i mostly don't get to see the events i want. i'm waiting for the highlight reel.

ellen fl

Ok, modern day gladiators, but keep in mind what ancient gladiator combat was about, death. You make an excellent point, about fear, and I'd guess the Georgian - who told his father before the fateful run that he would 'win or die' - lost all bodily control heading into the last turn, the part he feared the most. From what I've read, the course was designed for maximum speeds of 88 mph. The Georgian was going over 90 and others were clocked at 98. Clearly, the luger lacked some experience, but the wall should have been extended before he flew off it, as you seem to agree. Both parts are culpable but the onus of responsibility falls on the designers of the course. Otherwise why modify it after this tragedy?

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The curling competitions are too much. Jo, the game isn't so complicated. Four people on two teams compete to get their stones in 'the house', the circle part. There's a whole zen like thing going on in the delivery of the stone and it's hard to win, taking all kinds of strategy. Men's is being led by Canada and Switzerland; women's by Sweden. Of course, they know ice. The USA is bottom on both scores and it's no surprise, considering the attitude here. Americans are better acquinted with ice... tea.

Men's freestlye skating. Awesome!, some of the best Olympic TV I've seen. They showed old footage of Dick Button's '48 and 52' champion wins and it was unbelievable what the new crop of skaters were doing compared to him. Plushenko is a great, but that performance by Evan Lysacek was unbelievable. I thought Johnny Weir should have taken the bronze or at least 4th, not 6th. He's made a name for himself anyway.

What really impresses me is the awesome editing and digital quality of the games. I can't remember seeing any Olympics so well done. The slow mo crashes were awesome. This has to be Emmy's in the making.

And who decided all female downhill slalom racers had to be supermodels? Every one of them a 10.

Yes. It seems like such a simple thing. With what we now know is possible, it should've been done sooner. However, keep in mind that hindsight is always 20/20. Before this tragedy, occasionally a sled would come off; but, riders flying off the track was unheard of. Well, not any more.

i don't think the greeks killed each other in the original olympics.

ellen fl

The original Olympic Games didn't have gladiatorial combat. Gladiatorial combat was a form of entertaiment that gained popularity during the times of Imperial Rome.

Can I just say how damn proud i am of Evan Lysacek? Johnny Weir was totally underscored and IMO outperformed Takahashi and Plushenko, but Lysacek really turned it out, and USA brought home the gold

I watched that live and thought it was some really good skating. I agree, Evan Lysacek rocked his program and Johnny Weir was robbed. Plushenko was very good; but, his routine just didn't have the smooth flow of Lysacek. Congrats to Lysacek! He was the best.