Olympic Hockey

[The Sicatoka]

10 hours ago, cberkas said:

Norway beats Slovenia 2-1 OT

Wait a dadgummed minute here ... 

Norway > Slovenia > USA? 

Ludwig Hoff > Troy Terry?  

[90siouxfan]

42 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Just heard viewership of these Olympics is down 29% from 4 years ago. That's a big drop.

Is that why everything is blue,  I thought I was losing my marbles.

[stoneySIOUX]

1 hour ago, Oxbow6 said:

Just heard viewership of these Olympics is down 29% from 4 years ago. That's a big drop.

I'm assuming this is in the U.S., right? Taking a look at the medal count, I think this is an easy discussion. Not a lot of stars in our Winter Games for the U.S. to get behind.

[The Sicatoka]

The coverage is, well, not watchable:  

Too much sniff-sniff feel good stuff and "with the athletes" stuff, no medal ceremonies, and not enough actual sport. 

Toss in a little fawning over a dictator's little sister and ... VOILA! Ratings. Crapper. 

< harrumph, harrumph, harrumph > 

[geaux_sioux]

6 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

The coverage is, well, not watchable:  

Too much sniff-sniff feel good stuff and "with the athletes" stuff, no medal ceremonies, and not enough actual sport. 

Toss in a little fawning over a dictator's little sister and ... VOILA! Ratings. Crapper. 

< harrumph, harrumph, harrumph > 

The time zone difference is a killer.

[Teeder11]

First Olympics in the Golden Age of web streaming and cord cutting —is a real killer. 

[Oxbow6]

Maybe it's just me but I tend to like less politics, PC and activism in my sport viewing...............

[petey23]

4 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Maybe it's just me but I tend to like less politics, PC and activism in my sport viewing...............

ding ding ding

 

[The Sicatoka]

38 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Maybe it's just me but I tend to like less politics, PC and activism in my sport viewing...............

Hey, ... take a knee. 

[Oxbow6]

22 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Hey, ... take a knee. 

From the TV coverage on these Olympics so far my kids have basically come to the conclusion that almost every USA athlete competing belongs to the LGBT community.

.........but Adam Rippon is a riot to listen to. Very entertaining.

[Oxbow6]

Donato.......1-0 USA

[Pump It Up]

1 minute ago, Oxbow6 said:

Donato.......1-0 USA

Who else would it be?

[Pump It Up]

USA going to the power play.

[BigGreyAnt41]

5 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

The coverage is, well, not watchable:  

Too much sniff-sniff feel good stuff and "with the athletes" stuff, no medal ceremonies, and not enough actual sport. 

Toss in a little fawning over a dictator's little sister and ... VOILA! Ratings. Crapper. 

< harrumph, harrumph, harrumph > 

So avoid it all.  The NBC Olympics app lets you watch any sport, any event, live without any extra crap.  Just the sport.  I don't think I've watched a single event actually on NBC.  I watch everything through my Apple TV or Roku and don't have to deal with any extra stuff, and just get to see what I really want to see.

[Pump It Up]

USA looking real sloppy in their own end.

[Wilbur]

Just now, Pump It Up said:

USA looking real sloppy in their own end.

If four guys chasing the puck and leaving a guy wide open is sloppy.....then yeah I’d agree....

Czechs score. They’ve been all over the USA. 

[cberkas]

Wow, that was a bullet.

1-1

[Oxbow6]

13 minutes ago, Pump It Up said:

Who else would it be?

A red jersey?

1-1

[Pump It Up]

Felt that one coming. 1-1

[UND1983]

Plenty of good seats still available....

[Pump It Up]

USA another chance 5 on 4.

[Oxbow6]

Terry is so good

[Pump It Up]

Just now, UND1983 said:

Plenty of good seats still available....

Not quite Mariucci level empty though.

[cberkas]

That was so stupid at the horn.

[Wilbur]

Milbury just said what I was thinking.  Terry should be your guy operating off the half wall on the power play.

And a dumb penalty to end the period.