petey23 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 11 minutes ago, Siouxperfan7 said: 2022 Olympic Winter Games | U.S. Men's Roster https://teamusa.usahockey.com/2022olympicmenroster NOTE "All 25 players on the U.S. roster have played college hockey in the U.S., including 15 currently playing in the NCAA" Hmm, a bunch of college kids playing for team USA in the Olympics? Tring to remember how that worked out last time they did that?!! Umm. We went 1-4-3 and finished 8th in 1994. Since the 1980 Miracle year... 1984---2-2-2 7th 1988---3-3-0 7th 1992---5-2-1 4th Went 2-3 and finished 7th with a team put together in similar fashion to this team in 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farce poobah Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Siouxperfan7 said: 2022 Olympic Winter Games | U.S. Men's Roster https://teamusa.usahockey.com/2022olympicmenroster NOTE "All 25 players on the U.S. roster have played college hockey in the U.S., including 15 currently playing in the NCAA" Hmm, a bunch of college kids playing for team USA in the Olympics? Tring to remember how that worked out last time they did that?!! Much as I love college hockey, a decent share of talent goes Canadian Junior. Hope our selection people weren’t biased against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnWinterSportsEngelstad Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 11 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: There's no way I'd go to China short of a full guarantee that I could leave immediately upon my request no matter my health status. (And I'd trust that guarantee as much as three-day old gas station sushi.) Covid still locking down cities: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/23/major-chinese-city-locks-down-to-control-covid-outbreak.html And now a new virus (hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome) on the move in China: http://weekly.chinacdc.cn/en/article/doi/10.46234/ccdcw2021.272 Follow the science, too many vs. too many? Too many people eating(& or living around) too many different kings of animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I’m surprised they didn’t take JP Lamoureux to the Olympics for how consistent he’s been in Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cberkas Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 The medical people dressed like they are in surgery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 9 hours ago, cberkas said: The medical people dressed like they are in surgery Well, Hippocrates was Greek... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Quote Additionally, games participants in the Olympics and Paralympics are encouraged to limit their physical contact with others and to show support for competing teammates by clapping, rather than cheering, hugging, shouting, or singing. Interestingly, though, while the IOC emphasizes maintaining social distance, organizers will still hand out free condoms ... https://www.self.com/story/covid-19-beijing-winter-olympics-2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoiseInsideMyHead Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 6 hours ago, The Sicatoka said: https://www.self.com/story/covid-19-beijing-winter-olympics-2022 OLYMPIC OFFICIAL: (Listens while walking by Olympic Village at night, hears rhythmic slapping sounds from multiple locations) By George, it worked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farce poobah Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Of all the Olympic athletes that seem like regular people, the US Curling Team seems like the ones most likely to find at the local tavern/cafe, to share a beer/coffee with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 What's the over/under on the cost of the therapy sessions over the next 4 years for Mikaela Shiffrin? Lasted a total of 16 seconds in 2 races....goodness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: What's the over/under on the cost of the therapy sessions over the next 4 years for Mikaela Shiffrin? Last a total of 16 seconds in 2 races....goodness. That was hard to watch last night. She still has 3 more events to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodakvindy Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 5 hours ago, farce poobah said: Of all the Olympic athletes that seem like regular people, the US Curling Team seems like the ones most likely to find at the local tavern/cafe, to share a beer/coffee with. All curling athletes are like that I think. A highlight of Salt Lake was hanging out with the teams afterward. There was a curling hospitality club right next to the venue and you could drink and talk with the teams. We spent a lot of time with the Canadians and the Swedes. I had similar experiences at the World Championships in Bismarck and Grand Forks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFan100 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Does anyone else seem to have less interest this year? For some reason I haven’t watched much yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 22 minutes ago, SiouxFan100 said: Does anyone else seem to have less interest this year? For some reason I haven’t watched much yet. I have the same issues that I have with Tokyo this past summer and South Korea in 2018: time difference is brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxperfan7 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, nodakvindy said: All curling athletes are like that I think. A highlight of Salt Lake was hanging out with the teams afterward. There was a curling hospitality club right next to the venue and you could drink and talk with the teams. We spent a lot of time with the Canadians and the Swedes. I had similar experiences at the World Championships in Bismarck and Grand Forks. If you guys didn't go to the "Broken Broom Lounge" that was held in the Olympic arena during the World Curling Championships in 2008, you missed out. Curlers know how to party. I can confirm this being a curler myself. Curling clubs are basically bars with curling sheets attached. Hell, you can drink a beer while on the ice while you play!! It's encouraged!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXFAN97 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, SiouxFan100 said: Does anyone else seem to have less interest this year? For some reason I haven’t watched much yet. doesn't having the olympics in a communist country fly in the face of what the olympics are all about....asking for some uyghurs that aren't able to watch with their families tonight 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWSiouxMN Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Chloe and Nathan certainly lived up to their high expectations last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcblues Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 21 hours ago, Oxbow6 said: What's the over/under on the cost of the therapy sessions over the next 4 years for Mikaela Shiffrin? Lasted a total of 16 seconds in 2 races....goodness. She is a diva and a drama queen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 15 hours ago, SIOUXFAN97 said: doesn't having the olympics in a communist country fly in the face of what the olympics are all about....asking for some uyghurs that aren't able to watch with their families tonight None of the Uyghurs were made available to comment.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcblues Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Good start to the first men's game! 1-0 Stars and STRIPES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 44 minutes ago, bcblues said: Good start to the first men's game! 1-0 Stars and Bars You'll surely offend someone with that. "Stars and Bars" refers to the confederate battle flag. I believe you meant stars and stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxkid12 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 How can any of these hockey players "from China" look at themselves in the mirror and say I was an olympic athlete? They had to know that they were never going to actually compete for a medal, so why even bother renouncing your HOME country to play for some communists? I don't get it... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcblues Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 16 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said: You'll surely offend someone with that. "Stars and Bars" refers to the confederate battle flag. I believe you meant stars and stripes. Whoops, yes, I certainly didn't mean the confederate flag! Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcblues Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said: How can any of these hockey players "from China" look at themselves in the mirror and say I was an olympic athlete? They had to know that they were never going to actually compete for a medal, so why even bother renouncing your HOME country to play for some communists? I don't get it... Not many people have the opportunity to say: "I was an Olympic athlete." But if you CAN make the USA team, and you are US born and raised, then I don't understand playing under another flag.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxkid12 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Just now, bcblues said: Not many people have the opportunity to say: "I was an Olympic athlete." But if you CAN make the USA team, and you are US born and raised, then I don't understand playing under another flag.... I understand that many don't have an opportunity to say "I was an Olympic athlete", but where is the pride in saying "I represented a communist country because I wasn't good enough to represent my home country"? You think Ralph Cox would've renounced his citizenship to play for a communist country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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