Arena 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

I keep hearing that so far that Sochi is kind of a dump.

 

Hi, that's not what this thread is for. Please don't spam this thread with things not related to the athletic part of the Olympics. There is another thread for that.

 

That belongs in the boycott thread, but as the games begin, I fear it's going to be harder and harder to draw a line. Terrorist threats against athletes have already been received, sooner or later we'll have an incident with an athlete protesting Russia's anti-gay laws.

 

Wait, what?

This is discussing the Olympics -- stop being a Senate Senatey, the worst kind of Helpy Helper!

 

Look at the first post I made. thanx

 

The condition of the city isn't an issue of the boycott at all. In fact, since the athletes have to stay their, it directly impacts their performance in the games. If someone has trouble sleeping the night before their event and then performs as if they were sleep-deprived, isn't that a pretty relevant fact to mention? And if an arena or facility is partly sub-standard, and it was built by the same corrupt firm that helped renovate a hotel that is in fact sub-standard, isn't that important too?

I can understand not wanting to flood out discussion of the actual events or athletes here, but come on. I don't even see how what happened here is problematic in light of the OP.

 

He posted it twice, quoting himself! That's ridiculous.

I asked for this to be a positive Olympics thread about the athletes in the sports tag. Apparently that's too much to ask for. Good grief.

 

I usually don't watch the Winter Olympics because school is in session, and I'm just too busy. This year, hopefully, will be different since we have a TV at our place. I love watching downhill skiing.

 

In athlete news, Shaun White pulled out of Slopestyle today; the event's inaugural (and potentially at this point, final) time...

It's already claimed two victims to injury in practice (Norway, Finland)...

 

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The airline lost the Jamaican Bobsledders' luggage. The sled made it but not their clothes or the sled runners.

 

Was that the only event he was doing, or is he doing other ones as well?

 

NO, he pulled out to focus on winning his 3rd straight gold in halfpipe (his signature event).

 

Alright good. I always enjoy watching him on TV.

 

I loved his giant F you to competitors in 2010... he didn't need to do his second run (he'd already confirmed Gold) but he did it anyways because he wanted to a) try and beat his previous score and b) bust out the Double McTwist 1260 for the first time in competition.

He did both.

And that's why he's #1...

 

Can we keep this thread to only discussing the positives. Thnx

 

I did that on accident get rid of it if ya like.


Also the Bad condition such as the slop style run that has injured participants, has already cost the USA a chance at a medal.

 

Maybe the other thread could be re-titled "Controversies surrounding the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics". Emphasis on the plural.

 

White was unlikely to do much in slopestyle.

 

I'd be fine with that.

 

GOOD JOB, ZOMBIE ARM!!!

http://deadspin.com/womens-downhill-skiing-halted-because-jump-was-too-big-1517321814

"Training for the women's downhill was delayed by more than an hour today, after the first three skiers down the course complained that one particular jump was way too intense, with one of them injuring both knees..."

 

Yeah I think he was doing it as a fun event for himself and maybe to say he competed when it was first introduced to the Olympics, but after seeing the horrible course he decided it wasn't worth jeopardizing his shot at a medal in the half pipe. After some searching here's his statement. Yup. Makes sense.

White's full statement: "After much deliberation with my team, I have made the decision to focus solely on trying to bring home the third straight gold medal in halfpipe for Team USA. The difficult decision to forego slopestyle is not one I take lightly as I know how much effort everyone has put into holding the slopestyle event for the first time in Olympic history, a history I had planned on being a part of. However, with the practice runs I have taken, even after course modifications and watching fellow athletes get hurt, the potential risk of injury is a bit too much for me to gamble my other Olympic goals on."

 

I remember that. That was great TV watching right there.

 

Coverage information for those in the UK or Europe: here. A note that the manual tuning satellite channels are free-to-air and are at the same satellite position as Sky Digital.

 

Well, he was going to help NBC with ratings.