2018 Winter Olympics PyeongChang
February 20th, 2018 at 6:52:32 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Kind of looks like we went back 20 years 2018 United States (USA) 5 gold 3 silver 4 bronze 2014 United States (USA) 9 gold 7 silver 12 bronze 1998 United States (USA) 6 gold 3 silver 4 bronze Thank God for snowboardin (4 of 5 gold) Gold Redmond Gerard Snowboarding Men's slopestyle February 11 Gold Jamie Anderson Snowboarding Women's slopestyle February 12 Gold Chloe Kim Snowboarding Women's halfpipe February 13 Gold Shaun White Snowboarding Men's halfpipe February 14 Gold Mikaela Shiffrin Alpine Skiing Women's giant slalom February 15 |
February 21st, 2018 at 1:50:19 AM permalink | |
Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | There is snow in Hungary, no? If so, why no women half pipe skiers? |
February 21st, 2018 at 11:53:45 AM permalink | |
boymimbo Member since: Mar 25, 2013 Threads: 5 Posts: 732 | Canadian women curlers don't make the finals, the first Olympics where Canadians curlers didn't win a medal. Men might not make it either. US Hockey men doesn't make it to the semi-finals; Canada squeezes by Finland to make it through. Woman's gold tonight. Vonn breaks down on camera last night, laments only getting bronze. US ladies figure skaters do nothing; Russia likely to finish 1-2 unless Canada can break up the party. But the US got a cross-country medal, which is amazing. Snow in a country does not guarantee a country's entry. Training facilities and financing have to be available. |
February 21st, 2018 at 12:12:27 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | Lots of articles saying these are worst, most untalented 'athletes' the US has ever sent to any Olympics. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
February 21st, 2018 at 12:36:31 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
The US has always been terrible at the Winter Olympics Growing up watching, many winter Olympics, we only won a few medals and really only competed in a few sports Not doing so well these Olympics but we are at least competing in just about every sport Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
February 21st, 2018 at 12:45:26 PM permalink | |
beachbumbabs Member since: Sep 3, 2013 Threads: 6 Posts: 1600 |
That's pretty damned cynical and cruel. Your usual curmudgeonly alt-news sources? Our athletes beat thousands of other Americans each in the winnowing to making the team. They're almost all amateurs who have to beg for funding, against pros and gov't team financing from other countries. More importantly, how many schools have been forced to cut PE for lack of funding over the last 2 generations? Try nearly all of them. Our kids are not paricipating and getting experience, or learning what they love or are good at, unless their parents can afford club sports. So no surprise, when parsimonious agendas and foolish cuts affect investing in developing natural talent, we lose our national bragging rights. There are still more than a few individual stories of American triumph and glory. We're 5th or so in medal count; that means there are 86 or so behind us. Pretty good standing, right in line with our national population rank. Don't you always whine about wasting money on domestic issues? You don't get to have it both ways. We're no longer on course to be first in space, either, and we had that sewed up for decades but walked away when it got too hard. I would aay, as a nation, we have earned our descent, and if people don't like it, they have a great historical example of how to fix it. Never doubt a small group of concerned citizens can change the world; it's the only thing ever has |
February 21st, 2018 at 12:48:30 PM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
No one else signed up for the event? Yes, that's amazing :) Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
February 21st, 2018 at 1:08:32 PM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
I remember when Bill Koch won the silver medal in the 30 km event at the 1976 Winter Olympics That was also amazing USA won 3 golds and 10 medals overall at those Olympics Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
February 21st, 2018 at 2:44:36 PM permalink | |
boymimbo Member since: Mar 25, 2013 Threads: 5 Posts: 732 |
Stop making sense, BBB. |
February 21st, 2018 at 2:59:21 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
You're making my point for me! If these are the best, how pitiful were those they beat? I mean, c'mon.. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |