XXII Olympic Winter Games

[tifosi77]

Жаркие. Зимние. Твои.

T-minus not quite two weeks before the start of the Games. An Olympiad that has already met with a fair degree of controversy, and which will probably become more contentious as time goes on.

Oh, and check out the Mexican downhill ski team uniforms.

Spoiler:

[slappybrown]

This?

http://m.imgur.com/gallery/0muGY

Or this?

http://m.imgur.com/a/5k91I

[columbia]

Does the Olympics include the snowboarding, where everyone goes down the slope at the same time? That's pretty cool.

Either way, I watch skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, luge, hockey (duh) and especially bobsled.

[Gaucho]

Here's to all athletes returning home in one piece and Geno and Nealer marrying at center ice.

[tifosi77]

I'm all about hockey (obvi), 2-man bobsled, skeleton, and curling.

[MRandall25]

I still don't fully understand curling.

[Gaucho]

Putin <3 2-men bobsled.

[Grunthy]

I have a bad feeling about these olympics. I just hope everything goes ok.

[DudeMan2766]

I still don't fully understand curling.

I mentioned before I took a 3 week curling course with the Pittsburgh Curling Club and learned how to play and the actual rules and what not...that was going on 3 years ago and all the information has escaped me, so I'm back to square 1

[tifosi77]

I still don't fully understand curling.

I don't either, and that's what makes the sauce so awesome. It's just highly randomized yelling on ice, as far as I'm concerned.

[Gaucho]

I like curling.

[Ad@m]

I still don't fully understand curling.

I don't either, and that's what makes the sauce so awesome. It's just highly randomized yelling on ice, as far as I'm concerned.

Hard!!! Hard!!! Hard!!!

[npv708]

I have a bad feeling about these olympics. I just hope everything goes ok.

I'd be lying if I said I felt differently. There's a lot of people who want to see Russia fail on a such a global level with all the world's attention on them. Its only about 300 miles from Chechnya. That's not exactly a significant hurdle for one of the most volatile regions in the world. I'm really worried about the spectators at the events, especially the opening ceremonies.

[columbia]

I still don't fully understand curling.

I mentioned before I took a 3 week curling course with the Pittsburgh Curling Club and learned how to play and the actual rules and what not...that was going on 3 years ago and all the information has escaped me, so I'm back to square 1

A good friend of mine is from northern Minnesota and he tried to explain it to me once.
I got it....but not really.

[Idoit40fans]

I still don't fully understand curling.

You actually do understand it. Everyone feels that way.

[Idoit40fans]

I still don't fully understand curling.

I mentioned before I took a 3 week curling course with the Pittsburgh Curling Club and learned how to play and the actual rules and what not...that was going on 3 years ago and all the information has escaped me, so I'm back to square 1

I did a team building exercize there but it was just an afternoon. Team buildin exercise '99.

[columbia]

[shafnutz05]

There's no doubt Russia is trying to shove the Olympics down Chechnya's craw a little bit. Has anyone read the story about the "Black Widow" terrorist(s) that may already be in Sochi, inside the security barrier? I mean, odds are, nothing will happen, but it's troubling.

I could also go on about the dozens of migrant workers that have died so that Earth's Greatest Spectacle can take place, but meh.

[dodint]

I understand cricket. I'm not going to go to the trouble to learn curling too.

[tifosi77]

It appears dodint has a one arcane sport limit.

I was in London during the 2003 rugby World Cup (or whatever it was) and went into a pub one day when the All Blacks were playing. Everyone was so excited to have a clueless, inquisitive Yank amongst them. When I asked a question, I think every single patron in that pub volunteered answers to me....... none of them said the same thing, of course. Oh, Britania.....

[Letang Is The Truth]

what are the mascots this year. i miss this guy

[Gaucho]

Curling is super simple. Maybe you people just *think* you don't understand it, because there really isn't much to understand.

[meow]

Curling is super simple. Maybe you people just *think* you don't understand it, because there really isn't much to understand.

Agreed. Also, I think if you learn the terms of the game, people might feel better about understanding it.

[PensFanInDC]

I love The Olympics and the Winter Games are my favorite. There are very few events I don't like to watch. Curling is near the top of the list of events I enjoy.

[count2infinity]

Curling and short track speed skating. Can't wait.