XXII Olympic Winter Games

[shafnutz05]

This skater sounds like such a diva

[redwill]

Well except for all the other people who didn't fall twice in their routines.

And DelPen, of course.

Let's see your routine.

So unless you have competed at the same level as an athlete you can't say they choked?

You indicated that his just judges were "all the other people who didn't fall twice in their routines." Then you said, "He's a choker."

I presume that means that you didn't fall twice in your Olympic routine.

I'm simply asking to see your routine.

[dodint]

Bush 43 choked.

I stand on this opinion as an accomplished pretzel consumer.

[Idoit40fans]

Well except for all the other people who didn't fall twice in their routines.

And DelPen, of course.

Let's see your routine.

So unless you have competed at the same level as an athlete you can't say they choked?

You indicated that his just judges were "all the other people who didn't fall twice in their routines." Then you said, "He's a choker."

I presume that means that you didn't fall twice in your Olympic routine.

I'm simply asking to see your routine.

I will bet a whole lot of money that DelPen didn't fall at all in his olympic routine.

[Juice]

Bush 43 choked.

I stand on this opinion as an accomplished pretzel consumer.

fantastic

[redwill]

I will bet a whole lot of money that DelPen didn't fall at all in his olympic routine.

I'm sure that's a bet you would win.

[Juice]

Bush 43 choked.

I stand on this opinion as an accomplished pretzel consumer.

fantastic

i know right!

[Juice]

Bush 43 choked.

I stand on this opinion as an accomplished pretzel consumer.

fantastic

i know right!

hilarious!

[Crankshaft]

Bush 43 choked.

I stand on this opinion as an accomplished pretzel consumer.

fantastic

i know right!

hilarious!

[redwill]

Juice's Thread of Self-Reference

[Juice]

JToSR?

[Rocco]

In light of his impending retirement, U.S. figure skater Jeremy Abbott, he of that nasty spill in the men's short program the other night, had some parting words for his critics, in regard to being labeled a "choker."

I just want to put my middle finger in the air and say a big ‘F-you’ to everyone who has ever said that to me because they’ve never stood in my shoes and they’ve never had to do what I’ve had to do. Nobody has to stand center ice in front of a million people and put an entire career on the line for eight minutes of their life when they’ve been doing it for 20-some years. And if you think that that’s not hard, then you’re a damn idiot.

So had he skated well and not fallen down I'm sure he would turn down the praise people gave him since they wouldn't know what skating is like.

[Geezer]

it was tacky and wrong, but it's not like miller needs this type of protection from the internet. he's comfortable being a public figure this way. with his wife being mic'd up all day, he knew that if he did well, he was going to be THE story, and his brother was going to be part of it.

I think everyone is just sick of the tactics used by journalists. It doesn't matter if it was Bode, someone else that's famous, or an average person. Everyone gets subjected to the same unethical treatment. It shouldn't matter if it gets ratings or discussion. At some point a line needs to be drawn or you'll have the news creating stories from nothing, although I wouldn't be surprised if that already happens.

"Can we film the operation
Is the head dead yet
Get the widow on the set
We love dirty laundry" Don Henley

[JS©]

In light of his impending retirement, U.S. figure skater Jeremy Abbott, he of that nasty spill in the men's short program the other night, had some parting words for his critics, in regard to being labeled a "choker."

I just want to put my middle finger in the air and say a big ‘F-you’ to everyone who has ever said that to me because they’ve never stood in my shoes and they’ve never had to do what I’ve had to do. Nobody has to stand center ice in front of a million people and put an entire career on the line for eight minutes of their life when they’ve been doing it for 20-some years. And if you think that that’s not hard, then you’re a damn idiot.

I can think of a few people who put their career on the line at center ice for a hell of a lot longer than 8 minutes at a time. Those people also knew when to get up when they hit the boards.

[ulf]

Well said. Could be said to critics in any field.

I don't know, it'd be cool if I had a million fans watching me audit this insurance company but alas I am foreveralone.jpeg

[Idoit40fans]

Did anyone see the jamaican bobsled video? Incredible.

[blackjack68]

Did anyone see the jamaican bobsled video? Incredible.

Yup. Good sports.

They were like, "We lost. Back to Jamaica, it's cold here."

[llipgh2]

Costas' eyes, although no longer red, still look infected,

[Gaucho]

Did anyone see the jamaican bobsled video? Incredible.

Yup. Good sports.

They were like, "We lost. Back to Jamaica, it's cold here."

Chokers.

[shafnutz05]

Did anyone see the jamaican bobsled video? Incredible.

Yup. Good sports.

They were like, "We lost. Back to Jamaica, it's cold here."

Chokers.

John Candy = stunned

[count2infinity]

wow... that was really close for the US men. 0.03 seconds

[columbia]

I'd watch NASCAR every Sunday if it were bobsled.

[count2infinity]

I'd watch NASCAR every Sunday if it were bobsled.

[blackjack68]

USA! USA! USA!

[llipgh2]

A brother and sister ice dancing team is kind of weird. A big part of ice dancing is the illusion of sexual attraction.