Are you ready for Curling? Who will dominate skiing? Open ceremonies on Friday.

Just watched Norway beat Switzerland in mixed curling. Exciting game!

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Just watched Norway beat Switzerland in mixed curling. Exciting game!

Really, the only coverage we got to see was moguls, figure skating and a ton of commercials. I've been flipping over the CBC the Canadian station hoping for some coverage. They usually cover a lot more than NBC.

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Just watched Norway beat Switzerland in mixed curling. Exciting game!

Nice of you not to mention beating Canada too. Grumble...

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DandelionPowderman
Just watched Norway beat Switzerland in mixed curling. Exciting game!

Nice of you not to mention beating Canada too. Grumble...

He he, I know curling is very important for you guys - so I chose not to

Let the fun begin

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DandelionPowderman
Just watched Norway beat Switzerland in mixed curling. Exciting game!

Nice of you not to mention beating Canada too. Grumble...

He he, I know curling is very important for you guys - so I chose not to

It’s ever so important! I wonder how they score it?

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DandelionPowderman
Just watched Norway beat Switzerland in mixed curling. Exciting game!

Nice of you not to mention beating Canada too. Grumble...

He he, I know curling is very important for you guys - so I chose not to

It’s ever so important! I wonder how they score it?

Nice try...

Although the tv coverage (or lack thereof) drives me crazy sometimes, I fully expect to watch many sporting events that I wouldn't watch if it weren't the Olympics. I probably would have watched "team figure skating" last night if it weren't for the fact that the Celtics were on an opposing channel (We won in OT! ).

Go USA!

Go World!

Peace,
Mr DJA

The winter Olympics are awesome.
Thankfully im in the right timezone!!
Happy to watch all day and night.

So far, I like the team from Tonga.

Will be watching every night....

So the Russians have to compete under the Olympic symbol and no anthem if they win gold due to the doping scandal. Flag waving is only permitted by spectators. Does everyone agree with that?

Winter Olympics, - isn't that the games where Norway wins all the medals?

(Sicilian: Serves them only right. We're talking about a state doping country.)

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Stoneage
Winter Olympics, - isn't that the games where Norway wins all the medals?

(Sicilian: Serves them only right. We're talking about a state doping country.)

I thought I heard someone say that Norway has won the most gold medals in the Winter Olympics during the opening ceremonies. Is that true?

As for Russia, do you really believe that all the athletes were implicit in the doping?

Ready for cross country skiing!

But I suspect that it will Swedish gold...

Congratulations, Sweden and Charlotte Kalla!

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So the Russians have to compete under the Olympic symbol and no anthem if they win gold due to the doping scandal. Flag waving is only permitted by spectators. Does everyone agree with that?

that's just ridiculous and everybody knows the real reason behind that. Just politics at its lowest level.

Is the luge the most ridiculous sport in the world??

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Eleanor Rigby
Is the luge the most ridiculous sport in the world??

It takes some balls, though...

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Eleanor Rigby
Is the luge the most ridiculous sport in the world??

It takes some balls, though...

Haha..i reckon!!! Crazy actually

Is Eddie the Eagle at these olympics?

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Stoneage
Winter Olympics, - isn't that the games where Norway wins all the medals?

(Sicilian: Serves them only right. We're talking about a state doping country.)

I thought I heard someone say that Norway has won the most gold medals in the Winter Olympics during the opening ceremonies. Is that true?

As for Russia, do you really believe that all the athletes were implicit in the doping?

Medaljfördelning under vinter-OS sedan 1924

Placering Nation Guld Silver Brons Totalt

1 Norge 107 108 91 306
2 USA 87 96 73 256
3 Tyskland 79 79 53 211
4 Sovjetunionen 79 57 59 195
5 Österrike 55 70 76 201
6 Kanada 53 46 47 146
7 Sverige 51 35 49 135
8 Schweiz 44 37 46 127
9 Finland 42 59 56 157
10 Östtyskland 39 36 35 110



Not all athletes of course. But the doping was state sanctioned. Like it was in the old Eastern bloc. That doesn't mean that there aren't doping in other countries as well.
But not in the same magnitude as in Russia (or Russian buffer states).

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Watching how the Dutch are doing in the ski jumping now, Jos

russian athletes who were never found individually guilty of doping should never had been banned, they are innocent, ofcourse those found guilty deserve all they get.

Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir decided to start their short routine with a samba....using Sympathy For The Devil. So damn proud. Sitting in first place too.

Medaljfördelning under vinter-OS sedan 1924

Placering Nation Guld Silver Brons Totalt

1 Norge 107 108 91 306
2 USA 87 96 73 256
3 Tyskland 79 79 53 211
4 Sovjetunionen 79 57 59 195
5 Österrike 55 70 76 201
6 Kanada 53 46 47 146
7 Sverige 51 35 49 135
8 Schweiz 44 37 46 127
9 Finland 42 59 56 157
10 Östtyskland 39 36 35 110


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If you add numbers 3 ad 10 you'll have Germany in the lead.
This common Corean team is making headlines. There was a common German Team from 1956 (Germans were not allowed to participate in 1948 and 1952 due to WW II) until 1964.
So, it is quite remakable that the East German medals were gained in a period between 1968 and 1988. German Doping Republic, of course...

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is that you Urban ?? U back?

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Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir decided to start their short routine with a samba....using Sympathy For The Devil. So damn proud. Sitting in first place too.

I saw that on Patti's Instagram! Love it!

"Nice bit of silk, Em."