intoronto Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 The women;s moguls medal ceremony is happening rn. http://olympics.cbc.ca/videos/live/video/medal-ceremonies-day-38765.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Erik Guay: B - never expected him to medal but his run was a little sloppy JP Leguellac: A+ wonder performance that on many other days would have been a medal Nathan Smith: A+ unexpected good result Figure Skaters: Chan F, Reynolds A, Osmond B+ and D, Virtue/Moir B+, Duhamel/Radford A, Moore-Towers/Moscovitch A, with Russia finding Yulia this was probably the best Canada could have done. Osmond is just not technical enough. Chloe and Justine: A+ wonderful result Sam Edney: C, not sure how this is going to play out in the team event now. Combined Snowboarding efforts: hard to grade because of the judging but C-. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Silver medal in the team event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Tomorrow's events look promising. We have a contender in all five events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Lets see here: Women's Combined: Gagnon DNF after crashing out of the slalom Biathlon: Leguellac: 11th 1500m Short Track: 4th, 8th and 19th 500m: 13, 17 and 29th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox334 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Man, I have classes during the men's pursuit. Its such an exiting race to watch, and if Leguellec can somehow shoot clean there is no knowing what can happen. He skied really well in Vancouver and he was about as good as he's ever been Saturday. I mean, he probably won't get a medal but he definitively has the best chance a Canadian man ever had in biathlon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 It should be noted that Gagnon's victory that day was comprised of runs in the slalom and super-G. The super-combined taking place in Sochi will consist of a downhill (shorter than a typical World Cup downhill), then slalom. So four not five events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLishere Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 A bittersweet day for Team Canada, I'm sure. Silver for Team Figure Skating was going to be our best shot. Russia was unbeatable with Plushenko and the amazing 15 year-old Lipnitskaya on their team. Difficult day for Spencer O'Brien in slopestyle who finished 12th (and last). No Canadian podium in downhill. Seb Toutant is already scheduled to fly home to Canada. And the medal ceremony for Dufour-Lapointe happened a few hours ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghman Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Was worried about Alex Gough after her first training times didn't look too hot, but she was top 3 in the last two runs, well behind Geisenberger, but at least in the hunt. Should be a fun day tomorrow, with hockey, curling, luge, short track, moguls, combined, biathlon, etc. I'll say three medals (two moguls & Hamelin), but if things break right it could be an even bigger day. Maybe I'm a bit optimistic, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 A bittersweet day for Team Canada, I'm sure. It's a competition. Anything can happen. I think we're beating ourselves in the chest too much and that "Own the Podium" isn't that great of a program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave199 Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) It's a competition. Anything can happen. I think we're beating ourselves in the chest too much and that "Own the Podium" isn't that great of a program. I agree but It's not like we lost many medals today. Only in Women's Slopestyle where we were expected to medal. I bet we'll make up for that medal in another event where we weren't expected to medal. We could potentially sweep the podium in Men's Moguls tomorrow. Edited February 10, 2014 by dave199 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 It's a competition. Anything can happen. I think we're beating ourselves in the chest too much and that "Own the Podium" isn't that great of a program. this is why canada isn't a real competitor for the US (like china in the summer games). would you ever hear an american talking like that? so much second guessing, insecurity and paranoia. that canadian psyche is too easily, well, psyched out. you don't suck at everything. aren't you the country that claims to have invented every sport played on earth? you need to be more like a wall. a solid, impenetrable wall with attitude and really sexy hair. sorry that point isn't really relevant. i'm just watching tv as i type this and a norwegian came on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 So how did Grapes get passed the Ruskie security with those suits? Wow, that suit. So purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangwon Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Don Cherry is in Russia? Here's trouble.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Don Cherry is in Russia? Here's trouble.... Yup. I saw a clip from yesterday. With those colorful suits, I'm surprised he hasn't been arrested yet. Here's proof... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangwon Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 It's not the suits that will get him in trouble. It's the decades of Ruskie-bashing! Maybe he'll learn how to say Kochalvuk, Baborsky and Vamalov this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Jacobs did not play as well as he could in draw 1. Most likely first game jitters. Canada 11 Germany 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 JJ hammered Betty 9-2. Good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympic Fan Darcy Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Charles Hamelin wins gold in the short track 1500m! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox334 Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Not really a surprise considering how amazingly well Hamelin skated this year but still, that was a perfect race for him. Just wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hamelin wins gold, no Korean skating for Korea won a medal and Ahn Hyun-Soo wins a medal. Gangwon was that a perfect race for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympic Fan Darcy Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Puts Canada into 1st place (if we aren't looking at total medals but by most gold then most silver) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 FML! Awake for everything and fell asleep for the gold medal race Also for the moment Canada moves to first in the medals table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Vive la Quebecois-Canadien. (I am assuming Quebecois is feminine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangwon Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Faster- I'm content with that result. I think it'll be a good thing to get Koreans talking about the factionalism inside the Korea Skating Union. In Korean short track, often it's not how good you are, but who your coach is and who you're supported by, and Viktor Ahn was a by-product of that. And with the Koreans' slow start and with Viktor Ahn medalling for Russia, it should raise some discussions. They'll be better off for it in the long run. Besides, the only Korean gold I really care about in Sochi is ladies' figure skating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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