It has been on at my house but i havent really got into it.  Sometimes i enjoy it but nothing has been on tho interest me.  Long jumping, figure scating and womens hockey.  I find all to be remarkable as far as the skill level it takes to do the events.  From my stand point one jump looks the same as the rest.

It isn't just you.

I'll be the first to admit, I hate any "sport" that involves judges.  I like boxing matches that end when one guy can walk out of the ring and the other guy isn't sure what city he's in, but I can't stomach things like figure skating, snowboarding, gymnastics or anything where I can't objectively tell why one participant beat the other.

That said, we've watched some of the skiing, probably because I think you have to be half-crazy to fly 80+ mph down a slope of ice.  But admittedly, part of me is watching to see someone crash.

Impressive win today by the US. I felt bad for Halak. The Slovaks couldn't have played much worse defense in the 2nd period.

artie_fufkin wrote:

Russia got hosed on what should have been its third goal, and I hate deciding games in shootouts, but in a short tournament like this, two points are huge. Way to get it done, T.J. Oshie.

Based on the rule, it appeared the refs got it right. The goal was out of place. The US was really lucky there.

It takes a huge set of balls to keep going out there and taking shootout attempts. Oshie's looked like he was having fun.

artie_fufkin wrote:

More figure skating. Thank goodness.

I can't decide if I like the triple salchow, triple lutz, triple axle, or triple toe loop the best ...
 

don.rob11 wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

More figure skating. Thank goodness.

I can't decide if I like the triple salchow, triple lutz, triple axle, or triple toe loop the best ...
 

Which is the one that's most likely to induce a wardrobe malfunction in a women's costume?

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artie_fufkin wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

don.rob11 wrote:

I can't decide if I like the triple salchow, triple lutz, triple axle, or triple toe loop the best ...
 

Twizzles. It's all about the twizzles.

Is that a skating term, or are they eating licorice on the ice?
 

The answer to that question would require far more interest than I possess.

Switching gears a bit, there have been many over-hyped olympic athletes over the years, but if you're compiling a list, Lolo Jones has to be near the top. 

"there have been many over-hyped olympic athletes over the years, but if you're compiling a list, Lolo Jones has to be near the top. "

Ugh. Don't even get me stahhhtid, as they say around here. And it's never her fault. She's loses because her shoes were too tight, or the weather was too humid, or she was running a fever of 98.7 degrees.
And what especially drives me crazy is she became a media whore, actively seeking every last ounce of publicity, and then every time she loses she claims there was too much pressure put on her. I've never rooted against Americans in the Olympics, with the exceptions of Carl Lewis and Lolo Jones.

JV wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

don.rob11 wrote:

I can't decide if I like the triple salchow, triple lutz, triple axle, or triple toe loop the best ...
 

Which is the one that's most likely to induce a wardrobe malfunction in a women's costume?

Either the double galshow, the nipple whoa oops, or the rip 'n' azzshow.

Just a different way of giving you a rec.

Maybe it's just me, but I figure naked, full-contact women's figure skating would probably draw a lot more viewers. 

artie_fufkin wrote:

JV wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

Which is the one that's most likely to induce a wardrobe malfunction in a women's costume?

Either the double galshow, the nipple whoa oops, or the rip 'n' azzshow.

Just a different way of giving you a rec.

Maybe it's just me, but I figure naked, full-contact women's figure skating would probably draw a lot more viewers. 

Depends on the participants.  The female half of the US team that won the Ice Dancing gold medal has about the same figure as my 13 year old son.
 

Well the moment is nearly upon us... The entire Olympics summed up in one competition. A moment that I don't have to pretend has interest to avoid looking like I hate America.

The United States vs Canada in the men's hockey semifinals. The only goddamned event I can be brought to watch and care about, and the pinnacle of world superpowers coming together to rematch the gold medal match from 2010.

Have to give credit to Canada for being the better team today. But I think they're playing the best team in the tournament on Sunday.