Sochi 2014 ****Official Winter Olympics thread****

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Lets hope some have learnt from Jacobellis' showboating at Turin! Love Ed Leigh's commentary on this.... FRIIIEEEDEN, FRIIIEEEDEN!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/25102185

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Lets hope some have learnt from Jacobellis' showboating at Turin! Love Ed Leigh's commentary on this.... FRIIIEEEDEN, FRIIIEEEDEN!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/25102185

Brilliant moment.

And the aussie winning the gold in the speed skating when everyone else fell over was LOVELY.

 

[banjo]

Open ceremony on now BBC 2.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Has anything gay happened yet?

They let Claire Balding in!

#Progress.

 

[vegster]

They let Claire Balding in!

#Progress.

Russian Homophobic Thug v Claire Balding is a nailed on away win !

 

[Birdie Boy]

The ski cross and boarder cross is is great but nowhere near as mental as the skiers on the moguls!

 

[Fef]

I'm looking forward to the ski cross which is quite frankly mental

I can't see the Mantis Shrimp doing well in this event; it's gotta be the Honey Badger.

 

[glasfryn]

Open ceremony on now BBC 2.

bit like ours was


only with snow

 

[banjo]

It that the latest fashion in Russia wearing chandeliers.

 

[Giraffe]

Germany bloody hell

 

[pasty]

Dutch team of 86, and 82 of them are speed skaters

 

[Weststander]

Looking forward to:
All the alpine skiing, mens and women's
Ice hockey (the games between the better nations)
Sliding, where we have a chance of medals
Full size track speed skating
Biathlon/nordic skiing - may have a look
Women's curling - some of the teams are aesthetically pleasing

I've loved the Winter Olympics all the way back to 1976 and 1980 - great childhood memories of Klammer, Curry, the Heiden's, the US beating the ice hockey professionals of Czechoslovakia and USSR. All broadcast brilliantly by the BBC, David Vine and Brighton's Alan Weeks.

 

[symyjym]

Did anyone see Dispatches (Hunted) the other day? Quite shocking the way anti gay groups/gangs are going around like the SS did with Jews in Nazi Germany with the authority turning a blind eye.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/videos/all/hunted

 

[1066familyman]

Another vote for ski & snowboard cross here. As others have said, it's MENTAL and fantastic to watch!

I also particularly like the bob and luge events and speed skating too. But I'll watch as much as I can of pretty much anything.

Oh, and as ever I'll be cheering on anyone who plays the U.S.A at ice hockey.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

Ice Hockey,rusky's,yanks,canadians,swedes,czechs great stuff

downhill isn't it the blue riband of the winter olympics

ski jumping,these guys are nuts!

anything where we have a shout of a medal

 

[Butch Willykins]

Two British lads about to Kick off (is that the word?) in the snow board slopestyle final.

On BBC2 now.

Come on boys.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Jesus H Christ, the technical development in British snowboarding has been massive in recent years. It's not long since the best run from a Brit would have a 900 flat spin as the best trick. These booters are massive and they're stomping everything. Kudos

 

[vegster]

Jesus H Christ, the technical development in British snowboarding has been massive in recent years. It's not long since the best run from a Brit would have a 900 flat spin as the best trick. These booters are massive and they're stomping everything. Kudos

Are you saying that we have learned to grease our tea trays ?

 

[Butch Willykins]

I can feel a medal coming on!

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

This slope style is amazing, and superb Nichols is in 2nd going into final run