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Started by ItsaDuc, February 07, 2014, 07:40:14 PM

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Rameses

#30
February 12, 2014, 06:41:12 AM
Quote from: DanTheMan on February 11, 2014, 10:47:07 PM
Pretty sure they already do with a world cup in each discipline, but olympics just get the most TV coverage and prestige.


...enough so that one might even consider calling it "the biggest stage"?


Ducatamount

#31
February 13, 2014, 04:58:28 AM
Quote from: Rameses on February 12, 2014, 06:41:12 AM

...enough so that one might even consider calling it "the biggest stage"?




Well... it depends who you are asking. Many of the athletes don't consider the Olympics to be the most important competition they enter.

On a different note: Congratulations to the womens downhill gold medal duo. Tied to the hundredth of a second!  [clap]
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scaramanga

#32
February 13, 2014, 08:02:47 AM
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On a different note: Congratulations to the womens downhill gold medal duo. Tied to the hundredth of a second!
that was simply incredible, very glad to have been able to witness that in my lifetime.
One of the coolest video special effects i've ever seen was the CBC superimposed the 2 runs and replayed it. very cool
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Rameses

#33
February 13, 2014, 08:42:05 AM


What exactly do they do in that case?

Do they have spare medals on hand?

After the games, what do they do with the extra medals that aren't used?


ZLTFUL

#34
February 13, 2014, 10:31:02 AM
Shani Davis looked like he just didn't give 2 shits. Either he hurt himself and backed off or just said eff it after the first lap of the 1000m. Of course, with the Dutch picking up 12 speedskating medals so far, I would be seriously disenchanted too...
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Ducatamount

#35
February 13, 2014, 10:59:13 AM
Quote from: Rameses on February 13, 2014, 08:42:05 AM

What exactly do they do in that case?

Do they have spare medals on hand?

After the games, what do they do with the extra medals that aren't used?




In this case two gold medals and one bronze were awarded. No silver.
There have been other medals tied in the Olympics. IIRC there was a tie for silver at Nagano in one of the mens skiing events (forget which one).
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Triple J

#36
February 13, 2014, 11:20:05 AM Last Edit: February 13, 2014, 11:23:49 AM by Triple J
Rameses is asking logistically what do they do. Presumably they only bring a gold, silver, and bronze medal for each sport...or do they bring spares to cover ties? And if they do, what happens to the unused ones?

...and google is our friend:

http://tinyurl.com/nr7bjto

Ducatamount

#37
February 13, 2014, 01:20:39 PM
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ItsaDuc

#38
February 13, 2014, 07:17:48 PM
The Americans looked impressive today in hockey. Nice start.

Ducatamount

#39
February 14, 2014, 04:19:24 AM
Congratulations to the mens slopestyle sking medal winners. A USA sweep!  [bow_down]
http://news.yahoo.com/glance-american-men-39-slopestyle-skiing-sweep-163921302.html
Also, congratulations to Devin Logan on her silver in the womens slopestyle skiing.
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Rameses

#40
February 14, 2014, 10:51:50 AM
Quote from: Triple J on February 13, 2014, 11:20:05 AM
Rameses is asking logistically what do they do. Presumably they only bring a gold, silver, and bronze medal for each sport...or do they bring spares to cover ties? And if they do, what happens to the unused ones?

...and google is our friend:

http://tinyurl.com/nr7bjto



All my questions have been answered!

(Okay, not all of them.  But all of my Olympic medal questions anyway...)


Grampa

#41
February 15, 2014, 04:30:48 PM
womens curlers


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red baron

#42
February 15, 2014, 04:54:03 PM
What a finish to the women's cross country ski team.
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kopfjäger

#43
February 15, 2014, 05:46:43 PM
Quote from: red baron on February 15, 2014, 04:54:03 PM
What a finish to the women's cross country ski team.

That race finish was un make the beast with two backsing believable!!!!
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WarrenJ

#44
February 15, 2014, 06:13:28 PM
Making up 25 seconds on the last leg of the relay!  WOW..   I remember in the Vancouver Olympics, I think it was a Slovenian gal in the cross country sprints fell down an embankment during warmup, and skied all four of her races and took sliver with a punctured lung and broken ribs.  TOUGH!!!!!!!

I skied a couple biathlon matches - I remember telling the referee that if anyone found a lung out on the course, it was probably mine. 
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