Open Thread – Sochi Olympic Spoilers – 2/9

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Open Thread – Sochi Olympic Spoilers – 2/9

S-O-S!! Spoiler results are posted here

Do not continue past the picture below if you don’t want to know early results.

If the mods and readers are agreeable, let’s use this format going forward.
MgoPosters can use this thread to post results and discuss winners, controversies, etc. that will be shown later in the day during prime time.
If you start an Open Thread, please add a picture that shows the International beauty of these Olympics, including name, country, and sport.

Your moment of Zen: Maxime (24), Chloe (22), and Justine (19) Dufour-Lapointe of Canada; all three (!) made the freestyle skier team for Sochi. (Spoiler info below)

February 9th, 2014 at 9:30 AM

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LUGE LUGE LUGE LUGE LUGE

LUGE LUGE LUGE LUGE LUGE LUGE

Luge and bobsled are the greatest racing sports ever in the history of man.

I stayed awake this morning just to watch the Luge.

February 9th, 2014 at 9:44 AM

(Reply to #2) #3

pkatz

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That's huge!

February 9th, 2014 at 10:25 AM

(Reply to #2) #4

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Results?

Post em if you got em,

We're in the safe zone

February 9th, 2014 at 10:52 AM

(Reply to #7) #5

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Run

Run 1

Run 2

Run 3

Run 4

Total

Difference

Felix Loch

52.185

51.964

51.613

2:35.762

Albert Demchenko

52.170

52.273

51.707

2:36.150

+0.388

Armin Zoeggeler

52.506

52.387

51.910

2:36.803

+1.041

Semen Pavlichenko

52.660

52.593

51.928

2:37.181

+1.419

Andi Langenhan

52.707

52.480

52.073

2:37.260

+1.498

February 9th, 2014 at 11:30 AM

(Reply to #8) #6

MadMonkey

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Mr.and Mrs. Pavlichenko must have had an interesting

discussion when they decided what to name their son.

February 9th, 2014 at 11:42 AM

(Reply to #17) #7

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Do male Russians

get to chant, "Semen! Semen! Semen!" without having to look over their shoulders?

February 9th, 2014 at 11:39 AM

(Reply to #8) #8

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2554861/Just-wanna-match-Jamaica...

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Loch

appears to have the Gold all but loched up.

What about 'Murrica? Dow Chemical's investors want to know...

February 9th, 2014 at 9:45 AM

mGrowOld

Joined: 10/04/2010

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The single most amazing thing

The single most amazing thing to me so far in these Olympics is that THIS chick is complaining she cant find anybody to hook up with to do the nasty. WTF Olympians?????

Yes or no? Tinder is a location-based dating app that lets users browse for prospective partners nearby through profiles uploaded to the service. Users choose yes or no, and if there's a mutual match the app lets them know

February 9th, 2014 at 9:58 AM

(Reply to #4) #10

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I knew I should have become

I knew I should have become an Olympian.

February 9th, 2014 at 12:14 PM

(Reply to #9) #11

Bill the Butcher

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What time will that event be

What time will that event be on?

February 9th, 2014 at 11:14 AM

(Reply to #4) #12

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This reminds me of the

This reminds me of the supposed hook up of Katarina Witt (East Germany) and Alberto Tomba (Italy) awhile back.

February 9th, 2014 at 11:56 AM

(Reply to #13) #13

superstringer

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no no

That hookup only happened in La Bomba's fantasies (daily, apparently). When he met her, she gave him the ultimate cold shoulder. Katarina is the classic bee-yatch of all time. Props to her.

February 9th, 2014 at 12:17 PM

(Reply to #4) #14

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So here have a very pretty

So here have a very pretty young woman, and she's spending the next two weeks in an athletes' village, where literally all she has to do is open her door and be social. But she's trying instead to use Tinder and find another athlete online.

Kind of a sad commentary on modern society.

February 9th, 2014 at 10:07 AM

#15

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So NBCSP just did an aerial

So NBCSP just did an aerial view of Sochi, and holy smokes its absoutely beautiful

February 9th, 2014 at 11:07 AM

#16

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Does anyone else find it odd

Does anyone else find it odd that with the Olympics being in Russia that the Russian figure skaters would perform to music sung in English?

It would be easy enough to have it dubbed into Russian. Maybe on Russian TV it is in Russian.

The French skaters also performed to English versions.

February 9th, 2014 at 11:13 AM

(Reply to #10) #17

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Our very own Ashley Wagner

skated to Pink Floyd! How cool, but it's British. Don't we have US stoner bands?

February 9th, 2014 at 11:54 AM

(Reply to #11) #18

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Spoiler question:

What Pink Floyd tune did she skate to?

Stoners everywhere need to know; besides, by the time they show it on TV tonight, most of them will have forgotten the answer.

February 9th, 2014 at 12:10 PM

(Reply to #23) #19

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Shine on you crazy diamond

February 9th, 2014 at 12:18 PM

(Reply to #28) #20

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wow, man.

In all seriousness, though, great choice---and one of the Floyd tunes I thought it might be.

February 9th, 2014 at 2:34 PM

(Reply to #23) #21

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They showed the Wagner skate to Pink Floyd last

They showed the Wagner skate to Pink Floyd last night. Don't think they will show it again.

February 9th, 2014 at 3:52 PM

(Reply to #47) #22

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Bummer

I guess the interwebs will have to give me my fix

February 9th, 2014 at 11:14 AM

(Reply to #10) #23

The Dirty Nil

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It seems like American and

It seems like American and British music together are by far the most popular in the world.

February 9th, 2014 at 11:23 AM

(Reply to #10) #24

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English-language music is

English-language music is popular all over Europe. The skaters and their coaches may figure that it's good to choose a song that the judges/crowd are familiar with - or they might just like that particular song.

But really, it's the music, not the lyrics, that matters.

February 9th, 2014 at 11:23 AM

(Reply to #10) #25

mGrowOld

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FUCKING A - 'MERICA!

AMERICA

February 9th, 2014 at 11:47 AM

(Reply to #16) #26

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With that guy on our team how

With that guy on our team how is it we never win the biathlon?

February 9th, 2014 at 10:47 PM

(Reply to #21) #27

Yeoman

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One shot.

One shot is what it's all about. I keep telling people that, they don't listen.

----

That guy's still skiing his penalty laps from Salt Lake.

February 9th, 2014 at 11:16 AM

#28

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Apparently the Russians did

Apparently the Russians did not get the memo from Putin.

February 9th, 2014 at 11:50 AM

#29

Maison Bleue

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Jamie Anderson won Gold in

Jamie Anderson won Gold early this morning in slopestyle to give Team USA the slopestyle sweep. She is a looker too.

RESULTS:

February 9th, 2014 at 11:57 AM

(Reply to #18) #30

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Tinder

status?

February 9th, 2014 at 12:02 PM

(Reply to #25) #31

MadMonkey

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Not hot enough for the Jamaicans. She will have to settle

for Lichtenstein.

February 9th, 2014 at 11:50 AM

#32

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Only two more years until

Only two more years until women's beach volleyball.

February 9th, 2014 at 12:00 PM

#33

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What time do we have to stay up until to watch

What time do we have to stay up until to watch this stuff live?

February 9th, 2014 at 3:49 PM

(Reply to #26) #34

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/how-to-watch-the-sochi-olympics-live-streaming/

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Here's a link

and I think I heard 3:00 am EST. Not sure..

Hope this helps:

February 9th, 2014 at 12:12 PM

#35

superstringer

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HROC (Hot Russian Olympic Chicks)

SIAP... but when it comes to hotties at Sochi, the Russkies got us all covered -- not only are they hot, but they have no compunction about undressing them for the camera.

http://shine.yahoo.com/fashion/scantily-clad-russian-olympians-are-making-us-uncomfortable-230750259.html

These are just a few of the available pictures (SFW, unfortunately).

http://shine.yahoo.com/fashion/scantily-clad-russian-olympians-are-making-us-uncomfortable-230750259.html

February 9th, 2014 at 12:41 PM

(Reply to #29) #36

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Hmmm . . . the pictures "are

Hmmm . . . the pictures "are making us uncomfortable," says the author? I found them perfectly comforting myself.

February 9th, 2014 at 12:43 PM

(Reply to #33) #37

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Author may be a sword worshiper. Nothing wrong

Author may be a sword worshiper. Nothing wrong with that.

February 9th, 2014 at 10:03 PM

(Reply to #29) #38

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I have a new found interest

I have a new found interest in Russian female curling.

February 9th, 2014 at 12:41 PM

#39

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Gracie Gold

Any idea when she is scheduled to skate?

February 9th, 2014 at 12:44 PM

#40

Jaqen H'ghar

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Bloomfield Hills gettin some

Bloomfield Hills gettin some love. Weird that it's because of an Italian skater

February 9th, 2014 at 12:47 PM

(Reply to #36) #41

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A huge number of figure

A huge number of figure skaters/ice dancers (from all over the world) train in either Bloomfield Hills or Novi. It's pretty cool.

February 9th, 2014 at 12:50 PM

(Reply to #37) #42

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UofM got love because of the White/Davis tandem

UofM got love because of the White/Davis tandem last night.

Was Ashley Wagner from Royal Oak or was that someone else?

February 9th, 2014 at 1:11 PM

#43

Canadian

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Man NBC coverage sucks. They

Man NBC coverage sucks. They just had the medal ceremony for women's moguls and I guess the American tv market would rather watch a man behind a desk and commercials than to see a bronze. Maybe it was only bc they can't stand having the Canadian national anthem (as two of those sisters claimed the gold and silver) blaring over the air.

February 9th, 2014 at 1:15 PM

(Reply to #39) #44

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You don't get CBC?

February 9th, 2014 at 1:21 PM

(Reply to #40) #45

Canadian

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I had to flip over. Having

I had to flip over. Having American satellite means I only get CBC via aerial signal with rabbit ears.

February 9th, 2014 at 3:43 PM

(Reply to #39) #46

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/us-olympic-left-wing-pacioretty-hurt-montreal-021652708--nhl.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory

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NBC showed the finals last night

All skiers, not a shortened version. The US skier was very upset as this was here last event. (She's retiring)

February 9th, 2014 at 1:16 PM

#47

User -not THAT user

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Pacioretty Hurt

Status for Team USA unknown.

February 9th, 2014 at 1:22 PM

(Reply to #41) #48

Canadian

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I thought I heard he'd be out

I thought I heard he'd be out 4 weeks.

February 10th, 2014 at 12:32 AM

(Reply to #41) #49

Go Blue Rosie

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I think David Brandon tweeted

I think David Brandon tweeted tonight that Pacioretty had a 'close call' but was off to Sochi. (Sorry no link, am on my phone)

February 9th, 2014 at 1:55 PM

#50

samdrussBLUE

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Davis and White will win

Davis and White will win gold. Pleasure to watch

February 9th, 2014 at 2:01 PM

(Reply to #44) #51

Bocheezu

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Destroyed other ice dancers in team event

114.34 was highest score ever. They will dominate the individual ice dance event.

February 9th, 2014 at 2:06 PM

(Reply to #45) #52

samdrussBLUE

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I will admit. I don't have

I will admit. I don't have the eye to judge them. But just watching them, eye test. They are great. And I really have never even watched figure skating.

That 15 yr old Russian looked great in Ladies as well.

Amazing they just set a high score in free- and they no doubt have more set aside for the individual competition

February 10th, 2014 at 12:14 AM

(Reply to #46) #53

Michigasling

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That's why you can tell they're so great

You don't have to know a thing about what they're doing and you simply know.

February 9th, 2014 at 4:19 PM

(Reply to #44) #54

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That was as part of a team

That was as part of a team competition. They were first in their part of it but the U.S. team is not going to win gold.

February 9th, 2014 at 3:32 PM

#55

justingoblue

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For the record...

This is the format we had in mind.
One of the ladies (or men with an appreciation for it) is going to make this thread one morning and things will get real awkward up in here, which will cause me to chuckle several times at least.

February 9th, 2014 at 4:10 PM

#56

Bocheezu

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What the hell, NBC showing women's 3000m speed skating again

I've already seen this. Time to flip back to CBC again.

February 9th, 2014 at 4:32 PM

#57

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Speed skating on

Womans speed skating finals on NBC currently. We have a person in 10th and 24th place. Don't think we have ever been great on the womans side have we?

February 9th, 2014 at 5:41 PM

(Reply to #55) #58

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Bonnie Blair

from Champaign, IL. IIRC, she was Gold (Jerry) in two Olympics awhile back.

There is a commercial running with a little girl who makes a sign for her WI town. Her mom is a skater; the advertiser thinks she is good enough to run this spot.

Would have more info, but I'm on my phone.

February 9th, 2014 at 10:56 PM

#59

B-Nut-GoBlue

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I'm probably behind on this

I'm probably behind on this but I just watched the Downhill Men's during primetime. Bodie Miller started great but fell behind and off the podium. Bummer, was hoping he'd snag the gold.

February 9th, 2014 at 11:38 PM

(Reply to #59) #60