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February 9th, 2014 at 8:26 AM
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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.
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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)

 

"The guts and glue of the Maize and Blue" - Bob Ufer

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February 9th, 2014 at 8:30 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. 

 

Muppets and MICH!

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February 9th, 2014 at 8:44 AM
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That's huge!

That's huge!

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February 9th, 2014 at 9:25 AM
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Results?

Post em if you got em,



We're in the safe zone

 

"The guts and glue of the Maize and Blue" - Bob Ufer

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February 9th, 2014 at 9:52 AM
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Darker Blue
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  Run
 
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Run 4
Total
Difference
 
1
GermanyFelix Loch
52.185
51.964
51.613
-
2:35.762
-
 
2
RussiaAlbert Demchenko
52.170
52.273
51.707
-
2:36.150
+0.388
 
3
ItalyArmin Zoeggeler
52.506
52.387
51.910
-
2:36.803
+1.041
 
4
RussiaSemen Pavlichenko
52.660
52.593
51.928
-
2:37.181
+1.419
 
5
GermanyAndi Langenhan
52.707
52.480
52.073
-
2:37.260
+1.498
 
 
Russia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Latvia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Switzerland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Latvia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Norway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Latvia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Slovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Czech Republic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Romania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ukraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tonga
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ukraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Korea
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Moldova
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Independent Olympians
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bulgaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chinese Taipei
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Muppets and MICH!

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:30 AM
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Mr.and Mrs. Pavlichenko must have had an interesting

discussion when they decided what to name their son.

-- your resistance is futile.

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:42 AM
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Do male Russians

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

 

Maize and Blue glasses, y'all !

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:39 AM
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rob f
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Loch

appears to have the Gold all but loched up.

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

Maize and Blue glasses, y'all !

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February 9th, 2014 at 8:45 AM
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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?????

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

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

Wife/Avatar has upgraded www.inshapemom.com

 

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February 9th, 2014 at 8:58 AM
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I knew I should have become

I knew I should have become an Olympian. 

Muppets and MICH!

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:14 AM
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What time will that event be

What time will that event be on?

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:14 AM
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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.

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:56 AM
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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.

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:17 AM
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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.

 

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February 9th, 2014 at 9:07 AM
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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

Muppets and MICH!

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:07 AM
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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.

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:13 AM
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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?

 

"The guts and glue of the Maize and Blue" - Bob Ufer

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:54 AM
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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.

Maize and Blue glasses, y'all !

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:10 AM
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Shine on you crazy diamond 

Shine on you crazy diamond 

Muppets and MICH!

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:18 AM
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rob f
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Like

wow, man.

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

Maize and Blue glasses, y'all !

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February 9th, 2014 at 1:34 PM
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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.

"Get the fuck off my court"

- Darius Morris to Kalin Lucas

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February 9th, 2014 at 2:52 PM
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rob f
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Bummer

I guess the interwebs will have to give me my fix

Maize and Blue glasses, y'all !

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:14 AM
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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.

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:23 AM
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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.

 

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:23 AM
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FUCKING A - 'MERICA!

FUCKING A - 'MERICA!

AMERICA

Wife/Avatar has upgraded www.inshapemom.com

 

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:47 AM
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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?

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February 9th, 2014 at 9:47 PM
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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.

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:16 AM
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Apparently the Russians did

Apparently the Russians did not get the memo from Putin.

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:50 AM
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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.

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

RESULTS:

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:57 AM
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Tinder

status?

Maize and Blue glasses, y'all !

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:02 AM
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Not hot enough for the Jamaicans. She will have to settle

for Lichtenstein.

-- your resistance is futile.

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February 9th, 2014 at 10:50 AM
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Only two more years until

Only two more years until women's beach volleyball. 

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:00 AM
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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?

"Get the fuck off my court"

- Darius Morris to Kalin Lucas

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February 9th, 2014 at 2:49 PM
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Here's a link

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

Hope this helps:

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

 

"The guts and glue of the Maize and Blue" - Bob Ufer

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:12 AM
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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).

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:41 AM
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Hmmm . . . the pictures "are

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

 

 

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:43 AM
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Author may be a sword worshiper. Nothing wrong

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

"Get the fuck off my court"

- Darius Morris to Kalin Lucas

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February 9th, 2014 at 9:03 PM
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I have a new found interest

I have a new found interest in Russian female curling. 

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:41 AM
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Wiseguy
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Gracie Gold

Any idea when she is scheduled to skate?

"Get the fuck off my court"

- Darius Morris to Kalin Lucas

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:44 AM
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Bloomfield Hills gettin some

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

You stole three deaths from the Red God. We have to give them back. Speak three names and the man will do the rest.

OSU, MSU, Notre Dame

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:47 AM
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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.

 

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:50 AM
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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?

"Get the fuck off my court"

- Darius Morris to Kalin Lucas

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February 9th, 2014 at 12:11 PM
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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.

If you spell Crisler like the car company you should hand in your fan card before the next meeting.... Same goes for Ferry Field

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February 9th, 2014 at 12:15 PM
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You don't get CBC?  

You don't get CBC?  

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February 9th, 2014 at 12:21 PM
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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.

If you spell Crisler like the car company you should hand in your fan card before the next meeting.... Same goes for Ferry Field

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February 9th, 2014 at 2:43 PM
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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)

 

"The guts and glue of the Maize and Blue" - Bob Ufer

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February 9th, 2014 at 12:16 PM
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Pacioretty Hurt

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

Status for Team USA unknown.

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February 9th, 2014 at 12:22 PM
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I thought I heard he'd be out

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

If you spell Crisler like the car company you should hand in your fan card before the next meeting.... Same goes for Ferry Field

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February 9th, 2014 at 11:32 PM
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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)

“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft.  On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them.  Keep believing.”  

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February 9th, 2014 at 12:55 PM
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Davis and White will win

Davis and White will win gold. Pleasure to watch

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February 9th, 2014 at 1:01 PM
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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.

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