Winter Olympics
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Winter Olympics
Is it me or wasnt the last winter olympics in Canada? Or have i just remembered the film Cool Runnings again....
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Lol whut
Canada's only had one other winter olympics. '88 in Calgary I think.
Canada's only had one other winter olympics. '88 in Calgary I think.
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and there has already been a fatal accident :S ( and that was before the games even started )
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poor wallaby-notorious- wrote:and there has already been a fatal accident :S ( and that was before the games even started )
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r.i.p. Nodar
man that accident looked brutal
i cant believe some channels were showing the accident like over and over again, fackkk
man that accident looked brutal
i cant believe some channels were showing the accident like over and over again, fackkk
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dude, we got a still shot of the impact on the cover of the hugging USATODAY. i mean lowest common denominator anyone?gamanche wrote:r.i.p. Nodar
man that accident looked brutal
i cant believe some channels were showing the accident like over and over again, fackkk
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Canada has held 2 winter olympics the 80's one someone mentioned and one some 15-20ish years before I believe.
oh btw Congrats canadians! You finally won a gold while hosting it!
oh btw Congrats canadians! You finally won a gold while hosting it!
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SiN wrote:Canada has held 2 winter olympics the 80's one someone mentioned and one some 15-20ish years before I believe.
oh btw Congrats canadians! You finally won a gold while hosting it!
like i said. EVERY winter Olympics!...(that i bothered to watch.)
Canada is 1:1 fav for men's hockey.
U.S. is 1:8.
anyone wanna take that bet? lets not go crazy and say...1k tokens.
i know Sid's a Canadian but that doesn't mean instant win "eh"?
...i still love you ACE, noto, helli, and everyone else silly enough to bet against me.
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hug Canada
USA Wins!
USA Wins!
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USA USA
well, unfortunately no one took the bet.
also it wasn't for a medal.
however, The US team played and won a pivotal position in tonight's mens hockey win over team Canada in Vancouver, Canada.
Our Heros name?
5 R Jamie Langenbrunner 61 15 37 52 10 30 4 2 2 182 8.2 <----thats means he's reallyfuckingood!
CAPTAIN for the NJ DEVILS: team captain after "godlike on size" Mr.Scott Stevens.
also CAPTAIN US MENS HOCKEY OLYMPIC TEAM." Soon to be Gold Medalists"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8uhSBENi5g
Anyone care to wager a bet against NJ taking the Mr. Stanley s cup again for a year?
same odds.
well, unfortunately no one took the bet.
also it wasn't for a medal.
however, The US team played and won a pivotal position in tonight's mens hockey win over team Canada in Vancouver, Canada.
Our Heros name?
5 R Jamie Langenbrunner 61 15 37 52 10 30 4 2 2 182 8.2 <----thats means he's reallyfuckingood!
CAPTAIN for the NJ DEVILS: team captain after "godlike on size" Mr.Scott Stevens.
also CAPTAIN US MENS HOCKEY OLYMPIC TEAM." Soon to be Gold Medalists"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8uhSBENi5g
Anyone care to wager a bet against NJ taking the Mr. Stanley s cup again for a year?
same odds.
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Oh BBQ. I hear canadians were very upset in candia land. Quite the disappointment to lose to the USA.
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The devils will not win the cup this year. Maybe Washington they look really good ATM BUT the wheels might fall off onthe backstreatch!!!!! My moneys on the Senators!!!!!!! Go Sens Go!!
And we let the U.S win the game on Sunday to lure them into a false sense of security!!!!!!!
EVERYONE KNOWS HOCKEY IS CANADAS GAME
And we let the U.S win the game on Sunday to lure them into a false sense of security!!!!!!!
EVERYONE KNOWS HOCKEY IS CANADAS GAME
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I'm from Ottawa and still think the Sens can't win BBQ. They always die in the first or second round of playoffs, if they make it that is...River: wrote:The devils will not win the cup this year. Maybe Washington they look really good ATM BUT the wheels might fall off onthe backstreatch!!!!! My moneys on the Senators!!!!!!! Go Sens Go!!
And we let the U.S win the game on Sunday to lure them into a false sense of security!!!!!!!
EVERYONE KNOWS HOCKEY IS CANADAS GAME
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Anybody who participates in the Luge has balls of steel...
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Well a heart felt congratulations go to Canada's ice hockey team. It was an amazing game (for the last period at least.)
My heart was racing the last 40 seconds and I actually got up off the bed to sit on the floor a foot from the TV. I was thinking in those last few seconds the cinderella team Slovakia is going to beat the big boys on their home ice. However, tonight wasn't to be for the 'Vakians.
The salute/sendoff to the Canadian fans from Team Slovakia was nearly tear-jerking, as gay as that sounds I was moved by the professionalism and respect this team showed to the world community and to Canada after a heart wrenching defeat.
"Le hockey est le jeu du CANADA. One fan was quoted after the game. We'll see I thought.
All of Canada's goals were scored in the first period and they looked like the team to beat. However, their third period mess might be signs of weakness and USA should jump all over those.
See you on Sunday for the gold!
/Excited about ice hockey somehow-Major.
p.s. Chiccy: when i was 10 we had this mountain (really big hill) a few miles from my house the older kids and generations before us nicknamed "Blood and Guts" (also Pattens Nickname during WWII) rumor had it a few kids died on it during sledding disasters. 1st of all, it was steep. 2nd, it had a rock bed creak at the bottom just as the hill started to plateau (kind of a reverse plateau but you get the idea yeah?). If you didn't hit the jump you crashed and got hurt, ALL TIMES really bad. If we only filled in the creak with snow instead of making a jump over it no one would ever gotten hurt.
point is, without stricter safety measures: luge is for idiots. not the brave.
My heart was racing the last 40 seconds and I actually got up off the bed to sit on the floor a foot from the TV. I was thinking in those last few seconds the cinderella team Slovakia is going to beat the big boys on their home ice. However, tonight wasn't to be for the 'Vakians.
The salute/sendoff to the Canadian fans from Team Slovakia was nearly tear-jerking, as gay as that sounds I was moved by the professionalism and respect this team showed to the world community and to Canada after a heart wrenching defeat.
"Le hockey est le jeu du CANADA. One fan was quoted after the game. We'll see I thought.
All of Canada's goals were scored in the first period and they looked like the team to beat. However, their third period mess might be signs of weakness and USA should jump all over those.
See you on Sunday for the gold!
/Excited about ice hockey somehow-Major.
p.s. Chiccy: when i was 10 we had this mountain (really big hill) a few miles from my house the older kids and generations before us nicknamed "Blood and Guts" (also Pattens Nickname during WWII) rumor had it a few kids died on it during sledding disasters. 1st of all, it was steep. 2nd, it had a rock bed creak at the bottom just as the hill started to plateau (kind of a reverse plateau but you get the idea yeah?). If you didn't hit the jump you crashed and got hurt, ALL TIMES really bad. If we only filled in the creak with snow instead of making a jump over it no one would ever gotten hurt.
point is, without stricter safety measures: luge is for idiots. not the brave.
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there was sooooo much tension in that game! lol
the first game where u.s.a beat canada... soooo many americans i know, bragged like crazy... then when are womens team wins gold against them... none of them seemed interested in hockey or anything lolz
anyways... rematch for canada vs usa... will be a tuff game... but we are going for multiple hockey golds
the first game where u.s.a beat canada... soooo many americans i know, bragged like crazy... then when are womens team wins gold against them... none of them seemed interested in hockey or anything lolz
anyways... rematch for canada vs usa... will be a tuff game... but we are going for multiple hockey golds
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I was like 2 feet from the tv watching the last 50 seconds or so...sooooooo close...
Hockey ftw...
No hard feelings, whoever wins tomorrow?
Hockey ftw...
No hard feelings, whoever wins tomorrow?
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epic match today
and i think if canada wins gold today vs u.s.a
canada will have the most golds in an olympics in the winter olympics ever woooot
and i think if canada wins gold today vs u.s.a
canada will have the most golds in an olympics in the winter olympics ever woooot
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United States gold 9 silver 14 bronze 13 total 36gamanche wrote:epic match today
and i think if canada wins gold today vs u.s.a
canada will have the most golds in an olympics in the winter olympics ever woooot
Germany 10 12 7 29
Canada 13 7 5 25
Norway 8 8 6 22
Austria 4 6 6 16
sorry a-c-e. not even close.
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But if we calculate in medals per capita...Major wrote:United States gold 9 silver 14 bronze 13 total 36gamanche wrote:epic match today
and i think if canada wins gold today vs u.s.a
canada will have the most golds in an olympics in the winter olympics ever woooot
Germany 10 12 7 29
Canada 13 7 5 25
Norway 8 8 6 22
Austria 4 6 6 16
sorry a-c-e. not even close.
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Please do madace, calculate the medals per capita, please, even though the population of a country has nothing to do with the few ppl that play in the olympics, Im intrested in seeing your math.MadAce wrote:But if we calculate in medals per capita...Major wrote:United States gold 9 silver 14 bronze 13 total 36gamanche wrote:epic match today
and i think if canada wins gold today vs u.s.a
canada will have the most golds in an olympics in the winter olympics ever woooot
Germany 10 12 7 29
Canada 13 7 5 25
Norway 8 8 6 22
Austria 4 6 6 16
sorry a-c-e. not even close.
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in that case, i'd like to see how you calculated that 'total population size' and 'amount olympic atheletes' are uncorrelated.
I suggest using linear single regression in SPSS , but I'm sure you've already done that.
I suggest using linear single regression in SPSS , but I'm sure you've already done that.
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Medals per capita has been a measuring stick for prowess in the Olympics for decades. Do you honestly think (err... no, you don't think) a country like Liechtenstein with a population of 34,498 has an equal opportunity for medals than a country like the US, the latter of which can pool out of the talents of over 300 million people and has more stadiums and similar equipment in one city than Liechtenstein has in it's entire country?nine-breaker wrote:Please do madace, calculate the medals per capita, please, even though the population of a country has nothing to do with the few ppl that play in the olympics, Im intrested in seeing your math.MadAce wrote:
But if we calculate in medals per capita...
Do you have any idea of the massive differences in scale between both country's sports infrastructure?
This, my grey-matter challenged friend, is NOT a good example of scalability.
At first I thought you just lacked oxygen at birth. But now I'm beginning to think you were born in the vacuum of space and then left there for a few hours. Seriously.
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proof! Madace is an illiterate idiot. quick, nine-breaker, your moment! jump on him!MadAce wrote: Do you honestly think (err... no, you don't think) a country like Liechtenstein with a population of 34,498 has an equal opportunity for medals than a country like the US
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Nah, I just like to post random BBQ talking trash about him, then never read what he replies back, should supply me with about 3 more days of entertainment.-nox- wrote:proof! Madace is an illiterate idiot. quick, nine-breaker, your moment! jump on him!MadAce wrote: Do you honestly think (err... no, you don't think) a country like Liechtenstein with a population of 34,498 has an equal opportunity for medals than a country like the US
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Oh, you're so witty, and smart. It's overwhelming.nine-breaker wrote:Nah, I just like to post random BBQ talking trash about him, then never read what he replies back, should supply me with about 3 more days of entertainment.-nox- wrote:proof! Madace is an illiterate idiot. quick, nine-breaker, your moment! jump on him!MadAce wrote: Do you honestly think (err... no, you don't think) a country like Liechtenstein with a population of 34,498 has an equal opportunity for medals than a country like the US
Tho I should be courteous and allow you your fun for the next 3 days. That's 3 days you'll have fun with me and the people at the mental asylum don't get sh!t flung at them whenever you're bored.
I should grant them that. Leaves them only to wipe up your drool and restrain you from humping the wall sockets.
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ummmm, im pretty sure i said most golds? it looks like canada has 13 golds? correct me if im wrong?Major wrote:United States gold 9 silver 14 bronze 13 total 36gamanche wrote:epic match today
and i think if canada wins gold today vs u.s.a
canada will have the most golds in an olympics in the winter olympics ever woooot
Germany 10 12 7 29
Canada 13 7 5 25
Norway 8 8 6 22
Austria 4 6 6 16
sorry a-c-e. not even close.