Winter Olympics from Pyeongchang

[MiK1138]

....... I once stood at the top of the Olympic ski jump in Oslo, and no amount of money could convince me to ever jump off it.

However a small shove in the back might

 

[Bollo]

C'mon Elise, short track speed skating very soon...

Phew! Crap line for the final though.

Spoiler: Finals Result

Bugger!

 

[Crackle]

I refer to my first post, which I won't repeat, however I was hoping to be wrong.

 

[Bollo]

... and the inevitability of thingy Christie crashing and being disqualified, inevitable.

I only quote this because I haven't heard anyone be called 'Thingy' since I was about 5.

I'm off to the rink this evening so I might take my skates and attempt a Christie-style tribute crash. Mind you, Basingstoke ice is more akin to Mogul skiing.

 

[Crackle]

I only quote this because I haven't heard anyone be called 'Thingy' since I was about 5.

I'm off to the rink this evening so I might take my skates and attempt a Christie-style tribute crash. Mind you, Basingstoke ice is more akin to Mogul skiing.

It was either thingy or doodah.

 

[Bollo]

It was either thingy or doodah.

Thingy is better.

(Thanks to @DP for taking the time to sign the petition.)

 

[lazybloke]

Gotta love the Curling, slinging a daud of stone along a wad of ice whats not to like.

Tis certainly very different from all the high-octane sports. I like seeing and hearing the strategy develop as each 'end' progresses.

Their accuracy is amazing too.

 

[MiK1138]

BBC website just showed 2 Luge runs overlapped, I thought they where racing together when i first looked

 

[Fnaar]

I notice that there were only about 12 people watching the mens' ski jump.

I love watching the ski-jump. I was always fascinated by it as a kid, but clearly to Eddie the Eagle levels

 

[Fnaar]

Comedian (can't remember who) on Radio 4 described the winter olympics as "53 ways of sliding"
He then pointed out that the Luge was sliding down on your back, and the Skeleton is sliding down on your front ... what makes you good at one and not at the other?

 

[Reynard]

Gotta love the Curling, slinging a daud of stone along a wad of ice whats not to like. Not sure why we brits dont have a mixed team though

Team GB just missed out on qualifying. They were the ninth-ranked team by a single point.

Curling is the one I really want to try other than x-country skiing. I'll probably be ghastly at it, but I admire the skill - it's a cross between bowls and billiards, but with the certainties of friction taken away.

 

[MiK1138]

Team GB just missed out on qualifying. They were the ninth-ranked team by a single point.

Curling is the one I really want to try other than x-country skiing. I'll probably be ghastly at it, but I admire the skill - it's a cross between bowls and billiards, but with the certainties of friction taken away.

Bunch of us in work where just discussing getting a curling evening somewhere

 

[Reynard]

Bunch of us in work where just discussing getting a curling evening somewhere

Sounds like a fun thing to do.

Hate to think where my nearest curling facility is...

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Finding the BBC highlights clips are being ruined by ott graphics.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

I've met Eve Muirhead a few times - her team practice on a rink at the gym I used to go to. Very pleasant girl but a bit of a sharp tongue.