Winter Olympics

[Earl Hafler]

She's going for the restart

 

 

This is incredible

[Cobs]

Qualifies in 2nd. Fair feckin play to her

[Earl Hafler]

She even made a slight slip then !!! Qualified in second but doesn't look comfortable.

[Cobs]

Ha - she’s been disqualified

[Earl Hafler]

Jesus f***ing wept.

 

That will be an interesting interview

 

 

Massive crash in the following heat and three of the four go down

[Barnes' left foot]

These Olympics have not been kind to Elise Christie.

 

Did she break a mirror before these Games or something?

[Tosh]

I don't think she completed an event in Sochi either

[Earl Hafler]

She didn't. It's bizarre that such a convincing World Champ hasnt completed in six Olympic heats.

[Tommok]

So she is a bit s*** then?

[Cobs]

So she is a bit s*** then?

She’s World Champion at 1,000 & 1,500 and has the World Record time for the 500

 

She’s had 2 shocking Olympics though. If she comes back in 4 years time and wins Gold they’ll make a movie about her!

[Tommok]

ah ok didn't realise she was world champ

[Earl Hafler]

The speed skating has been farcical. Holland have won bronze without even taking part in the final because both Canada and China were disqualified.

[D.Boon]

It's a stupid event. The ski jumping was good.

[RP]

I wonder what Christie can actually do.

 

Maybe she should try sliding those stones down the ice. Like bowls.

 

Should be less chance of her falling over then, I'd have thought.

 

Or trial for Spurs - she goes down easily enough.

Edited February 20, 2018 by RP

[Hightown Phil]

I wonder what Christie can actually do.

 

Maybe she should try sliding those stones down the ice. Like bowls.

 

Should be less chance of her falling over then, I'd have thought.

 

Or trial for Spurs - she goes down easily enough.

 

She could be a curling stone, given how good she is at moving things out of the way while she's sliding along the ice. 

[Earl Hafler]

One of those people who are great to follow to the bar in a crowded pub

[Tommok]

I wonder what Christie can actually do.

 

she goes down easily enough.

*insert Kenneth Williams gif* Edited February 20, 2018 by TommoK

[Earl Hafler]

GB women spanked by the Swedish in the curling.

 

Based on what I’ve seen, they’re fortunate to be playing for a bronze

[Tommok]

GB women spanked by the Swedish in the curling.

Based on what I’ve seen, they’re fortunate to be playing for a bronze

they f***ed up the bronze too

[New York Red]

Crazy ice hockey. 3-3. Going into overtime.

[Beardsley]

Best nation.

Most medals.

 

Unbelievable for a tiny country.

[Beardsley]

And now Marit Bjørgen became the winningest winter olympier of all time. 15 medals, 8 of them gold.

She retires after winning the 30k cross-country

[Earl Hafler]

they f***ed up the bronze too

Yeah. Mad final shot. Very high risk, particularly when not playing well. Play safe, have another end.

Best nation.

Most medals.

Unbelievable for a tiny country.

Crazy. Masses of snow, ideal terrain. Who’d have thought it ?

 

 

Netherlands are the surprise package

[cymrococh]

Yeah who would have thought that a country near the arctic circle with a really high standard of living and great infrastructure would be good at winter sports?>

[Beardsley]

Of course we're good at winter sports, but it's been ages since we ended up as best nation. And we excelled in quite a few disiplines, unlike the Netherlands who are great at speed skating and nothing else.