Yes, it's bad luck, and maybe he would have died anyway, but if the beams where completely covered with some sort of rubber - not just the beams, but the gaps too, so that there were no crevaces just a flat surface... perhaps he would have died anyway, but perhaps he would have been able to roll/tumble back on to the ice and slide to the end...
Granted, you take the risk to compete in those races.
2010 Winter Olympic Games
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Has anybody ever been to Vancouver B.C. ? I have , and these Olympics are just bringing back so many memories for me that I find myself looking for landmarks more than watching the competition. It is still a very beautiful place, the only place outside the U.S. I ever wanted to live. Well except for Playa Del Carmen.
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Happy birthday for whenever it is Mr Broken! I'm not sure how the cake would survive a 20 hour flight, but you never know... 
Nope, never been to Vancouver either.
Congrats on Australia's silver, Stevie!
For me, it was nice to see the American veteran Bode Miller back on the podium in the Men's Downhill, after being shut out in Turin 2006.
I was rooting for him because he was one of the few familiar names in the event, as I haven't followed the world cup ski circuit in years.
Congrats on Australia's silver, Stevie!
For me, it was nice to see the American veteran Bode Miller back on the podium in the Men's Downhill, after being shut out in Turin 2006.
I was rooting for him because he was one of the few familiar names in the event, as I haven't followed the world cup ski circuit in years.
Whew ... my Olympic comments... 
Opening ceremonies were, overall, pretty sweet. My biggest complaint was timing and pacing ... it was really off. But visually, it was fantastic! When those whales cam swimming through the stadium .. wow.. I loved the fiddler's number.. and KD Lang!!! WOW! never was a fan of hers, but sh!t, the girl has pipes! She absolutely nailed that L.C. song!
Too bad about the hydraulics manfunction.
And as Gretzky left the stadium to light the outdoor torch, we were laughing ... not just because it was longer to get there than we were expecting, but only in Canada can you see something like that: a superstar riding in the back of an open pickup, carrying THE olympic torch to light THE main torch with people running along side the truck waving, etc, all without ANY security whatsoever. LOL. hilarious.
And, for us Canucks, to finally have a gold medal won on home soil was special. The Canucks are certainly coming out strong in the snowboarding events: 2 gold and a silver! sweet!
And what the heck is this we hear about some UK papers reporting that this is the worst Olympic games ever?!!??!!?!
No offence to our brothers across the pond, but, jeez, didn't the UK 'journalists' learn anything about decorum in Beijing?...
Like others have posted, I certainly LOVE the speed involved in the Winter Olympics. Even events like curling (which I also LOVE) is heightened. Kevin Martin rules!
Now, my focus turns to (what else?) HOCKEY!
Canadian women doing well ... but the US team is really strong ....
And the men ... well, fingers crossed.. (do we have a looney buried in the ice this time?...)
Opening ceremonies were, overall, pretty sweet. My biggest complaint was timing and pacing ... it was really off. But visually, it was fantastic! When those whales cam swimming through the stadium .. wow.. I loved the fiddler's number.. and KD Lang!!! WOW! never was a fan of hers, but sh!t, the girl has pipes! She absolutely nailed that L.C. song!
Too bad about the hydraulics manfunction.
And as Gretzky left the stadium to light the outdoor torch, we were laughing ... not just because it was longer to get there than we were expecting, but only in Canada can you see something like that: a superstar riding in the back of an open pickup, carrying THE olympic torch to light THE main torch with people running along side the truck waving, etc, all without ANY security whatsoever. LOL. hilarious.
And, for us Canucks, to finally have a gold medal won on home soil was special. The Canucks are certainly coming out strong in the snowboarding events: 2 gold and a silver! sweet!
And what the heck is this we hear about some UK papers reporting that this is the worst Olympic games ever?!!??!!?!
No offence to our brothers across the pond, but, jeez, didn't the UK 'journalists' learn anything about decorum in Beijing?...
Like others have posted, I certainly LOVE the speed involved in the Winter Olympics. Even events like curling (which I also LOVE) is heightened. Kevin Martin rules!
Now, my focus turns to (what else?) HOCKEY!
Canadian women doing well ... but the US team is really strong ....
And the men ... well, fingers crossed.. (do we have a looney buried in the ice this time?...)
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Pommie papers seem to have many journo's that like to say that sort of stuff - but usually against their own (I'm thinking English cricket team...). Anyway, I'm now going to run and hide...Usivius wrote: And what the heck is this we hear about some UK papers reporting that this is the worst Olympic games ever?!!??!!?!
No offence to our brothers across the pond, but, jeez, didn't the UK 'journalists' learn anything about decorum in Beijing?...
I watched some speed skating last night - wow, that's impressive. Those skates!!
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The speed skating is amazing!matrixman wrote:Speaking of speed skating, I'm happy for Christine Nesbitt's win in the women's 1000m today.
Just saw this!
Woo bloody hoo! 1st Aussie gold!Australian Torah Bright has won a gold medal in the women's snowboard halfpipe at the Winter Olympics.
Having said that, I'm not really that patriotic! Some of these athletes astound me!
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I do enjoy the Winter olympics, and being in Australia we only get to see a lot of those sports every 4 years. We have plenty of the regular skiing/snowboarding (yes, we have our own ski resorts, and I'm not talking about New Zealand!) but it's the hockey, curling, luge, bobsled and speed skating we never see.
And the best thing about the Winder olympics - NO BLOODY SWIMMING! Most boring sport (sic) in the world.. Next to Association Football (soccer).
And the best thing about the Winder olympics - NO BLOODY SWIMMING! Most boring sport (sic) in the world.. Next to Association Football (soccer).
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I have a beef with the Olympics.
Not really the Olympics, but with fans of the Olympics.
I was listening to the news the other day, and they were talking about Canada's medal count; they said something like, "We now have three gold medals."
I'm sorry, "We"????
I don't have any Gold Medals. The Newscaster Didn't have any gold medals.
There is one thing to be proud of your countrymen/women...but bragging about the Olympic team, like you are a part of it...?
Seems a little pretentious to me.
Not really the Olympics, but with fans of the Olympics.
I was listening to the news the other day, and they were talking about Canada's medal count; they said something like, "We now have three gold medals."
I'm sorry, "We"????
I don't have any Gold Medals. The Newscaster Didn't have any gold medals.
There is one thing to be proud of your countrymen/women...but bragging about the Olympic team, like you are a part of it...?
Seems a little pretentious to me.
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a cabernet sauvignon
a bottle in the cellar
the kind you keep for a really long time
a cabernet sauvignon
a bottle in the cellar
the kind you keep for a really long time
Well, I think it's just a way of saying, "Canada now has three gold medals." Or "our athletes now have three gold medals." I don't interpret it as the fans bragging that they had a hand in the medals. All right, maybe some are, but certainly not me. I think saying "we" is just expressing the collective national spirit, or some such thing. But, you made me think about it. 
Anyway, I just watched the replay of John Montgomery's gold medal run in men's skeleton. Terrific win for Team Canada! (Happier now?
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But, I have to say, skeleton is like the insane version of luge.
Anyway, I just watched the replay of John Montgomery's gold medal run in men's skeleton. Terrific win for Team Canada! (Happier now?
)But, I have to say, skeleton is like the insane version of luge.