Let the games begin.

[Curly]

Who is watching the opening ceremonies?

I am impressed.

 

[Al Bumin]

They did a great job, kudos to them.

 

[cmcv]

Count me in as impressed on their show.

 

[HOF]

No attacks, it's all good!

I do like when the countries walk in; there's a great sense of pride by all of them. Danes, Netherlands and Swedes had some hot chicks too!

 

[Transient]

A monumental effort for any city to undertake. The stadium is stunning.
When the little girl starting flying, I was nervous for her, then I realized, the open ceremony was hours ago, she's safe!
The Cyrillic alphabet has me a bit confused, but that's the fun of an unfamiliar language.

Cheers Sochi! Here's to competing without any complications.

 

[User-E]

Russian Olympic snowboarder's iPhone crashes from photos of naked women after he puts number on helmet

Alexey Sobolev reached into his pocket and pulled out the most famous iPhone in Russia. He tapped the Photos icon. And then he started critiquing the dozens of naked pictures women had sent him in the last 24 hours. "Yeaaaaah," he said, pointing to a particularly nubile woman. "She is really good."

Sobolev laughed, and those around him joined in. Even though he had failed to make the slopestyle finals Saturday morning, the 22-year-old Russian was the talk of the competition anyway because of his board featuring a caricature that evoked images of the anarchist band Pussy Riot and a helmet on which he had written his phone number for the world to see.

While Sobolev remained coy about the board design, saying he didn't know whether it was Pussy Riot and that he hadn't requested it, he relished in the attention the helmet brought after he wore it during qualifying Thursday. While the IOC made him cover the numbers with black duct tape Saturday morning, his number had circulated through enough avenues – social media, photographs and even a national TV station in Russia – that thousands of messages from around the world flooded in.

Including a few from the ladies. "I'm definitely going to call them," Sobolev said.

At one point Friday, Sobolev didn't think he would be able to. The deluge of messages and phone calls overwhelmed him so much, his phone just stopped working. The battery didn't die. The thing just gave up.

Eventually, it mustered the courage to restart, which gave Sobolev a chance to share its contents with a reporter. He turned the brightness of the screen to full blast and focused on one particular girl in what can only be described as the tightest dress in human history.

And where was she from? "Russia," he said. "Yesterday, some guys from USA and Canada sent (text messages). Some girls sent me photos. But Russian girls: The best!"

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/ru...he-puts-phone-number-on-helmet-083801759.html

 

[Wanker]

Russian Olympic snowboarder's iPhone crashes from photos of naked women after he puts number on helmet

Alexey Sobolev reached into his pocket and pulled out the most famous iPhone in Russia. He tapped the Photos icon. And then he started critiquing the dozens of naked pictures women had sent him in the last 24 hours. "Yeaaaaah," he said, pointing to a particularly nubile woman. "She is really good."

Sobolev laughed, and those around him joined in. Even though he had failed to make the slopestyle finals Saturday morning, the 22-year-old Russian was the talk of the competition anyway because of his board featuring a caricature that evoked images of the anarchist band Pussy Riot and a helmet on which he had written his phone number for the world to see.

While Sobolev remained coy about the board design, saying he didn't know whether it was Pussy Riot and that he hadn't requested it, he relished in the attention the helmet brought after he wore it during qualifying Thursday. While the IOC made him cover the numbers with black duct tape Saturday morning, his number had circulated through enough avenues – social media, photographs and even a national TV station in Russia – that thousands of messages from around the world flooded in.

Including a few from the ladies. "I'm definitely going to call them," Sobolev said.

At one point Friday, Sobolev didn't think he would be able to. The deluge of messages and phone calls overwhelmed him so much, his phone just stopped working. The battery didn't die. The thing just gave up.

Eventually, it mustered the courage to restart, which gave Sobolev a chance to share its contents with a reporter. He turned the brightness of the screen to full blast and focused on one particular girl in what can only be described as the tightest dress in human history.

And where was she from? "Russia," he said. "Yesterday, some guys from USA and Canada sent (text messages). Some girls sent me photos. But Russian girls: The best!"

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/ru...he-puts-phone-number-on-helmet-083801759.html

 

[User-E]

Great - now Transient can text a pic of his beautiful ass! :biggrin2:

 

[007]

Have to feel bad for the dude.

 

[Cooldaddy]

 

[Pussy_Eater]

Can't believe they played this song in the ceremony.

 

[BEER]

Like I said before. If we have Longo Luongo slip it by me in net we are cooked.

He is a choker.

 

[HOF]

:biggrin2:

 

[Skipper]

Alleged Olympic vote-swapping deal would keep Canada from gold


French magazine L'Equipe alleges the U.S. and Russia have struck a deal to help each other out at Sochi Winter Olympic figure skating events, which would keep Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir from the gold.
The magazine quotes a Russian coach, who spoke to the magazine on the condition of anonymity about the "proposed barter" between the two countries.

According to the magazine, the anonymous official said the U.S. has agreed to help Russia win the pairs figure skating and team events.
In exchange, Russia would purportedly ensure Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the U.S. win gold over Canadian champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

But Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada's high performance director, says he's confident the judging will be fair.
"I stay clear of that stuff," he said. "I have full confidence that [when] the skaters go out and do their job, they will do their job on the ice, [and] the judges will judge it as they see it."

The International Skating Union refused to comment directly to the accusations, saying they would only take action if there was proof of misconduct.
"The ISU does not react to allegations without evidence," the organization said in a released statement. "Based on credible and verifiable evidence the ISU has always pursued cases of misconduct or other violations of the ISU statutes."
Davis, a two-time world champion with White, wasn't concerned with the allegations when asked after the U.S., couple finished first in the short program — ahead of Virtue and Moir — of the ice dance team event on Saturday.

"We haven't heard anything about it," she said. "We are confident that what we are putting out onto the ice speaks for itself."
This is not the first judging controversy to hit the Olympics.
In 2002, Canadian figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier placed second behind Russian pair Yelene Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, despite a stumble during the Russians` performance.

A French judge later admitted she planned to vote for the Russians regardless of how they performed.
Sale and Pelletier, who initially took home silver, were eventually awarded a second gold medal in the event.
The sport's entire scoring system was overhauled on the heels of the scandal. The old 6.0 scoring system was replaced in 2004 to make the scoring more objective.

"We have lived through Sale and Pelletier, figure skating has a storied past with all that stuff," Moir said.

"The wonderful thing about the Olympic Games is that we are athletes and we do our jobs and we don't have to worry about all that."
(With files from Reuters)

 

[Skipper]

[h=1]2 Canadian men qualify for normal hill ski jump event[/h]

 

[papasmerf]

Alleged Olympic vote-swapping deal would keep Canada from gold


French magazine L'Equipe alleges the U.S. and Russia have struck a deal to help each other out at Sochi Winter Olympic figure skating events, which would keep Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir from the gold.
The magazine quotes a Russian coach, who spoke to the magazine on the condition of anonymity about the "proposed barter" between the two countries.

According to the magazine, the anonymous official said the U.S. has agreed to help Russia win the pairs figure skating and team events.
In exchange, Russia would purportedly ensure Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the U.S. win gold over Canadian champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

But Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada's high performance director, says he's confident the judging will be fair.
"I stay clear of that stuff," he said. "I have full confidence that [when] the skaters go out and do their job, they will do their job on the ice, [and] the judges will judge it as they see it."

The International Skating Union refused to comment directly to the accusations, saying they would only take action if there was proof of misconduct.
"The ISU does not react to allegations without evidence," the organization said in a released statement. "Based on credible and verifiable evidence the ISU has always pursued cases of misconduct or other violations of the ISU statutes."
Davis, a two-time world champion with White, wasn't concerned with the allegations when asked after the U.S., couple finished first in the short program — ahead of Virtue and Moir — of the ice dance team event on Saturday.

"We haven't heard anything about it," she said. "We are confident that what we are putting out onto the ice speaks for itself."
This is not the first judging controversy to hit the Olympics.
In 2002, Canadian figure skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier placed second behind Russian pair Yelene Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, despite a stumble during the Russians` performance.

A French judge later admitted she planned to vote for the Russians regardless of how they performed.
Sale and Pelletier, who initially took home silver, were eventually awarded a second gold medal in the event.
The sport's entire scoring system was overhauled on the heels of the scandal. The old 6.0 scoring system was replaced in 2004 to make the scoring more objective.

"We have lived through Sale and Pelletier, figure skating has a storied past with all that stuff," Moir said.

"The wonderful thing about the Olympic Games is that we are athletes and we do our jobs and we don't have to worry about all that."
(With files from Reuters)

give me a break.


The French may have surrendered but now wants Canada to do the same.

 

[DannyDeVito]

[h=1]Canada misses medals on the slopes and on skis[/h]
https://www.thestar.com/sports/soch...downhill_and_womens_slopestyle_snowboard.html

 

[Stubby]

SOCHI, RUSSIA - Once in a while we're reminded that sports isn't all about money, championships and private jets.
On Tuesday at the Laura Cross Country Ski Center, Russian skier Anton Gafarov crashed and broke a ski and tried to continue on, falling three times, before being rescued by Canadian head coach Justin Wadsworth, who ran on to the course with a ski and helped the Russian get back in the race.

Wadsworth is the husband of 2002 Salt Lake City cross country ski gold medallist Beckie Scott. Wadsworth's gesture was reminiscent of the 2006 Turin Olympics, when Norwegian coach Bjornar Hakensmoen gave Canadian cross country skier Sara Renner a pole during the team sprint event, resulting in Canadians sending hundreds of letters to the Norwegian Embassy.



https://www.torontosun.com/2014/02/11/canadian-coach-comes-to-rescue-of-russian-olympian