I would also like to see bobsled with 2-3 sleds at once. Ben Hur on ice.

Johnny Weir is creeper.

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I'm kinda getting into curling.

Anastasia Bryzgalova. Yes please.

The downhill snowboarding race and speed skating are great because they are actually racing right with each other.

wut

Sorry man, just something about him seems off to me.

Well, he is a fabulous former ice skater, known for his outrageous costumes...

He's flashy, but that's cool. And the two of them are funny, so it's all good I'm my book.. He's in a sport that's partly about flair, and he's got that wrapped up.

He was hilarious in Rio. 10 billion times better than the usual crusty old fart announcer.

Haven’t had the chance to watch much today until now but it sounds like the wind is a real issue.

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He's getting his styling ques from the Hunger Games

Those Russian figure skaters are effin machines.

WOW

The Toyota Paralympic commercial is powerful...

So are all the male figure skaters gay or just the Americans? The dude doing the announcing looks like he's at the hunger games.

dumb
Sports aren't meant to be choreographed to music.

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Dane & Glory,

I understand where you two are saying, and I get that. It's just that his flair isn't jiving with me, and that hair kind of looks odd, that's all.

But his commentary is, like ping said, is very good, so I got no issues there.

So how is this treading?

Yeah, but we frequently have the figure skaters clearing the ice before my team takes the ice, so I get their "flair", and they sure can skate.. I know I ask many of my hockey players to skate their power and edge sessions, only because it makes my hockey players better. After that they respect the figure skaters more, and stop making so many stupid comments that young men make about figure skaters. So the flair is fine, at least I don't have to deal with their costumes. That being said, as a goalie dad, I've learned a LOT about stitching leather.

It's all good man...

Like Jesus walking across a frozen pond.

Wait....

Canada is on a whole new level though. That was fine skating.

I know what you mean though. I never really liked flair, since I am more of a rumble and tumble type of a guy, but I do acknowledge their skill because of the stunts they have to perform.

This.. Wow, WOW!!!

I get it, and I'm a hockey/football/wrestling coach, so I take a lot of shit for thinking the figure skaters are awesome. And he just really pours it on.

Wind is killing women's snowboarding.

But JA did what she needed to do anyway. That's a slope style American sweep!

Indeed. Our girl crushed it and the Shibutani siblings did great. Bronze was our ceiling in that overall event anyway. Great performances all around. Those 2 Russian chicks battling for the individual gold should be epic.

Cloe Kim was, like most snowboarders, was baked as ****.

That interview was hilarious.

Katie Couric is a dunderhead. Thinks the Dutch are good at speed skating because they commute to work on speed skates.

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Wow.

And just last night she did a segment where another anchor interviewed her about her pin collection.

What the **** is NBC doing?

That last Shaun white run was insane.

They're on a mission, I mean agenda.

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The announcers calling most actual events are first rate. Especially Chad Salmela(biathalon, cross country), but I agree that Couric and company can take a hike.

Snowboarding is for x gamers. Was tuned into ski jumping and luge.

Curling!!

I didn't know Women's Olympic Hockey was a thing. Go USA vs. Russia.

Canadian curler is a cutie.

Shaun White just shredding


Incredible run!

Shaun White is so good, but such a douche. Hope someone can actually overtake him, but I highly doubt it happens.

Japenese kid just went ahead of Shaun on 2nd run

That was a nice technical run with some huge air. Still think White will top it in the 3rd. Nice to see some pressure on him though. Should be a fun final round.

He’s just so good. Nice run.

That was awesome.

Yep. He’s great.

Never knew this figure skater guy made sausages too. Pretty impressive.

Figure skating guys are always handling sausage when they’re not skating.

It won't let me post the story, but saw this on NPR the Torch website. Fake news!

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Looks like the dumbass at NPR updated his story.

Greatest. Post. Ever.

Well, it wasn't all caps at least.

North Korean skaters (she's cute) and performing to a Jeff Beck rendition of the Beatles...

I'm impressed.

Most of these medalists win winthin 1 second.

1 second

I’m lucky if I’m within 10 minutes of all the shit I have to do on a daily basis.

Not good for U.S.A. Hockey.

Just not theirs

Finally...men’s downhill.

Russian skater’s ass is hanging out. Couldn’t keep my eyes off it.

Canadian ladies hockey can flat skate!

Our men's curling team sucks ass.

USA

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LMAO

Plus
, it seems they are more physical, than our gals:(

Snowboard cross starts tonight. One of the few events that puts competitors directly against each other and it’s always quite entertaining.

Yes. The skill might come for having to fight the sled dogs for the frozen beef legs they're fed.

Holy shit that Chen dude was impressive.

Take off ya hoser!

Definitely

Still probably doesn't medal though..

No medal. .4 back of 3rd and still a skater to go.

Bummed for Nathan Chen. Hanyu is a goddamn machine though

An above-average short program and he probably medals. Sucks.

That girl that won the gold on women’s super G had a great reaction. People were cheering but she didn’t seem to have any idea why or know what was going on. She had no thought about medaling at all and ended up winning.

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Watching this OT hockey game and my initial reaction is that three on three hockey is instantly more appealing to me.

Some actual hollywood shit right there

I'm no expert, but Hanyu is the most talented male figure skater I've seen.

I completely missed that after NBC declared a winner and cut away to figure skating so i quit watching. Apparently the winner Ester Ledecka is also a champion snowboarder who competes on a board next week.

At a non-technical level NBC has seemingly done very poorly with this opportunity.

Excited for the inevitable USA/Canada Women's hockey game...but man the men's tournament sucks. Just terrible that NHL players aren't there.

Agree, but I'm not sure our ladies have anything for the Canuks. And the NHL not stopping is terribad...