Woe, Canada! Olympic Problems And Missteps..

[FirefightnRick]

some reporters demanded to know if this might be the worst start ever to an Olympic Games.

Has anyone been watching?

Rick

[EagleGreen]

some reporters demanded to know if this might be the worst start ever to an Olympic Games.

Has anyone been watching? Rick

"Smith-Valade said many of the difficulties have been caused by the warmest winter weather on record..." Global warming is really messing things up, huh?

[FirefightnRick]

"Smith-Valade said many of the difficulties have been caused by the warmest winter weather on record..." Global warming is really messing things up, huh?

Nope. He said nothing about Global warming, nor did he say anything that "Man made Global warming" had a thing to do with it either. Huh!

Rick

Edited February 17, 2010 by FirefightnRick

[KRAM1]

I am definitely watching as I love the Olympics, and the Winter Games most of all. This has been something else when it comes to "challenges" for the host city and committee...from the arm on the Olympic Flame Torch not working properly to the warm weather, to the luge track...and not to mention the fact that they chained off the outdoor Olympic Flame with a chain-link fence to keep people away from it. Looks really bad and visitors and city dwellers alike are none too happy about it. BUT, the games go on and there have been some great races and great performances. USA seems to be doing pretty well so far...we'll see as the games progress.

I also bet they will "tear down that fence" and replace it with something much more appropriate soon.

USA-USA-USA-USA!!!!!

[MeanGreenTexan]

The speedskating track has been a nightmare since they can't seem to locate a Zamboni.

I thought everyone in Canada owned a Zamboni?

[EagleGreen]

Nope. He said nothing about Global warming, nor did he say anything that "Man made Global warming" had a thing to do with it either. Huh! Rick

Sorry man, I couldn't resist. I've really enjoyed watching the Olympics this year and hope the Canadians continue to put on a great show. It's a great way to pass the time during the off season.

[BeanCounterGrad'03]

"Smith-Valade said many of the difficulties have been caused by the warmest winter weather on record..." Global warming is really messing things up, huh?

Didn't get the memo, did you? In this forum, freak weather patterns are only allowed to be used to illustrate that global warming doesn't exist.

[BeanCounterGrad'03]

I've watched a few evenings. I really enjoy any event that is not figure skating.

I know it might draw the best ratings (maybe), but figure skating is such a beating.

[KingDL1]

I been skiing up in Whistler several times in the last 4-5 years and has always been on the warm side especially near Vancouver, and I have talked with the locals it is not that uncommon. Cypress Mountain is near the coast and it really isn't that cold there, even Whistler can get warm in the Valley. A weather pattern that tends to happen is when the jet stream in the winter dips down in the center of the US it tends to curve and pull warm air up from the US pacific coast to the Vancouver area. I have been in Whistler a few times where there was no snow in the Village, but the mountain was impressive. It rains a lot in the Village as well, but the mountain will have snow, and at the top I have been above the weather and in bright clear sky. This is nothing crazy and the Vancouver Olympic Committee was advised to move the Cypress Mountain events to Whistler or at least a have Whistler as a backup in the first place for just that reason, plus Whistler already has a world class Half Pipe and terrain parks. This was just a political move to put more money in Vancouver at a risk when the weather was never a guarantee. And now it just proves the stubbornness and maybe the arrogance of the VANOC. This controversy has been going on for the last three or so years.

Edited February 17, 2010 by KingDL1

[UNT90]

I been skiing up in Whistler several times in the last 4-5 years and has always been on the warm side especially near Vancouver, and I have talked with the locals it is not that uncommon. Cypress Mountain is near the coast and it really isn't that cold there, even Whistler can get warm in the Valley. A weather pattern that tends to happen is when the jet stream in the winter dips down in the center of the US it tends to curve and pull warm air up from the US pacific coast to the Vancouver area. I have been in Whistler a few times where there was no snow in the Village, but the mountain was impressive. It rains a lot in the Village as well, but the mountain will have snow, and at the top I have been above the weather and in bright clear sky. This is nothing crazy and the Vancouver Olympic Committee was advised to move the Cypress Mountain events to Whistler or at least a have Whistler as a backup in the first place for just that reason, plus Whistler already has a world class Half Pipe and terrain parks. This was just a political move to put more money in Vancouver at a risk when the weather was never a guarantee. And now it just proves the stubbornness and maybe the arrogance of the VANOC. This controversy has been going on for the last three or so years.

Having just come from the Olympics, many of the locals were shaking their heads, saying "I knew it" when the problems with Cypress came up. It was a huge issue that those venues were placed at Cypress mountain, which is often light on snowfall, and not at Whistler.

The events in Whistler will be fine. The may be delayed a couple of days for weather, as was the mens downhill, but that happens at every olympics.

I think the Canadians are doing a fine job. If you were stupid enough to buy tickets to the Cypress events without checking out the particulars, well, buyer beware. Nothing but good things from my experience at Whistler mountain.

[Censored by Laurie]

We need more curling

[Rudy]

some reporters demanded to know if this might be the worst start ever to an Olympic Games.

Im sure there are problems at every Olympics. When you put something on of that magnitude, its hard to do it flawlessly. Anyone who is lucky enough to get the chance to go to the Olympics should consider themselves lucky.

"Smith-Valade said many of the difficulties have been caused by the warmest winter weather on record..." Global warming is really messing things up, huh?

Actually, initially they weren't recieving enough snowfall, now they are getting to much.

The speedskating track has been a nightmare since they can't seem to locate a Zamboni.

I thought everyone in Canada owned a Zamboni?

Both of the Olympias had problems occur, so they were trying to bring a zam in from Calgary. Those things are very complex and its not uncommon for them to have issues.

We need more curling

The US vs China women's curling had an incredibly close finish, only a few centimeters.

[FirefightnRick]

Lindsey Vonn is incredible. She takes Gold, Mancuso takes Silver, and both look like models.

God Bless the U.S.A.!

Rick

[UNT_playmaker]

Yup

America is very represented in Canada, we seem to have alot of good talent in all of the major categories and this should reflect in the medal count.

Great Olympics thus far, its really difficult to put something like this together, but the positive thing is that Vancouver isnt too far from the U.S. so there seems to be alot of Americans in attendance.

Felt really bad about the athlete that was died tragically, definately put a damper on the event.

Good luck to all of the athletes, defiantely made us proud.

Go Curling.....

Edited February 18, 2010 by UNT_playmaker

[Quoner]

Felt really bad about the athlete that was died tragically, definately put a damper on the event.

Good luck to all of the athletes, defiantely made us proud.

Go Curling.....

Definitely.

[Green P1]

Lindsey Vonn is incredible. She takes Gold, Mancuso takes Silver, and both look like models.

God Bless the U.S.A.!

Rick

Let's tap the brakes on the "look like models." Sports cute maybe, but model hot? No sir.

[Quoner]

Let's tap the brakes on the "look like models." Sports cute maybe, but model hot? No sir.

GWTOGMT- Tape Delay Edition

[Censored by Laurie]

GWTOGMT- Tape Delay Edition

I thought we dropped the first "G"...international games/gender questionable exemption?

[Quoner]

I thought we dropped the first "G"...international games/gender questionable exemption?

My memory is slipping, but I';m a fan of the classics. Maybe the G could just be an exclamation, like Gosh or Golly. G,WTOGMT!

[Rudy]

Sports cute maybe, but model hot? No sir.

What are you smoking???? Shes so far beyond cute, cute isnt even in here rear view mirror.

[FirefightnRick]

Let's tap the brakes on the "look like models." Sports cute maybe, but model hot? No sir.

Really?

It seems Sports Illustrated disagrees with you.

And Julian Mancuso has launched her own line of Lingerie., I suspect this is just the beginning for her?

Rick

[Green P1]

Really?

It seems Sports Illustrated disagrees with you

Rick

Really? I'd say the fact that they only included her in an issue full of athletes agrees with my assertion that she's sports attractive.

[CaribbeanGreen]

Sports hot isn't a BAD thing... it's still "hot", it's just a very real and different standard.

HSO: Vonn looks like what would happen if Meghan McCain worked out a whole lot.

[FirefightnRick]

Really? I'd say the fact that they only included her in an issue full of athletes agrees with my assertion that she's sports attractive.

Do you realize that she was included in the annual S.I. Swimsuit Issue?

Rick

[Green P1]

Do you realize that she was included in the annual S.I. Swimsuit Issue?

Rick

In the Olympic athletes section. Bill Romanowski and his wife were once featured in the SI Swimsuit edition. Neither of them are "Model Hot." Again, as Caribbean Green said, there is nothing wrong with being sports hot. I'm not calling her ugly, but if put in a lineup with the non athlete models in that same issue, it would be clear who was out of place.