Olympics!!!

[Q. Reese]

Yea. It is unfortunate that Bode won gold with a fall from Aksel. I would have loved to see him win gold with Aksel finishing as the last run of the event. Winter sports are so crazy and unpredictable.

Yes. Neuner is a young princess of biathlon for sure. I believe the race kept changing with three different leaders though at Vancouver, but she held her own with a commanding lead! Did you see how she finished far away from her competitors? Great stuff.

My younger sister admired her, because she said, "Mannnn Buddy (my nick name) . . . I can't do that at all. I don't have much stamina. That's amazing." I told her that I have a lot of stamina and still think I cannot do it.

[Amazing Matheja]

BODE Miller!...It's Bode Guyloon!...And it's a fair thing that happened to Bode...If only you knew the number of races he should have win and he didn't cause he crashed...(but you don't find this in Wiki,do you... )So ok it's sad that Aksel-LUND felt but that's how it goes and Bode would have win anyway!
And stamina doesn't do the whole thing in Biathlon (or in Nordic ski in general...) you know...
Magda finished far away thanx to an incredible last shooting (the one she used to screw!...) and last round of skiing...She simply (powerfully) flew to the finish line...She was behind the whole race and her opponents missed some crucial shootings...But that's biathlon's Mass start : 4 shooting of 5 bullets and at each shooting evrything can change!It's great!

[Q. Reese]

Sorry about the name being mis-spelled. I thought it was Boddie.

I am not saying that Bode "got over" with gold. I was just saying that I would have love to see if he would have kept it without Aksel-LUND (you keep putting emphasis on . . . the LUND part . . . haha) falling. That is all.

No. I do not get my stuff from Wikipedia. I watch the olympics and comment/write accordingly.

Like you, I am very happy for "Maggy" (Magdalena) Neuner. She is a power house for sure.

[Amazing Matheja]

Hey i didn't mean anything bad!I was just kidding you a bit!...I know you do watch the Olympics!As for the name i don't make a big deal with it!It was just (again) to "shake" you a bit! (i don't know how you say : another word for "kidding"...And it's not as hard as "make fun of"...)
To be honest i'm not a fan of Neuner but she's really impressive...
And i see your point about Bode's win...

[Q. Reese]

Oh. Another word for kidding is joking. You said it well. No problem man. You are joking in a way that makes me better. I was not upset or anything. So, it worked.

I should have put Bode and -LUND, etc. Joke or not, you are right, and I was wrong.

[jayl0ve]

Confirmation, anybody?

[Q. Reese]

Welcome every one to the next Qlympics' update. There is not much to discuss, as the events of Vancouver are reaching its near-end.

Great gold medal victories . . .

Austrian high-flying gold technique

Ski Jumping, the team event, features high "flying" athletes to land past lines that equaled olympic records never thought of. Team Austria, which includes Greger Schlierenzauer, Thomas Morgenstern, Andreas Kofler, and Wolfgang Loitzl, does not have to jump that high to land on the medal's platform. Their accomplishment comes with gold to back up the incredible technique of the team. Germany's Michael Uhrmann, Martin Schmitt, Andreas Wank, and Michael Naumayer, and Norway's Anders Jacobsen, Tom Hilde, Anders Bardal, and Johan Remen Eversen win silver and bronze respectively.

Of special note is Team Austria's clear dominance in this sport. They only need to attempt the last jump to place gold, fall or no fall, a nice place to be at a winter olympic event!

"Oh Canada!" golden performance

The national anthem is played oh so proudly for Canada's very own Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who generate more cheer after the host country's shocking loss to Team United States in men's ice hockey. The combined compulsory and original dance standing does not change much after the end of the free dance.

The Canadian ice dancer's clear straightlines, clear edges, and well-controlled twizzles stun the judges and call for high marks. The romantic theme displayed emotions on ice quite reminiscent to retired ice dance pairs Dubreuil and Lauzon of Canada.

Belbin and Agosto from United States continue to skate with power and aggressive emotions during their free skate event, a decision that placed them where they finished last night . . . in fourth place. They are still happy with what they presented to the crowds and are pondering retirement, "It is the best way to leave off . . . but we are still thinking about this," they said.

Charlie White and Meryl Davis of U.S.A. stays with Canada but does not edge them in the free skate. Although they post a personal best in their first Olympic devue, they have to stick with silver. Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin keeps the Russian tradition of medaling and at least holding its nation's streak by placing themselves on the platform with bronze. The Russian Federation have been able to do so since 1960!!!

Vancouver will serve as the first ice dancing event that medaled North American nations over the Europeans competitors. Canada and United States take gold and silver respectively in an overwhelming historical moment for all top-three olympic picture-perfect photo finishes.

On to the total medal count (as of 2:09 a.m. EST/8:09 a.m. CET, Monday):

Germany is stepping up the competition by hanging tough with Team United States' first place lead in the medal count, 25. It is now tied with Team U.S.A.'s seven gold medals and currently has 21 total medals. Germany is a close second in the medal standings. This is a great close to a strong lead set by United States in week one!

Norway is in third place with 14 medals and Russia follows them with 11 total medals.

Thanks for reading this edition and for the very latest on Vancouver's olympic activities, please visit:

http://www.vancouver2010.com

[Sherlock 117]

Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin keeps the Russian tradition of medaling and at least holding its nation's streak by placing themselves on the platform with bronze. The Russian Federation have been able to do so since 1960!!!

Actually, that was the last time Russia (or its equivalent) did not won any pairs medals at the Olympics. Ice dancing has only been an Olympic sport since 1976, and Russia has won a medal every time: Wikipedia link

[picachu211]

I am sorry my German fellows, 8-2!
Now bring it on Russians!

[Q. Reese]

Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin keeps the Russian tradition of medaling and at least holding its nation's streak by placing themselves on the platform with bronze. The Russian Federation have been able to do so since 1960!!!

Actually, that was the last time Russia (or its equivalent) did not won any pairs medals at the Olympics. Ice dancing has only been an Olympic sport since 1976, and Russia has won a medal every time: Wikipedia link

I got that from NBC's commentators, and I am not 100% sure what they meant by that. I think they were referring to Russia's overall dominance in figure skating period (singles, pairs, and ice dancing combined). This makes sense because they were comparing the Olympic medals won from North America versus the ones won from European venues. Thanks for the information though. I am reading it now.

EDIT:

After reading the Wiki, I can see that Scott Hamilton was right. Russia only competed in 1908 (they won a medal). In 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, they won a total of 5, 5, 5, 5, and 4 medals respectively. From 1992-2006, no nation was able to output this type of medal result in Olympic ice skating (singles, pairs, and ice dancing combined).

Pure Russian dominance! Wow. However, I think it is going to be replaced by the Asians now. Look at the ladies' single event.

Vancouver was a bit overwhelming for Russia. They did not win gold in any figure skating discipline!

[Q. Reese]

Qlympics Bytes . . . BREAKING NEWS-LADIES' HOCKEY FINAL IS SET; TEAM U.S.A. vs. TEAM CANADA PLAYS FOR GOLD . . .

Alpine Skiing-Men's Giant Slalom

Bode Miller (USA) falls to score a DNF (did not finish). Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway puts the downhill on the Giant Slalom by posting a first place finish, despite two crucial mistakes in his run. However, such a performance does not hold long. Carlo Janka (SUI) and Norway's other solid skier, Kjetil Jansrud, take gold and silver. Their performances put Svindal in third place.

Freestyle Skiing-Ladies' Ski Cross

A surprise fall from France's World Cup back-to-back champion, Ophelie David, opens the path for another perfect gold medal run for Canada's Ashleigh McIvor. Her clear talent is also matched by Hedda Bernstsen of Norway. She wins silver for her nation. Lastly, Marion Josserand takes the bronze . . . a little redemption for Davis of France perhaps? As a side note, David is okay. She sees her daughter and hugs her after the event finishes.

Figure Skating-Ladies' Short Program

For the first time in this decade, there is no Russian female skater in the top 6 in this event. The female figure skaters know nothing more to capitalize on this opportunity to win gold. Yu-Na Kim of South Korea and Mao Asada of Japan do just so. After Asada's near stellar performance and first place score of 73.78 points, Kim betters the score with a 78.50, a seaon's best ever recorded in a short program with the ISU scoring system used by the judges. Kim skates a triple-triple combination jump over Asada's triple-double combination jump, a mistake by Asada.

A sad and deeply grieved Joannie Rochette (CAN) skates-on after learning of her mother's death just moments ago. Her presence on ice makes Scott Hamilton cry live on NBC; and, certainly, her performance captures the hearts of the audience and the judges. She is now in third place.

Anything can happen in the free skate. Poised to cause upsets are Miki Ando (JPN), Rachael Flatt (USA), and Mirai Nagasu (USA), a young and very promising story for the Americans.

The medal count (as of 3:03 a.m. EST/9:03 a.m. CET, Wednesday

United States 26 (7 gold, 9 silver, 10 bronze)
Germany 23 (7 gold, 9 silver, 7 bronze)
Norway 17 (6 gold, 5 silver, 6 bronze)
Russia 13 (3 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze)

For more information at Vancouver, please visit:

http://www.vancouver2010.com/

[Moralspain]

Slovakia forward Lubos Bartecko suffered a concussion and was carried off the ice after a shoulder hit from Norway defenceman Ole Kristian Tollefsen, who was ejected for the hit.

Bartecko's head struck the ice hard as his helmet flew off, causing blood to pool on the ice.

Canada Hockey Place was eerily silent for several minutes as Bartecko was treated on the ice. Play was stopped until attendants with shovels cleaned up the blood.

Source:CBC
I hope he gets well soon, in my opinion it seems like if the helmet was not correctly worn

And here´s a video (warning sensitive people):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NI4kjedpY0&feature=player_embedded

[Amazing Matheja]

Carlo Janka is the futur legend of Swiss ski!Untouchable in Giant Slalom!

[GOA MASTER MDMA]

i´m really surprised that germany have so much medals at the olympics in canada .
when i remember right in last olympics we suck in medal counting ?
but also possible it was at the last summer olympics.

i´m not so a expert in wintersport and olympic games at all .
i like to watch ice hockey - and the ski alpine disziplins.(thats real fast -great stuff )

[Q. Reese]

Germany top the charts at Torino 2006 (Winter Olympics):

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-me ... al-medals/