Winter Olympics 2022

follett

Thought I'd start a thread as the Winter Olympics starts today with team GB in curling action.

Team GB are hopeful of between 3-7 medals which could take them above their all time record haul at one games of 5

follett

A nice 9-5 win against one of the favourites Sweden in the mixed curling to get started

thai malaysia addick

Isn’t curling played by Team Scotland rather than Team GB? 

MrOneLung

No  - if the 4x100”m relay team in summer  Olympics was all English you wouldn’t  say they were team England 

follett

thai malaysia addick said:

Isn’t curling played by Team Scotland rather than Team GB? 

I think yes they’re Team Scotland the rest of the year

MrOneLung

follett said:

thai malaysia addick said:

Isn’t curling played by Team Scotland rather than Team GB? 

I think yes they’re Team Scotland the rest of the year

that's like saying the relay squad are Belgrave Harriers the rest of the year

They may well represent Scotland in the individual nations competitions, but they are Team GB and NI in this

follett

MrOneLung said:

follett said:

thai malaysia addick said:

Isn’t curling played by Team Scotland rather than Team GB? 

I think yes they’re Team Scotland the rest of the year

that's like saying the relay squad are Belgrave Harriers the rest of the year

They may well represent Scotland in the individual nations competitions, but they are Team GB and NI in this

Well yes I know that but the Team GB curling team is the established Team Scotland curling team coaches and players renamed to team GB for the olympics so in answer to the question yes it is just team Scotland with a different name 

iaitch

follett said:

thai malaysia addick said:

Isn’t curling played by Team Scotland rather than Team GB? 

I think yes they’re Team Scotland the rest of the year

If they win gold they are GB heroes.

If they don't they are Scottish losers.

DoctorCharlton

I try and load iplayer as it says live coverage from 1am-4pm today.. but can't seem to find anything? 

DoctorCharlton

I think this should be on now.... but states episode not currently available? 

follett

Curling mixed doubles Semi Final around 12 today - GB Vs Norway one of our few chances for a medal in Beijing!

MrOneLung

The Norwegians beat us easily in the group stage

follett

Yep think they're the number one ranked team in the world right now so go into it quite heavy favourites

follett

Tight affair. Lost 6-5 sadly, into the Bronze medal match against the Swedes

Karim_myBagheri

Swedes got battered by the Italians. shame we didn't get them in the semi final.  

Been catching up on all the action last night from the first two days. Some great snowboarding in the slopestyle event and that figure skater for Russia whos 15 years old so too young to compete in the worlds was superb. 

ForeverAddickted

Not sure if the video works, but sneaky from the Chinese skater, when up against three Canadians

Edit: Watch the Chinese skater as they push one of the track markers towards the person in second, which takes them out

https://external-preview.redd.it/4Nkl6jmHAjWG2vCxnUC-QNus3oCYbmtyO74cu7wRTN8.gif?format=mp4&s=6c838f8f898982e8d682f0ae66a7087f3fb329fb

RedArmySE7

ForeverAddickted said:

Not sure if the video works, but sneaky from the Chinese skater, when up against three Canadians

https://external-preview.redd.it/4Nkl6jmHAjWG2vCxnUC-QNus3oCYbmtyO74cu7wRTN8.gif?format=mp4&s=6c838f8f898982e8d682f0ae66a7087f3fb329fb

Took me about 10 viewings to work out what had happened! 

ForeverAddickted

RedArmySE7 said:

ForeverAddickted said:

Not sure if the video works, but sneaky from the Chinese skater, when up against three Canadians

https://external-preview.redd.it/4Nkl6jmHAjWG2vCxnUC-QNus3oCYbmtyO74cu7wRTN8.gif?format=mp4&s=6c838f8f898982e8d682f0ae66a7087f3fb329fb

Took me about 10 viewings to work out what had happened! 

True... Edited my post to make it easier

follett

A loss in the curling Bronze Medal Match today
Good effort all around but just falling short of a medal

ValleyGary

Just caught up with the Luge Relay final and Germany beat Austria by 0.080 second. The luge/skeleton/bobsled events are the best.

MrOneLung

Team GB were looking good until they dropped the sled during the second handover 

ValleyGary

The snowboard cross racing is fantastic

North Lower Neil

ValleyGary said:

The snowboard cross racing is fantastic

So good, have found myself meaning to watch for 2 minutes then standing watching it for ages.

ValleyGary

North Lower Neil said:

ValleyGary said:

The snowboard cross racing is fantastic

So good, have found myself meaning to watch for 2 minutes then standing watching it for ages.

Literally watched all of them totally engrossed. The slip stream is great but the danger of getting taken out is huge. Amazing entertainment.

EugenesAxe

Russia can’t not cheat can they!

golfaddick

Not looking good for GB in the medals table. Do you think we'll actually win anything or will it be like Eurovision and null points..

cafcdave123

EugenesAxe said:

Russia can’t not cheat can they!

I think its funny that the Russian Anti Doping Agency just lifted her suspension so she could compete 

EugenesAxe

cafcdave123 said:

EugenesAxe said:

Russia can’t not cheat can they!

I think its funny that the Russian Anti Doping Agency just lifted her suspension so she could compete 

The Russian Anti Doping Agency…



just ponder that for a moment.

follett

golfaddick said:

Not looking good for GB in the medals table. Do you think we'll actually win anything or will it be like Eurovision and null points..

Sounds like there's a few more hopes but haven't picked up a few already that were semi expected

MrOneLung

I am sure there would be some kind of ban on the Russian team competing if there was anything remotely dodgy with the Russian Anti Doping Agency ......

bolloxbolder

We have been pretty rubbish at these games. Painful viewing.