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Winter Olympics 2022

follett
follett Posts: 1,032
in Other Football and Sports
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
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  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,032
    edited February 2022
    A nice 9-5 win against one of the favourites Sweden in the mixed curling to get started
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,332
    Isn’t curling played by Team Scotland rather than Team GB? 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    edited February 2022
    No  - if the 4x100”m relay team in summer  Olympics was all English you wouldn’t  say they were team England 


  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,032
    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
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    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
    follett Posts: 1,032
    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
    iaitch Posts: 10,219
    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
    DoctorCharlton Posts: 2,463
    I try and load iplayer as it says live coverage from 1am-4pm today.. but can't seem to find anything? 
  • DoctorCharlton
    DoctorCharlton Posts: 2,463
    edited February 2022


    I think this should be on now.... but states episode not currently available? 
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,032
    Curling mixed doubles Semi Final around 12 today - GB Vs Norway one of our few chances for a medal in Beijing!
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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    The Norwegians beat us easily in the group stage
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,032
    Yep think they're the number one ranked team in the world right now so go into it quite heavy favourites
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,032
    Tight affair. Lost 6-5 sadly, into the Bronze medal match against the Swedes
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,692
    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
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,291
    edited February 2022
    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
    RedArmySE7 Posts: 5,407
    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
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,291
    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
    follett Posts: 1,032
    edited February 2022
    A loss in the curling Bronze Medal Match today :(
    Good effort all around but just falling short of a medal

  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    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
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Team GB were looking good until they dropped the sled during the second handover 
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  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    The snowboard cross racing is fantastic
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,945
    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
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    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
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,283
    edited February 2022
    Russia can’t not cheat can they!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,620
    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
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    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
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,283
    edited February 2022
    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
    follett Posts: 1,032
    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
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    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
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,959
    We have been pretty rubbish at these games. Painful viewing. 

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