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Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => Hobbies and Recreation => Sports => Topic started by: pokeplayer984 on February 06, 2018, 12:10:37 AM

Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: pokeplayer984 on February 06, 2018, 12:10:37 AM
The 2018 Winter Olympics is just a few days away!  This year, it takes place in the city of PyeongChang, South Korea.  Likely chosen for the location due to it being a mountainous region. (Which we all know is perfect for all of the winter sports taking place.)

Anyways, talk about the 2018 Winter Olympics here.

See ya later!
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: Sneak on February 06, 2018, 04:48:43 AM
Circus with our Russian team, IOC, politicans and other clown is still continuing. :/
That's a shame.

Anyway, I never watched Winter Olympic games for some reasons, so I'm fine. :D
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: Sovereign on February 06, 2018, 09:42:39 AM
I'll probably take a look at some additional events in addition to ski jumping which is the only winter sport I watch regularly. It'll be exciting to see how those competitions go. :)
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: WeirdRaptor on February 07, 2018, 11:04:47 PM
I hope to God North Korea behaves itself. I don't want a repeat of what happened when Russia hosted the Olympics last time.
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: Hypno on February 08, 2018, 08:47:20 PM
Go Canada!!!

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are the flag bearers for my country.
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: Hypno on February 13, 2018, 03:36:59 PM
Canada is destroying the competition. This may be their best winter games yet.
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: Nick22 on February 15, 2018, 12:44:56 AM
US becomes the second country to win 100 gold medals. Norway leads with 121
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: DiddyKF1 on February 15, 2018, 10:08:07 PM
Vincent Zhou scores 84.53 points in the Men's Figure Skating Individual Short Program. Youngest American in the Olympics, and he's making a big name for himself! Go Team USA!!!
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: DiddyKF1 on February 17, 2018, 01:15:05 AM
It's a Japan 1-2 in Men's Figure Skating. Yuzuru Hanyu is gold medalist again.
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: DiddyKF1 on February 17, 2018, 01:15:48 AM
I gotta give it to Nathan Chen. He may not have earned a medal, but his comeback was amazing!
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: DiddyKF1 on February 22, 2018, 02:26:04 AM
Women's hockey gold medal game goes into overtime for the second straight Winter Olympics! US and Canada tied 2-2 just as they were in Sochi.

Neither team scores in overtime, so it's going to a shootout.

TEAM USA WINS!  :D
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: Nick22 on February 22, 2018, 12:19:26 PM
Us women win the gold in the 6th round of a shootout. its the second gold for the US women and the first since the inauguration of womens hockey in the Nagano games in 1998.
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: Hypno on February 22, 2018, 03:16:10 PM
Quote from: Nick22 on Feb 22 2018, 11:19:26 AM
Us women win the gold in the 6th round of a shootout. its the second gold for the US women and the first since the inauguration of womens hockey in the Nagano games in 1998.
Aw, Canada was so close. They get silver at least though. Congrats to the American team.

Meanwhile I'm focusing on the Canadian men in Hockey as they take on Germany in the Semi-final of the tournament (Canada defeated Finland and Germany beat Sweden to advance)
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: DiddyKF1 on February 24, 2018, 01:46:41 PM
USA Men's Curling team win their first ever gold medal!
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: Hypno on February 24, 2018, 10:20:55 PM
What the...!

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/ban-the-olympics/553250/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/ban-the-olympics/553250/)
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: DiddyKF1 on February 25, 2018, 11:45:55 AM
Quote from: Hypno on Feb 24 2018, 09:20:55 PM
What the...!

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/ban-the-olympics/553250/ (https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/02/ban-the-olympics/553250/)
Um, ... okay, ... I, ... uh, ... honestly don't know what to say about this piece. I CAN say, though, that we don't need to ban the Olympics just because of the rumor that they cause political corruption.
Title: The 2018 Winter Olympics
Post by: Nick22 on February 25, 2018, 11:50:11 AM
there is some truth to the fact that the Games cost a lot and that several countries made no plans for what to do with the event locations and Olympic villages after the games were over. the 2004 games in Greece as well as the 2008 Games in China are good examples of things being left to rot,.