2006 Winter Olympics

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 2/11/2006, 12:51 pm

Yay - Canada's first medal.... a gold for Jennifer Heil in Women's Moguls!!

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/frees ... 60211.html

Soozy · Post by **Soozy** » 2/11/2006, 2:04 pm

Yay winter olympics :love:

*wonders when the skating starts*

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 2/11/2006, 2:58 pm

The Canadian womens hockey team is slaughtering the Italian team at the moment.

9-0 after two periods of play.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 2/11/2006, 3:10 pm

Heheheh

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 2/11/2006, 3:24 pm

And it's 13-0 now.

Some early predictions were that the score could end up being 15 or 20 for Canada. But there were reports that the Canadians should be careful because it's embarassing and rude to do that to the host country. But this is a game/sport where the differential (goals for and against) is important later on, so what can you do? They have to play their best.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 2/11/2006, 3:40 pm

16-0 for Canada. They steam rolled over the Italians. Canada had 66 shots on goal whislt Italy had 5. Man, Italy was locked into a defensive game since that first goal.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 2/11/2006, 3:55 pm

Crazy!!

I don't think anyone is surprised. The only reason they had a women's hockey team playing is because they're the host country.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 2/11/2006, 3:55 pm

Soozy wrote:Yay winter olympics

*wonders when the skating starts*

Pairs figure skating is on tv right now

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 2/11/2006, 3:56 pm

After 2 minutes Italy had 2 goals against them and an injury. It was over before it started.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 2/11/2006, 3:58 pm

I'd hate to be the italian team, you'd feel so embarassed. Especially going up against the previous goldmedal team.

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 2/12/2006, 6:23 am

It's probably bad that I don't even know what moguls are, isn't it? I thought they were something from Harry Potter?

:joe_canadian_josh:

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 2/12/2006, 7:53 am

OMG

:lol::lol:

Moguls:

<img src="http://rds.yahoo.com/S=96062883/K=skiing+moguls/v=2/SID=e/l=IVI/SIG=130ujd6i9/EXP=1139838561/*-http%3A//www.channel4.com/sport/microsites/S/skiing/images/tips/pic_moguls.jpg">

It's a freestyle skiing event where there are man-made "bumps" all throughout the run. It's tough on the knees! Scores are determined partly by how long it takes you do get down the hill, and partly by judges (the top part of your body should stay still while your lower body absorbes the impact, knees should stay tight together throughout the run, etc)

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 2/12/2006, 9:50 am

I like watching the moguls above anything else. :nod:

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 2/12/2006, 10:08 am

It's fun to watch, espcially with the jumps they do.

This is a pic of one of Heil's jumps:

<img src="http://www.thestar.com/images/thestar/img/060212_jennifer_heil2_gal.jpg">

nikki4982 · Post by **nikki4982** » 2/12/2006, 10:23 am

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 2/12/2006, 10:57 am

Don't let the picture fool you.... the photographer was holding his camera upside down.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 2/12/2006, 11:02 am

not true!!!

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 2/12/2006, 11:03 am

yay - we're kicking some Russian women's hockey butt!

Dabekk · Post by **Dabekk** » 2/12/2006, 11:05 am

Axtech wrote:Don't let the picture fool you.... the photographer was holding his camera upside down.

so then those people in the background are upside down?

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 2/12/2006, 11:51 am

yay - another medal for Canada! Cindy Klassen wins bronze in women's 3000m speedskating.

http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/speed ... 60212.html