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Post by blny on Feb 18, 2014 14:31:08 GMT -5
Down 4-0, Slovakia rallies to make it interesting. Lose 5-3 on a Plekanec empty netter. In the end, the Slovaks really only showed up for the last 30 minutes of this game. In the previous 3.5 games they were non-existent. Czech's to face USA in quarter finals.
Latvia upsets Switzerland 3-1 and will face Canada. Remarkable. Has to be their biggest win as a country.
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Post by blny on Feb 18, 2014 15:20:52 GMT -5
Humphries and Moyse in second after 2 runs in women's 2 person bobsled. American team is about .25 ahead. Commentators were a bit surprised at the lead given that the Americans drove so raggedly in each run.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 18, 2014 17:16:01 GMT -5
Humphries and Moyse in second after 2 runs in women's 2 person bobsled. American team is about .25 ahead. Commentators were a bit surprised at the lead given that the Americans drove so raggedly in each run. That was kind of odd. It seems that previous teams lost time and position every time they rubbed the walls of the track. Not this team, though. Cheers. |
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 8:44:02 GMT -5
Humphries and Moyse in second after 2 runs in women's 2 person bobsled. American team is about .25 ahead. Commentators were a bit surprised at the lead given that the Americans drove so raggedly in each run. That was kind of odd. It seems that previous teams lost time and position every time they rubbed the walls of the track. Not this team, though. Cheers. That's the norm, which would suggest they chose the right runners for the track conditions. |
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 8:44:21 GMT -5
Halfway through the game, Finns lead Russians 3-1 after going down 1-0 early.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 19, 2014 9:09:03 GMT -5
That was kind of odd. It seems that previous teams lost time and position every time they rubbed the walls of the track. Not this team, though. Cheers. That's the norm, which would suggest they chose the right runners for the track conditions. I heard yesterday that they were $800/pair. The sleds aren't cheap either. Cheers. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 19, 2014 9:18:53 GMT -5
Halfway through the game, Finns lead Russians 3-1 after going down 1-0 early. Wondering how long the Finns can hold out playing rope-a-dope. They're giving the Russians nothing inside. Cheers. |
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 9:26:41 GMT -5
Halfway through the game, Finns lead Russians 3-1 after going down 1-0 early. Wondering how long the Finns can hold out playing rope-a-dope. They're giving the Russians nothing inside. Cheers. As the CBC guys point out, there are few second chances. One shot and done, from the outside. |
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 9:28:54 GMT -5
That's the norm, which would suggest they chose the right runners for the track conditions. I heard yesterday that they were $800/pair. The sleds aren't cheap either. Cheers. Geoffrey Bodine, former NASCAR driver, designs the sleds for the US team. Has since the early/mid 90s. The blade width is what varies. Narrower blade can cut into the ice if it's soft. With the mild weather, I'd have considered the wider blades. Teams should have the blades with them, just a matter of swapping. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 19, 2014 9:54:09 GMT -5
I heard yesterday that they were $800/pair. The sleds aren't cheap either. Cheers. Geoffrey Bodine, former NASCAR driver, designs the sleds for the US team. Has since the early/mid 90s. The blade width is what varies. Narrower blade can cut into the ice if it's soft. With the mild weather, I'd have considered the wider blades. Teams should have the blades with them, just a matter of swapping. Interesting. NASCAR/Formula 1 have different tires for different conditions. Just on that it makes sense that sledders would have different blades for the same reason. Right on. Cheers. |
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 10:01:29 GMT -5
Geoffrey Bodine, former NASCAR driver, designs the sleds for the US team. Has since the early/mid 90s. The blade width is what varies. Narrower blade can cut into the ice if it's soft. With the mild weather, I'd have considered the wider blades. Teams should have the blades with them, just a matter of swapping. Interesting. NASCAR/Formula 1 have different tires for different conditions. Just on that it makes sense that sledders would have different blades for the same reason. Right on. Cheers. Ya. The sleds themselves way at least 200kgs. |
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Post by Skilly on Feb 19, 2014 10:55:45 GMT -5
"If you win gold in hockey at the Olympics, you win the Olympics" - Vladimir Putin.
I guess this could be the end of the friendly face of Russia at these Olympics since their leader thinks the games are now over.
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Post by CentreHice on Feb 19, 2014 11:10:16 GMT -5
"If you win gold in hockey at the Olympics, you win the Olympics" - Vladimir Putin. I guess this could be the end of the friendly face of Russia at these Olympics since their leader thinks the games are now over. Ha! 1 goal from the home team in an elimination game. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 19, 2014 11:30:46 GMT -5
"If you win gold in hockey at the Olympics, you win the Olympics" - Vladimir Putin. I guess this could be the end of the friendly face of Russia at these Olympics since their leader thinks the games are now over. I have it on an old VHS tape, but I remember one of the Russian players (Petrov maybe?) from the '72 Summit Series saying that hockey was "a courageous man's game." That mindset seems to sum up the way the Russians approach the sport even today. In Vancouver the Russian delegation simply went home after being embarrassed by Canada 7-3. They didn't even stay for the closing ceremonies. This year the only Russian player to talk to the media was Ovechkin. Elliot Freeman was specific on that as the remaining Russians bolted for the dressing room. Cheers. |
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 11:36:43 GMT -5
"If you win gold in hockey at the Olympics, you win the Olympics" - Vladimir Putin. I guess this could be the end of the friendly face of Russia at these Olympics since their leader thinks the games are now over. I have it on an old VHS tape, but I remember one of the Russian players (Petrov maybe?) from the '72 Summit Series saying that hockey was "a courageous man's game." That mindset seems to sum up the way the Russians approach the sport even today. In Vancouver the Russian delegation simply went home after being embarrassed by Canada 7-3. They didn't even stay for the closing ceremonies. This year the only Russian player to talk to the media was Ovechkin. Elliot Freeman was specific on that as the remaining Russians bolted for the dressing room. Cheers. Datsyuk spoke with the media following the game today. |
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Post by Tankdriver on Feb 19, 2014 11:42:52 GMT -5
I personally have found the men's hockey crappy this year. There isn't the excitement that Vancouver had. I don't know if that is because of the ice size or because of the different format. Russia and Canada has problems scoring, The Finns and Sweeden are ok but not great, the czeks and slovaks have really been disappointing. The only bright spot has been the one team where they thought goals might be a problem and that is USA. I think USA is going to win this. They are playing on all cylinders and like a team.
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 11:50:50 GMT -5
I personally have found the men's hockey crappy this year. There isn't the excitement that Vancouver had. I don't know if that is because of the ice size or because of the different format. Russia and Canada has problems scoring, The Finns and Sweeden are ok but not great, the czeks and slovaks have really been disappointing. The only bright spot has been the one team where they thought goals might be a problem and that is USA. I think USA is going to win this. They are playing on all cylinders and like a team. They've definitely played the best. The ice is horrible apparently. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 19, 2014 11:56:01 GMT -5
I have it on an old VHS tape, but I remember one of the Russian players (Petrov maybe?) from the '72 Summit Series saying that hockey was "a courageous man's game." That mindset seems to sum up the way the Russians approach the sport even today. In Vancouver the Russian delegation simply went home after being embarrassed by Canada 7-3. They didn't even stay for the closing ceremonies. This year the only Russian player to talk to the media was Ovechkin. Elliot Freeman was specific on that as the remaining Russians bolted for the dressing room. Cheers. Datsyuk spoke with the media following the game today. You mean he completely slipped by Elliot ... inconceivable!  |
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 12:21:51 GMT -5
Datsyuk spoke with the media following the game today. You mean he completely slipped by Elliot ... inconceivable! LOL. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 19, 2014 13:00:11 GMT -5
I personally have found the men's hockey crappy this year. There isn't the excitement that Vancouver had. I don't know if that is because of the ice size or because of the different format. Russia and Canada has problems scoring, The Finns and Sweeden are ok but not great, the czeks and slovaks have really been disappointing. The only bright spot has been the one team where they thought goals might be a problem and that is USA. I think USA is going to win this. They are playing on all cylinders and like a team. I didn't really think about it until you mentioned it, but I think that's a pretty good description of the tournament as a whole, TD. The Slovaks and Czechs weren't the powerhouses they've been in the past. Some uninspiring play by Canada, at times. The effort is there but they aren't clicking as well as they can. The Russians have a lot to answer for, more so now that a team like Latvia is giving Canada a game here. And that be one of the few good stories about hockey in these Olympics. The rise of Finland and Ted Nolan coaching the Latvians to the quarters against Canada. Two good stories in and otherwise disappointing tournament. Cheers. |
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 13:11:38 GMT -5
Gold for Humphries and Moyse. 2nd after three runs, they nail a good one to put on pressure. USA1 sled was all over the place in their 4th run. Started with a .15 second advantage in total time, and ended up .10 down after 4 runs. .25 seconds is a huge swing.
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 14:29:04 GMT -5
Semi final wins in mens and womens curling means two more medals coming. We have 5 gold and 18 medals at the moment. 8th ranked because of golds, 4th in total medals.
Another guaranteed medal in womens hockey tomorrow. So, we have guaranteed 21 medals. Obviously, still a good chance of a medal in mens hockey. We had 14 gold and 26 medals in Vancouver. Going to be hard to beat that total medal count. The number of gold is not possible.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 19, 2014 19:15:17 GMT -5
Kind of tough watching Alexei Elemin's reaction. He was really struggling to find the words but the look on his face told it all.
There's a lot of finger-pointing at Ovechkin and Malkin, but there's plenty of blame to go around.
I didn't hear the whole comment, but Glenn Healey mentioned that Russia didn't necessarily bring in the players they needed to win. I'd like to hear more on that.
Cheers.
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Post by blny on Feb 19, 2014 20:09:27 GMT -5
I think it boils down to coaching, use of players, and a possible quota of KHL players. Minus the last part, sounds sorta familiar. Russian coach insisted on KHLer Popov playing with Ovi and Malkin. There were numerous times in the game today where he just couldn't keep up in terms of thinking the game and talent. Critics felt either he should have been removed from the line or Malkin and Ovi should have been split up.
Varlamov was average in net. Bobrovsky came in and made a few nice saves.
Ovechkin was not good much of the tournament. 2 points in 4 games won't cut it.
Radulov, as much as I hate his attitude, was the best Russian player in the tournament by a mile. Produced offense, created chances, was physical.
I'd have to look at list of Russian NHLers to see who was left off the team and if they could have helped.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 20, 2014 11:07:39 GMT -5
The Jones rink with a gold in women's curling! Both rinks missed key shots during the match, but it worked out.
Congrats ladies!
Cheers.
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Post by blny on Feb 20, 2014 11:09:08 GMT -5
Beat me to it. That was a tense match. Lawes struggled the whole game. Big props to our sweepers.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Feb 20, 2014 11:12:47 GMT -5
Beat me to it. That was a tense match. Lawes struggled the whole game. Big props to our sweepers. The men are up for gold tomorrow. Same bat time! Same bat channel! Cheers. |
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Post by blny on Feb 20, 2014 11:16:09 GMT -5
Beat me to it. That was a tense match. Lawes struggled the whole game. Big props to our sweepers. The men are up for gold tomorrow. Same bat time! Same bat channel! Cheers. Indeed. Jones crew is the first women's team to go undefeated through whole Olympic tourney. Kevin Martin did it for Canada in Vancouver. Jacobs struggled early, but has gotten steadily better. Good luck tomorrow. |
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Post by Skilly on Feb 20, 2014 11:54:35 GMT -5
Beat me to it. That was a tense match. Lawes struggled the whole game. Big props to our sweepers. Lawes struggled the whole bonspiel ... Jennifer Jones cemented her legacy as the best woman's curler ever. |
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Post by blny on Feb 20, 2014 12:03:03 GMT -5
Beat me to it. That was a tense match. Lawes struggled the whole game. Big props to our sweepers. Lawes struggled the whole bonspiel ... Jennifer Jones cemented her legacy as the best woman's curler ever. Hadn't had a chance to watch other matches start to finish. Lawes is very young. |
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