WWTBAM Bored

Again, not on TV in the U.S.

After 12 of 45:

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1 MANCUSO Julia United States
2 GOERGL Elisabeth Austria
3 JANYK Britt Canada
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4 RECCHIA Lucia Italy
5 COOK Stacey United States

Lindsey Vonn is up 16th.

New standings.

After 17 of 45:

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1. United States VONN Lindsey
2. United States MANCUSO Julia
3. Austria GOERGL Elisabeth
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4. Austria FISCHBACHER Andrea
5. Canada JANYK Britt

Where are you getting your real time results? I found most of what you reported on ESPN online, but their results on the downhill haven't been updated in a while.

I think they need to add an Uphill competition.

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All the major contenders have gone and it looks like U.S. will finish 1-2 with Vonn and Mancuso. Expect to see a good bit of this footgage tonight with some spectacular crashes along with the solid American finish.

And while all this was going on, I had a chance to learn about the intricacies of curling.

silverscreenselect wrote:

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All the major contenders have gone and it looks like U.S. will finish 1-2 with Vonn and Mancuso. Expect to see a good bit of this footgage tonight with some spectacular crashes along with the solid American finish.

And while all this was going on, I had a chance to learn about the intricacies of curling.

I like curling but would rather see the finals of almost any event instead of a preliminary curling match.

andrewjackson wrote:
I like curling but would rather see the finals of almost any event instead of a preliminary curling match.

The only event more boring than curling was Olympic paint drying, last held in 1932.

TheConfessor wrote:Where are you getting your real time results? I found most of what you reported on ESPN online, but their results on the downhill haven't been updated in a while.

Off the official website:

http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-al ... 101BI.html

You can also get real-time comments from the people who live where they can watch the race on TV posting over on the right.

silverscreenselect wrote:

andrewjackson wrote:
I like curling but would rather see the finals of almost any event instead of a preliminary curling match.

The only event more boring than curling was Olympic paint drying, last held in 1932.

They need to add downhill curling to the events. That would not be boring!

silverscreenselect wrote:

andrewjackson wrote:
I like curling but would rather see the finals of almost any event instead of a preliminary curling match.

The only event more boring than curling was Olympic paint drying, last held in 1932.

Watch Equestrian Dressage in the Summer Olympics. It brings boredom to incredible new heights. Well, on NBC it wouldn't be boring because they would only show you 30 seconds but in reality it is hour after hour of one horse and rider after another doing a flat (no jumps) course in exactly the same pattern over and over and over and over and over......

gsabc wrote:

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Wow, for someone skiing with a badly bruised shin, that's a heckuva big lead. And the gap to third is even bigger.

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Yeah, Vonn and Mancuso blew the rest away.

Race is delayed while they airlift an injured skier from the course. Apparently NBC and ESPN are already reporting that the medals have been won. Not exactly accurate until the last 9 skiers race. None of them has much of a chance but media should not report medals won.

andrewjackson wrote:

silverscreenselect wrote:

andrewjackson wrote:
I like curling but would rather see the finals of almost any event instead of a preliminary curling match.

The only event more boring than curling was Olympic paint drying, last held in 1932.

Watch Equestrian Dressage in the Summer Olympics. It brings boredom to incredible new heights. Well, on NBC it wouldn't be boring because they would only show you 30 seconds but in reality it is hour after hour of one horse and rider after another doing a flat (no jumps) course in exactly the same pattern over and over and over and over and over......

Ssshhh...

If NBC hears you they might televise dressage instead of the 100 meter finals at the next summer Olympics.

Now it's over.

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Vonn (USA) - Gold
Mancuso (USA) -Silver
Goergl (Austria) - Bronze

silverscreenselect wrote:

andrewjackson wrote:
I like curling but would rather see the finals of almost any event instead of a preliminary curling match.

The only event more boring than curling was Olympic paint drying, last held in 1932.

Did Sherwin-Williams win that? Or was it a Dutch boy?

andrewjackson wrote:Race is delayed while they airlift an injured skier from the course. Apparently NBC and ESPN are already reporting that the medals have been won. Not exactly accurate until the last 9 skiers race. None of them has much of a chance but media should not report medals won.

I guess it sometimes works in presidential elections...or not

Found it!

Good one on the paint-drying, by the way.

Bob Juch wrote:

silverscreenselect wrote:

andrewjackson wrote:
I like curling but would rather see the finals of almost any event instead of a preliminary curling match.

The only event more boring than curling was Olympic paint drying, last held in 1932.

They need to add downhill curling to the events. That would not be boring!

I think uphill curling would be even less boring. The comedic factor would be greater than the excitement of the speed of downhill curling.

Rexer25 wrote:I think uphill curling would be even less boring. The comedic factor would be greater than the excitement of the speed of downhill curling.

I don't know much about ice, but I think that uphill curling would include a downhill component, as well...

Not an Olympics fan at all, but this one's for Saucy.....

lb13

Estonut wrote:

Rexer25 wrote:I think uphill curling would be even less boring. The comedic factor would be greater than the excitement of the speed of downhill curling.

I don't know much about ice, but I think that uphill curling would include a downhill component, as well...

I think dodgecurling might be exciting for fans.

andrewjackson wrote:

silverscreenselect wrote:

andrewjackson wrote:
I like curling but would rather see the finals of almost any event instead of a preliminary curling match.

The only event more boring than curling was Olympic paint drying, last held in 1932.

Watch Equestrian Dressage in the Summer Olympics. It brings boredom to incredible new heights. Well, on NBC it wouldn't be boring because they would only show you 30 seconds but in reality it is hour after hour of one horse and rider after another doing a flat (no jumps) course in exactly the same pattern over and over and over and over and over......

Must.... resist.... the...... soccer...... joke.........

lb13