Members Ann_SS Posted February 8, 2014 Members Share Posted February 8, 2014 I think that this was one of the best opening ceremonies. IMO, Beijing is no. 1, following by Barcelona and Turino. Sochi is in that grouping. They did an amazing job capturing Russia's wonderful literature, architecture, dance, music, and art. Exactly. It isn't like we showed scalped and murdered Indians or whipped and raped enslaved African Americans or the dogs and fire hoses set on African Americans during Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement or the Japanese sent to internment camps during in the opening ceremony in Atlanta. Every country has its own share of shameful and ugly history that it ignores at huge international moments like these. NBC's hypocrisy and jingoism is to much to take at times which is why I watch on mute when they are talking. I liked when Thomas Bach, the IOC Presidents, lectured the world politicians about scoring their political points off the "backs of the athletes." The Olympics should never be used as a political game. The boycotts in the past were wrong. Also, Obama and the other Europeans should have attended the opening. Those athletes deserved a few minutes of their attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted February 8, 2014 Members Share Posted February 8, 2014 The Netherlands won Gold, Silver and Bronze in men's speed skating over 5000 metres. So happy for our dear neighbors I'm also happy that Norway and Sweden did well at women's skiathlon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted February 8, 2014 Members Share Posted February 8, 2014 I absolutely love reading your posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted February 8, 2014 Members Share Posted February 8, 2014 They were swans lmao You're right, they did look beautiful Love, love, love The way Lauer was talking, you would expect that this would be the norm lol Like, how DARE they not mention dark spots, how DARE they skim over their bad, bad ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted February 8, 2014 Members Share Posted February 8, 2014 I think that the Norwegian girls did as well as they did was amazing. I don't know if you know, but their team-mate Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen suddenly and tragically lost her brother yesterday. He was also her training partner and a close friend to many of the other skaters. They were told of his death last night, and it must have been so hard for them to focus on the competition. They all wore black ribbons on their dresses and said afterwards that they skated for Astrid and her family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 8, 2014 Members Share Posted February 8, 2014 Apparently the woman who lit the torch tweeted a racist, doctored photo of the Obamas last year. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116534/irina-rodrinas-racist-tweet-russian-figure-skater-lit-olympic-flame?utm_source=internal&utm_medium=flyout&utm_campaign=mostpopular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted February 9, 2014 Author Administrator Share Posted February 9, 2014 Gold and Silver for the Dufour-Lapointe sisters in Freestyle Moguls! It would've been perfect if all three sisters got medals, but we'll take gold and silver. And we bronze in snowboard slopes. A very good start for Canada! That 15 year old Russian figure skating was amazing! I guess they added this team figure skating competition because figure skating draws big numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 9, 2014 Members Share Posted February 9, 2014 Yulia Lipitinskaya, Toups! She was amazing. And as cool as a cucumber. Congrats for the Canadian win on the moguls. And congrats to the Netherlands -- gold, silver AND bronze for men's speed-skating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted February 9, 2014 Members Share Posted February 9, 2014 Seriously, Yulia is amazing. I cannot believe the things that she can do with her body. She is elegant also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 9, 2014 Members Share Posted February 9, 2014 I am watching the figure skating live right now (and so is Putin, who is in the Sochi audience). Gracie Gold skated very beautifully, but Yulia Lipnitskaya came on again and skated to the main theme from Schindler's List. Holy cow, her technique. I got chills up and down my spine. She is a phenomena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted February 9, 2014 Members Share Posted February 9, 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/07/blondie-russia-performance-canceled-_n_4747466.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted February 9, 2014 Members Share Posted February 9, 2014 Wow, I just read that the IOC has reprimanded Norway over the black ribbons that the Norwegian skaters wore during the women's skiathlon competition yesterday. They wore it, as I said in an earlier post, in remembrance of team-mate Astrid Jacobsen's brother who died suddenly on Friday and who was a close friend to many of the other skaters. According to the IOC the competition venues are supposed to be a place of joy, not sorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 9, 2014 Members Share Posted February 9, 2014 Oh how ridiculous. It's not like the black ribbons were performance enhancing drugs! They weren't harming anybody and were very discreet. I didn't even notice them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted February 10, 2014 Members Share Posted February 10, 2014 This male figure skater from Italy has a huge booty, it's hard to stop staring at it, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted February 10, 2014 Members Share Posted February 10, 2014 Wow, Yulia. I thought that she almost lost one of her jumps, but overall, she was outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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