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Post by Rufus Firefly on Feb 7, 2022 1:42:41 GMT
Never thought I would find the Cross country biathlon exciting but it was in the mens. Yep. 3 sprinting for the line. Ludwig wins the men's luge for Germany with a perfect run. Well deserved.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2022 1:53:49 GMT
Didn't realise Steve Cram had a background in Curling.
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Post by Rufus Firefly on Feb 7, 2022 1:57:31 GMT
Didn't realise Steve Cram had a background in Curling. Doubt he does but he always gets the gig. He does his best.
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Post by marion on Feb 7, 2022 10:03:49 GMT
Didn't realise Steve Cram had a background in Curling. IIRC he was once very dismissive about curling, and the team called him out and said it’s very difficult, come and have a go and find out for yourself! So he did and they explained it all, demonstrated etc etc and he was converted. He admitted he was wrong and now he always does the commentary. At least I think that’s what happened, unless I just dreamed that!
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Post by beverley61 on Feb 7, 2022 12:20:47 GMT
Do you dream of Steve Cram often Marion!
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Post by Rufus Firefly on Feb 7, 2022 14:02:31 GMT
when will the penny drop with sports commentators that there are times when there is nothing to be said.....nothing needs to be said because the action speaks for itself. Instead we get waffle overload.
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Post by Miranda on Feb 7, 2022 18:15:20 GMT
Watching the Team Freestyle skating and I tell you what, the Canadian pair's routine is beautiful! Enjoyed every second of it.
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Post by Miranda on Feb 7, 2022 18:50:34 GMT
Oh my lor! The Russian pair just competed and she was upside down in his arm when his feet went sideways and he dropped her and then almost landed on her. The commentator said, as they came off the ice, 'she's not being as supportive as we would like'. He just dropped her on her head! WTF would she be?! He should be apologisng to her!
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Post by marion on Feb 7, 2022 21:41:40 GMT
I couldn’t find the pairs on iPlayer at all, short or free. In fact the only free programme I could find in the team event was the women! ☹️ I searched through all the late night BBC1 and red button shows. Presumably it’s the same as the last Olympics and they don’t get the full set of events, but when they come to the main skating events they will show them all. I’m recording both channels for about six hours each to catch (hopefully) the mens short programme tonight!
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Post by Miranda on Feb 7, 2022 23:06:44 GMT
That's a shame cos the pairs competition was really good. Hopefully you will be able to see the routines when the individual competition starts.
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Post by marion on Feb 8, 2022 8:22:29 GMT
Well now, I just whizzed through the endless hours I recorded last night to see if I picked up any skating, and I stumbled upon the pairs!!! So that was shown AFTER they aired the women’s and the overall result! I don’t know how many routines there will be, but I have found skating start points in the shows I recorded and will be chilling out to that later today. Great!!!
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Post by Miranda on Feb 8, 2022 19:34:45 GMT
Watching the Men's Individual short programme and surprised to see Hanyu is competing! I hope he's ok and doesn't make a fool of himself.
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Post by Miranda on Feb 8, 2022 19:48:13 GMT
Hanyu - {SPOILER:Click to Show}Oh dear. That's exactly what I was hoping wouldn't happen. Never seen him miss a jump completely like that. And the other jumps weren't as clean as usual.
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Post by beverley61 on Feb 8, 2022 20:18:23 GMT
Apparently he said there were holes (hole) in the ice that he kept getting caught on.
I don't think the athletes are enjoying these games as much as normal. The cross country and biathlon skiers have complained that is simply too cold - which must be an unusual complaint. However their saliva was freezing to their faces so they might have a point.
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Post by Miranda on Feb 8, 2022 20:39:12 GMT
Nah, that's an excuse. No-one else has mentioned it, have they? And none of the others are having any problems with footing that I can see. He just didn't prepare properly for the jump. His ankle still isn't right, I reckon.
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