Olympics

[Waytec]

The opening ceremony is tonight. I am going to be watching.
A Georgian luger died today after he came off the track and hit a pole. He was clocked at 144.3km/h
I have read that this Olympics has some of the fastest and steepest tracks.

[dac]

The opening ceremony is tonight. I am going to be watching.
A Georgian luger died today after he came off the track and hit a pole. He was clocked at 144.3km/h
I have read that this Olympics has some of the fastest and steepest tracks.

I head rumors the bob sleaders have been caught off guard by the wild life close to the track.  Could you imagine rounding a corner and seeing a bear peek over the end of the track, just a bit of pucker factor    I don't know if it's true or not, but interesting.

[Spinalguy]

Luger dies in fatal crash  

The video footage is of his run in HD. i wished i NEVER watched it.
Fair warning...Very graphic.
It may be removed already, i do not know as i never want to see that again.
Link
http://www.ctvolympics.ca/skeleton/news/newsid=39315.html?cid=rsstgam

[FiEND]

that's horrible.  saw the video, but looks like it's gone now.

[DGenR8]

No it's still there, extremely nasty, and very sad way to start the games.

[dunl]

Nice to see the athletes get a standing ovation when they entered tonight, and to hear that they are staying to compete.  They're dedicating it to their fallen luger.

[dunl]

I head rumors the bob sleaders have been caught off guard by the wild life close to the track.  Could you imagine rounding a corner and seeing a bear peek over the end of the track, just a bit of pucker factor    I don't know if it's true or not, but interesting.

Not a bear, but one of the skiers came around a corner the other day and a lynx popped out of the bush. 

[Joel]

wow, a rather pathetic opening ceremony.... seriously who takes a frickin' truck (with one burned out headlight) to light the Olympic cauldron.... so ghetto 

Poor Wayne, he looked so fumed.

[Waytec]

The head lights where coverd and then the one covor fell off.
some one is getting remed right now. the colderun took a long time to come up and one side never did come up. Thats why you test, test, retest inspect everything and test again.

[Spinalguy]

there was the bobcat, but there also was a bear on the bobsled/luge/skeleton course as a luger was coming down.
He said he felt like a salmon heading up river with the bear ready to swipe him out of the track.lol.

i liked the opening ceremonies.
There is a thread on Pirate in chitchat.

[dunl]

there was the bobcat, but there also was a bear on the bobsled/luge/skeleton course as a luger was coming down.
He said he felt like a salmon heading up river with the bear ready to swipe him out of the track.lol.

i liked the opening ceremonies.
There is a thread on Pirate in chitchat.

Frick.... :oI can see the head lines now:

"Athlete's hunger for top spot no match for grizzly on opening day."

[Spinalguy]

:golfclap:

[1988 Cherokee]

I am not that into the winter olympics at all, I have watched a bit of the timed speed skating and will always watch a few full runs of skiing, S, GS, DH.
Never watched any of the summer olympics  when that rolls around.
I know when the flame rolled through Calgary I could have stopped on 9ave by Staples with the crowd and watched it, but didnt.
I have fond memories of the 1988 olympics, I was a part of that at Nakiska because I skied for that hill we moved from Lyon Mountain. If you remember Lyon Mountain congrats. We were there for the change-over then moved from the mole to a real mountain. Paskapoo remember that one.

[Waytec]

WE HAVE A GOLD

[Immortal]

Sweet!!!

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