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That American kid who won the gold was typical snowboarder wasn't he? Spicoli at it's finest.
 
Japanese dude killed it. White has work to do on his final run.
 
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He looked so alone in celebration.
 
superjohn said:
He looked pretty damn happy with family and friends.
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That was after I wrote my post. Glad he made it to family and friends.
 
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But comfort & happiness came back again in the form of an adorable, huggable, squeezable "Hello Kitty"-type medal on the podium.
 
Fishy said:
But then after that, his family and friends left him. And he was alone.

Very alone.
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Aw man. Missed that!
 
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3-2 loss in hockey against Slovenia, game we were winning 2-1 for a good portion.
 
Other professional sports should look at snowboarding. They all want to win, but the camaraderie is impressive. You can tell it's a lifestyle as much as a sport. When Red Gerard was waiting to see if his score would hold up, he looked legitimately excited to cheer on other competitors... and then equally excited when he kept the lead. The women's half pipe seemed similar.

I think that part of the Shaun White stuff is resentment for his success that exceeds the sport and lifestyle. I'm sure he doesn't give a crap, but it was noticeably different watching the men's half pipe. He's the A Rod of snowboarding. His sexual harassment situation may give people the excuse to make him a pariah like post-suspension A Rod. Then again, he did win another gold, unlike A Rod who couldn't play anymore.

My wife and I have noticed that there are a lot more winter olympic sports that can kill you (downhill, the extreme mountain sports, luge/skeleton, ski jump...) than summer olympic sports (bike race, stray javelin?). Even some of the sports that aren't dangerous to compete in, involve the athlete shooting guns.
 
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superjohn said:
Read about it this morning. I find it creepy as hell but if we're going after every guy for sending unsolicited pics, probably close to half of men are going to be in big trouble.
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He didn't even send pictures of himself from the way I read it, it was random pictures. And the stuff about him telling her to wear skimpier clothes and cut her hair a certain way and then when she refuses say "Are you sure you want to say no to me?" is pretty messed up.
 
Rico444 said:
He didn't even send pictures of himself from the way I read it, it was random pictures. And the stuff about him telling her to wear skimpier clothes and cut her hair a certain way and then when she refuses say "Are you sure you want to say no to me?" is pretty messed up.
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That's somehow even weirder. I guess he is a whackjob.
 
Kim Jung Un look-alike trolling North Korean cheer squad. That girl's face is priceless! He marched in front of them waving Korean unity flag before being ushered away.

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Watching the men’s downhill. Way to hold an Olympics where it doesn’t snow. It’s weird watching a skiing even when all the surrounding mountains are brown. I’m guessing these ‘ski areas’ were all just created for the games.
 
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