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HuskyNan said:
I went to college in upper New York State only 20 miles from Canada and watched a lot of Canadian tv. Curling is a big thing up there so I developed a liking for it. It’s great the U.S. is doing so well in this cool sport

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My father-inlaw designed and oversaw construction of a lot of the facilities for the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. A perk that went home with him was about 2 dozen curling stones. He lined part of his driveway with them! After he passed on we hauled them to Montana where they serve the same purpose.
 
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Great match. Italy is the defending Olympic champions playing before a home crowd. The lady from MN has ice water in her veins. Makes 1 big shot after another. Reminds me of another lady from MN…….
 
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Good action in the men’s XC sprint finals. US won first medal since Bill Koch in 1976 in XC. Norwegian man had incredible sprint uphill.

Nice to see Redding woman in the moguls as well.
 
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oldude said:
Congratulations to Breezy Johnson for winning the 1st US gold medal in the women’s downhill. At the same time, I wish someone had been able to step in and persuade/order Lindsey Vonn not to compete with her torn ACL. At high speeds it’s nearly impossible for a skier to hold their line without 2 stable legs. Vonn’s injury today was both tragic and predictable.
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The surgeon who replaced my right ACL a couple decades ago was the orthopod for the Phoenix indoor soccer team. He told me half the players were missing at least one ACL, but that their thigh muscles were trained so hard they held the knees together under the huge stresses of high-level soccer. The players couldn't afford the time it would take to heal and regain their conditioning.

Lindsey had consulted with some of the best orthopods in the world before deciding to resume competition after the ACL tear, and they gave their assent. She came in 3rd in the course familiarization race on the same course as her crash. She has raced this course 18 times previously, winning 6 and being on the podium for 6 more.

Lindsey's statement is that she missed her line into the turn by 5 inches, caught the flag with her arm and was rotated by the impact, after which it was all over at those speeds. She and her doctors both assert the knee was not the cause of her error.

There was nothing predictable about the crash, other than that there is always a chance of failure at the ridiculous speeds the competitors achieve.
 
JRRRJ said:
The surgeon who replaced my right ACL a couple decades ago was the orthopod for the Phoenix indoor soccer team. He told me half the players were missing at least one ACL, but that their thigh muscles were trained so hard they held the knees together under the huge stresses of high-level soccer. The players couldn't afford the time it would take to heal and regain their conditioning.

Lindsey had consulted with some of the best orthopods in the world before deciding to resume competition after the ACL tear, and they gave their assent. She came in 3rd in the course familiarization race on the same course as her crash. She has raced this course 18 times previously, winning 6 and being on the podium for 6 more.

Lindsey's statement is that she missed her line into the turn by 5 inches, caught the flag with her arm and was rotated by the impact, after which it was all over at those speeds. She and her doctors both assert the knee was not the cause of her error.

There was nothing predictable about the crash, other than that there is always a chance of failure at the ridiculous speeds the competitors achieve.
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Yes, it’s possible to compete with a torn ACL, particularly if you are moving straight ahead. But anytime you turn or cut on a torn ACL, your leg lacks stability, no matter how strong your thigh and quads are. It’s no coincidence that Lindsey Vaughn’s accident occurred while attempting a turn at 70-80 mph.

She missed her line by 5” in a downhill race? If it were slalom I could see it. But honestly, how often, if ever, have you seen a championship skier catch a gate on downhill.
 
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JRRRJ said:
The surgeon who replaced my right ACL a couple decades ago was the orthopod for the Phoenix indoor soccer team. He told me half the players were missing at least one ACL, but that their thigh muscles were trained so hard they held the knees together under the huge stresses of high-level soccer. The players couldn't afford the time it would take to heal and regain their conditioning.

Lindsey had consulted with some of the best orthopods in the world before deciding to resume competition after the ACL tear, and they gave their assent. She came in 3rd in the course familiarization race on the same course as her crash. She has raced this course 18 times previously, winning 6 and being on the podium for 6 more.

Lindsey's statement is that she missed her line into the turn by 5 inches, caught the flag with her arm and was rotated by the impact, after which it was all over at those speeds. She and her doctors both assert the knee was not the cause of her error.

There was nothing predictable about the crash, other than that there is always a chance of failure at the ridiculous speeds the competitors achieve.
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Glad you stated this. In watching this over and over, it was clear she just cut that line too tight, and a couple of others before her were cutting it close, too. The announcer early on said that the snow was great for taking chances, not too icy so you could really take aggressive lines.
 
JRRRJ said:
The surgeon who replaced my right ACL a couple decades ago was the orthopod for the Phoenix indoor soccer team. He told me half the players were missing at least one ACL, but that their thigh muscles were trained so hard they held the knees together under the huge stresses of high-level soccer. The players couldn't afford the time it would take to heal and regain their conditioning.

Lindsey had consulted with some of the best orthopods in the world before deciding to resume competition after the ACL tear, and they gave their assent. She came in 3rd in the course familiarization race on the same course as her crash. She has raced this course 18 times previously, winning 6 and being on the podium for 6 more.

Lindsey's statement is that she missed her line into the turn by 5 inches, caught the flag with her arm and was rotated by the impact, after which it was all over at those speeds. She and her doctors both assert the knee was not the cause of her error.

There was nothing predictable about the crash, other than that there is always a chance of failure at the ridiculous speeds the competitors achieve.
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Thanks for that info. So many social media “experts” claim her injury was predictable based on the ACL injury. I have read some reports wondering why the gate panel didn’t tear away more easily which might have minimized Vonn’s sideway rotation.
 
I like how many sports have Mixed Team events now. Nice seeing the USA ski jump team today. Finished in 7th place which is awesome and all four athletes are so young. They can only get better. Congratulations to them.
 
A new hero to celebrate is Nick Baumgartner from Michigan. He is a 44 year old snowboard cross competitor. He failed to make the finals but left this quote, “I never had so much fun losing in my life, competing for my country”. He gets it IMHO.
 
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Were the USA team skaters robbed by the French Judge giving the Team from France the gold? What do you think?
 
ConnMotors said:
Were the USA team skaters robbed by the French Judge giving the Team from France the gold? What do you think?
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The argument is that the French judge gave the US team a much lower mark than the rest of the judges. The US team subsequently lost to the French team by the slightest of margins, 1 point.

Honestly, while I greatly appreciate the athleticism and talent of sports like figure skating, gymnastics and diving, I hate the fact that it comes down to judges who are both fallible and occasionally biased. Give me a sport where you win by simply being faster, stronger or score more baskets.
 
I have never been a fan of human judging in any sport. But that is the way of the world until something changes. Video 3D Judging if possible would be an answer.
 
oldude said:
The argument is that the French judge gave the US team a much lower mark than the rest of the judges. The US team subsequently lost to the French team by the slightest of margins, 1 point.

Honestly, while I greatly appreciate the athleticism and talent of sports like figure skating, gymnastics and diving, I hate the fact that it comes down to judges who are both fallible and occasionally biased. Give me a sport where you win by simply being faster, stronger or score more baskets.
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It isn't the first time that judge has been questionable. Why she's still around in the Olympics is mind-boggling.
 
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