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AlternativeEgo
Sweden17309 Posts
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Grettin
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virpi
Germany3599 Posts
On February 09 2014 19:35 Stolat wrote: Had the same feeling here. Damn, just can't wait for the ski jumping competition... Yeah, ski jumping will be awesome! There are so many favourites this time: Stoch, Schlierenzauer, Freund, Kasai, the Slovenian guys... I'm rooting for Kasai, this guy is a miracle. | ||
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IAmWithStupid
Russian Federation1016 Posts
On February 09 2014 20:23 Grettin wrote: Werent there a legit/official streaming site for most of the competitions (if not all) last olympics? There isn't one this time? Here you go! In top right corner there is a list of broadcasts. | ||
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Grettin
42416 Posts
On February 09 2014 20:43 IAmWithStupid wrote: Here you go! In top right corner there is a list of broadcasts. I only have list of my local broadcasters and then a separate list of every broadcaster by nation. If i'm not horribly mistaken, last olympics there was a list of competitions going on and then a stream for that (it wasn't commentated) -- but now i only seem to be able to watch my local tv-station's coverage. | ||
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IAmWithStupid
Russian Federation1016 Posts
On February 09 2014 20:58 Grettin wrote: I only have list of my local broadcasters and then a separate list of every broadcaster by nation. If i'm not horribly mistaken, last olympics there was a list of competitions going on and then a stream for that (it wasn't commentated) -- but now i only seem to be able to watch my local tv-station's coverage. Yes, that's the case. Some TV channels have exclusive rights to broadcast Games only in their country. Well, I watch Russian stream with proxi VPN (I use Hola) and German streams without any restrictions (I'm in Germany right now) | ||
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Grettin
42416 Posts
On February 09 2014 21:03 IAmWithStupid wrote: Yes, that's the case. Some TV channels have exclusive rights to broadcast Games only in their country. Well, I watch Russian stream with proxi VPN (I use Hola) and German streams without any restrictions (I'm in Germany right now) Alright. Thanks for the help. | ||
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Elurie
4716 Posts
On February 09 2014 14:48 QuanticHawk wrote: Yeah she absolutely killed it. And Agreed I really liked them a lot. I don't understand figuring skating that much though. In singles, why'd the woman who bombed the triple axel get such a high score otherwise? nothing there seemed to be that great outside of that to make up for it. also, what's with the timer and bonus around 1:30? The post scandal judging system is indeed not easy to understand for the casual (lol) figure skating viewers. It's already subjective enough as it is, but I'll say the one who was over-marked was the Russian skater. Their placement, however, was correct... and in the end, that's all that matters in the Team competition. As for the timer - elements executed after the half-way mark gets a 10% bonus in base value for the element. A short program usually last around 2m40s, give or take. Many skaters put their most difficult elements early, so they could execute them before their legs get tired. For those with better stamina, they put their most difficult stuff in the 2nd half of their program for bonus points. | ||
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Warfie
Norway2849 Posts
On February 09 2014 19:53 IAmWithStupid wrote: I really love the award for Norwegian sportsmen who win the medals. They can name any geographical object in their country after themselves. No money can be compared to that. Eh, what? | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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IAmWithStupid
Russian Federation1016 Posts
As always there is a big discussion about bonuses Russian sportsmen get, if they win medals. They are ridiculously big (money + a car (last games it was Audi A7 in top version) + appartment) comparing to other countries. And it is not boasting, it's actually bad I think. And there was this info about Norwegians... If it is true, it's awesome. If not, I apologize. | ||
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Crushinator
Netherlands2138 Posts
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IAmWithStupid
Russian Federation1016 Posts
On February 09 2014 21:55 Crushinator wrote: Russian Graf improved her personal best on a low-altitude track :O Surprising contender for the medals? Hope so! One more joke from Opening Ceremony: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/AJ2DQmg.jpg) | ||
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lamprey1
Canada919 Posts
the russian women's hockey team lost their #1 goalie to pregnancy. germany and russia are pretty evenly matched so this should be a good close game. | ||
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Ysellian
Netherlands9029 Posts
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AxionSteel
United States7754 Posts
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Crushinator
Netherlands2138 Posts
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AlternativeEgo
Sweden17309 Posts
On February 09 2014 22:19 AxionSteel wrote: Dutch skaters just too strong. They should hand out some sticks and teach them to get a feel for the puck. Who knows what might happen. | ||
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Vandro
Netherlands384 Posts
On February 09 2014 22:21 AlternativeEgo wrote: They should hand out some sticks and teach them to get a feel for the puck. Who knows what might happen. Sven Kramer 2x Olympic gold medalist @ speed skating (possibly 4x after these Olympic Games) and Naomi van As 2x Olympic gold medalist in field hockey are in a relationship. Their kid should be a prodigy in ice hockey :D | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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