Winter Olympics

[swiftdave]

Is anyone else here an Olympic Junkie?

I love it. Spend hours watching. I can't wait.

[odysseus]

Originally Posted by swiftdave

Is anyone else here an Olympic Junkie?

I love it. Spend hours watching. I can't wait.

Yip, me too

Odysseus

[Mav]

I just found out the Winter Olympics commence Feb 10...and it's in Torino Italy....it's not huge in Oz bcoz a lot of us here do not understand snow.

It's a bit of a rich mans pastime over here......having said l will watch different events if l get the time.....but l won't be glued to it.

[Nicke]

I used to watch when I lived in Sweden but there is no TV coverage in Thailand...

But I suppose we beat Canada in ice hockey as usual

[dogblower]

Didn't Oz take a gold in the skating last time? I think everyone else fell over and our guy was far enough behind that he missed the tangle ....

[Mav]

Originally Posted by dogblower

Didn't Oz take a gold in the skating last time? I think everyone else fell over and our guy was far enough behind that he missed the tangle ....

That's right Steven Bradbury....what a joke that was....he was going to finish about half a lap last and he won gold........how embarassed was he

He got a lot of media coverage after that...u know talk shows and that....they all used to take the p1ss out of him....but he took it well and just laughed along....spose he was thinking of all the $$$ he was racking in....good lucks worth a fortune.

[marc26]

Originally Posted by Nicke

I used to watch when I lived in Sweden but there is no TV coverage in Thailand...

But I suppose we beat Canada in ice hockey as usual

watch out nicke. these canucks take thei olympic hockey team very serious

[Petter]

watch out nicke. these canucks take thei olympic hockey team very serious

I will bett on the Finns this Olympic Games hockey with US as an outsider.

And yes in Norway the Olympic is big,24 hours a day and you cant escape.
Also the most importent is to take more medals then the Swedish,and they
probably do....

Country Gold-Silver-Bronsje last time in Salt Lake 02
Germany 12G-16S-8B total36
United States 10G-13S-11B total 34
Norway 13G-5S-7B total25
Canada 7G-3S-7B total 17
Austria 3G-4S-10B total 17

[swiftdave]

Unfortunately the rules of Olympic hockey only allow us to enter one team that way other countries have a chance for second and third.

[Petter]

Hehe I now you would come back on that one.

But seriously,the games US versus Canada and Sweden versus Finnland
is the highlight for me,just a big bang

[marc26]

Originally Posted by swiftdave

Unfortunately the rules of Olympic hockey only allow us to enter one team that way other countries have a chance for second and third.

ive always known, of course, that canada is hockey country, but im amazed at the coverage on a daily basis. they discect every game on sportscenter. its hockey,hockey,hockey. oh yeah, i forgot about curling!

[Petter]

Yes Ludo on ice

Curling was originated in the 16th century in Scotland.

But i canot remember any Scotish curling teams who have won enything.

Swiftdave i just did a check on the Finnish Hockey team and i still go for Finland.

Take a look:

Goaltenders:
Kari Lehtonen, Thrashers
Fredrik Norrena, Linkoping
Defensemen:
Aki Berg, Maple Leafs
Toni Lydman, Flames
Teppo Numminen, Sabres
Joni Pitkanen, Flyers
Sami Salo, Canucks
Kimmo Timonen, Predators
Ossi Vaananen, Avalanche
Forwards:
Jukka Hentunen, Lugano
Olli Jokinen, Panthers
Niko Kapanen, Stars
Sami Kapanen, Flyers
Mikko Koivu, Wild
Saku Koivu, Canadiens
Antti Laaksonen, Avalanche
Jere Lehtinen, Stars
Antti Miettinen, Stars
Ville Peltonen, Lugano, Switzerland
Jarkko Ruutu, Canucks
Tuomo Ruutu, Blackhawks
Teemu Selanne, Mighty Ducks.

[swiftdave]

We don't look too shabby either

Avec la Francais pour Tin Tin

Goaltenders/Gardiens de but
30 Brodeur, Martin L/G 6’2 210 5/6/72 Montréal, QC New Jersey Devils
1 Luongo, Roberto L/G 6’3 205 4/4/79 Montréal, QC Florida Panthers
35 Turco, Marty L/G 5’11 183 8/13/75 Sault Ste. Marie, ON Dallas Stars

Defence/Défense
4 Blake, Rob R/D 6’4 225 12/10/69 Simcoe, ON Colorado Avalanche
52 Foote, Adam R/D 6’2 215 7/10/71 Whitby, ON Columbus Blue Jackets
55 Jovanovski, Ed L/G 6’2 210 6/26/76 Windsor, ON Vancouver Canucks
24 *McCabe, Bryan L/G 6'2 220 06/08/75 Calgary, AB Toronto Maple Leafs
27 Niedermayer, Scott L/G 6’1 200 8/31/73 Cranbrook, BC Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
44 Pronger, Chris L/G 6’6 218 10/10/74 Dryden, ON Edmonton Oilers
6 Redden, Wade L/G 6’2 212 6/12/77 Lloydminster, SK Ottawa Senators
28 Regehr, Robyn L/G 6’3 226 4/19/80 Rosthern, SK Calgary Flames

Forwards/Avants
14 Bertuzzi, Todd R/D 6’3 245 2/2/75 Sudbury, ON Vancouver Canucks
9 Doan, Shane R/D 6’2 216 10/10/76 Halkirk, AB Phoenix Coyotes
33 Draper, Kris L/G 5’10 190 5/24/71 Toronto, ON Detroit Red Wings
21 Gagné, Simon L/G 6’0 185 2/29/80 Ste-Foy, QC Philadelphia Flyers
15 Heatley, Dany L/G 6’3 215 1/21/81 Calgary, AB Ottawa Senators
12 Iginla, Jarome R/D 6’1 208 7/1/77 St. Albert, AB Calgary Flames
40 Lecavalier, Vincent L/G 6’4 207 4/21/80 îÎe Bizard, QC Tampa Bay Lightning
61 Nash, Rick L/G 6’4 215 6/16/84 Brampton, ON Columbus Blue Jackets
39 Richards, Brad L/G 6’1 198 5/2/80 Murray Harbour, PEI Tampa Bay Lightning
91 Sakic, Joe L/G 5’11 195 7/7/69 Burnaby, BC Colorado Avalanche
94 Smyth, Ryan L/G 6’1 190 2/21/76 Banff, AB Edmonton Oilers
10 *Spezza, Jason R/D 6'3 211 06/13/83 Toronto, ON Ottawa Senators
22 *Staal, Eric L/G 6'4 205 10/29/84 Thunder Bay, ON Carolina Hurricanes
26 St-Louis, Martin L/G 5’9 185 6/18/75 Laval, QC Tampa Bay Lightning
97 Thornton, Joe L/G 6’4 225 7/2/79 St. Thomas, ON San Jose Sharks

[Petter]

Some couple Swedes to look up for:
Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist - New York Rangers
Nicklas Lidstrom - Detroit Red Wings
Forward Peter Forsberg - Philadelphia Flyers
Forward Markus Naslund - Vancouver Canucks
Forward Mats Sundin - Toronto Maple Leafs
Forward Henrik Zetterberg - Detroit Red Wings

Hmmm they look quite strong to
What are you saying TARZAN !

We have to have a betting on this,i put 1000 Bath on the Finns

[Mustang]

I'm a big fan of the Olymics and although I don't follow NHL hockey closely(strange for a Canadian)I do enjoy watching Olympic hockey.Best of luck to all the teams,we'll see you at the medal ceremony.