 Poster: A snowHead
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/43021649
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A Russian speed skater dedicated his country's first medal of the Winter Olympics to his compatriots who have been banned from the Games in "such a hard and unfair way".
Semen Elistratov, who won bronze for the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) team, is under investigation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for his comments. |
On sticky ground, IMV.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@altis, His off the ̶w̶r̶i̶s̶t̶ cuff remarks sound like the outpourings of a nut... maybe two.
*gets coat*
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Her race has been postponed to Thursday due to strong winds, I think
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Oh dear I listened to that and wished I hadn't bothered. Think you're on a losing battle rereading the results that we've already seen and heard via the BBC with not really any enhanced insight.
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| altis wrote: |
Fingers crossed today for Alex Tilley - goddaughter of a neighbour.
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That's as tenuous as me saying hello to Marie Dorin at Lidl.
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| iainm wrote: |
| Her race has been postponed to Thursday due to strong winds, I think |
The wind is starting to have a real impact - postponements hitting the downhill events, and the women's slopestyle final surrounded by controversy, with many saying it shouldn't have gone ahead.
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Watching the moguls makes my knees hurt
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Not sure if it was down to the wind (I don't watch much women's snowboarding) but they seem streets behind the current level of the men
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Potential for Britain’s first medal of the games? Elise Christie in the speed skating - the final (should she make it) will be at 12pm.
00:05-02:00: Curling - mixed doubles bronze-medal match
01:00-02:40: Snowboarding - women's halfpipe
02:30-04:10 & 06:00-07:25: Alpine skiing - men's combined
08:30-09:45 & 11:00-13:00: Cross country skiing - men's and women's individual classic
10:00-12:11: Short-track speed skating - women's 500m
10:30-12:55: Luge - women's final runs
11:00-12:45: Speed skating - men's 1500m
11:05-13:20: Curling - mixed doubles gold-medal match
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Bennisboy, women’s snowboarding isn’t on par with the men but it’s also not that bad, the wind was clearly a big issue. In fact the wind was an issue for a number of the men too, even though it was less gusty during their event.
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The womens slopestyle was well down on form due to the conditions. Scoring was well down - for comparison, Jonesies bronze run from 4 years ago would have netted her gold this year on points - in fact, Jamie Andersons winning run would've got her 6th in 2014.
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You know it makes sense.
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@Richard_Sideways, @SnoodlesMcFlude, ah I thought that might be the case, definite shame that they weren't allowed to be at their best
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Dave of the Marmottes - thanks for the review Dave, I'll read that one out tomorrow!
@Alastair Pink - I'm with you on that. I mentioned yesterday in the pod that Aimee was told they had the best weather window of the week. I suspect they laid that on thick with the suggestion that if it didn't happen then, there would be the risk it wouldn't happen at all.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Funny then that they postponed ground level events but chose to carry on with the airborne ones.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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^this. Frankly, its offensive - particularly as they postponed other events that day due to the wind. The athletes are *possibly* not the best to judge though as they have so much invested in the competition. IMO this is where the coaches should have stepped in and questioned the safety aspect of holding the event in those conditions.
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| iainm wrote: |
@Dave of the Marmottes - thanks for the review Dave, I'll read that one out tomorrow!
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Hey if you're a fan of the Bugle you can make me the " F you Marmottes" of your podcast if you like.
As I've said like the regular podcast not sure the daily Olympic one works unless you have a top line on scurrilous gossip.
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Just saw the women's snowboard halfpipe final, looks like the conditions were much more favourable, some very impressive runs in there!
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I clearly don't understand short-track - is the Canadian girl the luckiest in the world? Seems to me, throughout the women's 500m from the heats onwards, it's the victims of argy-bargy that have been penalised
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The coolest ginger in town/the world.
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Great run from the flying tomato, whats more impressive is that somehow he's 31!
Could have sworn he was still in his early 20s. This makes me feel old 
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Have to say that Hirschers slalom run was epic given the snow blowing across the bottom of the gates, mega hard to get close when you can't even see them. He is a machine.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Just caught up with the men's superpipe final, all I can say is wow. They just kept taking it to a higher and higher level. Massive props to White for taking gold with the very last run, can't imagine the pressure on him!
Genuinely left me a little bit lost for words! 
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Fab run by Shaun White. Interesting/Baffled to see some of the comments on social media by people getting their knickers in a twist about the fact he let the American Flag tough the floor 
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You know it makes sense.
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@snow_badger, it is viewed as disrespectful. That said it is not meant to be worn as apparel or festooned around shoulders either
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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@snow_badger, Americans are weird about their flag (especially as it is used as a print for bikinis and underwear all the time)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@holidayloverxx, I fully understand that, but Im sure he didnt mean any disrespect. Quite clearly you can see that hes rather overcome with emotion, so to see the comments on social media about it is just madness
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| snow_badger wrote: |
| @holidayloverxx, I fully understand that, but Im sure he didnt mean any disrespect. Quite clearly you can see that hes rather overcome with emotion, so to see the comments on social media about it is just madness |
It's almost as if they had a president who shoots his gob off about things on social media that he cloaks in patriotism to hide his nuttiness...
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| snow_badger wrote: |
| Fab run by Shaun White. Interesting/Baffled to see some of the comments on social media by people getting their knickers in a twist about the fact he let the American Flag tough the floor |
he's delusional if he thinks he can make the 2020 olympics with skating though lol
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| Bennisboy wrote: |
| @snow_badger, Americans are weird about their flag (especially as it is used as a print for bikinis and underwear all the time) |
Not weird just we have some different customs regarding the flag, and you don't drag it along the ground like that. He marred an otherwise great performance.
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@essex, have never understood the American culture around the flag and anthem. He's represented the country in an amazing way and people are worried about a bit of cloth? I find it bizarre, my priorities would be completely the other way round, and as others above have pointed out the flag is used in far worse ways that are accepted without question.
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| essex wrote: |
| Bennisboy wrote: |
| @snow_badger, Americans are weird about their flag (especially as it is used as a print for bikinis and underwear all the time) |
Not weird just we have some different customs regarding the flag, and you don't drag it along the ground like that. He marred an otherwise great performance. |
I rest my case 
You don't marr a gold medal performance for the ages by letting a flag touch the ground, guarantee no other country would be bothered. An athlete full of emotion who had many other things on his mind was not being insulting, just celebrating his moment
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He's got a track record for flags
The whole flag ceremony/ flag code is interesting - basically a device to unite a disparate body of states and cultures and appropriated militarily and politically at every opportunity. I always think there is some basic insecurity at its heart that being American is not enough and kids/citizens need to be reminded on a daily basis - perhaps understandable given the civil war wasn't that long ago.
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Olympics is not something I would wish on any sport.
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