badbluesplayer Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I like the racing type sports best. Skiing, speed skating, the sledding type stuff. Anything you could get seriously hurt at. How about ski jumping? You could thoroughly stain your underwear doing that. I'm not so big on the figure skating. And curling... Weird but competitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Yes. I'm curiously getting into more than past Winter Olympics. Better graphics on screen explaining what's going on with each sport and some new and improved individual sports. I'm liking it!😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Love the skiing - not so much the ice skating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Nope. I lost intrest in it a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I was born and raised in MN and participated in winter sports (hockey, downhill and cross-country skiing, etc.) so I really enjoy the Winter Olympics. And having been to South Korea during a six-week cold-weather training exercise while on active duty in the Marine Corps in 1981, I've been interested to see the changes in the country since I was there. (It looks just as cold...LOL) I'm not a big fan of figure skating, but I do enjoy speed skating (short and long track), the different skiing and racing events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 As much as we can. Mrs and I been having fun special dinners and dates to places that show them and stuff like that for a very long time now. It's fun! This year, considerably less bullshite in prime time than past years. Snowboarding stuff was just great, and Lindsey Chokeabellis didn't let us down! rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Watching the downhill jumping, spinning, rail riding, trick thing at the moment. Quite amazing. Haven't really been watching a lot of it, but appreciate the athleticism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 No 4H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Breaking news....American wins gold for Britain! You couldn't make it up eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I really enjoy the snowboarding stuff. I think had I lived near snowy mountains, I would have been going up them a lot. Looks like great fun (except when things go amiss!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Nah. No guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDuke Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I like the racing type sports best. Skiing, speed skating, the sledding type stuff. Anything you could get seriously hurt at. How about ski jumping? You could thoroughly stain your underwear doing that. I'm not so big on the figure skating. And curling... Weird but competitive. Love snowboard cross and short track speed skating. I'm also weirdly fascinated with curling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The commercials are ..... frequent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twang Gang Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Too many hours in front of the TV, but they only come around once every 4 years. I grew up where speed skating and curling were really big so enjoy those a lot. The downhill ski racing is amazing (70-80 mph on skiis ) Just lots of amazing things to see in ski jumping, snowboard, free-style skiing. Lots of fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Record almost everything on the DVR. Fast Forward through probably 75% of it, then delete it. Can't watch Curling, or any kind of cross country skiing. Love the Snowboarding, Ski Jumps, Short Track Speed Skating, Downhill and Slalom Skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megafrog Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Can’t watch the Olympic Games, too busy watching Chappers and the Captain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Have been enjoying the Winter Olympics and the stories of the athletes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Can’t watch the Olympic Games, too busy watching Chappers and the Captain... HA! NICE! so anyway,, no,, have not been following, and usually don't. I do think the winter games are the better of the two, but the only thing I'd perk up for would be the medal rounds for ice hockey which is really the only pro sport in the USA that I care much about. But the ski jump competition is definitely something I would sit and watch a few minutes of. those dudes are nutz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Yes I have been watching them. I was up very late last night watching the USA Women's Hockey Team beat Canada & win the Gold. Last time they did that was in 1998 so very excited to see that! And yes we enjoy the figure skating (womens), ski jumping, snowboarding & the downhill skiing. The one "sport" that makes change the channel is curling. WTF is that about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Curling is the sport (I guess its a sport, figure skating is not), any slob can do. Sliding a big tea pot looking thing down a sheet of ice with guys with Swiffer's trying to aim the teapot at bulls eye. Its not a sport if there is no ball or puck., It's also not a sport if you can go out a do it by yourself. Then it is an activity.You can't got out an play tennis by yourself, or hockey or football ect. But you can ski and figure skate and snowboard by yourself. I'm not saying those thing don't take talent and skill, it's just not a sport. Really, so by that definition running a marathon is not a sport. My definition: It's not a sport if you can drink booze while doing it and still perform reasonably well. Try that with downhill skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Correct I can got out and run by myself - Activity. I they call that jogging not running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 The speed skating relays were really fun. Tonight the ladies figure skating. I think even the English team is beating the Yanks. It's bad. rct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDavidLee Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Curling is the sport (I guess its a sport, figure skating is not), any slob can do. Sliding a big tea pot looking thing down a sheet of ice with guys with Swiffer's trying to aim the teapot at bulls eye. Its not a sport if there is no ball or puck., It's also not a sport if you can go out a do it by yourself. Then it is an activity.You can't got out an play tennis by yourself, or hockey or football ect. But you can ski and figure skate and snowboard by yourself. I'm not saying those thing don't take talent and skill, it's just not a sport. [flapper] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptRedbeard Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I haven't been watching, mostly because of the endless variations of competition in some of the sports. In addition the political attitudes of many players bothered me. "Spirit of competition"? Seems it is hard to find. But what really got me was the poor sportsmanship of the Canadian Womens hockey team when they lost the shoot out. Just seemed to confirm my previous thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I've just got home and the women's ice skating is on. I was just saying how their thighs and groin must be so strong. The mind boggles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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