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2014 Sochi Olympic thread.

Feb. 24, 2014, 9:10 a.m.
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Dutch speed skating coach explains why the US sucks,

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101431838

He's totally right about the NFL. The money for the athletes is so big that they choose to pursue football instead of other sports.

Its the same reason there hasn't been any formidable heavyweight champs in years, all the big boys that could have turned into great fighters are recruited early into the NFL. Only the dropouts later make it to other sports.

Feb. 24, 2014, 9:15 a.m.
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He's totally right about the NFL. The money for the athletes is so big that they choose to pursue football instead of other sports.

Its the same reason there hasn't been any formidable heavyweight champs in years, all the big boys that could have turned into great fighters are recruited early into the NFL. Only the dropouts later make it to other sports.

Kind of funny when you say the drop outs in other sports. Bob sled and rowing pretty much gets all their athletes from other sports. Rowing Ontario has a training facility attached to Queens. Pretty much all the rowers currently their where cut from regular varsity programs.

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Feb. 24, 2014, 10:28 a.m.
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Latvia goalie plays for university and faced $149 million worth of Canadians.

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.
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Feb. 24, 2014, 10:37 a.m.
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Latvia goalie plays for university and faced $149 million worth of Canadians.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/sochi2014/hockey/2014/02/19/10_things_to_know_about_latvian_goalie_kristers_gudlevskis.html

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When many people suffer from a delusion, it is called religion.

Feb. 25, 2014, 10:58 a.m.
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Just finished my fourth brew. I want one of this toques too

I checked with the Nike store at Park Royal and they don't know where to get them.

Also want a pair of those neon green Oakley goggles to go with all my other neon green stuff I now have

Why slag free swag?:rolleyes:

ummm, as your doctor i recommend against riding with a scaphoid fracture.

Feb. 25, 2014, 11:06 a.m.
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Dutch speed skating coach explains why the US sucks,

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101431838

By that rationale, speed skating is the reason the Dutch suck at hockey (not the version played on grass by women) …

Feb. 25, 2014, 11:21 a.m.
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Just listened to ski half-pipe gold medal winner David Wise being interviewed on the Jim Rome show. He sounded like a class guy. Only 23 years old [HTML_REMOVED] spoke very well. No ugly American there.

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Feb. 26, 2014, 8:47 p.m.
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heard some skier cross chick severed her spine on the course?? eeeeeeyikes

Update on the Russian girl who crashed in the skier cross. Paralyzed from her navel down.

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/russian-skier-paralyzed-from-waist-down-after-sochi-wreck-151036863.html

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