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Post by Mart!n on Feb 9, 2014 13:05:19 GMT 1
Not really watching it, not expecting many Britain medals, be lucky to get 1. Well, we've just matched your forecast. We've won a bronze  HA.... I was going to write, be lucky to get a bronze, I wish I did |
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Post by rewardman on Feb 9, 2014 14:55:47 GMT 1
Watched a little pairs figure skating last night. The U.S. girl fell on her butt once and narrowly avoided doing so on another occasion. They still got 117 points!
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Post by Panda on Feb 10, 2014 0:22:12 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Feb 10, 2014 0:29:55 GMT 1
Countries that have won a medal so far, day-by-day: DAY 1
 Austria  Canada  Czech Republic  Netherlands  Norway  Sweden  United States DAY 2
 Finland  Germany  Great Britain  Italy  Poland  Russia  Slovakia  Slovenia  Switzerland  Ukraine |
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Post by Panda on Feb 10, 2014 0:44:04 GMT 1
DAY 3 GOLD MEDAL EVENTS:
ALPINE SKIING
Women's super combined
BIATHLON
Men's 12.5km pursuit
FREESTYLE SKIING
Men's moguls
SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING
Men's 1500m
SPEED SKATING
Men's 500m
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After Jenny Jones won GB's first medal of the games on day 2, there's unlikely to be any increase to the tally on day 3, though the day's events do see several medal hopefuls get their Olympics underway.
Both GB curling teams start their campaigns, with the men starting off against Russia, and the world champion women's team taking on Sweden.
Speed skater Elise Christie's best chance of a medal is in the 1000m but she has two events before that, with the 500m starting on Monday. The first short track medals will be won in the men's 1500m, with Jack Whelbourne representing GB but not expected to contend for a medal.
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Post by Panda on Feb 10, 2014 0:56:51 GMT 1
GB 2014 v VIRTUAL MEDAL TABLE:
Gold: 0-0
Silver: 0-0
Bronze: 1-0
Total: 1-0
GB 2014 v GB 2010:
Gold: 0-0
Silver: 0-0
Bronze: 1-0
Total: 1-0
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Post by Panda on Feb 10, 2014 13:06:16 GMT 1
Jack Whelbourne is through to the 1500m final, which starts in a few minutes.
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Post by Panda on Feb 10, 2014 13:30:49 GMT 1
Whelbourne falls in the final...  |
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Post by coolchristie2 on Feb 10, 2014 19:46:59 GMT 1
Same old, same old.
Another GB medal hopeful falls by the wayside.
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Post by Panda on Feb 10, 2014 19:50:20 GMT 1
Same old, same old. Another GB medal hopeful falls by the wayside. Yeah, 2012 was a non-stop failure wasn't it?  |
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Post by o on Feb 10, 2014 21:11:37 GMT 1
Looked like he slipped to me anyway...
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Post by rewardman on Feb 10, 2014 21:15:17 GMT 1
British women lose their opening match in the curling!!!! What???
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Post by Panda on Feb 10, 2014 21:27:53 GMT 1
Looked like he slipped to me anyway... It's slippy that ice, you know!  I think his blade caught one of the plastic track markers that had been dislodged when one of the other skaters went through on the inside. He twisted his ankle and had to be helped out of the arena but he's hoping to compete in his other events. |
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Post by Panda on Feb 10, 2014 21:29:11 GMT 1
British women lose their opening match in the curling!!!! What??? Yeah, but it was Sweden, who are a strong curling nation. Still a long way to go. GB's men won their opener against Russia, but then lost to Sweden this afternoon. |
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Post by Pablo on Feb 10, 2014 22:33:25 GMT 1
British women lose their opening match in the curling!!!! What??? Yeah, but it was Sweden, who are a strong curling nation. Still a long way to go. GB's men won their opener against Russia, but then lost to Sweden this afternoon. Yeah, the GB girls lost their round robin game against Sweden but beat them in the final to win the world championship early last year (I think) But in the Europeans they lost to Sweden in the final at the end of last year but won their match during the round robin but that was after a few wins under their belt. Long way to go and better to get the nerves/bad shots out of the way! |
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Post by Panda on Feb 11, 2014 2:02:03 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Feb 11, 2014 2:04:12 GMT 1
Countries that have won a medal so far, day-by-day: DAY 1
Austria Canada Czech Republic Netherlands Norway Sweden United States DAY 2
Finland Germany Great Britain Italy Poland Russia Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland Ukraine DAY 3 China  France |
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Post by Panda on Feb 11, 2014 2:16:51 GMT 1
DAY 4 GOLD MEDAL EVENTS:
BIATHLON
Women's 10km pursuit
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
Men's sprint freestyle
Women's sprint freestyle
FREESTYLE SKIING
Women's slopestyle
LUGE
Women's individual
SKI JUMPING
Women's normal hill
SNOWBOARDING
Men's halfpipe
SPEED SKATING (long track)
Women's 500m
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Two possible medal chances for GB on day 4, though neither are among the expected medals on the virtual medal table.
18-year-old Katie Summerhayes goes in the ski slopestyle, hoping to add to Jenny Jones' bronze in the snowboard version. She achieved 2nd place in her first World Cup event this season, having been out of action for six months with a knee injury. That podium finish was the first by a British woman for 19 years.
Andrew Musgrave represents possibly the biggest wild card for GB at these games. Having competed in Vancouver as a teenager four years ago, Musgrave shocked the cross-country skiing world by finishing 1st at the Norwegian national championships last month. A medal would still be a surprise but he's certainly worth keeping an eye out for.
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Post by Panda on Feb 11, 2014 2:17:27 GMT 1
GB 2014 v VIRTUAL MEDAL TABLE:
Gold: 0-0
Silver: 0-0
Bronze: 1-0
Total: 1-0
GB 2014 v GB 2010:
Gold: 0-0
Silver: 0-0
Bronze: 1-0
Total: 1-0
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Feb 11, 2014 10:00:29 GMT 1
I noticed 300 people complained about the bbc slopstyle commentry. Sad sad people
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