2010 Winter Olympics

There's been practically no coverage over here but it's starts on Saturday! No coverage on TV1 or 3 but SKY and Prime have us covered.

Anyone else excited?

I always love watching the Skeleton, Luge, Ski Jump and Speed Skating

http://www.vancouver2010.com/

No coverage?? It's not on yet!



gc.

Yeah well for the Summer Olympics, RWC, World Cup etc the media build up starts months, even years out in the case of the RWC.

I'm going to be spending a lot of time watching Prime soon. I wonder how much their ratings will spike during the games?

TV3 sports news have been doing a piece most nights on various Kiwis competing. It's pretty much all minority sports as far as NZ is concerned. So I think the build up has been as expected.

I like watching Ski Jump, which has got to be one of the most insane sports ever created, luge/bob sled/skeleton are cool to watch as well but I won't get upset I don't end up seeing any of it.

I will be watching biathlon and ice hockey and cheering for my ex comrades from Belarus!

And there are ads every 2 minutes on Sky!



gc.

I've been glued to Prime most of the weekend. Loving it. I see they've shortened the mens luge by about 250m, obviously it was far too fast beforehand. Although they were still clocking close to 150km/hr going down there. Insane. Disappointment for NZ with the biathlete and speed skater underperforming but they were never realistic medal chances anyway. My favourite event so far would have to be the womens moguls. Love those 720's

Man... is curling on all day every day or what? How did it become such a big thing at the Olympics?

Also.. anyone know much about Ice Hockey? I just saw a minute of the women's medal ceremony... There are 6 players (5 plus a goalie) in the team.. plus subs. But there were 30 players getting medals? Why do they need 5 whole squads worth of people? I know it's a tough sport but even American football teams don't show up with 50 players.

Bare sluts innit :>

Yeah Ice Hockey take the whole American huge squad thing to a whole knew level. A team is broken down into lines which consist of the 5 out fielders and the entire line subs on and off at the same time. You have 3 main lines (maybe even 4 actually not 100%) which are for general play, then you have 2 power play lines for when the other team has a player in the penalty box, and then 2 penalty kill lines for when you have a guy in the penalty box. I'm not sure but I think there's also a couple of defensive lines for holding a lead as well. Plus you have a few reserves to fill in if people get injured. So in your main lines you have 15-20 players, plus another 5 or so penalty specialists that mix with players from the main lines to make up you power play and penalty kill lines, a reserve goalie and 3-4 other reserves.

Epic game in the Men's Ice Hockey final today! 3-2 to Canada in overtime