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something about her bitchy-looking face and tha fact she trains in the gym six days a week and has a huge rack. Check

As if Putin's remarks weren't enough....

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Medvedev demands resignations over Olympic flop Updated: March 1, 2010, 9:11 AM ET Associated Press MOSCOW -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is demanding that sports officials step down over the country's dismal performance at the Vancouver Olympics. Russia, a traditional winter sports powerhouse, won just 15 medals -- with only three golds -- in one of its worst performances. Officials said before the games that 40 medals and a top-three finish in the medal standings was the target. Russia placed 11th for golds and sixth in the overall medal count. In televised comments, Medvedev said Monday that those responsible for preparing the athletes "must have the courage to step down." He did not mention anyone by name. Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press

boring

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Originally posted by Abercrombie As if Putin's remarks weren't enough....

inferiority complex + arrogance = Russia

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Originally posted by Orko Size and funding absolutely influence the winter Olympics. That's why you don't see really poor countries being able to compete; equipment and training is expensive for winter sports.

boring talk: There is a cultural aspect as well. Hockey is a part of our culture, just as figure skating is for Russia and skating, skiing, curling for Norway, etc

There's also the geographic location variable as well. Thank God Australia is so far down south, they would dominate the Winter Olympics too

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby haha ok ok, just seems like we win a shitload of medals in the summer.

there are a shitload more medals to win in the summer olympics

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Originally posted by gummybear inferiority complex + arrogance = Russia

huh?

I'm starting to feel like yankeroo right now - what is this bollocks talk about Russia? the article Aj has posted only proves what I've been saying along - how ashamed the ruskis feel that they didn't perform as planned

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew what is this bollocks talk about Russia? the article Aj has posted only proves what I've been saying along - how ashamed the ruskis feel that they didn't perform as planned

+1

Aparently not only did he ask them to step down, but a bunch of people got canned too.
Aaaaand the whole Russian hockey team is the laughing stock of the country ATM.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced there are a shitload more medals to win in the summer olympics

I know, I meant the amount of medals in comparison to contries competing...Russia and China are usually the only one's who come close. Winter games are a little more difficult, as the US doesnt have some of the interest there (ie: luge, skijumping, cross-country, etc....not something you see your neighbor doing everyday LOL)

Summer:

2008: (1st) USA- 110, (2nd) China: 100, (3rd) Russia: 72
2004: (1st) USA- 103, (2nd) Russia: 92: (3rd) China: 63
2000: (1st) USA- 91, (2nd) Russia: 89, (3rd) China: 59
1996: (1st) USA- 101, (2nd) Germany: 65, (3rd) Russia: 63

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew huh? I'm starting to feel like yankeroo right now

haha you cant feel like me until you get 50+ more pages of comments

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Originally posted by gummybear inferiority complex + arrogance = Russia

Another intelligent post. Bravo.

Correlation between tranceaddict and level of intelligence on this bored?

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Originally posted by slingshot Correlation between tranceaddict and level of intelligence on this board?

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced

hahahahha, so I was write!

can't wait until pro wrestling becomes an Olympic sport.

Can't wait.

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Originally posted by osterzone Are you that retarded to judge this subject over a bunch of dweebs posting comments on Yahoo! blogs and TSN stories? Why would anyone be compelled to post a comment on a blog entry that has 5,000 responses and no one will read it? You seem to think that not being an internet dweeb means you don't care.

Those comments give a fairly good indication of how the general population feels about the story. That general indication is that the vast majority of people who read the story find it amusing, rather than a disgrace. In the end, it�s only your personal opinion that their actions were a disgrace, while it�s my opinion (and one shared by the vast majority of people who know of the story), that the on-ice celebration was an amusing show of poor judgement. What was an ACTUAL disgrace was team Canada stomping on the American flag at an earlier Olympics before the game, and our men�s team trashing their locker room (or hotel rooms, I can�t remember the exact story) back in 2006. Partying on the ice after the building has cleared out? Not so much.

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In events where the USA got Silver/Bronze and Canada didn't even place on the podium, who did better? Who got the victory there when comparing the two countries?

Who cares about 2nd and 3rd? They lost, same as the rest. Do we need to look up all the ranks for every event? Maybe average out the overall rank per event to see who truly lost the best?

Winning is the only thing that matters, and Canada won more events than the United States did, in fact, more than any other country at the olympics. Therefore, Canada won the games.

Ok, so wait....does the person who wins the most races win Nascar? How about for hockey, does the team with the most wins win the division title? What about golf, how does that work? Person who has the lowest absolute round score wins the tournament? Have I been looking at things backwards all this time?

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby (ie: luge, skijumping, cross-country, etc....not something you see your neighbor doing everyday LOL)

and pole-vaulting is?

Some stats Courtesy of NBC & Neilson Ratings:

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Vancouver surpasses Salt Lake City in NBC Winter Olympics viewership According to the Nielsen ratings released by NBC on Monday afternoon, 190 million people watched some part of the Olympics on the various networks of NBC, making it the second-most-watched Winter Games. The Vancouver Games surpassed the 2002 Salt Lake City Games but trailed the 1994 Lillehammer Games, which were highlighted by the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan controversies. The Lillehammer Olympics had 204 million viewers; the Salt Lake City Olympics had 187 million. During the 17 nights of Olympic coverage that ended Sunday, NBC drew more total viewers than ABC, CBS and Fox combined. The Games beat "American Idol" once, the first time since 2004 that the Fox's juggernaut show has been bested. Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports, said: "It�s important to note how truly dominant our performance is because of the many choices available in the world today. At the time of the Lillehammer Games, the average home had less than 40 channels, but today the average home has 130, more than three times 1994, plus the Internet then was still in its infancy. What makes our performance here even more impressive in this age of so many choices on so many media platforms is the fact that we are averaging more than two million more viewers each night than the other three networks combined.� Sunday's coverage of the closing ceremony got 21.4 million viewers, up 45% from the 2006 closing ceremony in Turin. During the 9-10 p.m. viewing window, the Olympics averaged 20.8 million viewers as opposed to ABC's new episode of "Desperate Housewives" (10.8 million) and CBS' "Undercover Boss" (15.1 million). The top 10 markets overall in the 17-day average of Olympic viewing: (1) Salt Lake City; (2) Denver; (3) Milwaukee; (4) Seattle; (5) Minneapolis; (6) St. Louis; (7) Columbus; (8) San Diego and West Palm Beach; (10) Portland. Los Angeles ranked 48th of 56 measured markets.

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USA-Canada hockey sets TV viewing records for NBC Canada's 3-2 win over the U.S. in the Olympic gold medal hockey game Sunday was seen by an average of 27.6 million, the most-viewed hockey game in any setting since the 1980 Lake Placid Gold Medal game in the year where the U.S. capped off its "Do you believe in miracles," semifinal win over the Soviet Union by beating Finland in the final game. The tape-delayed Feb. 24, 1980, U.S.-Finland game had 32.8 million viewers, and the semifinal game against Russia (also tape-delayed) averaged 34.2 million viewers. The 2002 Salt Lake City gold medal game, also between the U.S. and Canada, was seen by 17.1 million in comparison. �We�ve been fortunate to have a front-row seat to observe a nation of fans that appreciates winter sports, is proud of their winter sport heritage and celebrates success, no matter which country wins. So it was only fitting yesterday when Sidney Crosby scored the goal to give Canadians the gold that meant so much to this country,� said Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports & Olympics. � �O Canada� will never be the same.� According to the Nielsen Co., the viewing audience peaked at 34.8 million viewers between 2:30 and 3:06 PST, when Team USA's Zach Parise sent the game to overtime with 24.4 seconds left in regulation. The 27.6 million who watched the hockey game is more than the 24 million who saw the Rose Bowl or the 17.6 who viewed the 2009 NCAA basketball championship game and even more than the 25.9 million who watched the 2010 Grammy Awards. If you missed the game or forgot to record it, Universal Sports will re-broadcast it Tuesday and Wednesday at 5 p.m. PST and again at 8 PST. Not surprisingly the game was most popular in the U.S. in three cities with traditional hockey followings -- Buffalo (home of U.S. star Patrick Kane), Pittsburgh (Crosby is its Penguins star) and Hockeytown itself, Detroit. Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Denver and Philadelphia round out the top 10.

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Originally posted by Stilez Some stats Courtesy of NBC & Neilson Ratings:

great share!

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Originally posted by slingshot Ok, so wait....does the person who wins the most races win Nascar? How about for hockey, does the team with the most wins win the division title? What about golf, how does that work? Person who has the lowest absolute round score wins the tournament? Have I been looking at things backwards all this time?

apples and oranges

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Originally posted by Moral Hazard and pole-vaulting is?

Well, that is a poor example as most high school track teams have pole vaulting, so i guess, yes,I have seen people doing pole-vaulting in my childhood

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby Well, that is a poor example as most high school track teams have pole vaulting, so i guess, yes,I have seen people doing pole-vaulting in my childhood

I remember doing high/short jumps too!

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Originally posted by slingshot Ok, so wait....does the person who wins the most races win Nascar? How about for hockey, does the team with the most wins win the division title? What about golf, how does that work? Person who has the lowest absolute round score wins the tournament? Have I been looking at things backwards all this time?

This could go on forever. Its a subjective debate and varies depending on sport, personal opinion, and what country is "defending" their success

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