Winter Olympics - 2014

[overseasTOON]

Noticed that there is no thread on here about it.

I've always enjoyed the winter Olympics and for me it has provided many enjoyable moments such as the Jamaican bobsleigh team crashing out and breaking hearts of millions of supporters willing them to do well.

I can still picture the utterly gormless expression on Eddie The Eagles face and loving this plucky trier knowing he stood no chance what so ever but he didn't care.

I watched Bolero being performed and was on the edge of my seat and gave a standing ovation at the end.

I watched curling instead of going to bed.

I watched Super Powers draw battle lines on the ice and snow in event after event after event as the USA and the USSR tried to claim the title of best in the world.

The one event that still confuses me to this day though is the biathlon. Ski a bit, shoot a bit and repeat for hours and hours and hours and hours until the best Arctic sniper is left.

This year though we're seeing more inclusions of old X Game events and I'm looking forward to it.

[Duke]

The pictures emerging of the venue are disgraceful. Most expensive winter Olympics of all time and the majority has went to the back pocket of Putin's mates instead of actually going towards creating a successful event

[overseasTOON]

It really is the strangest host city for a Winter Olympics I can recall as it's basically a beach resort.

Anyway, I hope we have some close events and I'm looking forward to the luge, skeleton and bob sleigh coming up. This guy was lucky

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/26082751

[Speedo]

Check out buzzfeed, they've got like 5 different amusing Sochi lists going.

[Henry Hoover]

Let's go Jamaica

[overseasTOON]

Ice hockey starts at 8am tomorrow

My bad. Scratch that. It's just women's ice hockey

[Shadowthrone]

Zdeno Chara carrying the flag for Slovakia

[Shadowthrone]

USA - Finnland. Pretty fast paced lady icehockey here,
though hits aren't allowed

[MulticulturalMag]

It really is the strangest host city for a Winter Olympics I can recall as it's basically a beach resort.

Anyway, I hope we have some close events and I'm looking forward to the luge, skeleton and bob sleigh coming up. This guy was lucky

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/26082751

Always enjoyed the Winter Olympics, Winter sports are really cool. My mum comes from the mountainous region in Italy near the Austrian border and was regional ski champion. Shame I couldn't follow her steps: first time I skied I went straight into a tree and smashed my front teeth

[beatski]

It really is the strangest host city for a Winter Olympics I can recall as it's basically a beach resort.

Anyway, I hope we have some close events and I'm looking forward to the luge, skeleton and bob sleigh coming up. This guy was lucky

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/26082751

Always enjoyed the Winter Olympics, Winter sports are really cool. My mum comes from the mountainous region in Italy near the Austrian border and was regional ski champion. Shame I couldn't follow her steps: first time I skied I went straight into a tree and smashed my front teeth

[TommyToon]

It really is the strangest host city for a Winter Olympics I can recall as it's basically a beach resort.

Anyway, I hope we have some close events and I'm looking forward to the luge, skeleton and bob sleigh coming up. This guy was lucky

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/26082751

Always enjoyed the Winter Olympics, Winter sports are really cool. My mum comes from the mountainous region in Italy near the Austrian border and was regional ski champion. Shame I couldn't follow her steps: first time I skied I went straight into a tree and smashed my front teeth

I'll always remember standing in a queue for a ski lift at a resort in Colorado and overhearing one American say to his buddy: "And it was after I knocked myself out on a tree that I decided to start wearing a helmet".

[Southern Mag]

Always enjoyed the Winter Olympics, Winter sports are really cool. My mum comes from the mountainous region in Italy near the Austrian border and was regional ski champion. Shame I couldn't follow her steps: first time I skied I went straight into a tree and smashed my front teeth

I hate skiing, I'm so bad

[beardface]

Aimee Fuller

[Captain Obvious]

Someone told me the reason why Scandinavians are so fit is because the Vikings stole all our best looking women? Either way

[Duke]

Romantic

[MulticulturalMag]

Always enjoyed the Winter Olympics, Winter sports are really cool. My mum comes from the mountainous region in Italy near the Austrian border and was regional ski champion. Shame I couldn't follow her steps: first time I skied I went straight into a tree and smashed my front teeth

I'll always remember standing in a queue for a ski lift at a resort in Colorado and overhearing one American say to his buddy: "And it was after I knocked myself out on a tree that I decided to start wearing a helmet".

In my defence I was only 4 at the time. I was so naive at the time and when the blood from my gum reached the snow, I was convinced for at least 3 months that snow was indeed red and not white. As a result I had a few embarrassing moments in kindergarten

[Jaiston]

The Russian Womens Ice Hockey team

[Shadowthrone]

Viona Harrer, goalie of the German Ice Hockey team.

Plays at Bad Tölz, in the 3rd tier mens! ice hockey league

[Captain Obvious]

[Jaiston]

Germany vs Russia is more interesting than the Spurs vs Everton game.