February 26, 200620 yr The U.S. had to settle for second this year. Congrats to Germany and all the countries who had medalist, except Canada of course. 1st: Germany Gold: 11 Silver: 12 Bronze: 6 Total: 29 2nd: United States :patriot Gold: 9 Silver: 9 Bronze: 7 Total: 25 3rd: Canada :flagcanada Gold: 7 Silver: 10 Bronze: 7 Total: 24 Other countries with medals: Austria- 23; Russia-22; Norway-19; Sweden-14; Switzerland-14; South Korea-11; Italy-11; China-11; France-9; Netherlands-9, Finland-9; Czech Republic-4; Estonia-3; Croatia-3; Australia-2; Poland-2; Ukraine-2;Japan-1; Belarus-1; Britian-1; Bulgaria-1; Slovakia-1; Latvia-1 Closing cermonies are at 2 pm.
February 26, 200620 yr US has nothing to be ashamed of with the performance in Turin. The team was victimized by unrealistic goals being placed on them.
February 26, 200620 yr Weise, zu gehen Deutschland! In other news....Norway had a very disappointing showing in these games.
February 26, 200620 yr If snowboarding wasn't an Olympic sport, we probably wouldn't even be in the top 6 or 7.
February 27, 200620 yr If snowboarding wasn't an Olympic sport, we probably wouldn't even be in the top 6 or 7. So true! I don't mind the snowboarding where they actually race, but the half-pipe? To have that in the winter olympics is a strecth...if they allow that, they should allow skateboarding in the summer olympics.
February 27, 200620 yr If snowboarding wasn't an Olympic sport, we probably wouldn't even be in the top 6 or 7. So true! I don't mind the snowboarding where they actually race, but the half-pipe? To have that in the winter olympics is a strecth...if they allow that, they should allow skateboarding in the summer olympics. One of the new events for the Beijing Olympics is BMX Biking actually. Thats the closest thing to skateboarding that is in the olympics other than snowboarding.
February 27, 200620 yr If snowboarding wasn't an Olympic sport, we probably wouldn't even be in the top 6 or 7. So true! I don't mind the snowboarding where they actually race, but the half-pipe? To have that in the winter olympics is a strecth...if they allow that, they should allow skateboarding in the summer olympics. One of the new events for the Beijing Olympics is BMX Biking actually. Thats the closest thing to skateboarding that is in the olympics other than snowboarding. Are you serious? That's pathetic. All these extreme sports need to be ousted from the Olympics.
February 27, 200620 yr If snowboarding wasn't an Olympic sport, we probably wouldn't even be in the top 6 or 7. So true! I don't mind the snowboarding where they actually race, but the half-pipe? To have that in the winter olympics is a strecth...if they allow that, they should allow skateboarding in the summer olympics. One of the new events for the Beijing Olympics is BMX Biking actually. Thats the closest thing to skateboarding that is in the olympics other than snowboarding. Are you serious? That's pathetic. All these extreme sports need to be ousted from the Olympics. Why? They require more athleticism than shooting/archery events.
February 27, 200620 yr If snowboarding wasn't an Olympic sport, we probably wouldn't even be in the top 6 or 7. So true! I don't mind the snowboarding where they actually race, but the half-pipe? To have that in the winter olympics is a strecth...if they allow that, they should allow skateboarding in the summer olympics. One of the new events for the Beijing Olympics is BMX Biking actually. Thats the closest thing to skateboarding that is in the olympics other than snowboarding. Are you serious? That's pathetic. All these extreme sports need to be ousted from the Olympics. im not sure why, they allow gymnastics, figure skating, equestrian events and like fritz pointed out shooting and archering events. why cant a couple of sports that a new generation loves be involved? lord knows i would love for them to get rid of figure skating and those dumbass equestrian competitions.
February 27, 200620 yr The Olympic Games is always evolving. Snowboarding is a pretty big sport, so I see no reason why it shouldn't stay in. If you get rid of the halfpipe for being an "extreme sport" then you should probably cut out the freestyle ski jumping...and probably the regular ski jumping and the moguls competition as well. The halfpipe is less "extreme" than any of those.
February 27, 200620 yr I'm just stoked about the medal in Curling......I hope the US ladies come back in 4 years cause we've definately got the best looking ladies curling team of them all.
February 27, 200620 yr If snowboarding wasn't an Olympic sport, we probably wouldn't even be in the top 6 or 7. So true! I don't mind the snowboarding where they actually race, but the half-pipe? To have that in the winter olympics is a strecth...if they allow that, they should allow skateboarding in the summer olympics. One of the new events for the Beijing Olympics is BMX Biking actually. Thats the closest thing to skateboarding that is in the olympics other than snowboarding. Are you serious? That's pathetic. All these extreme sports need to be ousted from the Olympics. Why? They require more athleticism than shooting/archery events. Well yea, but when sports like Rugby are being turned down by the Olympic commitee...how are you going to justify having all these above mentioned 'sports' in the Olympics and then shut the door on a much more popular (and physically demanding if that is your medium of judgment) sport?
February 28, 200620 yr They turn down some of the team sports because there are just too many athletes involved...its not always a matter of popularity.
February 28, 200620 yr I have to agree that this was a pretty impressive performance from the US but imagine how much better it could have been if Bode Miller would have actually lived up the ridiculous amount of hype he received before the games.
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