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Post by beth on Feb 9, 2018 14:50:31 GMT -5
Tongan flag bearer Pita Taufatofua made headlines for going shirtless at the 2016 opening ceremony, and he was at it again in Pyeongchang. He will be competing in cross-country skiing at these Games. He competed in taekwondo in Rio de Janeiro. Frank Fife/Getty Images
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Post by beth on Feb 9, 2018 14:52:00 GMT -5
Brrrrrrrrr He is either very brave or a fruit loop!!! His skin appears to be oiled. Maybe to keep ice from forming!
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Post by annaj26 on Feb 9, 2018 20:28:47 GMT -5
Brrrrrrrrr He is either very brave or a fruit loop!!! His skin appears to be oiled. Maybe to keep ice from forming That's the thang that he does and is famous for. They probably have it all figured out that he can get a few cheers from the crowd and then duck back in and thaw out. It's kind of like the swimmers that go in the water in sub freezing temps. It makes a great show.
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Post by beth on Feb 11, 2018 14:58:42 GMT -5
The spectacle of the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Games was bright, shiny and memorable, but those theatrics had nothing on 17-year-old American snowboarder Red Gerard. While the Winter Olympics are just in their beginning stages, Gerard authored a dramatic gold-medal performance that will be difficult to overtake in the coming days, giving Team USA its first 2018 Olympic medal. After two runs of the slopestyle event, Gerard was at the bottom of the pack in last place. But, unfazed, he put together a spectacular, clean run on his third and final trip down the obstacle-laden mountain and picked up a score of 87.16. Gerard held off Canadians Max Parrot and Mark McMorris, who finished second and third, respectively. While Gerard provided the highlight, American figure skater Bradie Tennell was impressive in the ladies' short program of the team event, helping the the Americans land a spot in the finals. She was clean in all of her jumps and landings, and scored a 68.94 in her opening performance, which was good for fifth. Evgenia Medvedeva is in first place after a dazzling skate that earned her a record score of 81.06 And at the end of the night, Team USA's Chris Mazdzer became the first American to ever medal in men's singles luge. He took the silver medal, thanks in large part to a shocking final run from Germany's Felix Loch. As a result, Day 3 in Pyeongchang was much better for the Americans than Day 2 was. bleacherreport.com/articles/2758525-pyeongchang-winter-olympics-2018-day-3-winners-and-losers?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
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Post by Sysop3 on Feb 11, 2018 22:34:50 GMT -5
Olympic figure skater Mirai Nagasu made history Monday in Pyeongchang, South Korea, as she landed a triple axel during her performance — a feat never performed by an American woman at the Winter Games.
Nagasu, a 24-year-old from Montebello, California, skated first of five women in the women’s free skate during the team competition in the Gangneung Ice Arena.
Nagasu completed a largely flawless routine, which she ended with fist pumps of joy as she got a standing ovation from the crowd. The Team USA skater received a personal-best score of 137.53.
Midori Ito and Mao Asada, both of Japan, also have landed triple axels during the Olympics.
Excited fans and fellow skaters took to social media to cheer on the historic moment for both Nagasu and the U.S.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Post by Jessiealan on Feb 13, 2018 0:39:10 GMT -5
Chloe Kim dominates in snowboard halfpipe to win Olympic gold Chloe Kim lived up to all the hype in her Olympic debut and won Team USA's third gold medal in snowboarding at the 2018 Olympics. The expectations placed upon Chloe Kim could not have been any higher entering the PyeongChang Olympics. But the 17-year-old delivered on the biggest stage, earning her first Olympic gold medal in women's snowboard halfpipe on Tuesday morning in South Korea. Kim set the bar extremely high on her first run, landing a backside air, frontside 1080, cab 720, frontside 900, McTwist and frontside inverted 720. That run scored her a 93.75 and gave her a huge lead over the rest of the field. www.nbcolympics.com/news/chloe-kim-wins-snowboard-halfpipe-gold-olympic-debut/?cid=eref:nbcnews:text
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Post by Jessiealan on Feb 16, 2018 22:38:30 GMT -5
Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein is in pole position in the women's super-G after clocking in at 1:21.22 -- just one one one-hundredth of a second better than Switzerland's Lara Gut. That is the smallest amount of time measured in skiing. American Lindsey Vonn is now out of medal contention. www.cnn.com/2018/02/16/sport/olympics-2018-live-results/index.html
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Post by beth on Feb 19, 2018 3:05:59 GMT -5
Nobody should miss this. Stunning. I'll be back with their Olympics performance tomorrow.
Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR Free Dance 'Moulin Rouge' Canadian Skating Nationals 2018
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Post by mouse on Feb 19, 2018 5:45:56 GMT -5
I believe GB got a bronze o0h for the days of eddy the Eagle
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Post by Dex on Feb 21, 2018 12:17:06 GMT -5
The Canadian couple skate was the best part. Not one mistake at all. My wife must have watched it 10 times.
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Post by Dex on Feb 21, 2018 12:18:27 GMT -5
I believe GB got a bronze o0h for the days of eddy the Eagle We haven't done that great either,mouse. Oh well.
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Post by mouse on Feb 22, 2018 4:53:56 GMT -5
I believe GB got a bronze o0h for the days of eddy the Eagle We haven't done that great either,mouse. Oh well. cannot see us doing well at winter Olympics.. as our winters are usually wet and horrid with no chance of any sport developing ...we don't actually mind as we rarely have expectations of medals anyway ...
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Mar 5, 2018 16:36:24 GMT -5
Brrrrrrrrr He is either very brave or a fruit loop!!! His skin appears to be oiled. Maybe to keep ice from forming! It's possible that in carrying the flag, it heats him up too much?
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Post by beth on Mar 11, 2018 21:47:42 GMT -5
Nobody should miss this. Stunning. I'll be back with their Olympics performance tomorrow. Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR Free Dance 'Moulin Rouge' Canadian Skating Nationals 2018 If you haven't watched this, take 5 minutes and give yourself a real treat. It is absolutely perfect plus the music and choreography are exactly right. I watch it about once every 2 or 3 days. Addictive.
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Post by Jessiealan on Mar 12, 2018 18:28:40 GMT -5
Their performance seems unbeatable to me. How do we excel beyond perfection.
Henceforth, it will only be necessary to equal Virtue and Moir to win.
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