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General Category => Sports, Hobbies & Interests => Topic started by: Rhiannon on February 12, 2018, 12:17:27 PM

Title: Winter Olympics
Post by: Rhiannon on February 12, 2018, 12:17:27 PM
Am enjoying hugely watching people doing daft things on skis, men in rubber suits and pretty snowy scenery.
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 13, 2018, 01:51:37 PM
Bring back Jean Claude Killy!
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Rhiannon on February 13, 2018, 04:10:50 PM
Gutted for Elise Christie.
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Rhiannon on February 13, 2018, 04:12:00 PM
The summer Olympics is about going fast/being skilful. The winter one seems to be about cheating death.
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: jeremyp on February 13, 2018, 07:46:35 PM
Quote from: Rhiannon on February 13, 2018, 04:12:00 PM
The summer Olympics is about going fast/being skilful. The winter one seems to be about cheating death.
I'm very sorry, but I'm going to steal that.
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: SusanDoris on February 14, 2018, 07:08:21 PM
May I ask if someone can please tell me when the ice dancing final is? I think that might be something I could turn the TV on for and peer at!! :)
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Rhiannon on February 14, 2018, 07:51:52 PM
Quote from: SusanDoris on February 14, 2018, 07:08:21 PM
May I ask if someone can please tell me when the ice dancing final is? I think that might be something I could turn the TV on for and peer at!! :)

Here we are.

https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/figure-skating/daily-schedule.htm
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: SusanDoris on February 15, 2018, 06:23:58 AM
Thank you, Rhiannon. I have saved that and will study it later.
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 15, 2018, 07:57:41 AM
Quote from: Rhiannon on February 13, 2018, 04:12:00 PM
The summer Olympics is about going fast/being skilful. The winter one seems to be about cheating death.
...and curling
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Rhiannon on February 15, 2018, 08:32:23 AM
Quote from: Nearly Sane on February 15, 2018, 07:57:41 AM
...and curling

Mr T likes curling. He’s all over it on Twitter.
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: SusanDoris on February 16, 2018, 10:20:01 AM
In my Amazon Alexa weekly e-mail today, it suggests asking Alexa for information about specific winter Olympic sports, so I said, 'Alexa, when is the ice dancing?' and it starts on Monday at 1:0 a.m.!! That will be useful.
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Rhiannon on February 16, 2018, 10:52:22 AM
Yes, i saw that, Susan. You will need to ask Alexa when the BBC rerun is, but i don't know if she can be that specific.
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 16, 2018, 05:11:42 PM

The success of the oiled Tongan


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/43084232
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on February 17, 2018, 04:34:47 PM
Well done Lizzie

(It is ok to paste a Wail article here is it?)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5403391/Double-gold-Britains-Lizzie-Yarnold.html

Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on February 17, 2018, 05:06:38 PM
For those who prefer to read a "progressive" newspaper, here is the Graun


https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/17/lizzy-yarnold-wins-winter-olympics-gold-laura-deas-bronze-record-britain-day
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Humph Warden Bennett on February 20, 2018, 03:37:48 PM
Oh Dear.

(Even I can fall over on the ice)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/43124775
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Nearly Sane on February 20, 2018, 06:24:59 PM
Quote from: SusanDoris on February 16, 2018, 10:20:01 AM
In my Amazon Alexa weekly e-mail today, it suggests asking Alexa for information about specific winter Olympic sports, so I said, 'Alexa, when is the ice dancing?' and it starts on Monday at 1:0 a.m.!! That will be useful.

'Shipping the champions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-sports/43125368
Title: Re: Winter Olympics
Post by: Rhiannon on February 20, 2018, 06:44:05 PM
Quote from: Humph Warden Bennett on February 20, 2018, 03:37:48 PM
Oh Dear.

(Even I can fall over on the ice)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/43124775

She didn’t get dq’ed for falling over.