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Gold medal alert......Virtue/Moir, just stomped thier competion in Figure Skating....Ice Dancing thing, apparently there is another skating event related to this field still to come, but they are way ahead now.

M_Christopher wrote:Gold medal alert......Virtue/Moir, just stomped thier competion in Figure Skating....Ice Dancing thing, apparently there is another skating event related to this field still to come, but they are way ahead now.

Pretty sad when they are the best Canadian team on the ice.

N4L wrote:

M_Christopher wrote:Gold medal alert......Virtue/Moir, just stomped thier competion in Figure Skating....Ice Dancing thing, apparently there is another skating event related to this field still to come, but they are way ahead now.

Pretty sad when they are the best Canadian team on the ice.

ZING!

Wait...whats wrong with the womens hockey team?

M_Christopher wrote:Gold medal alert......Virtue/Moir, just stomped thier competion in Figure Skating....Ice Dancing thing, apparently there is another skating event related to this field still to come, but they are way ahead now.

Forgive my cynism bu they'll find a way to blow it. Why do I have such an urge for Jack daniels all of a sudden?

stempniaksen wrote:

M_Christopher wrote:Gold medal alert......Virtue/Moir, just stomped thier competion in Figure Skating....Ice Dancing thing, apparently there is another skating event related to this field still to come, but they are way ahead now.

Forgive my cynism bu they'll find a way to blow it. Why do I have such an urge for Jack daniels all of a sudden?

Man I kind of want to take Tessa's Virtue.. get it

M_Christopher wrote:

stempniaksen wrote:

M_Christopher wrote:Gold medal alert......Virtue/Moir, just stomped thier competion in Figure Skating....Ice Dancing thing, apparently there is another skating event related to this field still to come, but they are way ahead now.

Forgive my cynism bu they'll find a way to blow it. Why do I have such an urge for Jack daniels all of a sudden?

Man I kind of want to take Tessa's Virtue.. get it

You sir, are a married man, you're not allowed to think those thoughts anymore, lol.

P.S Isn't she 17?

stempniaksen wrote:

M_Christopher wrote:

stempniaksen wrote:

M_Christopher wrote:Gold medal alert......Virtue/Moir, just stomped thier competion in Figure Skating....Ice Dancing thing, apparently there is another skating event related to this field still to come, but they are way ahead now.

Forgive my cynism bu they'll find a way to blow it. Why do I have such an urge for Jack daniels all of a sudden?

Man I kind of want to take Tessa's Virtue.. get it

You sir, are a married man, you're not allowed to think those thoughts anymore, lol.

P.S Isn't she 17?

I hope not, or I may have just committed a felony

Tessa Virtue is 20.

Ah, I must have been thinking of some other pairs skater. Maybe the other ice dance chick?

stempniaksen wrote:

M_Christopher wrote:Gold medal alert......Virtue/Moir, just stomped thier competion in Figure Skating....Ice Dancing thing, apparently there is another skating event related to this field still to come, but they are way ahead now.

Forgive my cynism bu they'll find a way to blow it. Why do I have such an urge for Jack daniels all of a sudden?

Almost no chance of that. These things are judged, not scored. The judges have shown whom they prefer. They finished ranked 8th on 06/07, 3rd in 07/08 and 2nd in 08/09. They are the rising stars of this sport and, unlike Figure Skating, there is little risk of failure (no throws, lifts or jumps).

Well the Canadians seem to have an uncanny ability to fall over. Perhaps they fall?

To CoC have officially conceded defeat. The did the math and realize now that Own the Podium is out of reach.

Virtue/Moir skate for the Gold tonight. It starts at 7:45 (but they are not first). A North American couple has *never* won an Olympic Gold in Ice Dancing.

wprager wrote:Virtue/Moir skate for the Gold tonight. It starts at 7:45 (but they are not first). A North American couple has *never* won an Olympic Gold in Ice Dancing.

So there's your answer. If there's a way to give it to a non-North American the judges will find a way right?

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

wprager wrote:Virtue/Moir skate for the Gold tonight. It starts at 7:45 (but they are not first). A North American couple has *never* won an Olympic Gold in Ice Dancing.

So there's your answer. If there's a way to give it to a non-North American the judges will find a way right?

Again, I seriously doubt it. They would have to self-destruct. Ice Dance is not like Figure Skating; it's rare that someone pulls a Chouinard. They have gone from 8th to 3rd to 2nd in successive years in ranking, and are 1st heading into the free dance part of the competition. The judges pretty much have made up their minds, and it would take a fall/stumble (which are rare in ice dance) to unseat them.

Of course this could be the year that the judging in Olympic Ice Dance (which has always been even worse than in Figure Skating) will finally come clean (and even then, they'd have to skate badly). The medal is theirs to lose. Too bad they are not skating later in the program, though. That would almost seal it.

I'm surprised that I Haven't found any comments on this little news story:

It kindda has me baffled ...

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/hockey/news/newsid=49452.html#babcock+ready+announce+luongo+starter

According to a report from Yahoo! Sports, Roberto Luongo will get the start in net for Canada against Germany in Tuesday's qualification round game, replacing Martin Brodeur.

However in an interview with Vancouver radio station THE TEAM 1040, Canada's head coach Mike Babcock was not yet ready to make that announcement.

"Well, it sounds to me like TSN is ahead of the coaching staff so if they got a good scoop, you'll be able to say 'they knew'".

Luongo started Canada's opening game against Norway, making 15 in an 8-0 shutout where he was never really tested.

Brodeur was in net for Canada's past two games, making 21 saves in regulation then four more in a shootout in a win over Switzerland but was not at his best in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the United States.

After the loss, coach Mike Babcock admitted Canada could have certainly been better in the goaltending area versus the U.S. and didn't discount the idea of starting Luongo next, however he appeared to soften his stance on Monday when speaking to the TEAM.

"All athletes, especially proud ones that have been successful many times want to be good every single night, and sometimes it doesn't go the way you want it," Babcock said of Brodeur. "And when you look at it, I guarantee you his preparation was fantastic and he was ready to be the best he could be. It didn't happen for him, but there's nothing we can do about yesterday and it's time to move on."

Babcock also admitted that with the loss Canada would have a hard path to the medal rounds, but that they expected to face some adversity at some point in the tournament.
"I've been involved in a number of these - whether it be in the World Juniors or the World Championships - and we've always chosen the hard way. I don't know why that is, but we've always chosen the hard way. It seems to be the Canadian way. It was no different in 2002 when they won the Gold medal. We've just got to get ready for Germany and get better each and every day."

Canada must get better in a hurry as a duel with Russia is looming in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Hopefully Babcock doesnt think he is smarter then everyone in Canada... even the coaches ego is too friggin big.

I'll flip out if Brodeur is the starter against Germany.

I read this earlier and just shook my head.

It's pointless for Babcock to say this unless he is actually considering starting Brodeur.....