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theabortionator
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Figured before I made 12 more threads about different things I'd just make one thread to post it all.
Feb 13 2018 2:10PM
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Titus69
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theabortionatorYeah, that was pretty close.



Yeah I'm not sure but probably like 11:15 eastern. That's about what they've been. I think womens pipe was then.


yeah womens started around 10 i think, hopefully its a good show.
Feb 20 2018 8:42PM
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Titus69
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Damn Byron put a nice qualis run down, interesting that he's using Armadas, considering how long Atomic has sponsored the family.
Feb 20 2018 9:31PM
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eheath
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Anyone watching ski cross? 3 guys have been carted off and it was just the first round... Jesus
Feb 21 2018 12:01AM
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theabortionator
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eheathAnyone watching ski cross? 3 guys have been carted off and it was just the first round... Jesus


Nah going to watch when the hockey game ends. Thats fucked though.
Feb 21 2018 12:10AM
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theabortionator
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Tuned right in after but was already the final. Watched the final race. I'll probably still go back and watch the semis etc later
Feb 21 2018 12:58AM
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theabortionator
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eheathAnyone watching ski cross? 3 guys have been carted off and it was just the first round... Jesus





I like how the announcer said "I have a feeling that isn't the last time we'll see mountain rescue out on the course today"

I mean he wasn't wrong, but jesus.
Feb 21 2018 2:24AM
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rudager
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theabortionatorSomebody got their No jesus = hell signs on the stream for a second.


GOD That Guy was a pain in the ass. At halfpipe, they’d show up with the signs, and we’d chase him out, then come back. Then take his sign, and he’d go and get more. Lather, rinse, repeat.

They’re crazy out here, I had some guy run into a restaurant I was eating at today in Gangneung, they dropped off two “thank you Jesus” flags onto our table, then run back into the street.

Also saw a “disband the Korea Paralympics committee” truck. Crazy guys
Feb 21 2018 3:19AM
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theabortionator
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https://tinychat.com/room/nsdojo

Still run 3 to go
Feb 21 2018 10:21PM
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ButteredToast.
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Lol anyone else see Vonn say that she didn’t win the other day bc her “ski got burnt out” (wut?)

https://twitter.com/lindseyvonn/status/966473127155904512

Looks fine to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Feb 21 2018 10:25PM
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cannonballer
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ButteredToast.Lol anyone else see Vonn say that she didn’t win the other day bc her “ski got burnt out” (wut?)

https://twitter.com/lindseyvonn/status/966473127155904512

Looks fine to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Yeah, that's common in downhill. What's your question?
Feb 21 2018 10:41PM
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ButteredToast.
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cannonballerYeah, that's common in downhill. What's your question?


General confusion. Just dunno what I’m looking at
Feb 21 2018 10:46PM
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Drail
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Nicely done. They played the better game and deserved the win. Well done.
Feb 22 2018 2:18AM
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theabortionator
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DrailNicely done. They played the better game and deserved the win. Well done.


That was a good game. I thought the men did good against czech but they were a far better team. Surprised the states hung on as long as they did.
Feb 22 2018 2:25AM
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cannonballer
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ButteredToast.Lol anyone else see Vonn say that she didn’t win the other day bc her “ski got burnt out” (wut?)

https://twitter.com/lindseyvonn/status/966473127155904512

Looks fine to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


Pretty good explanation here. https://www.popsci.com/olympic-winter-ski-cold-physics

**This post was edited on Feb 22nd 2018 at 8:20:35am
Feb 22 2018 8:19AM
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theabortionator
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Anna Gasser fucking slayed it!

Women's snowboarding is going places.

She has 2 dub cork 10s. A dub bs and cab dub.

Can't fucking wait for xgames slopestyle next year. Also US open in a couple weeks. Fuck yeah!

Womens snerberding is fucking here!
Feb 22 2018 1:54PM
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Park_Ranger
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Big Air jump looks sketch. The woman, of all people, look they are taking too much speed into it and going too big. Will be interesting to see how the men handle that.

I say its sketchy because the flat part of the in run is so short. You're bombing down the drop in, and then are flat for a second or two before riding onto the jump. A proper big air jump should have a longer, mellower in run that gives the riders a chance to think and prepare for what they are about to do.

The jump also seems small - 60 feet to knuckle and 75 feet to sweet spot. The jump is way to small for the amount of speed they are taking into it. Its a true step down too, the dudes will be falling out of the sky all the way to the bottom of this landing.
Feb 22 2018 3:06PM
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eheath
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Park_RangerBig Air jump looks sketch. The woman, of all people, look they are taking too much speed into it and going too big. Will be interesting to see how the men handle that.

I say its sketchy because the flat part of the in run is so short. You're bombing down the drop in, and then are flat for a second or two before riding onto the jump. A proper big air jump should have a longer, mellower in run that gives the riders a chance to think and prepare for what they are about to do.

The jump also seems small - 60 feet to knuckle and 75 feet to sweet spot. The jump is way to small for the amount of speed they are taking into it. Its a true step down too, the dudes will be falling out of the sky all the way to the bottom of this landing.


Yeah its a small jump, I don't think the transition is any shorter than a city big air, which is where the vast majority of big air contests occur, xgames is the only event with a real big air jump. I imagine they tried to mimic that here, they could've built a big fuck off jump somewhere else for sure.

And honestly I don't think its sketchy at all, its not like these snowboarders are newbs, they know how to manage speed into a jump and going big is part of the event. Girls were stomping 10s and dubs, it seemed fine to me.
Feb 22 2018 3:15PM
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theabortionator
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Park_RangerBig Air jump looks sketch. The woman, of all people, look they are taking too much speed into it and going too big. Will be interesting to see how the men handle that.

I say its sketchy because the flat part of the in run is so short. You're bombing down the drop in, and then are flat for a second or two before riding onto the jump. A proper big air jump should have a longer, mellower in run that gives the riders a chance to think and prepare for what they are about to do.

The jump also seems small - 60 feet to knuckle and 75 feet to sweet spot. The jump is way to small for the amount of speed they are taking into it. Its a true step down too, the dudes will be falling out of the sky all the way to the bottom of this landing.


Its not really short. X games and US open have the same or shorter.

I think the gap could be linger for sure. Its 63 I believe. X has been upper 70s. But it worked alright. Men seemed to do fine in quallies.

The women were going a bit deep though.

X is usually has a raised landing though. Could be bigger, but doesnt look sketch.
Feb 22 2018 4:20PM
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rudager
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Sister in law (Brittany phelan) just took home silver in ski cross, and Kelsey took home Gold. Way to go girls!
Watched the event up to the semifinals, man I was fired up.
Been a beauty of an Olympics, but it’s time to fly back to Canada
Feb 22 2018 9:52PM
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theabortionator
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Snowboard big air tonight. I might stream it up in the dojo again if anyones keen to drink chat and be general degenerates.
Feb 23 2018 5:59PM
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corona
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Canada did surprisingly well this year. Despite not winning gold in mens/womens curling/hockey (as has been custom for the past 20 years), we still managed top 3 countries with nearly 30 medals. Well done.

USA had an unfortunately poor showing. Norway is a beast. Glad Russia had a very poor showing.
Feb 24 2018 11:24AM
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