Olympics

[highup]

How come you have to look so hard to tell where a skier or boarder is from?
I figure the helmets, sleeves or elsewhere on their gear ought to be shouting out with pride where everyone is from.

 

[Nick]

You can't bet on where they are from if the country is in large print on their suits ..

 

[highup]

Who bets on the Olympics? I never knew that.

 

[Nick]

Gamblers !!

 

[Floorist]

Have not watched the Olympics since it became all pros

 

[Nick]

These aren't pros Floorist .. You have to watch the snow boarders ..They're nuts ..

 

[Floorist]

They are all professionals, they get paid to compete.

 

[highup]

They are all professionals, they get paid to compete.

But it's an even field of pros semi-pros and close-to-pros from all countries. Nobody sends the best high school seniors. They train for 10 or 15 years, with a focus on Olympic goals. It's not an accident they get there and not cheap to devote your life to that goal. Obvious companies are focused on them. In a nutshell, the best country wins without using Russians.
...I meant without using steroids.

 

[Ernesto]

But it's an even field of pros semi-pros and close-to-pros from all countries. Nobody sends the best high school seniors. They train for 10 or 15 years, with a focus on Olympic goals. It's not an accident they get there and not cheap to devote your life to that goal. Obvious companies are focused on them. In a nutshell, the best country wins without using Russians.
...I meant without using steroids.

The one kid from Colorado that won a gold in snowboarding was 17.

 

[Hardwood]

Floorist as the Mother of a National Level Ice Dancer when she was a teen, USA is one of the only nations that does not support our atheletes financially. They have to have sponsors, etc. I was lucky that my daughter was a good ice dancer match to the son of a millionaire that took over her ice bills, travel, hotels, skates, etc.. For about 8 years. Otherwise, she would not have 2 national medals.

Other countries do allow support for their atheletes. About the only pros I know of for the Olympics from USA is the basketball and I think hockey players.

 

[Nick]

The one kid from Colorado that won a gold in snowboarding was 17.

There were a few 17 year olds that won Gold E ..

Amazing what they can do on the board ..

 

[Nick]

Floorist as the Mother of a National Level Ice Dancer when she was a teen, USA is one of the only nations that does not support our atheletes financially. They have to have sponsors, etc. I was lucky that my daughter was a good ice dancer match to the son of a millionaire that took over her ice bills, travel, hotels, skates, etc.. For about 8 years. Otherwise, she would not have 2 national medals.

Other countries do allow support for their atheletes. About the only pros I know of for the Olympics from USA is the basketball and I think hockey players.

Congrats to her Angie ..

 

[highup]

That's pretty neat Angie. Belated congratulations.

 

[Hardwood]

Thanks guys. It was fun, as the ice she won the last medal on with her partner, was the ice rink where Nancy's knee got whacked.

It was fun telling the northern rinks that Alabama did have ice. (back then we had a very good UAH hockey team).

 

[Nick]

YW.. Made a lot of money on their football team .. Laid 51 points one time , They won 52 - 0 .. LOL

 

[highup]

Women cross country gets first USA gold ever. Wow. what a great last lap. Didn't think it was going to happen.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-olympics-cross-country-gold-20180221-story.html

 

[Jon]

We did okay as well but not quite as good as you guys
But hey we only have 4 million people in the whole country
I reckon they are mad. Stick with golf eh Nick?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/olymp...arolds-who-made-new-zealand-proud-on-the-snow

 

[Nick]

After playing yesterday in high winds on a wet course , I don't know Jon..