2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

[Badger]

http://www.sochi2014.com/en

http://deadspin.com/bob-costas-on-new-olympic-snowboarding-events-jackass-1496716818

How aboot Team Canada, eh?

http://www.nbcolympics.com/viewers-guide

[Johnny English]

Costas is right, and I say that as a snowboarder. For me, any event that isn't judged by entirely objective criteria - speed, time, height, distance, weight etc - isn't a sport. Gymnastics, diving, figure skating - all very physically impressive events, but not really sport. A lot of the snowbarding stuff such as slopestyle falls into this category.

As for Team Canada, I'll let MB give you his views on the inclusion of Rick Nash.

[MBGreen]

Nash is trash.


The end.

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[Badger]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/17/vladimir-putin-gay-winter-olympics-children

[Miamipuck]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/17/vladimir-putin-gay-winter-olympics-children

Was Putin molested by a gay gypsy when he was younger?

[MBGreen]

Didn't Putin steal Robert Kraft's superbowl ring?


The man's a hero.

[Tommy]

Costas is right, and I say that as a snowboarder. For me, any event that isn't judged by entirely objective criteria - speed, time, height, distance, weight etc - isn't a sport. Gymnastics, diving, figure skating - all very physically impressive events, but not really sport. A lot of the snowbarding stuff such as slopestyle falls into this category.

As for Team Canada, I'll let MB give you his views on the inclusion of Rick Nash.

Youre not a snowboarder.

[JFIF]

Costas is right, and I say that as a snowboarder. For me, any event that isn't judged by entirely objective criteria - speed, time, height, distance, weight etc - isn't a sport. Gymnastics, diving, figure skating - all very physically impressive events, but not really sport. A lot of the snowbarding stuff such as slopestyle falls into this category.

As for Team Canada, I'll let MB give you his views on the inclusion of Rick Nash.

If snowboarding isn't a sport neither is skiing though

[Badger]

If snowboarding isn't a sport neither is skiing though

I'd say certain events would be, like the ski jump or the slalom. The less subjectivity, the better (in terms of calling it a sport).

[Johnny English]

If snowboarding isn't a sport neither is skiing though

Downhill skiing is judged by an objective criterion i.e. how fast you get down the course.

[Miamipuck]

Downhill skiing is judged by an objective criterion i.e. how fast you get down the course.

Yeah I didn't get it either. But the least of which, those skiers are damn good athletes, it ain't easy to go down those courses without losing your derriere.

[Badger]

I love everything about this.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/20/jamaican-bobsled-team-raises-dogecoin-winter-olympics

If you went back in time to 1993 and told me that in 20 years the movie "Cool Runnings" would inspire people who use an advanced computer network to raise $30,000 in a made up currency based on a misspelling of the word "dog" for the actual Jamaican bobsled team...

[Badger]

Something far less amusing:

http://deadspin.com/report-suicide-bomber-may-have-breached-security-at-so-1505207483

[Tommy]

Hahahaha.

Please bring back DCM's doge avatar.

[Badger]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25830617