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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by Jukka Aho » Fri Feb 26, 2010 6:58 pm

Bubba Elvis XIV wrote:What's your prediction for the Ice Hockey finals?
Canada will probably win their semi-final and take gold... unless the Slovaks get very lucky. Finland will end up losing to the USA and lose the bronze as well. (Too many old geezers in our team, not enough young talent.)
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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by Bubba Elvis XIV » Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:07 pm

I was kinda thinking the same but I don't know much about the game.
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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by Rob A. » Fri Feb 26, 2010 7:59 pm

Jukka Aho wrote:
Bubba Elvis XIV wrote:What's your prediction for the Ice Hockey finals?
Canada will probably win their semi-final and take gold... unless the Slovaks get very lucky. Finland will end up losing to the USA and lose the bronze as well. (Too many old geezers in our team, not enough young talent.)
Well...that's the "theory"..... But I always cheer for the "underdog"...unless I've got money riding on it.... :wink:

If Canada wins the gold, then non-hockey fans such as myself have to endure the tiresome arrogance that will follow.... But no matter what the outcome...as long as the USA doesn't get it....:D

....and I suppose Finland has already had its "victory" with the Swedes losing....:lol:

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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by norway_is_best » Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:17 pm

Just heard a news report out of Vancouver, Canada that basically said the Finland Hockey team had quit the men's hockey competition to return home to their third world country. This is troubling news.

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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by Ravvy » Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:40 pm

Bubba Elvis XIV wrote:What's your prediction for the Ice Hockey finals?
Before the Olympic started I picked the men's Finnish hockey team to win gold and the women to take the bronze. I'm sticking with that prediction (& got the women correct).
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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by Bavarian » Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:44 pm

Rob A. wrote:If Canada wins the gold, then non-hockey fans such as myself have to endure the tiresome arrogance that will follow.... But no matter what the outcome...as long as the USA doesn't get it....:D
This involves Canada's two national sports: ice hockey, and America-bashing! :lol:

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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by EP » Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:29 pm

I cannot believe my eyes. I stop watching now.

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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by silk » Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:33 pm

Jukka Aho wrote: Finland will end up losing to the USA
Yup... not looking good... 6-0 to the US at the moment :(

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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by Bubba Elvis XIV » Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:35 pm

Rob A. wrote: If Canada wins the gold, then non-hockey fans such as myself have to endure the tiresome arrogance that will follow.... But no matter what the outcome...as long as the USA doesn't get it....:D
If Finland wins the gold, then non-hockey fans such as myself have to endure the tiresome arrogance that will follow.... But no matter what the outcome...as long as the USA doesn't get it....:D

But that's not gonna happen...

I would like Slovakia to win everything ever...just cos their women are fit.
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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by Rob A. » Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:17 am

Bubba Elvis XIV wrote:If Finland wins the gold, then non-hockey fans such as myself have to endure the tiresome arrogance that will follow.... But no matter what the outcome...as long as the USA doesn't get it....:D

But that's not gonna happen...

I would like Slovakia to win everything ever...just cos their women are fit.
I see your point....but I guess the Finns can, at least, be content that they outlasted the Swedes.... :D

So I think we are agreed then....no one, except for the Americans, wants the USA to win....and I don't want to have to listen to a bunch of arrogant boasting....so now we must support Slovakia....:lol:

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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by Bubba Elvis XIV » Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:51 am

And nothing in the snowboarding either...

Well, roll on ESC 2010!!! I am sure that will be a disaster again!
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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by Jukka Aho » Sun Feb 28, 2010 7:36 am

OK, I was wrong about the bronze, so congrats to the team. But they only got their act together during the 3rd period...
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Re: Winter Olympics

Post by silk » Sun Feb 28, 2010 8:15 am

Bronze for the men and bronze for the women, not bad :) And lets not forget that Sweden were out of the hockey medals completely :twisted:

Tomorrow's game will be exciting, tough to predict... And then it's the closing ceremonies and we will get our city back :) The best legacy of these games seems to be that Vancouverites have left their cars at home and have learned to walk, cycle and take public transit. Hopefully most will not resort back to their bad habits.


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