I have become kind of hooked on curling.
Lots of strategy.
Quote from: NCMUFan on February 06, 2022, 11:58:24 AM
I have become kind of hooked on curling.
Lots of strategy.
It should be required that the walls of the curling arena be painted right before each match so as to give the viewer an option as to what they want to watch.
;D
My favorite Winter Olympic viewing sport is the same as the Summer Olympics -- the program that comes on immediately after the Olympics are over!
The International Olympic Committee is a bunch of bandits dressed in tuxes and pin striped suits. They dishonor the suit I wear to work most days.
Corruption, bad behavior and failure to grasp the realities of today's world -- that's the IOC. I think they go to totalitarian countries and countries with huge oligopolies because those countries will give them what they want. They come here and it's a negotiation (yes, I know, they're going to LA in 2028. Good for them).
We're one of the few countries to give back an Olympics -- Denver 1976! The 1980 Olympics were a hushed, understated affair compared to the BS they throw at us today.
That slimy Spaniard, Juan Antonio Samaranch, never got over the Atlanta Olympics and the IOC never liked the fact that Peter Ueberroth outsmarted them.
Let's move on and if an Olympic broadcast is on my house, know that it's not me who is watching it! I'd rather watch the Pro Bowl, or Big Bang reruns!
Short track speed skating for me.
Curling and downhill. Kinda weird with all the fake snow though.
After the 40 minutes of commercials, 15 minutes of the athletes biography, 3 minutes of how China is the perfect host country, I do enjoy the 2 minutes of actual competition.
Bobsled/luge, unless NHL players are taking part, in which case hockey.
Closing ceremony.
Quote from: dgies9156 on February 06, 2022, 12:49:50 PM
My favorite Winter Olympic viewing sport is the same as the Summer Olympics -- the program that comes on immediately after the Olympics are over!
The International Olympic Committee is a bunch of bandits dressed in tuxes and pin striped suits. They dishonor the suit I wear to work most days.
Corruption, bad behavior and failure to grasp the realities of today's world -- that's the IOC. I think they go to totalitarian countries and countries with huge oligopolies because those countries will give them what they want. They come here and it's a negotiation (yes, I know, they're going to LA in 2028. Good for them).
We're one of the few countries to give back an Olympics -- Denver 1976! The 1980 Olympics were a hushed, understated affair compared to the BS they throw at us today.
That slimy Spaniard, Juan Antonio Samaranch, never got over the Atlanta Olympics and the IOC never liked the fact that Peter Ueberroth outsmarted them.
Let's move on and if an Olympic broadcast is on my house, know that it's not me who is watching it! I'd rather watch the Pro Bowl, or Big Bang reruns!
Uhhh.....that was a KABOOM take brother dgies!
Quote from: muwarrior69 on February 06, 2022, 01:20:05 PM
After the 40 minutes of commercials, 15 minutes of the athletes biography, 3 minutes of how China is the perfect host country, I do enjoy the 2 minutes of actual competition.
The USA network coverage has been just showing the competitions. No sob stories, no smarmy studio hosts. Refreshing vs NBCs coverage.
Figure skating and snowboarding for me
Peak Olympics for me was probably '92 Barcelona and '94 Lillehammer. Have cared less and less with each passing games.
I was at Lillehammer. It was awesome. Considered one of the best games, the last of the 'small' games. It was like a big apres-ski party - everyone staying in Lillehammer literally hung out on one street.
While I have liked figure skating for decades, I actually enjoy watching the skiing, sledding, and the other sports a lot. Even the newer skiing stuff, which I didn't think I would like watching. I like them better than the Summer Games, tbh.
The short track relay cracks me up, pushing each other.
Quote from: Warriors4ever on February 06, 2022, 03:50:02 PM
I was at Lillehammer. It was awesome. Considered one of the best games, the last of the 'small' games. It was like a big apres-ski party - everyone staying in Lillehammer literally hung out on one street.
While I have liked figure skating for decades, I actually enjoy watching the skiing, sledding, and the other sports a lot. Even the newer skiing stuff, which I didn't think I would like watching. I like them better than the Summer Games, tbh.
The short track relay cracks me up, pushing each other.
Lillehammer was the last Winter Olympics I watched other than hockey in 1998 and 2002. Remember watching '84 and '88 pretty closely. Think as cable options proliferated, it became easier to find other viewing options. For me, anyway, the Olympics just don't feel as big as they once were as a must see TV
Ski jumping should be based on distance only. No judging at all. They should incentivize dangerous jumping for thrills.
Downhill skiing and the Snowboard event that reminds me of Roller Derby where bodies go flying
.. Was talking to my kids today .. I distinctly remember the 1976 games and how it was a HUGE deal, watching every day. 1980s, 90s, all good.
Fast forward to the 2020s, throw in amazing graphics, stories, entertaining new sports, massive coverage of tons of sports .. and it's one big meh.
https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics-opening-ceremony-draws-abysmal-ratings-why-arent-americans-tuning-in-011318548.html
.. record low for the Opening Ceremony (20.1 million for 1988 in Calgary was the previous record) and a whopping 43 percent below the 2018 Games in South Korea that notched 28.3 million viewers despite also dealing with a less than advantageous Asian time zone for American audiences.
It comes on the heels of Thursday's ratings disaster that saw just 7.7 million people tune in, dramatically below same-night audiences of 2018 (16 million) and 2014 from Russia (20.02 million).
NBC has the rights to the Olympics thru 2032 for $7.75b. One would guess they are going to lose their shorts. The next bids for the Games will be .. half? a quarter?
Quote from: mu_hilltopper on February 06, 2022, 05:55:09 PM
.. Was talking to my kids today .. I distinctly remember the 1976 games and how it was a HUGE deal, watching every day. 1980s, 90s, all good.
Fast forward to the 2020s, throw in amazing graphics, stories, entertaining new sports, massive coverage of tons of sports .. and it's one big meh.
https://sports.yahoo.com/olympics-opening-ceremony-draws-abysmal-ratings-why-arent-americans-tuning-in-011318548.html
.. record low for the Opening Ceremony (20.1 million for 1988 in Calgary was the previous record) and a whopping 43 percent below the 2018 Games in South Korea that notched 28.3 million viewers despite also dealing with a less than advantageous Asian time zone for American audiences.
It comes on the heels of Thursday's ratings disaster that saw just 7.7 million people tune in, dramatically below same-night audiences of 2018 (16 million) and 2014 from Russia (20.02 million).
NBC has the rights to the Olympics thru 2032 for $7.75b. One would guess they are going to lose their shorts. The next bids for the Games will be .. half? a quarter?
My guess is it will be the most watched event every night but next Sunday. Not sure it's worth that much but I've been wrong before.
My favorite winter Olympic sport is team ice drinking.. Our team has several gold medals.
Quote from: real chili 83 on February 06, 2022, 06:37:34 PM
My favorite winter Olympic sport is team ice drinking.. Our team has several gold medals.
I took the silver
Team figure skating should have each team's man, woman, pairs and ice dancing all doing their routines at the same time.
Remember to support a fellow Marquette alum and support Emery Lehman in speed skating!
Quote from: Warriors4ever on February 06, 2022, 03:50:02 PM
I was at Lillehammer. It was awesome. Considered one of the best games, the last of the 'small' games. It was like a big apres-ski party - everyone staying in Lillehammer literally hung out on one street.
Every word of this is true. It was colder than f@ck, but it was like a winter wonderland. And on top of it all, the people were so nice. One of my favorite sporting events ever.
Why does ski jumping have judges/scoring? Long jumping doesn't.
Don't sleep on the biathlon. The commentator is great, assuming they've brought back the dude from 2018.
I agree, the commentator is awesome.
Even Glow likes Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski. The fashion and knowledgeable, if not slightly bitchy commentary are totally on point.
So NBC has asked Leslie Jones to stop live tweeting the Olympics like she has been recently because she includes their short video clips in her tweets.
Again, another network that doesn't understand how social media can be used to enhance what you are already doing. Why don't they do a "Manning cast" type show with her on Peacock instead?
I just feel like I am being transported back into 1998 television when I watch their coverage.
Quote from: Fluffy Blue Monster on February 07, 2022, 01:43:02 PM
So NBC has asked Leslie Jones to stop live tweeting the Olympics like she has been recently because she includes their short video clips in her tweets.
Again, another network that doesn't understand how social media can be used to enhance what you are already doing. Why don't they do a "Manning cast" type show with her on Peacock instead?
I just feel like I am being transported back into 1998 television when I watch their coverage.
Are Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg providing commentary on Peacock again? Their Summer Olympics coverage was hysterical.
Quote from: warriorchick on February 07, 2022, 12:34:23 PM
Even Glow likes Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski. The fashion and knowledgeable, if not slightly bitchy commentary are totally on point.
That's chick jr. favorite right?
The smokestacks behind the ski jump hill add a nice post-industrial touch.
Quote from: Fluffy Blue Monster on February 07, 2022, 08:35:45 PM
The smokestacks behind the ski jump hill add a nice post-industrial touch.
Very Orwellian
Quote from: Fluffy Blue Monster on February 07, 2022, 08:35:45 PM
The smokestacks behind the ski jump hill add a nice post-industrial touch.
(https://i.imgur.com/hrpcWp3.jpg)
Holy hell. I guess one way to make use of Olympic facilities post-games is to just put it in an industrial park
Canada 4 USA 2 Women's Hockey.
Frustrating first period for USA dominating, outshooting Canada 15-3, multiple posts hit, but give up a late PP goal to go down 1-0 after the first. It caught up to them a bit as Canada is too good to not convert some of those opportunities.
They played 6 times before the Olympics, 4-2 Canada, with two of those Canada wins in overtime. No game was more than a 2 goal game.
Perhaps another chance later in the Olympics.
I'd rather watch a Kings-Magic game than anything in the winter Olympics.
Shiffrin choking it up out there.
Chloe Kim is unreal
Yes she was tremendous. First run and pretty much closed things out.
And Nathan Chen tonight - awesome! Brought his A-game for sure.