Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics - Official Chat Thread
Our biggest team yet - story: http://sochi2014.olympics.com.au/news/australia-s-biggest-winter-team-ready-for-sochi
Or straight to the list of who made it: http://sochi2014.olympics.com.au/aus-team
In other news…
...you all want to read this.
And our aussie course builder and his first impression of Sochi
Scott Kneller qualified even after this spectacular crash only a few weeks to go.
He broke the transverse processes on the left side of his L1 through to L4. In layman’s terms, he broke the wings off his lower four vertebrae.
Lets hope he can get fit enough!
For a change of tune…
I present to you the Norway Curling team uniform!
Even their own coach says he would only wear them to a bad taste party!
For a change of tune…
I present to you the Norway Curling team uniform!
Even their own coach says he would only wear them to a bad taste party!
Ummmm WTF?!?!
I like it, shows they have a sense of humor and that the Olympics can be fun.
Apparently Germany’s outfit is rainbow. I only saw something in passing in the news but I am sure that is what it was.
Yep!
I posted it on here I am sure!
Must be a curling thing
Apparently Germany’s outfit is rainbow. I only saw something in passing in the news but I am sure that is what it was.
https://www.boardworld.com.au/forums/viewthread/3720/P1830/#228664
Its certainly improvement on other countries.
I saw some the other day - i thought is was canada… but it mustn’t have been.
But I found this - Germany
A weird location for it but here is a list of the competition/event times in Sydney time (or where ever you are when you click on the link I assume).
Belle Brockhoff says using going to use the winter olympics to stick it to Putin.
Whilst I appreciate that the Russian’s stance on LGBT rights is completely off this planet I really don’t know if what she’s saying and the way that she wants to go about it is the wisest idea.
Brockhoff says she’ll do limited interviews before her event, but afterwards will talk to as many people as possible in order to convey her anger towards President Putin.
“After I compete, I’m willing to rip on his ass,” she said.
“After I compete, I’m willing to rip on his ass,” she said.
Says a lot about the strength of her conviction. *yawn* 
