Australia wins first ever Winter Olympics Gold medal after everyone else falls over

[Asher]

Find something else to whine about, Wiglaf.

If you knew anything about the sport you'd realize that in short track speed skating this kind of stuff is all too common.

It happens sometimes, and it did here.

That's why the American wasn't too upset, it's part of the game.

Get Over It, little man.

[Ming]

That's the nature of the short track... stuff happens.
Again... it seems Apolo is taking this far better than you are

[Alexander's Horse]

I was surprised they let so many competitors in one race. Its an awfully small track. Someone compared it to Nascar

[Wiglaf]

Oh, of course, glonky, it's just a part of the game. That's why they disqualified the one they thought at the time started the fight, right there on the ice. Oh, btw, I can live with you calling me little to piss me off if you can live with me constantly moaning "Meep" to piss you off.

Meep! Meep! Meep! Enjoy it.

Again... it seems Apolo is taking this far better than you are

What happened to the three evasive rolleyes? Must've defected over here. Sorry bout that, mingy, they don't work for you anymore.

Meep! Meep! Meep!

I was surprised they let so many competitors in one race. Its an awfully small track. Someone compared it to Nascar

What's your point? Meep, it's totally irrelevant here.

[Cairo_East]

It's a bit like Australia in World Cup qualfying. First they choke against Iran in '98, and then they lose in Uruguay this past year. Can't catch a break. Personally, I like the Olympics because it seems to be the only sport where the team I support is actually any good.

[Alexander's Horse]

I think Wiglaf should start a different thread and tell us what he thinks sport is.

I'm glad he got the Gold medal - its a nice story with a good moral.

[KrazyHorse]

Wiggy's getting funnier and funnier.

I laughed my ass off while reading his posts, and got especially amused by those taking him at face value.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Originally posted by Wiglaf
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Meep! Meep! Meep!
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Oh man, thats funny!

[Peacemaker]

I LOL when I saw the race. tis is the reason I like the Games. You get to see sports you never get to see. At least when NBC decides not to bless us with figure skating.

[Alexander's Horse]

Well all I can say is:

[Imran Siddiqui]

I like the sense of humor that the Aussies are showing over this. The winner concedes he was lucky, but he'll take the medal anyway

[Alexander's Horse]

He's said he was lucky to win - but he's also said he was hanging back in hopes of getting a bronze if someone made a mistake.

He also said, at the time he thought they might re-run the race and he wouldn't have been surprised if they had

[DinoDoc]

Double standards?

Originally posted by Asher
Find something else to whine about, Wiglaf.

If you knew anything about the sport you'd realize that in short track speed skating this kind of stuff is all too common.

Get Over It, little man.

I seem to recall a few people telling the Canadians something very similar several days ago.

[Asher]

Re: Double standards?

Originally posted by DinoDoc
I seem to recall a few people telling the Canadians something very similar several days ago.

Um. If this involved corrupt officials, by all means, they should appeal it. I don't think it was, though.

Your point is also lost on the fact that the Canadians went from silver to bronze because of the pileup. We got bumped down a medal too.

Go troll elsewhere.

[DinoDoc]

Re: Re: Double standards?

Originally posted by Asher
If this involved corrupt officials, by all means, they should appeal it. I don't think it was, though.

If you knew anything about the history of Olympic figure skating you'd realize that kind of stuff is all too common and that you should go whine somewhere else.

If we are going to award medals on the basis of bad judging, why stop with Canadians, when Olympic history is full of wrongs that we could correct?