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Moses2SandyKoufax

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4. I agree with the author of this piece,

Reply to stopbush (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2014, 01:25 AM

Feb 2014

without these pseudo "sports" this would be the bleakest US Winter Olympics since Calgary in '88.

The Austrians dominate the alpine events, the Norwegians dominate the Nordic events, the Dutch dominate on the long track, the Russians are strong in figure skating, and the Americans are tops in the "hold my beer and watch this" rich kid hobbies.

The US has had a good run in the prior three Winter Games, winning more medals than in any of the Winter Olympics prior to the 21st century. This year they're getting nothing in the alpine or long track. We don't have a Joey Cheek, Derek Parra, Lindsey Vonn, Evan Lysacek, or Ted Ligety to turn to.

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If not for extreme sports, Team USA wouldn't be quite so stoked at Sochi Games [View all] stopbush Feb 2014 OP

Hockey just got started KamaAina Feb 2014 #1

"Extreme sports." Meh. Marketing schmarketing. They're new versions of old sports. -EOM- HuckleB Feb 2014 #2

wish they would bring slopestyle to the summer games frylock Feb 2014 #3

I agree with the author of this piece, Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2014 #4

Since Shaun White and Lindsey Jacobellis have crapped out rocktivity Feb 2014 #6

Gracie Gold is "unhearalded"? GoCubsGo Feb 2014 #11

NBC sure hasn't been heralding Gracie rocktivity Feb 2014 #12

Gracie Gold probably won't finish on the podium. Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2014 #13

I fear Mother Russia will be screwing over the Olympic women skaters rocktivity Feb 2014 #14

Totally agree. old guy Feb 2014 #5

Poor Netherlands.. Princess Turandot Feb 2014 #7

Yeah but, Moses2SandyKoufax Feb 2014 #8

Nice post Costas! El Supremo Feb 2014 #10

It's become their sport. It's not like speed skating was invented 10 years ago by the Dutch stopbush Feb 2014 #9

At this point, the US has medals in the non-extreme sports of hughee99 Feb 2014 #15

Things have improved a bit for the US since the OP article was written. stopbush Feb 2014 #16

I agree. The point is, the writer was making assertions about the US olympic team hughee99 Feb 2014 #17

But that's just sports reporting. People make lots of speculations over the course of stopbush Feb 2014 #18

I agree, to speculate is what sports reporters do, but to move past that and try to hughee99 Feb 2014 #19

The countries that do well at Olympic sports are the ones that come up with a national program stopbush Feb 2014 #20

The US currently spends far more than other countries on these "bogus" sports, hughee99 Feb 2014 #21

Speed skating, curling and Nordic combined each have their charms. stopbush Feb 2014 #22

Name a sport people watch in the US that highlights endurance and conditioning. hughee99 Feb 2014 #23

But that's why I watch the Olympics - to see sports I don't usually see. stopbush Feb 2014 #24

My point about the US olympic team is that if they don't get young people interested hughee99 Feb 2014 #25