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From: Blue Star Kachina
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posted January 20, 2014 07:34 PM            

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Who is looking forward to the winter olympics and what are your favorite games?

I love figure skating , gymnastics, downhill sking and bobsledding.

The Jamaican , yes tropical snowless Jamaica, has another bobsled team this year!

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It's the first time the Jamaican bobsled team will compete in the games since 2002. The invitation comes after Watts accumulated enough points in lower-tier races in North America to qualify.

"Oh, man, it's really overwhelming," Watts said in a telephone interview Monday. "I'm really happy. I have the whole entire world behind us. The Jamaica bobsled team is very popular, but when I see and hear that the whole entire world, even the Middle East — I mean, really, there's a place in the Middle East that calls me and I don't even know its name — we have fans from so far away. For a little tiny island, it's so emotional."

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http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0120/Jamaican-bobsled-team-It-s-true-Jamaicans-are-heading-to-Sochi

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posted January 22, 2014 12:44 AM            

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I am really excited that we have the Olympics coming up soon!!

I plan to make it a point to watch all the figure skating, skiing/ski jumping, and curling competitions (rooting for my fellow Canadians!). In reality though, we will probably end up watching a bunch of other sports that my hubby will want to watch, like speed skating, snowboarding, skeleton, luge, etc., as well - not that I will mind!

That is quite remarkable that Jamaica has a bobsled team despite the lack of snow - that's some determination to succeed!!

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From: Blue Star Kachina
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posted January 22, 2014 08:28 AM            

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well Sunshine, its Good to know I will have some wonderful company wathing the games.

Yeah, I sit through a few games I am not fond of too but it is love, sharing and good times!

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posted January 23, 2014 03:36 AM            

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Count me in too! I plan to watch. I love ice skating the most. I am currently recovering from surgery and have been watching a lot of Eurosport ch. Aries Mars enjoys watching sports.

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posted January 23, 2014 12:39 PM            

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posted February 04, 2014 06:39 PM            

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Almost time.

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posted February 05, 2014 08:51 AM            

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I can`t wait for the opening ceremonies!

A fantastic break in the humdrum winter time blues

Go team USA!

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posted February 05, 2014 07:57 PM            

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Hmm more of a Winter X Games fan!

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posted February 06, 2014 08:07 PM            

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88 countries participating

Let the games begin

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posted February 07, 2014 09:55 AM            

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The new game/sport to join the Olpmpics , Slopestyle, started before the opening ceremony. I was disappointed to see Shawn White dropped out...

BUT, when I saw the figure in a ski mask,

[ I wasn`t quick enough to catch the knife]

on the bottom of Russian Alexey Sobolevs snowboard ,
I knew the protests had begun as well

Last nights events was a taste of what is yet to come

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/06/***** -riot-snowboard-alexey-sobolev_n_4737113.html

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posted February 07, 2014 02:11 PM            

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I definitely am looking forward to the winter games, they are always fun to watch. I'm probably going to watch speed skating, skeleton, luge, ski jumping and of course, hockey! Russia said they were going to beat Canada on home soil at Vancouver. :P

Go Canada Go! I'll also cheer for the US if the canucks aren't participating in that sport.

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posted February 07, 2014 02:49 PM            

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Canada has some superior people this year.

I believe I read Canada is sending along 221 athletes to Sochi.

Even with that broken rib, Mark McMorris looked impressive last night . The one run bombed but he sure aced his next!!

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posted February 07, 2014 03:09 PM            

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juniperb:
Canada has some superior people this year.

I believe I read Canada is sending along 221 athletes to Sochi.

--I'm sure the US will do really well in these games too, you tend to have a very strong team. How many did the US send? I saw all the Cdn athletes, it was huge! I hope there aren't any fights btn Canada/US woman's hockey at the games.

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posted February 07, 2014 03:21 PM            

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I hope no fights on either team.

I just hope U.S. or Canada bring home the Hockey Gold!!

I haven`t heard how many Americans but did read this:

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The 2014 @USOlympic Team will be the largest athlete delegation for any nation in the history of the Olympic Winter Games. #GoTeamUSA,” tweeted the US Olympic team from their official Twitter account on Monday.

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http://www.examiner.com/article/team-usa-sending-largest-athlete-delegation-to-russia-for-2014-sochi-olympics

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posted February 07, 2014 03:28 PM            

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juniperb:
I just hope U.S. or Canada bring home the Hockey Gold!!

--I second that! Go team North America!
I'll admit though, it'll sting if Canada loses to the Us for the gold.

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posted February 07, 2014 03:33 PM            

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juniperb:

The 2014 @USOlympic Team will be the largest athlete delegation for any nation in the history of the Olympic Winter Games. #GoTeamUSA,” tweeted the US Olympic team from their official Twitter account on Monday.[/QUOTE]
http://www.examiner.com/article/team-usa-sending-largest-athlete- delegation-to-russia-for-2014-sochi-olympics

--Sounds like you have us beat then

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posted February 07, 2014 03:35 PM            

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Numbers wise yes. let the games play out and we can compare medals !

Go Teams.

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posted February 07, 2014 03:37 PM            

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juniperb:
Numbers wise yes. let the games play out and we can compare medals !
--lol, sounds like a plan. I expect great things from the Us athletes, you guys are very talented.

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posted February 07, 2014 03:45 PM            

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What did everyone think of the opening ceremony? I loved it, it really blew the Cdn one away! Although, ours was more silly than anything else.

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posted February 07, 2014 05:27 PM            

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The opening ceremony won`t show here until 7:3O pm est.

lucky you got it first !

I loved Vancouvers opening ceremony . I thought it was a beautiful tribute.

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posted February 07, 2014 05:31 PM            

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juniperb:
The opening ceremony won`t show here until 7:3O pm est.

lucky you got it first !

I loved Vancouvers opening ceremony . I thought it was a beautiful tribute.

--That's really strange, I'm est as well but I watched it on a cdn channel. Glad to hear you enjoyed Vancouver's opening ceremony
Do you get CBC? They are the one carrying the Olympics right now.

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posted February 08, 2014 04:21 AM            

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I loved the opening ceremony, the ballet was wonderful!

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posted February 08, 2014 08:05 AM            

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Do you get CBC?

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Is that a Canadian channel?

No we don`t.

Our main channels are CBS, NBC and ABC. NBC is carrying the Olympics.

Even with the commentators explaining, I got a little lost during the history of Russia. I didn`t follow their symbolism very well.

All in all is was quite lovely!

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posted February 08, 2014 11:11 AM            

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juniperb:

Even with the commentators explaining, I got a little lost during the history of Russia. I didn`t follow their symbolism very well.

All in all is was quite lovely!

--Yep, its a Cdn channel, they usually give pretty good commentary as well. Yeah, I had trouble following the symbolism for Russia as well.

So, US has one gold on first day! Canada has a bronze. Nicely done Hm, I'm a bit torn, there's a Cdn and Brit competing against each other in figure skating.

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posted February 11, 2014 10:40 AM            

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Norway is on fire!

Norway: 1O medals
Canada : 9
United States: 6

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