# The 2010 Olympic Winter Games Results Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 13, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854 "2010-02-13T13:33:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/61 "2010-02-19T04:44:00Z")
That Japanese skater shoe-lace problem reminded me of one of the best moments ever in Oympic low-lights. [Tonya Harding](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI7qBAfWYP4&feature=PlayList&p=EAE2CC3F909A399F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=28) and her outburst of tears when her shoe lace broke. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/62 "2010-02-19T05:34:21Z")
So, US vs. Canada in men’s and women’s hockey? Friggin’ Swiss almost did us again! ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/63 "2010-02-19T05:47:24Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > That Japanese skater shoe-lace problem reminded me of one of the best moments ever in Oympic low-lights. [Tonya Harding](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI7qBAfWYP4&feature=PlayList&p=EAE2CC3F909A399F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=28) and her outburst of tears when her shoe lace broke. Yeah but Harding’s was evidence of her all around suckitude. The Japanese guy was just bad luck. Congratulations to Lysecheck. Unfortunately the long program ran late and my PVR cut out right as Plushenko started to skate so I can’t compare the two programs. I personally thought the most artistically entralling performance was skated by Weir but I can see why the judges marked him. The in betweens were just not quite there. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/64 "2010-02-19T06:19:00Z")
Plushenko seemed to be just missing. It was a good performance but just did not seem crisp and clean. When he landed his jumps, he seemed to be behind and had to catch up. He made them, but you were wondering if he would. I didn’t see Lysecheck. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/65 "2010-02-19T08:26:21Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Congratulations to Lysecheck. Unfortunately the long program ran late and my PVR cut out right as Plushenko started to skate so I can’t compare the two programs. Scott Hamilton’s sound effects of Plushenko’s landings afterwards were absolutely priceless. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/66 "2010-02-19T15:53:56Z")
I didn’t get a chance to see the free skate, but Daisuke Takahashi’s short program was fabulous; I’m glad he won a medal. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/67 "2010-02-19T16:09:50Z")
It would be nice to say Canada had to win it in a shootout because Hiller was amazing, but the fact is the Swiss skaters played a hell of a game and for substantial amounts of time the Canadians were off balance. Hiller definitely stood on his head and played a sensational game and a lesser goalie would have lost 5-2, but he wasn’t the only guy playing well for the Swiss. I dunno what is about Switzerland, but I thought they looked amazing. Even when Canada was up 2-0 I thought the Swiss were playing well. Frankly, they were playing like Canadians; their forechecking was aggressive, mean, and effective. They were doing a terrific job of clogging passing lanes in the defensive zone. I was thoroughly impressed and if they were to sneak in and win a medal I would be surprised, but not shocked. ---
**Author:** ![This\_Just\_In\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@This\_Just\_In\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_Just_In_2)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/68 "2010-02-19T16:40:43Z")
The thing the gives the Swiss one advantage is they had weeks to practice as a team and prepare for this particular game. They had extra motivation to beat Canada since it was a big morale boosting victory for them in 2006 - and to do it again would be even bigger. The Swiss have no real shot at winning a medal, and beating Canada again would have been their Olympic highlight/‘medal’. So, kudos to the Swiss. They came to this game very prepared and very hungry for a win despite the all stars stacked against them. I hope Canada starts playing a lot more cohesively as a team real quick like. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/69 "2010-02-19T16:48:59Z")
The Canadians looked like they were done in by hubris to me. Canada’s defence was trying to skate the puck out of the zone instead of passing to the open man – Boyle and Neidermeyer were the worst offenders, and both of them have way too much experience to be playing so stupid. The forwards were passing up great shooting opportunities to try to deke or pass. Two particularly egregious examples came courtesy of Crosby: on a 3-on-1, he pulled it to the middle on his backhand rather than passing or shooting from his forehand, and on another occasion he took a great cross-ice pass and rather than shooting right away he deked until he ran out of room. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/70 "2010-02-19T22:42:20Z")
> [@Zakalwe](#): > > They should can his ass and play the Alternate. [Ass canned.](http://www.ctvolympics.ca/curling/news/newsid=46645.html?cid=rsstsn) ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/71 "2010-02-20T03:30:50Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > [Ass canned.](http://www.ctvolympics.ca/curling/news/newsid=46645.html?cid=rsstsn) And a win! Look I feel bad for Shuster, but the fact is he choked. Not once, not twice, but three friggin’ times. I’d have more respect for him if he’d benched himself. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/72 "2010-02-20T04:46:40Z")
Skeleton results: WOMEN: Gold - Amy Williams, United Kingdom Silver - Kerstin Symykowiak, Germany Bronze - Anja Huber, Germany MEN: Gold - Jon Montgomery, Canada Silver - Martins Dukurs, Latvia Bronze - Alexander Tretyakov, Russia Go Canada Go! And congrats to the UK for their first individual gold in the Winter Games since Lake Placid. ---
**Author:** ![ShermanAter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ShermanAter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShermanAter)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/73 "2010-02-20T05:41:55Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Scott Hamilton’s sound effects of Plushenko’s landings afterwards were absolutely priceless. 😃 Agreed whole heartedly. I thought I was the only one hearing that. Scotty was absolutely squirming in his chair. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/74 "2010-02-20T09:59:24Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Skeleton results: > > \ Holy mother of fuck - some of the sports in the winter games are just mental. Fling yourself on a tray and proceed downhill at 90 mph head first. Well done Amy Williams. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/75 "2010-02-20T16:49:29Z")
The men’s skeleton final run had me jumping up and down and screaming! Watching Dukurs come down the run, gradually gaining on Montgomery, and then just not quite getting there at the end (especially since he had been leading after 3)…it was awesome! So far it’s been the medal that had me the most excited to watch. What an insane sport! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/76 "2010-02-20T17:38:10Z")
Wait… I think I’m missing something. CTV is calling Montgomery ‘the first Canadian to win Gold’. What happened to Alex Bilodeau? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/77 "2010-02-20T17:42:28Z")
Maybe they meant in the sport of Skeleton, or perhaps the first to win gold while [wearing an angry beaver on his head](http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Jeff-Pain-challenges-Ryan-Miller-for-best-helmet?urn=oly,220908). ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/78 "2010-02-20T18:40:25Z")
_EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Ja! Ja! Ja!_ Nice display of exuberance from Elisabeth Goergl. (The races are ongoing…) ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/79 "2010-02-20T18:57:29Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Maybe they meant in the sport of Skeleton, or perhaps the first to win gold while [wearing an angry beaver on his head](http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vancouver/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Jeff-Pain-challenges-Ryan-Miller-for-best-helmet?urn=oly,220908). That’s Jeff Pain, who did not win gold, but did live up to his surname by competing with a torn oblique muscle. The gold medal winner is the fastest _[turtle](http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/2010wintergames/great+runs+good+gold+turtle/2591161/story.html)_ in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854/80 "2010-02-20T19:07:47Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > The gold medal winner is the fastest _[turtle](http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/2010wintergames/great+runs+good+gold+turtle/2591161/story.html)_ in the world. You bet your sweet ass, he is! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2010-olympic-winter-games-results-thread/528854.md?page=5)