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02-12-2018 , 12:19 AM

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gregorio

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Originally Posted by Everlastrr

wat?

She had the gold medal wrapped up so might as well go for some big jumps instead of backing off like every one else

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02-12-2018 , 12:19 AM

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prizminferno

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can the halfpipe start pls Chloe Kim #1

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02-12-2018 , 12:20 AM

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Henrik Sedin

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Were you not entertained!?

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02-12-2018 , 12:23 AM

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Great finish to an amazing competition

again what are you watching? That was one of the most farcical events in the history of the Olympics. Half or more of the competitors couldn't even complete the event as intended. Officials are a joke.

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02-12-2018 , 12:27 AM

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prizminferno

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Enjoyable event as USA#1 got a free gold

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02-12-2018 , 12:27 AM

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Everlastrr

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She had the gold medal wrapped up so might as well go for some big jumps instead of backing off like every one else

Yeah because the conditions looked perfect for a show off round for no reason.

You act like there is no risk involved.

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02-12-2018 , 12:35 AM

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Landing on the flat part and not the downslope is extremely painful and could lead to broken legs/ other serious injuries. If you don't have enough speed you're basically F'd.

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02-12-2018 , 12:57 AM

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prizminferno

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Kim has the free money gold here

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02-12-2018 , 01:11 AM

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anguyen92

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Well after the debacle that was the slopestyle, let's see if the halfpipe can be any better.

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02-12-2018 , 01:13 AM

#210

younguns87

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Originally Posted by Henrik Sedin

It's easier to blame the wind

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Originally Posted by bigt2k4

Landing on the flat part and not the downslope is extremely painful and could lead to broken legs/ other serious injuries. If you don't have enough speed you're basically F'd.

For how many people did it during the competition, Im shocked no one got seriously injured.

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02-12-2018 , 01:21 AM

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Landing on the flat part and not the downslope is extremely painful and could lead to broken legs/ other serious injuries. If you don't have enough speed you're basically F'd.

The flat part is known as the knoll. The first thing you get is your knees in your mouth, if that's all you get you are damn lucky. In ski jumping as soon as skiers are getting close to the knoll they are moved higher up the in run to gain more speed. Of course that's not available in slope style so those girls were just asked to randomly jump out of 3rd story building. As soon as one or two girls weren't clearing the knolls the event should have been stopped. It was a reckless disregard for safety.

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02-12-2018 , 02:14 AM

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Zimmer4141

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Korean girl barely got above the lip of the halfpipe that entire run

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02-12-2018 , 02:18 AM

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prizminferno

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USA#1 all the qualifiers

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02-12-2018 , 02:33 AM

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Everlastrr

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Athletic performance of the day...

Spoiler:

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02-12-2018 , 02:48 AM

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I really don't get why Doubles Luge is a thing. The Luge itself makes sense, why do you need to do that, but with one guy whose job is to hand paddle for 4 seconds then lay there while another guy lays on top of him and drives the sled

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02-12-2018 , 06:17 AM

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Bobo Fett

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Someone, please, help me understand this pursuit nonsense. It's bothered me every Olympics.

You have a sprint race, everyone gets medals. But apparently that's not all...you also get a head start in an entirely different medal event.

What

the

****???

Is it just me that thinks this is ridiculous? You won your medal like anyone else does for a single event - why do you get an advantage in another event as well?

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02-12-2018 , 06:26 AM

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Yeah I don't get it. Just have a mass start.

Shaping up to be an interesting race though. Wind is screwing with their shooting quite a bit.

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02-12-2018 , 06:27 AM

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Wow this Swiss woman is a really slow skier. Lost like 18 seconds to the leaders on the last lap.

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02-12-2018 , 06:34 AM

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Zimmer4141

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Shoot clean and cruise to the gold

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02-12-2018 , 06:35 AM

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Unstoppable. 19/20 with a 24 second lead to start the race. Never a doubt for Dahlmeier.

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02-12-2018 , 06:36 AM

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Vitkova pulling a SHUSTAHHHHHHH in the race for the Bronze

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02-12-2018 , 06:37 AM

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royalblue

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LAURA

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02-12-2018 , 06:38 AM

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Zimmer4141

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Cross country skiing uphill looks incredibly difficult

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02-12-2018 , 06:39 AM

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royalblue

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Nevermind, got the eastern Europeans confused

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02-12-2018 , 06:55 AM

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Impressive start for Hamlin!

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