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2026 Winter Olympics: Thread Title Under Construction

state of hockey said:
Is it a choke for Canada to lose to the Czechs at this point?
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Canada is 1 and Czechia is 3, so it's a question of the gap. The US is so far ahead in womens I think any loss is a choke now, like the Russians back in the day. But I just don't know how tightly the men are grouped.

Canadian TV dramas are exactly the same as American, except fewer guns and the women are prettier.
 
Kepler said:
Canada is 1 and Czechia is 3, so it's a question of the gap. The US is so far ahead in womens I think any loss is a choke now, like the Russians back in the day. But I just don't know how tightly the mens are grouped.
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Czechia is the team just outside the Top Tier (US/Can/Rus/Swe/Fin) and they are closing the gap. The distance between CZ and the US isn't much.
 
RaceBoarder said:
Czecia

Been like that for the last few cycles.. I think the IIHF just sort of caved on this to cater to the North American crowd.
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2010.

To be honest, it was pretty stupid. Even the European based sports with a clock like Handball and Futsal had gone to countdown clocks by the 2000s. Wouldn’t surprise me if it was some bullshit the Russians insisted upon.
 
Kepler said:
Canada is 1 and Czechia is 3, so it's a question of the gap. The US is so far ahead in womens I think any loss is a choke now, like the Russians back in the day. But I just don't know how tightly the men are grouped.

Canadian TV dramas are exactly the same as American, except fewer guns and the women are prettier.
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I was just referring to Canada having a real tough run against Czechia for years now.

As for the clock, I kind of miss the old way. Elegant way to be rid of the math needed when looking at scoring.

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RaceBoarder said:
Been like that for the last few cycles.. I think the IIHF just sort of caved on this to cater to the North American crowd.
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I'm glad. It's a better system. Like forks are better than chop sticks. I know, culture, but get over it, using them now is just a dumb affectation by middle class whites who won't do anything substantive for people but love to march and chant. Counting up was dumb.
 
Scarlet said:
Who? I haven't been able to follow things the last few days.
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Amber Glenn. She missed a required move during the short program, and pretty much has no chance to medal. NBC had a short feature on her prior to her skate, and she was supposed to be the best chance to win the gold among the American women. I feel really bad for her, since she stood up to the orange menace and his worshipers.
 
Jimjamesak said:
2010.

To be honest, it was pretty stupid. Even the European based sports with a clock like Handball and Futsal had gone to countdown clocks by the 2000s. Wouldn’t surprise me if it was some bullshit the Russians insisted upon.
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Fuck, the Vancouver games really did fuck all IIHF traditions just for the NHL/North America market, didn't it?

2010 was also the first year of Olympics where NHL ice size was used as well.
 
Kepler said:
I'm glad. It's a better system. Like forks are better than chop sticks. I know, culture, but get over it, using them now is just a dumb affectation by middle class whites who won't do anything substantive for people but love to march and chant. Counting up was dumb.
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IIRC, scoring still counts up, so math is still involved. It just makes it so the scorekeeper has to do it, instead of the audience.
 
aparch said:
IIRC, scoring still counts up, so math is still involved. It just makes it so the scorekeeper has to do it, instead of the audience.
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Yes scoring counts up. I internalized that as an instant calculation by my fourth game. It's a fundamental skill anybody who cares about such things ought to learn, like seamanship.
 
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