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bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
That's what she said.
And they were shut out? Wow. Talk about an "in your face" backfire.
That's what she said.
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
Just call them the anti-curlers.4 medals for the US in nordic combined for these games
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
I make a lasagna, I take all day
My tables are empty anyway
BERTOLLI!
I make a lasagna, I take all day
My tables are empty anyway
BERTOLLI!
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
That's pretty **** impressive when you're beating countries that the freakin' sport is named after.
4 medals for the US in nordic combined for these games
That's pretty **** impressive when you're beating countries that the freakin' sport is named after.
SiouxTechie
USCHO's Most Hated Poster
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
JOANNIE ROCHETTE gets my vote for most inspiring story of the Olympics. She is the picture of grace, dignity, bravery, courage, and strength on the ice and the podium. What she has been through this week is unimaginable and simply amazing. What an inspiration. Congratulations and best wishes to her and her family.
JOANNIE ROCHETTE gets my vote for most inspiring story of the Olympics. She is the picture of grace, dignity, bravery, courage, and strength on the ice and the podium. What she has been through this week is unimaginable and simply amazing. What an inspiration. Congratulations and best wishes to her and her family.
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
Actually, we never had gold in nordic combined, until today with Demong. We had never medaled period in TEAM nordic combined, until we got silver this time around.
Still, an absolutely awesome performance by our nordic athletes in these olympics. Drink it in, I don't think this will happen often.
Actually, we never had gold in nordic combined, until today with Demong. We had never medaled period in TEAM nordic combined, until we got silver this time around.
Still, an absolutely awesome performance by our nordic athletes in these olympics. Drink it in, I don't think this will happen often.
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
Only two nordic medals ever for the US: one in 1924 and Bill Koch in 1976. And this time we get four medals? One gold and three silver? Astonishing. Amazing. And those four medals will probably go a long way toward giving us the overall medal count victory over Germany. I am happy to eat my words about our nordic performance (mmmmmm, yummy). Let's hope this isn't just a one time thing, and reflects growth in our nordic developmet programs that will have us in contention from now on. Whether it works out that way or not, we should all be proud of these guys. And given the traditional juding "errors," scheduling "snafus," and weather "glitches," I don't even want to hear about the weather on the big hill combined. We may have gotten a break, but it seems to me it's time for some of this stuff to even out after decades of going the other way. USA! USA! USA!
Only two nordic medals ever for the US: one in 1924 and Bill Koch in 1976. And this time we get four medals? One gold and three silver? Astonishing. Amazing. And those four medals will probably go a long way toward giving us the overall medal count victory over Germany. I am happy to eat my words about our nordic performance (mmmmmm, yummy). Let's hope this isn't just a one time thing, and reflects growth in our nordic developmet programs that will have us in contention from now on. Whether it works out that way or not, we should all be proud of these guys. And given the traditional juding "errors," scheduling "snafus," and weather "glitches," I don't even want to hear about the weather on the big hill combined. We may have gotten a break, but it seems to me it's time for some of this stuff to even out after decades of going the other way. USA! USA! USA!
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
I don't watch much Womens hockey and I haven't seen Canada play before so my observations are based on this game. Canada was faster and stronger, passed better and their goaltender was more athletic. While the US moved the puck at times, they looked overmatched to me.
I don't watch much Womens hockey and I haven't seen Canada play before so my observations are based on this game. Canada was faster and stronger, passed better and their goaltender was more athletic. While the US moved the puck at times, they looked overmatched to me.
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
I think they were just on their heels for much of the game, and they kept trying strategies that weren't working. The US has done pretty well against Canada in the recent past (they won the last two Worlds), and while I think Canada has a slight edge in skill, the two teams are typically just about even.
But Canada's goalie was incredible and the US just didn't finish.
I think they were just on their heels for much of the game, and they kept trying strategies that weren't working. The US has done pretty well against Canada in the recent past (they won the last two Worlds), and while I think Canada has a slight edge in skill, the two teams are typically just about even.
But Canada's goalie was incredible and the US just didn't finish.
Timothy A
Let's go RED!
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
Women's US- vs Canada
The Canadians really clogged up the slot and the US really had virtually no prime unmolested scoring chances from the slot. Yet even with this emphasis, they easily transitioned out. The Canadians also deflected and blocked a ton of shots. I think overall they were just a tad quicker and knew how to exploit what the US was doing. It was like it was 6 on 5 for much of the game.
The US had 2 long 5-3 pp's. They just didn't pass quickly enough to get the Canadians box out of sync and to create any backside scoring chances to catch the Canadian goalie moving.
The US had 1 awesome chance in the 3rd period where they did a pass to the backside, but the player caught the puck and shot vs shooting off the pass. The goalie had to make a sprauling save with the catch and shoot, if she shoots off the pass it's a goal easy.
Both Canadian goals scored were great chances. The first was a shot off the pass a bit right of the slot upeer corner over the glove and the other was a close in chance off a faceoff just above pad height. I really can't blame Vetter for either. Only allowing 2 goals should have been good enough to have a chance to win the game.
The officiating was bad. They were horribly inconsistant. There was a ton of intereference going on. It was like watching a WCHA game from 3 years ago.
The better team won.
Women's US- vs Canada
The Canadians really clogged up the slot and the US really had virtually no prime unmolested scoring chances from the slot. Yet even with this emphasis, they easily transitioned out. The Canadians also deflected and blocked a ton of shots. I think overall they were just a tad quicker and knew how to exploit what the US was doing. It was like it was 6 on 5 for much of the game.
The US had 2 long 5-3 pp's. They just didn't pass quickly enough to get the Canadians box out of sync and to create any backside scoring chances to catch the Canadian goalie moving.
The US had 1 awesome chance in the 3rd period where they did a pass to the backside, but the player caught the puck and shot vs shooting off the pass. The goalie had to make a sprauling save with the catch and shoot, if she shoots off the pass it's a goal easy.
Both Canadian goals scored were great chances. The first was a shot off the pass a bit right of the slot upeer corner over the glove and the other was a close in chance off a faceoff just above pad height. I really can't blame Vetter for either. Only allowing 2 goals should have been good enough to have a chance to win the game.
The officiating was bad. They were horribly inconsistant. There was a ton of intereference going on. It was like watching a WCHA game from 3 years ago.
The better team won.
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
Something Shirtless Guy told me yesterday....apparently Canada's goalie played in the AJHL, yes, that AJHL, the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Not only did she play there, she was named the best goalie in the league in 2007, and was one win away from winning the league championship. The team that beat her team in the championship had Mike Connolly, Chris Barton and Evan Oberg on it. Other goalies in the AJHL, that she beat for goalie of the year that season were Brad Eidsness, Paul Dainton, Allen York and Kieran Millan. So yeah, she's pretty good.
Something Shirtless Guy told me yesterday....apparently Canada's goalie played in the AJHL, yes, that AJHL, the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Not only did she play there, she was named the best goalie in the league in 2007, and was one win away from winning the league championship. The team that beat her team in the championship had Mike Connolly, Chris Barton and Evan Oberg on it. Other goalies in the AJHL, that she beat for goalie of the year that season were Brad Eidsness, Paul Dainton, Allen York and Kieran Millan. So yeah, she's pretty good.
MountieBoyOz
Eater of Worlds
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
I read the article on Yahoo sports about Rogge threatening to take away Women's Hockey. I have a bad feeling that it may go the way of Softball. It's sad because USA and Canada give women a chance to excel at sports while the rest of the world is catching up. Makes me sick.
I read the article on Yahoo sports about Rogge threatening to take away Women's Hockey. I have a bad feeling that it may go the way of Softball. It's sad because USA and Canada give women a chance to excel at sports while the rest of the world is catching up. Makes me sick.
BoomGoestheDynamite
Registered User
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
Facts not in evidence. If anything the Swedes looked worse this cycle.
Its guaranteed to stick around for another cycle so they have a decent warning and time to improve, but its hard to argue with a straight face that women's hockey has any sort of real global reach or whatever criteria the IOC uses.
Facts not in evidence. If anything the Swedes looked worse this cycle.
Its guaranteed to stick around for another cycle so they have a decent warning and time to improve, but its hard to argue with a straight face that women's hockey has any sort of real global reach or whatever criteria the IOC uses.
unofan
Well-known member
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
The IOC dropping softball had little to nothing to do with the USA's dominance and everything to do with the IOC wanting to drop baseball too - it's a European dominated organization and they don't like building venues for sports they don't play. The IOC officials point to the US's dominance simply because it's a convenient out.
women's hockey will be much harder to drop simply because of gender equity. Outside of skijumping, every other winter sport has both men's and women's disciplines in one shape or another. And look for women's ski jumping to be added within the next 2-3 games.
The IOC dropping softball had little to nothing to do with the USA's dominance and everything to do with the IOC wanting to drop baseball too - it's a European dominated organization and they don't like building venues for sports they don't play. The IOC officials point to the US's dominance simply because it's a convenient out.
women's hockey will be much harder to drop simply because of gender equity. Outside of skijumping, every other winter sport has both men's and women's disciplines in one shape or another. And look for women's ski jumping to be added within the next 2-3 games.
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MountieBoyOz
Eater of Worlds
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
Maybe the Russians will be ready for Sochi because it will be in their home country. Hopefully the Fins show more improvement like they have been. Sweden did look bad this time around. A lot of North Americans will cry bloody murder if it gets cut.
Maybe the Russians will be ready for Sochi because it will be in their home country. Hopefully the Fins show more improvement like they have been. Sweden did look bad this time around. A lot of North Americans will cry bloody murder if it gets cut.
bigblue_dl
Armed
Re: Olympics Part V: The Search for Gold
It looks like the Canadian women's team knows how to properly celebrate a gold medal win.
It looks like the Canadian women's team knows how to properly celebrate a gold medal win.
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