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Part II of the XXIst Winter Olympiad....and NBC still sucks.

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Terrier520 said:
Question: So I was reading the hockey olympics page, and came across the rules. Here's what they say:

Overtime rules: If a game is tied at the end of regulation, a 4-on-4, sudden-death overtime period will be played (five-minute OT in preliminary round, 10-minute OT in playoff round and 20-minute OT in gold-medal game). If the game is not decided in overtime, it will go to a shootout.

Does this mean that the medal rounds can be determined by a SHOOTOUT?
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I would doubt it/ hope not. That would just be asinine.
 
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Terrier520 said:
Question: So I was reading the hockey olympics page, and came across the rules. Here's what they say:

Overtime rules: If a game is tied at the end of regulation, a 4-on-4, sudden-death overtime period will be played (five-minute OT in preliminary round, 10-minute OT in playoff round and 20-minute OT in gold-medal game). If the game is not decided in overtime, it will go to a shootout.

Does this mean that the medal rounds can be determined by a SHOOTOUT?
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I guess maybe you are too young to remember Peter Forbserg scoring the gold medal winning goal in a shootout in 1994 against Corey Hirsch. :)
 
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Terrier520 said:
Question: So I was reading the hockey olympics page, and came across the rules. Here's what they say:

Overtime rules: If a game is tied at the end of regulation, a 4-on-4, sudden-death overtime period will be played (five-minute OT in preliminary round, 10-minute OT in playoff round and 20-minute OT in gold-medal game). If the game is not decided in overtime, it will go to a shootout.

Does this mean that the medal rounds can be determined by a SHOOTOUT?
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That's how Sweden won the gold in Lillehammer.
 
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Terrier520 said:
Question: So I was reading the hockey olympics page, and came across the rules. Here's what they say:

Overtime rules: If a game is tied at the end of regulation, a 4-on-4, sudden-death overtime period will be played (five-minute OT in preliminary round, 10-minute OT in playoff round and 20-minute OT in gold-medal game). If the game is not decided in overtime, it will go to a shootout.

Does this mean that the medal rounds can be determined by a SHOOTOUT?
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Of course it can. Always has been that way.
 
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Greyeagle said:
AMEN!!!!
Though, I would give ski jumping a pass.

• Downhill skiing: Fastest one to the bottom wins. A sport.
• Ski jumping: Whoever jumps the farthest wins, but there are style points involved. Anything that involves style points is not a sport.
Surprisingly, not a sport.
• Cross-country skiing: First one to the Finnish line wins. A sport.
• Freestyle skiing: Includes subjectively judged events. Not a sport.
• Ice hockey: Objective scoring. Missing teeth. A sport.
• Ice dancing: You're kidding, right?
• Curling: Frozen shuffleboard with brooms, objectively scored. Shockingly, a sport (though possibly more of a game).
• Luge: Fastest one to the bottom wins. A sport.
• Bobsled: See luge.
• Speedskating: Fastest one wins. A sport.
• Biathlon: Skiing and shooting while resisting shooting the guy in front of you. A sport -- and one that would be huge in Texas,
where I live, if we had more snow.
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He's wrong about freestyle skiing. It's still partly about speed and all that moguls training takes a toll on your knee/hip joints. It's more legit than ski jumping.
 
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jen said:
I guess maybe you are too young to remember Peter Forbserg scoring the gold medal winning goal in a shootout in 1994 against Corey Hirsch. :)
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I'm too young clearly. Wow. That's so... stupid. Honestly, hockey games of that magnitude should NOT be decided by a skills competition. Hockey is a team sport. Let the teams decide the winner, not one shooter and a goalie.
 
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Timothy A said:
Why did the Norwiegians send their women's team to play the Canadian Men? The Norwiegians didn't even try to check anyone, they just played the role of practice cones.
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Did you only watch the third period? I saw numerous good hits delevered by Norwegians. They didn't look intimidated by the Canadians at all.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
He's wrong about freestyle skiing. It's still partly about speed and all that moguls training takes a toll on your knee/hip joints. It's more legit than ski jumping.
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Doing construction work all day takes a toll on your back and fingers. Yet I don't see house-building as a sport, either.

Objective scoring (most points, fastest time, least number of shots, etc.) is pretty much the main criteria in my mind for sport/not-a-sport. Beyond that, it cannot be played by patrons of a bar or casino, taking cards, darts, and pool out. Finally, there must be some physical exertion, so board games like chess are done, too.

Boxing's a tough one to call because a knock-out is clearly an objective outcome, but the judge's scoring is subjective. The goal is always a knock-out, but more fights ultimately go to the cards. So, I don't know how to call that one.

If I'm feeling really persnickity, I also add rule 4: the majority of work must be done by a living being, thereby keeping horse racing a sport but eliminating NASCAR.
 
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unofan said:
Doing construction work all day takes a toll on your back and fingers. Yet I don't see house-building as a sport, either.

Objective scoring (most points, fastest time, least number of shots, etc.) is pretty much the main criteria in my mind for sport/not-a-sport. Beyond that, it cannot be played by patrons of a bar or casino, taking cards, darts, and pool out. Finally, there must be some physical exertion, so board games like chess are done, too.

Boxing's a tough one to call because a knock-out is clearly an objective outcome, but the judge's scoring is subjective. The goal is always a knock-out, but more fights ultimately go to the cards. So, I don't know how to call that one.

If I'm feeling really persnickity, I also add rule 4: the majority of work must be done by a living being, thereby keeping horse racing a sport but eliminating NASCAR.
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Technically, the judges are supposed to use the statistics (boxer X landed y punches) but I'm not sure how much they do. It's also up to a judge to interpret the different types of punches...jab, upper-cut, round-house, etc. and what % of each actually landed.
 
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unofan said:
Doing construction work all day takes a toll on your back and fingers. Yet I don't see house-building as a sport, either.

Objective scoring (most points, fastest time, least number of shots, etc.) is pretty much the main criteria in my mind for sport/not-a-sport. Beyond that, it cannot be played by patrons of a bar or casino, taking cards, darts, and pool out. Finally, there must be some physical exertion, so board games like chess are done, too.

Boxing's a tough one to call because a knock-out is clearly an objective outcome, but the judge's scoring is subjective. The goal is always a knock-out, but more fights ultimately go to the cards. So, I don't know how to call that one.

If I'm feeling really persnickity, I also add rule 4: the majority of work must be done by a living being, thereby keeping horse racing a sport but eliminating NASCAR.
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Golf is like boxing for me and that it operates in a gray area. I'm not sure if the level of physical exertion required (especially for the Cart driving crowd), really qualifies. When You can drink a six pack while playing, well thats tough to dignify. I don't think I've ever played hockey, soccer or basketball, and grabbed a cool one when I was subbed out.
 
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Greyeagle said:
• Biathlon: Skiing and shooting while resisting shooting the guy in front of you. A sport -- and one that would be huge in Texas,
where I live, if we had more snow.
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When did you move? :confused:

Must be a long commute for the Rat to STA.
 
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Red Cloud said:
Sounds to me like you've never really played hockey.
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I've done a beer before (no more than that or I feel like puking on the bench), and certainly beer after, but I don't think I've ever consumed alcohol on the bench.
 
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BUT09 said:
I've done a beer before (no more than that or I feel like puking on the bench), and certainly beer after, but I don't think I've ever consumed alcohol on the bench.
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Fail.
 
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