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EdwardT
Trad climber
Retired
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Feb 11, 2018 - 07:24am PT
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So far, the coverage I've seen has been excellent.
Very little human interest pablum. No marathon coverage of curling.
Instead, I got to see 17 year old Red Gerard deliver the goods. Slopestyle snowboard competition blows me away. What they can do now is mind-boggling.
Saw Chris Mazdzer finish second in the luge. Booyah!
US women's hockey beat Finland. Congrats ladies!
Even the figure skating and cross-country skiing is good. All things in moderation.
Hope the solid coverage continues.
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Feb 11, 2018 - 09:26am PT
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Hell yeah Red!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2018 - 11:01am PT
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Johnny Weir.
Bedazzled head phones.
Oh my the Olympics have come a long way.
Oh well, the athleticism of all the events cannot be denied. That’s for sure.
Susan.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 11, 2018 - 02:50pm PT
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Wow! Both Boe AND Fourcade choked big time!
Figures the German shot clean. 😉
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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Feb 11, 2018 - 06:04pm PT
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^^^
Did she stick the dismount?
LOL
2 hours of wrangling with HULU and we finally have live coverage.
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Feb 11, 2018 - 07:28pm PT
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Hello, my name is Rick and I cannot stop watching Curling.
Tonight I learned that not only did the Scots spawn the perversity of Golf; but are also credited with the creation of the devious sport of Curling.
Explains the whole whiskey thing I think.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Feb 11, 2018 - 07:29pm PT
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So far, the coverage I've seen has been excellent.
Very little human interest pablum. No marathon coverage of curling.
What are you watching? Not NBC.
I've been watching for over a half-hour, and I've seen exactly one snowboard run (the American, of course, as if she was the only competitor) and that's it.
Supposed to be "Figure Skating, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Snowboarding, Luge" tonight, but I haven't seen any of that. Just a bunch of talk.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Feb 11, 2018 - 07:31pm PT
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How about Simen Kreuger getting tangled up with two Rooskies, breaks a pole and decks!
He’s dead last at the 6K mark and then destroys the 67 man field to win the 30K Skiathlon.
Epic!
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Risk
Mountain climber
Formerly TMJesse
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Feb 11, 2018 - 07:41pm PT
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This winter Olympics is a 100% blackout, and non-existent as far as I can tell. I don't subscribe to cable and NBC doesn't broadcast via antenna like all the other networks. Besides, the USA is probably one of the worst in Olympics broadcasting, having seen what is offered by Canada to her citizens, for instance.
Keep the updates coming.
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John M
climber
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Feb 11, 2018 - 07:53pm PT
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Chaz.. the women's giant slalom was postponed to another day because of high winds. That was supposed to be on NBC's main channel. The winds also delayed the women's snowboard event which is on their secondary channel right now. I'm not sure why they didn't just put it on their main channel. But the weather has been causing problems, which might explain the extra filler.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Feb 11, 2018 - 09:38pm PT
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hey there say, jon beck, and susan... thanks for teaching me about
eddie eagle...
had never heard of him...
also, have not been seeing the olympics, so thanks for all the shares, here,
and comments...
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aspendougy
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Feb 11, 2018 - 10:55pm PT
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How about replacing curling with a sprint ice climb..Yvonne Chouinard doing commentary
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Feb 11, 2018 - 11:11pm PT
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As far as US Network TV goes, NBC network is using two channels. The NBC channel is showing all the most popular stuff like figure skating and alpine skiing while NBCSN(you need some sort of cable/satellite subscription to get this channel) is showing the less popular stuff(XC skiing, biathlon(!), etc.).
Of course, if an American wins a medal in any sport the highlight finds its way to NBC channel.
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splitclimber
climber
Sonoma County
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Feb 12, 2018 - 08:54am PT
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Hell yeah Jamie!
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 12, 2018 - 09:28am PT
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Red and Jamie had me cheering with joy, but Mirai Nagasu had me schwitsing. How marvelous to come back from being passed over 4 years ago to nailing the triple.
And you could just see it in her face.
More to come from her.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Feb 12, 2018 - 12:03pm PT
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Kreuger had a performance for the ages. To be SO dominating, to go from dead last, passing every other competitor in the field, and then to leave them so far behind.....just awesome.
What a competition for second.
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Feb 12, 2018 - 01:10pm PT
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Martin Fourcade's comments after the biathlon pursuit were excellent. He's a pretty enlightened dude and has a good coach!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Feb 12, 2018 - 03:56pm PT
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For Cosmic,lol
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 12, 2018 - 04:00pm PT
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I think the Donald has lost some weight.
Lets wait for the spinning throw,..
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