Canadian Medal count (and maybe a few funny pics of Russia along the way) !!

[VanessaofBC]

Mark McMorris ‘rode my heart’ to slopestyle bronze, Canada’s 1st Sochi medal

Canada’s Mark McMorris has proven to be the king of second-run comebacks, nailing a bronze medal in the first ever Olympic slopestyle event.

McMorris scored an impressive 88.75 on his second run – a huge 55-point improvement over his 33.75 first run.

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[VanessaofBC]

medals 2 & 3

Woman freestyle skiing event. :canada:

Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe beats sister Chloe to win moguls!

Gold & Silver. Way to go Team Canada!!

 

[VanessaofBC]

#4

Cole: Canada takes Olympic silver in team figure skating in Sochi

Kevin Reynolds of Canada reacts with teammates and coaches after receiving his score in the team figure skating men’s free skate during day one of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 9, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

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[VanessaofBC]

#5 - Gold!

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Charles Hamelin wins gold in men’s 1500-metre Olympic short track event

Canada's Charles Hamelin celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Men's Short Track 1500 m Final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 10, 2014.

 

[VanessaofBC]

Funny Russia Pics

My teammate got stuck in the bathroom. Barefoot, naked and alone he called his inner strength. @JohnnyQuinnUSA

 

[VanessaofBC]

Gold Again for Alex the Great!! #6

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Freestyle skier Alex Bilodeau, won gold in the moguls event for the second straight time in the Olympics.

 

[VanessaofBC]

#7

Mark McMorris wins bronze in slopestyle for Canada's first medal in the sport

Silver medallist Staale Sandbech, gold medallist Sage Kotsenburg and bronze medallist Mark McMorris pose at Saturday's slopestyle snowboarding medal presentation in Sochi.

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[VanessaofBC]

Mikael Kingsbury captured silver in the moguls.

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[Tugela]

Lol...that door is made of cardboard!

 

[Tugela]

The most amusing picture so far is this one of the American skater Ashley Wagner before and after she saw her scores:

This is the girl who actually came 4th in the trials for the Olympics, but was given the spot on the team ahead of the third placed skater because of her "prior performances" (Translation: she had more powerful friends).

 

[johnsmit]

just a word.... most interior doors are carboard.. in side... unless its solid core or wood panel

 

[hedgeman]

Actually most interior doors are manufactured this way, keeps them light, wood veneer panels with "cardboard" honeycomb sandwiched between them

Lol...that door is made of cardboard!

 

[VanessaofBC]

 

[UhOh]

Good thread Vanessa.
But why do the Olympic coverage seem so boring this year

 

[Tugela]

Good thread Vanessa.
But why do the Olympic coverage seem so boring this year

She posted the reason right above your post!!

 

[Thatotherguy]

The most amusing picture so far is this one of the American skater Ashley Wagner before and after she saw her scores:

I have mixed feelings about these pictures. Partly I feel bad for her, because she was obviously really happy with her performance and then had her dreams crushed. Partly I feel like she's probably a wee bit entitled and used to everything going her way. Partly she just reminds me way too much of one of my exes. Seriously, they could be sisters and it's freaking me out a little.

 

[VanessaofBC]

^^^ Figure Skaters!!

Canada’s Howell wins gold, Lamarre bronze in slopestyle skiing

Gold Medallist, Canada's Dara Howell (R) celebrates with Bronze Medallist, Canada's Kim Lamarre during the Women's Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle Flower Ceremony at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 11, 2014.

 

[Tugela]

I have mixed feelings about these pictures. Partly I feel bad for her, because she was obviously really happy with her performance and then had her dreams crushed. Partly I feel like she's probably a wee bit entitled and used to everything going her way. Partly she just reminds me way too much of one of my exes. Seriously, they could be sisters and it's freaking me out a little.

No dreams crushed...it was the team event, she still got a bronze medal.

And remember, she was given Mirai Nagasu's spot on the team. Nagasu had dreams too.

 

[Thatotherguy]

No dreams crushed...it was the team event, she still got a bronze medal.

Somehow I don't think anyone competing in a team event dreams of getting a middle-of-the-pack score. They dream of winning their part of it (or at least being in the top 3) so that everyone sees that they contributed to their team's victory instead of being seen as dead weight. And yeah, I know she took the spot of the actual 3rd-ranked US skater on the team. That's part of why I also think she's probably kind of entitled and used to things going her way.

 

[VanessaofBC]

Canada’s Denny Morrison wins speed skating silver at Sochi Olympics

The 28 year-old from Fort St. John, B.C. finished the race with a time of 1:08:43, just 4 hundredths of a second behind gold medallist Dutch skater Stefan Groothuis.

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