[casa]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/24728307

overview of some of our medal chances

[slackline]

The Mexican Ski-team outfit....

[tregiffian]

Davos??

[Jaspersharpe]

Cool Runnings 

[SA Chris]

The Mexican Ski-team outfit....

A team of 1.

With a brilliant name

Prince Hubertus von Hohenlohe

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/8-reasons-you-need-to-support-prince-hubertus-von-hohenlohe-at-the-sochi-winter-olympics-2014-9090179.html

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

YYFY!  Jenny Jones bronze!

[dave]

YYFY!  Jenny Jones bronze!

Yeah brilliant that, proper ledge. Couldn't believe it when that last rider down, the austrian, fluffed a landing.

Also I'd give props to that czech bird for riding down after a fall so hard it split her helmet.

[SA Chris]

Split helmet's got to hurt.

Good effort from JJ. Anyone notice any commentators getting a bit worked up at all?

[Fultonius]

Split helmet's got to hurt.

Good effort from JJ. Anyone notice any commentators getting a bit worked up at all?

Are you talking about that German ski jumper again Chris??

[Jaspersharpe]

This one?

https://twitter.com/JimboLoony/statuses/432594908902604800

[galpinos]

I felt a bit sorry for the lass who pulled off the 1080 (biggest trick ever in competition) with only a slight hand down and didn't get a medal. I realise the judges putting the most weighting on execution and style but come on, the biggest trick ever in competition?

JJ looked pretty chuffed with herself, she made the right decisions for her run and pulled it off with style, well worth extending her career for.

I did find it a little surprising that a bronze at the Olympics seems to be bigger than having won three X-Games Golds, first brit to win an X Games Gold etc.

[SA Chris]

the biggest trick ever in (female) competition?

Surely?

Anyway, yes I agree and on the X Games medals.

[Jaspersharpe]

Suppose it's only the same as if climbing ever did get into the olympics. Suddenly millions of people who've never seen a competition before would see who won gold/silver/bronze, never mind how many previous world cup / rockmaster / king of the wave titles they already had.

She did also say herself that it felt totally different winning something for the team and the country rather than just individually.

[galpinos]

I can understand why Joe public think it's bigger as they've never heard of the X-Games but I guess I thought for her it wouldn't have meant as much. It was the interview when she was saying that it felt different as she was representing her country that surprised me. I suppose I thought the "alternative" nature of snowboarding would mean that the gloss of the "mainstream" olympics wouldn't quite have the same effect.

Really chuffed for her though. It turns out she's the same age as me. To think, she could have followed my career path of quiting seasons and eneding up in a middle management position in engineering. Who's the winner now!

[SA Chris]

Or alternatively, you could have carried on doing more seasons and... got a little bit better maybe, but more likely been either broke, injured or have liver failure

[galpinos]

I spent a lot of time during my second season with my arm in a sling which lead to excessive drinking and consumption of meat, cheese and potato based foods. When I walked past a group of kids and they whispered, "He looks like a fat Jack Black" I realised I was in a bad way.....

Back on topic, watching the downhill of the women's super combined whilst having breakfast and iving my daughter her morning bottle was brilliant.

[Fultonius]

This one?

https://twitter.com/JimboLoony/statuses/432594908902604800

Brilliant!

I always like to think I'm not that bothered about the Olympics and then get totally sucked in...

[SA Chris]

Back on topic, watching the downhill of the women's super combined whilst having breakfast and iving my daughter her morning bottle was brilliant.

Reckon she's destined for 2036 gold?

Scotland will have their own team, be easier for ours to qualify

[kelvin]

I got rid of my TV back in October and I think this is the first time I've really missed it.

[Stubbs]

You can watch everything online via http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/2014

[kelvin]

I'd need a TV License then! After three visits so far, I want to keep the moral high ground 

Cheers tho - a good link for someone.

[Jaspersharpe]

I think you're only supposed to have a TV licence for live stuff, but I don't know for sure.

[slackline]

I think you're only supposed to have a TV licence for live stuff, but I don't know for sure.

Correct (whether you watch or record live TV).

You can however watch non-live content on the BBCs iPlayer within the UK without any problem.

[kelvin]

Aye - live stuff, however you watch it. So iPlayer is fine unless it's live and there is more live content on there than I'd imagined.

Anyways, having no TV is a good excuse to go and watch someone else's and blag dinner whilst I'm at it.

[SA Chris]

NNFN!

Woods injured in practice

Hopefully he will be OK for thursday, but not good