[AndyR]

ou est le neige?

Thought it was a bad idea to do it there.

Yeah - it's been a strange winter here so far - I can see Cypress from my office window as I type - the top half of the mountain has lots of snow, but the lower half, where they have the 4-cross and other stuff has seen bugger all snow since Nov - the freezing level on the local North Shore mountains has remained resolutely high during this El Nino winter - something that pretty much all the climatologists predicted would happen....... why they didn't just move it all to Whistler I don't know - they've had a pretty good season there.

[SA Chris]

Guess they wanted to spread it about a bit?

Seems Whistler isn't getting masses of the events

[dave]

Whistler probably won't have the facilities/space for the shit like speedskating and hockey etc. Vancouver already has the canuck's rink (gm place, seats 18k plus) for the hockey etc.

[SA Chris]

Yes, but you think it would make sense to choose somewhere with pretty solidly reliable for the snow events.

Cypress Mountain will host the 2010 freestyle skiing (aerials, moguls, and ski cross), and all 2010 snowboard events (half-pipe, parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross).

I think Cypress Hill wasn't available.

[SA Chris]

Sad start to the games

Anyone manage to sit through the whole opening ceremony without FFing? Some good bits but I think Nelly Furtardo and Bryan Adams lasted a nanosecond.

[Paul B]

I think I'll just be recording the daily highlights...

[SA Chris]

Conditions in the Women's Moguls looked decidedly spring like.

Bet they are gutted after the excellent start to the season they had.

[dave]

Watched the canada shortie's hockey against slovakia, finished 18-0. Apparently the most one sided scoreline in the history of womens hockey in the olympics. You could see they were getting a bit embarrased every time they scored towards the end.

[cofe]

after Ginger Icon Shaun White's halfpipe lessons yesterday, it's time for extreme tea tray queen Shelley to possibly bag GB a gold coin. Think it's on well late tonight, so I'll be in bed. But I'll look forward to firing up The Internet tomorrow morning to see how she's doing, innit.

[dave]

Reading shit on the bbc today sounds like Shell-E is having issues with the course being pretty fast etc. Sounds like we've got another shortie in the running, amy williams, so keep an eye out for her too.

[butters]

Did anyone see the Women's Downhill last night? To say that it was carnage would be a bit of an understatement - Anja Paerson wiped out after flying 60 odd metres off one of the jumps but at least she did better than the French skier who crashed about 3 seconds after leaving the start.

[Jaspersharpe]

BBC Sport - Vancouver 2010 - French skier's downhill dream lasts five seconds

[cofe]

@VizTopTips FEMALE FRENCH DOWNHILL SKIERS: The Wii Fit balance board skiing is inadequate training for the olympics.

[Jaspersharpe]

One for every occasion.

[dave]

BBC Sport - Vancouver 2010 - French skier's downhill dream lasts five seconds

FAIL.

Seriously though we shouldn't be so harsh. Its easy to forget that france doesn't have any mountains or a history of winter sports.

[dave]

For a view of the games from a different angle, check out the blog of britain's sole representative in the hockey - shorties referee Joy Tottman:

http://www.ccpr.org.uk/news/blog/Olympic+Joy

[dave]

Looks like williams is leading in the skeleton, set a track record 

BBC Sport - Vancouver 2010 - Britain's Amy Williams leads skeleton at halfway stage

[cofe]

Watched the first 5 runs before bed last night. She was fast. Then looked hot when she took her helmet off and waved her hair. Shelley's second run much better. Possibility for two on podium?

[dave]

Yeah she looked well.

[Jaspersharpe]

Good to see the Yanks being sporting as ever and trying to get her kicked out. Even better to see them being told politely to fuck right off.

She is fit isn't she. Is there some connection between being good looking and chucking yourself down an ice chute on a tea tray as Shelly's not exactly a pig either?

[dave]

Shelly's not exactly a pig either?

she's had a binlid since turin too. I don't know statistically how many young mums would be mad keen on wearing a luge suit on international telly.

[SA Chris]

Shaun White. Holy shit. Head and shoulders above everyone else. Still a ginger though.

[Paul B]

anybody else watching the skeleton bob live?

I am. I really wish the commentator would stop saying how guaranteed GB is of a gold, its just asking for trouble. He's as bad as Murray Walker.

[robertostallioni]

She's handling it very well....I'd hate to see the best performer fail. And what is that shit about her helmet? I'd  give her mine.

[GCW]

Yeah, I was just saying to the Boss how I'd wish they'd STFU.
I don't believe in jinx etc, but every time someone (eg Williams) is doing well, these fucking commentators waffle on about nothing else. "that's pretty good, but not as good as Williams", "Williams did it better than that", "that start's super fast but I reckon Williams would be quicker if she did a big shit before she started".

Fuck off, these people are at the Olympics because they are at the top of the sport- stop patronising them just because we happen to be in with a chance.