tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post1053785392312089305..comments2023-11-03T09:36:40.604-04:00Comments on Top Shelf: Derek Roy, Take Your Penalty LapHeather B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06796852014625052317noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-86899263966083244712010-02-19T23:28:32.994-05:002010-02-19T23:28:32.994-05:00I really could go on and on about what's wrong...I really could go on and on about what's wrong with softball being left out and the stupid "no competition" is just one point. Sports that dominated by one country but are still in the Olympics.<br /><br />Archery - South Korea<br />Badminton - China<br />Men's Basketball - USA (yeah they lost at one point, but come on)<br />Women's Basketball - USA<br />Diving - China<br />Beach Volleyball - USA (maybe the softball players should wear bikinis)<br />Weightlifting - China<br />Athletics - USA (USA might not have won the most in the past Olympics but all-time they have 672 when the next country has 215.<br /><br />It also annoys me that Golf is going to be in. I don't have a problem with golf but nobody in golf is going to care about being an Olympian when it has never been an Olympic sport before. Every softball player wants to win a gold medal. It's like swimming, gymnastics or track and field, where it is actually THE goal.LeeAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09053004353554099326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-16173687973261047762010-02-18T17:36:14.758-05:002010-02-18T17:36:14.758-05:00PKB, I don't think I'd be able to lift my ...PKB, I don't think I'd be able to lift my arms after all that skiing. Breathing slowly (or at all at that point :P) never even crossed my mind. That does sound like a very difficult thing to pull off.<br /><br /><i>You want to feed your family today? Good, ski up that mountain and shoot a yak from 100 yards away. At least that's my theory.</i><br /><br />That makes a lot of sense, dave. You're probably right. For some reason it being a throwback like that makes me like it even more. (And thanks for the Jochen link on the last post. It *was* right up my alley.)<br /><br />Lee, this is mostly off-topic but I was just complaining to someone that I don't understand how softball could get tossed out of the Olympics for lack of competition while women's hockey has stayed in. I don't want to toss all the women sports, but it doesn't make any sense at all.<br /><br />Beth, if *I* had control over penalty laps? Derek Roy would never quit skating partly on merit, and partly just for entertainment purposes. :)<br /><br />Bowl of Pork, I totally remember hearing "Nordic" now that you mention that. Thanks for saving me from actual research.<br /><br /><i>"Derek Roy, Take Your Penalty Lap" is one of the funniest things I have ever read.</i><br /><br />Awww, thanks, VH.Heather B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06796852014625052317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-30896894734436431022010-02-18T17:25:55.273-05:002010-02-18T17:25:55.273-05:00"Derek Roy, Take Your Penalty Lap" is on..."Derek Roy, Take Your Penalty Lap" is one of the funniest things I have ever readMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770585105343162265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-16377393887578765332010-02-18T15:59:21.247-05:002010-02-18T15:59:21.247-05:00You nailed it with the biathlon: kick ass in every...You nailed it with the biathlon: kick ass in every way. As a side note, the jumping/x-country event you saw is called the Nordic Combined. You earn points in your ski jump... how far back you are in those standings determines how late you start in the cross country portion. The effect is that no matter how the ski-jump went, the first skier to cross the line in the cross country is the combined winner.<br /><br />I also like that it has an alternate name that describes the scoring system: the "Nordic Gundersen", invented by Gunder Gundersen. Olympic trivia is fun!Bowl of Porkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000803188691037580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-40882159940281666012010-02-17T23:00:02.890-05:002010-02-17T23:00:02.890-05:00Did you also catch on that for the first target sh...Did you also catch on that for the first target shot they had to shoot from the ground and then the second time around they had to shoot standing? It makes no sense at all to me but I was rooting for them to miss and have poor stability just to see them sent to the sin loop. =) When they started missing 3 towards the end I was THRILLED! It IS such a great idea. <br /><br />There should be a button that Lindy can push and then the player (namely DR9) has to break away and go start skating in the penalty loop. Or maybe even give it fan control... the possibilities are endless.Bethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-33308465513418999902010-02-17T20:15:05.596-05:002010-02-17T20:15:05.596-05:00The idea of Miller skating a penalty lap while his...The idea of Miller skating a penalty lap while his teammates cover for him has me laughing. He could elevate the sprint-waddle to an art form.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565188346733253404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-88698352249995352832010-02-17T18:07:16.355-05:002010-02-17T18:07:16.355-05:00I'm not a big fan of either Olympics (now that...I'm not a big fan of either Olympics (now that softball is no longer an olympic sport). My main problem is there isn't enough sports that the Japanese excel at. They need to make a version of the biathlon that has throwing shuriken instead of shooting rifles.<br /><br />Fun fact of the day: The literal meaning of the word "shuriken" is "sword hidden in the hand".Lee Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-28853999242603333332010-02-17T09:52:42.144-05:002010-02-17T09:52:42.144-05:00PKB is right, the ability to go from all-out exert...PKB is right, the ability to go from all-out exertion to calm and poised in seconds is ridiculous. The best athletes in the games by my count.<br /><br />As for its roots I would guess it comes from daily, pre-modern life in Nordic countries. You want to feed your family today? Good, ski up that mountain and shoot a yak from 100 yards away. At least that's my theory.Dave Pogorzalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326303697107442307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099439052359653516.post-58816022225452800102010-02-17T00:51:40.075-05:002010-02-17T00:51:40.075-05:00You would probably think that this ridiculous comp...You would probably think that this ridiculous competition had been invented by grizzly men who wear flannel and drink Budweiser and they may have but honestly they would be the worst at this sport.<br /><br />I've shot a few guns and one of the things you're told especially when shooting targets with a rifle is to hold your breath as your about to pull the trigger. Staying calm and keeping your heart rate as low as possible helps to steady the barrel and whatever.<br /><br />I imagine cross-country skiing as fast as possible would make that pretty difficult. Penalty laps for missed shots -- that's brutal. They must be in insane shape.PKBhttp://www.hockeyrhetoric.comnoreply@blogger.com