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Please accept my apology on behalf of Canada for the spanking of the Norwegian hockey team today. 
There's still hope for ya!  ;)

Norway has a hockey team?  ???  :D

They do team sports in Norway?  ;D

More importantly Norway has a female Beach Volleyball team and the world tour comes to Stavanger from 28/06/2010 - 3/07/2010.

http://www.fivb.ch/EN/BeachVolleyball/Competitions/WorldTour/2010/Event/?TournCode=WSTA2010

I think this is awesome, semi clad women, a cold breeze.  8) ;D

Whats hockey?

--louis

True... it's Baseball season, spring training camp opens today.

My neighbor's boy -- who I've watched grow up since he was 6 -- has been invited to The Pitchers part of the Angel's spring training -- So cool -- Go Tyler

Baseball would be great, if it was hockey

And hockey would be awesome.....if it was motocross

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 ;D ;D ;D

Now I know why i don't like Hockey -- Its the pants

Ice hockey is one of the few winter sports Norway totally suck at, allways have and allways will.

But we are world champions when it comes to bragging about ourselves, so here we go: With a population of only 4.5 million, Norway is still the number one Winter Olympic medal winner of all times... http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/spo_win_oly_med_all_tim-winter-olympic-medals-all-time  :)

I wonder what the bowling team wears.

1 more gold medal to the list - 99 in total. The others did not stand a chance against Marit, a well deserved win!

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Who cares about team sports anyway?

Who cares about sports anyway???  ???

I do.  Go Team USA ice hockey!

That had to come from a guy from Belgium

In Norway we have mountains to ski, fjords to swim and neighbouring countries to beat

 :)

BTW; congrats to the US guys for the three gold medals yesterdays. Mens....sorry.... kids half pipe, womens downhill and 1500 meters skating.

And again the Canadians organisers proved that they should never have got the olympic games. It`s been a row of small disaster from the opening ceremony to the ladies sprint yesterday.

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Well, I guess when your news media has no other successes to report on, they gotta grab onto anything, no matter how trivial.

And your point is? 1 more gold for Norway today - # 100 in total. You can be sure our media do whatever they can to cover up for the hopeless organisation of the games. but when even the TV crew can`t do their job properly it makes it difficult to hide - unfortunately.

Wintersports?Shouldn't you guys be in the garage? ???

true, luckely we bring the good bier after all that activity... we just cut down on the activity part of the whole thing (that reminds me i still am sorry not to have brought some last summer, it's still in the fridge, so feel free to get one while jogging, skiing, curling,...)  ;)

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That`s the beauty with the time difference.

I'm sorry also.

"US men beat Norway 6-1"

No there isn't.

 :)

Yes, we did loose but did you see the nice goal we got while short handed? - wow! And before I forget, congrats to the US for the gold medal in the "mens" figure skating.

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Norway got 2 gold medals and one silver yesterday and we have just started.

Thanks to;

- Tora Berger
- Emil Hegle Svendsen
- Ole Einar Bjørndalen

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All I have to say is Anja Pärson!! First the crasch then 3rd in the supercombo, unreal  ;D

The only interesting winter sport is hockey, and we (Norway) totally suck at it. But who cares about the Norwegian team anyways.
When it comes to winter sports in general the Norwegians are so full of themselves, can't stand it.

It will be really cool to follow the hockey tournament though. Canada has a really strong team this time, and under the leadership of Steve Yzerman and Mike Babcock what could go wrong? The defending champs Sweden don't really look to strong, but I hope they will do great as well (OK, I'm a Red Wing fan... ::).)

I remember how pissed off my Norwegian ex-manager was when after few beers he was told that likes of Dählie had only better dopings than others ;D

Sweet!!

Aksel Lund Svindal beat Bode Miller again and is olympic champion. Congrats Aksel!

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And Ragtop, creds to your happygirl Anja! That attitude is worth a olympic medal and she got it.

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We`re proud on behalf of our athletes, sorry to learn you do not share the enthusiasm but not very suprised.

I know

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Hahaha.. that had to come from a Fin. Or as we say in Norway, that was the right ass that farted.

 

He was crazy fast, though another Swede crashed hard

I rest my case ;) ;D

Terrible crash and I sincerely hope he is ok!

Good luck to all Swedes tonight, Kalla looks strong!

We`re on the move!

Marit Bjørgen did it again, her 2nd gold so far.

Congrats to Sweden too.

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Damn... she looked fit fully dressed, but that's incredible.

Saw it on TV  :o  I hope he's ok too.

Now the Half-Pipe is done there's nothing very interesting for me next week :D

I don't know about all this Norwegian stuff.  I just want to see the USA kick Canada's ass in ice hockey on Sunday and put an end to all the Canadians babbling every 4 years about the only thing they have for recreation up there. ;D

 :D :D ;D

I don't think our team is as strong as you think.  Switzerland should have been an easy kill, but they proved to be a formidable foe, Crosby just barely taking the victory.  They've got good players, but they don't seem to be a team.
I think the Sweds are a team to watch.  Last Monday I bumped into the twins and Ohlun (?) out for a stroll on the seawall with a few others wearing green/blue.  With the twins you get one of the best lines in the league, not to mention the top goal scorer.  I'll be at their game tomorrow against the Fins.

You picked out the perfect game to go and see how the Finns take one more victory at the Olympics.... ;D

Well, I think I have to admit you're partly right.  The vast majority of the people attending are having a great time.  Today I was walking around the Russian pavilion and I saw 4 Norwegians showing their colours.  One even had the Viking hat!  So I thought I would ask them what they thought.  At first he was hesitant to speak his mind, but I pushed for the truth.  His words: "Poorly organized, Lousy transportation, and terrible ticket distribution".  I have to agree on the last point.  The official web site to buy tickets is the worst site I have had to deal with.  The Viking's final words were that the pres of the IOC always gives a speech at the closing ceremony of every games, and he always proclaims this olympics as "the best ever".  The Viking said he won't say that this time.  We shall see.
The amount of people walking around the city are the most ever seen.  City officials say that today there were more than they ever expected.

 Sorry USA & Norway for kicking your buts at the 1500m speed skating... ;)

stayed up until half past 3 and boy what a race! schweet ;D

So who's gonna win the ice hockey tonight ? USA or Canada ? ;D ;D ;D

Miracle on Ice II!!!

Far from it.

How many on the ICE are NHL or other professional players?

Glenn, I wouldn't say "far from it".  The Canadian team has more experienced and older more established players and was heavily favored. So, I would call this a minor miracle, although compared to the 1980 USA team it's a distant 2nd.

Someone give Bruce a tissue !
 ;D

I bet most of the players on both sides are NHL Pros that get paid in US dollars.

Oh oh conspiracy theory!!

 :)

Perhaps he can print this photo on very soft paper, and use it... ;)

Love the pic Eric....did anyone see the Canadian press is crucifying Broduer?  Talk about a tough crowd..he's only the best goalie statistically in the history of hockey....rabid those Canucks are...

And Glenn, I highly doubt the Canadian team threw the game due to their NHL status....all of the players are NHL on Canada and USA....but then again who knows what Bettman has up his sleeve......:D

Sorry if i implied that the game was fixed, it was not my intention. What I was attempting to point out is that both sides have highly paid professionals and many are team mates.

I know how the Canadians love hockey, it's a matter of national pride to win the Gold.... and no amount of money would persuade a native born Canadian to do differently.     

It's like football, two teams enter and on any given day, either team can win. this time is was the USA's turn. Tomorrow... who knows.

The entrepreneurs are fast around here.  Today walking around the tourist area, they already had T-shirts depicting the US victory, complete with a scene showing both teams on the ice and the final score on the board!

pretty amazing if you ask me, Canada and Russia, the 2 teams thought to be fighting it out for the gold are now fighting to stay alive.  While not a miracle (US winning) it is a great accomplishment.  The US has a bunch of young virutal nobodys vs 4 lines of superstars.
How many of the US players do you think would have made the Canadian team.  I don't even think Miller would have made that team.

They play for charity? ;D

It's not like it was in 1980 when all the players were amateurs (except for the CCCP team)

The hockey is really unpredictive. I like how Norway played against the Slovaks. Could as well have been Norway that won the game. There are some good players in that team, like Zuccarello who's always fun to watch. Many of the top teams have played both great and bad games. Sad though that one of Canada or Russia will eliminate the other already. I thought Finland could go far this year. They didn't play well against Sweden, but they should get their game together against the Chezh. Koivu and Selänne should produce more than they did in that game, Jarkko Ruuto wasn't playing as he usually does. I would have liked to see Tuukka Rask in the Olympic roster, but the other goalies aren't exaclty bad either. Haven't seen any game with USA yet. As for Sweden goes the defense is looking ok but it's sad to see that Zetterberg doesn't produce when teamed up with Forsberg and Hörnqvist.

Just checked out ski cross for the first time and it's quite fun to watch. Quick and tight races and some crashes so anyone can take the win. Watched the womens races and it seemed to be dominated by Canadians and Norwegians.

saw the ski cross also, both men's and women.  I am now a fan.  wish they would of had that event when I was younger. 
USA/Finland.. should be a good one.

Well well well, I guess I have to congratulate the Swedes for their win yesterday. Norway lost due to one man and his pair of skis - unforgivable.

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Well done canadian ladies ;)

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Congrats to the Norwegian cross country girls! Well done. This is Marit`s 3rd gold medal this Olympic!

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And also congrats to the US and Bill Demong / Johnny Spillane. Great combined athletes.

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i watched the first 2 periods and it was a cool game! great canadian goalie.
what was the final score?

Canada 2 - USA 0

A dream final is coming up and I`m not talking about ice hockey;

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OK.. the USA men did their part and are in the finals. Good luck to Canada in their semi final today. We all know everyone wants to see Canada - USA in the finals.

Sunday... the match up everyone wants.

Just before the games there were some people caught on using drugs and disqualified.
A famous sports cartoonist (in Holland) made this. I find it epic.
The headers says first drugs cases.

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 :D :D :D

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704188104575084093472505542.html

Marit Bjørgen managed a silver medal on her last race and in total 5 medals this olympics. That`s one hell of an achievement. Well done Marit and have a nice flight back home. Our curling team was blasted of the playground by the Canadians but what the heck..

Finally the last day of the olympics is here with the GRAND FINAL Mens 50km cross country. Favourite is Lukas Bauer but the Swedish team looks strong and let us not forget Petter Northug. Here is what I think will happen; Lukas will open really strong and manage to get a distance between him and the hunting pack behind. Then the tempo will settle and the rest will catch up if possible. If not they will let Lukas go ahead and win and the rest will race for the left overs.

YES YES YES!!!!

Petter did it  :)

What a speed!

Oh Canada... congrats.

Excellent game, eh! Congratulations to our neighbors in the Great White North.

And who got the gold one? ;D