WOW!! What a race it was..

[tightlines]

I know it's not fishing related,but did you happen to catch the final olympic snowboarding cross race last night. Seth Wescott won the gold by inches. It was one hell of a race. He over took his opponent in the last few seconds. Great race. Unbelievable news this morning that Lindsey Jacobellis lost the gold today by pulling a show-off stunt and falling. She was way in the lead and fell as a result of the stunt. There seems to be some contoversy whether she was showing off or not. Gotta watch tonight to see how it played out. Norway has the most metals so far , but the good old USA has the most gold, as it should be. Go USA

[blakjack23]

That race was sweet! They were talking about how he likes to wait till the end to make his move and thats exactly what he did. I didn't see/hear anything about that other person losing due to showing off. I'll have to keep an eye out for more info on that this weekend.

[tightlines]

Ya, it was a cool race. I haven't seen what Jennifer did yet either. Will be on tonight though. Too bad what happened, but thats youth. Wish I had more of it. LOL

[Sonicrunch]

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[Captain B.R.K]

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But the Olympic's are only every 4 years and normally there isn't much to hype up about the events ( come on, we are talking about snowboarding here )!

That race was pretty sweet. Wescott waited until the right time to pass that guy and did it on one of the turns.....pretty sweet!

Didn't think watching snowboarding could be so interesting.

[TurnUpTheFishing]

Snowboarding definatley isnt boring. Did you catch Men's Halfpipe? I would be suprised to find someone who finds it boring.

[STMA_I_HUNTER]

Not an Olympic sport.

[tightlines]

Seems to me that the olympics have been adding new sports for some time now. Snow boarding takes a lot of talent, practice and motivation to be as good as these young folks. Times and sports do change. Are we to lock-out any new future sports that come along? Just voiceing my opinion.

[brian6715]

I think it is one of the better olympic sports, I mean what the heck is the point of skiing and shooting?

[The_Duckslayer]

Personally I do not see it as an olympic sport. However now that they have it I spose I would watch if I turned it on at the right time. I did see in the news where the one snowboarder went from Gold to Silver just for "hotdogging". Bet he or she feels pretty stupid now! I know that I sure would. Take care and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

[tightlines]

I like the action, and the unpredictability of the races. Never know whats gonna happen. Pretty exciting to watch.

[fishing tech]

I just got done watching the olympic coverage. the gold medal presentation to the USA female skier. I don't think any of the young kids know all the words to the national anthem. I have watch on and off and don't recall seeing anyone singing as it was played. Maybe the dudes that are hanging in the snow should learn the words man. OR maybe we should allow the pledge of alligence to be said in the schools!!! Sorry had to vent. I really do think it is terrible when U.S. citizens don't sing when the anthem is being played. OH I need to get out fishing!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jigginjim]

fishing tech, I know what you mean, the young kids, and many adult don't know the atheme. What gets me is they have to wrap the us flag around themselves. I like the ski jumping. Flying down the hill, I know what the guys are saying and thinking. 1. I never should have taken that stupid bet. 2. OOh god, just don't let me crash.

[tightlines]

Hunter and duckslayer. Not to be a smart guy, but do you 2 think curling should be an olympic sport? Tried watching it the other night and O My God talk about boring. I would like to see a curler jump on a snow board and see how far they would get. I know any snowboarder,or my 76 year old parents could curl. As a matter of fact, haven't I seen a lot of shuffle boards at retirement communities minus the ice? Just fooling around guys, don't be offended. Kinda fun pokeing each others opinions

[The_Duckslayer]

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Hunter and duckslayer. Not to be a smart guy, but do you 2 think curling should be an olympic sport?

Just fooling around guys, don't be offended. Kinda fun pokeing each others opinions

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Yeah I watched some of that to, though I have to admit that they threw/slid those rocks down the ice s with some pretty good accuracy. I don't know if it should be or not. I suppose the true Olympics from days of old were just track events. Would not doubt that skateboarding will get there some day either. I guess the times they are a changin'. I did not see much of them at all this year... do you think that the Olympics are a big of a draw as they were years ago? I don't know anyone that sat and watched a lot of them. No offense taken!

Fishing tech... I know what you mean about folks not knowing the words and having respect for the flag. I spent 20 years of my life in the Air Force defending that flag! [PoorWordUsage]es me of when people, not just kids either, can not stand and take their hat off when the flag passes. I have removed more than one persons hat when Old Glory passes and told them that when my flag passes they will show it some respect. OK, off the soap box now. Have a good one and N Joy the Hunt././Jimbo

[tightlines]

It really [PoorWordUsage]es me off as well when someone will not remove there hat and stand proud when a flag is being raised or the anthem being played. Hey slayer,bet you felt like knocking there hat off instead of removing it. It is simply put,total disrespect and I have seen it done by old and young. What a disgrace when we have young men and women giving there lives for our flag and country, and folks disrespect the flag. I'd better quit as my blood pressure is on the rise.

Frankly, the first week of the olympics was exciting and fun to watch but for me 2 weeks of it gets to be too much.