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02-10-2006, 12:50 PM | #22 |
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For example Finland has Teemu Selänne, this is going to be his last time in the Olympics. The second best Finnish hockey player ever.
I'm not sure who will be the starting goalie for Team USA, it could be anyone of those three. Brian Rafalski is an awesome defenseman, he used to play in HIFK Helsinki some years ago in the Finnish SM-Liiga.
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I cannot WAIT for Olympic hockey - men's and women's. I nearly died from delight when last time both our men's and women's teams defeated the States to win gold. Esp. since the US women were playing so dirty.
I am interested to watch speed skating too. Last Olympic's speed skating was awesome and full of drama and divas. I hate Michelle Kwan. |
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02-10-2006, 02:52 PM | #27 |
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I absolutely love the winter olympics. I lived in the north of Sweden during the 80th. (Neighbour to you Kolzig, on the other side of "Bottenviken" in Holmsund where the ferrys from Vasa arrives. Vaasanlaivat!!) And I love skiing!!
Watch out of Anja Pärsson in alpine skiing. I always become a nervous wreck when she´s skiing but she will most likely win some kind of medal or two. I also have big hopes for the sprint(crosscountry) skiers. Don´t know the correct expression in english. I´m not sure about the icehockey team though. |
02-10-2006, 03:02 PM | #28 |
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Heheh, if only Vaasan laivat would still exist... that was great company.
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02-10-2006, 03:31 PM | #30 |
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Yeah, there has been no Vaasan laivat here for many, many years now. After it disappeared, Silja Line took it's place. Now they are gone too and only RG Line exists and they mainly just use a ship to transport trucks and other sorts of cargo between Umeå and Vaasa.
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It was the same back in 1980. People didn't pay any attention to the hockey team until they started winning. |
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I wish hockey was more popular in American, because right now I can see a number of basketball games every day, but there's only like five hockey games shown during a week.
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Sven Kramer got Silver on the 5KM track! I hope we get many more medals
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Looks likw Kwan has gone home injured. Sad end to her Olympic career.
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If you guys are interested, Turin has at last been updated on Google Earth. I can see where I used to live, heheh, but it gives you a good idea of the outlying area. Unfortunately I don't think the biggest mountain is being used for the olympics. Here's a wiki for you too -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin A beautiful city sadly passed by for uglier places like Milan. At least now it's getting the attention it deserves.
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What can you say.... Not even a broken ski stops the Norwegians to win a medal!! Frode Estil broke his ski right at the start in todays 2x15 km race. Before he got away he was more than a minute behind, but still comes in second!!
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But Anders Sødergren almost made it. I really hope Sweden get gold medal(s) in the olympics, they deserve it.
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We do, but we have a tendency not to deliver. Anja P is an exception though. Very "unswedish" in attitude. |
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