Spoony Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Can we wrap Lizzie Arnold in cotton wool overnight as we need her tomorrow to come up with the goods. Curling is becoming addictive, I am going to polish the hall floor tonight and get the iron out.......................... I googled that name and she appears to be a lady who is 70-80% boobs and has little-to-no connection with the Winter Olympics. She certainly made my goods come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Holland's 12 medals have all come from speed skating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 I see there is a big petition going round about Alain Baxters medal to be reinstated. What are people's thoughts on this? To be fair to Baxter that he wasn't reinstated in the first place was absolutely mental. The traces of the drug they found came from a bloody Vicks inhaler and were in no way performance enhancing anyway. The IOC got it horribly, horribly wrong and should put it right, no matter how long ago it was. I'd feel a little sorry for the bloke who finished 4th and got handed the medal to now have it taken back. But he did finish 4th... It would take NOTHING away from Jenny's achievement. Certainly not for me and it shouldn't for Jenny either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Holland's 12 medals have all come from speed skating. Are you Dutch? Or just a fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Holland's 12 medals have all come from speed skating. Are you Dutch? Or just a fan? Half Dutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Holland's 12 medals have all come from speed skating. Are you Dutch? Or just a fan? Half Dutch. Schweet! One of my best buds is Dutch. She wins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Dunno if it's been linked or not, but I read a mildly interesting article about the Dutch and speed skating yesterday. The three speed skaters who picked up gold, silver and bronze for the Netherlands at the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Monday helped take the country's all-time medal tally to 94. Only four of these medals have not been awarded to speed skaters. Their team of skaters have already won eight medals in Sochi. The Netherlands have won more gold, more silver and more bronze medals than any other country in the history of the sport. That 96% of their medals have come in one sport might sound strange, but it's not that surprising when we consider the country's geography, culture and history. Speed skating suits the Netherlands' topology. Nearly a quarter of the country's population live below sea level, and when that water freezes, how else are they going to get around? They hosted the very first skating world championships back in the 19th century and they have continued to invest heavily in the sport, right up to the 1990s, when their full-time professional teams helped them pick up a glut of Olympic medals. Dutch people have the advantage of being the tallest on Earth, and their culture values speed skating. In 54 years of the Dutch Sportsman of the Year award, 17 prizes have gone to speed skaters. Only two footballers – Johan Cruyff and Ruud Gullit – have won the award. Speed skating is accessible, popular and cherished. In short, it's kind of a big deal. When Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands proposed to his now Queen back in 2001, he was wearing a pair of skates. I knew they liked darts, smoking weed and weird forms of sex that would probably be illegal in most other countries, but I genuinely had no idea that speed skating was so popular in the Netherlands. You learn something new every day. Edited February 13, 2014 by The_Rev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 14, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2014 I see there is a big petition going round about Alain Baxters medal to be reinstated. What are people's thoughts on this? To be fair to Baxter that he wasn't reinstated in the first place was absolutely mental. The traces of the drug they found came from a bloody Vicks inhaler and were in no way performance enhancing anyway. The IOC got it horribly, horribly wrong and should put it right, no matter how long ago it was. I'd feel a little sorry for the bloke who finished 4th and got handed the medal to now have it taken back. But he did finish 4th... It would take NOTHING away from Jenny's achievement. Certainly not for me and it shouldn't for Jenny either. There's a story that the guy who got the bronze in the end gave it back to Baxter anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 A very late but sincere congratulations to our most famous poster for that bronze medal. Well done, Jenny! Well done, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted February 14, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 14, 2014 Zetterberg out of the hockey tournament with a back-injury. So thats our 2 best ones gone. (And Franzen) Bugger!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Yep, not good for us. That's what makes us winners in the end. When the going gets tough, and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. thats my bet going down the drain by looks of it. Not surprised he has been injured a lot this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 CCCP vs USA in the iced hockey tomorrow. Biggest clash since Balboa/Drago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Holland's 12 medals have all come from speed skating. Are you Dutch? Or just a fan? Half Dutch. Schweet! One of my best buds is Dutch. She wins. You're lucky there was no Dutch competitors in the slopestyle final or Ajax would've been pulling for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Holland's 12 medals have all come from speed skating. Are you Dutch? Or just a fan? Half Dutch. Schweet! One of my best buds is Dutch. She wins. You're lucky there was no Dutch competitors in the slopestyle final or Ajax would've been pulling for her. that could be implied in many ways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Holland's 12 medals have all come from speed skating. Are you Dutch? Or just a fan? Half Dutch. Schweet! One of my best buds is Dutch. She wins. You're lucky there was no Dutch competitors in the slopestyle final or Ajax would've been pulling for her. that could be implied in many ways In that case I supported Jones and pulled for Norderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 And now we got another bronze and silver! Rickardsson and Olsson made us proud once again. :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarpie Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Niskanen lost bronze by 0,2 seconds. Goddamn **** swedes. HURRIT PERKELE! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Sorry. Not that sorry, though. But it was tense, the race for that bronze medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarpie Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Niskanen is still very young and looks to be very promising... gold in 2018! And we're still gonna beat you in hockey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts