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Offline dutch

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anyone watching speedskating...?
« on: February 13, 2010 - 05:42:15 PM »
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Re: anyone watching speedskating...?
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2010 - 05:52:22 PM »
Hi Dutch-
Watched it last night.
Reminds me of NASCAR racing.
Except that when the skaters crash, they don't blow up  >:(

Ron

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Re: anyone watching speedskating...?
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2010 - 05:26:04 PM »
Hi Dutch-
Watched it last night.
Reminds me of NASCAR racing.
Except that when the skaters crash, they don't blow up  >:(

Ron

You're talking about short-track speedskating - very exciting.  That finish in the men's 1500 where the South Koreans took each other out in the final turn was  :eek2: and then Apolo Ohno got the silver.   :wavingflag:

Dutch is referring to the young man who won the 5000m long-track event, which is just two guys trading lanes each time and racing against the clock.  He blew away the field and then jumped into the stands to celebrate with his family.   :netherlands:

 I like both disciplines, but short-track is wild!
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Re: anyone watching speedskating...?
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2010 - 05:42:43 PM »
I hear shorttrack is pretty popular in the states.  Longtrack is immensly popular here... check the orange audience  :scared:  :bigsmile:  :netherlands:
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Re: anyone watching speedskating...?
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2010 - 05:50:11 PM »
On TV tonight we have women's 500M
Tomorrow night is men's 1000M
I'll keep an eye out for the orange
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Re: anyone watching speedskating...?
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2010 - 06:11:05 PM »
my favorite girl crashed.....  :-\
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