XXIII Winter Olimpiad in PyeongChang

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alta:

I've been thinking about the men's hockey team. From the first game to the last they had improved %110. The problem wasn't lack of talent, it was lack of familiarity. None of the men had played with each other until they all got to South Korea, where the women's squad plays together all the time. it makes a big difference for team chemistry. From what I saw, I think if the men's team had better chemistry they could've easily been medal contenders instead of barely making the semifinals.

But either way I still think Bettman ruined it for both the U.S. and Canada, most likely the Nordic countries too. What makes the NHL's decision to not allow players to attend the games made even less sense when the NHL announced it was going to play games in China to expand the brand.

https://sports.yahoo.com/disappointed-team-usa-mens-hockey-olympics-blame-gary-bettman-102933726.html

4 Caps:
The decision not to send NHL players to the Olympics is one of the most shortsighted decisions ever made by a sports league. If you are trying to grow the game you want your players displayed in the largest watched sporting event on TV. I know the games would not be shown in the ideal TV times but still you would get lots of coverage through out the games and a lot of discussion in the newspapers. I just hope they don’t make the same mistake 4 years from now.

alta:
U.S. men's curling going for gold tonight! err, tomorrow at 1am eastern!!

I can't wait til Monday when I will finally got some proper sleep

Maacoshark:

--- Quote from: alta on Friday February 23, 2018, 06:51:31 PM Eastern ---U.S. men's curling going for gold tonight! err, tomorrow at 1am eastern!!

I can't wait til Monday when I will finally got some proper sleep

--- End quote ---
Good luck to the US curlers. Pretty disappointed that Canada failed to medal in the mans and women's curling. I dont think that has happened before.

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