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Mutt · 02-22-2014, 03:33 AM

I think the Olympics have lost a lot of their shine, too many other things for people to entertain themselves with. The time difference between Sochi and North America doesn't help, big events live in the middle of the night and early morning here.

The Winter Olympics have always had a quaint ski resort vibe to them held in snowy mountainy places like Lake Placid, Salt Lake City, Albertville, Sapporo, Torino - holding them in a warm weather place like Sochi took away that ambiance. As amazing as the buildings they constructed are it made these Games feel like a wannabe Summer Games, too big.

The Russian hockey team losing in the qualifying round also took a lot of steam out of the Olympics. I can't imagine the mood in Vancouver 4 years ago if Canada hadn't even made it to the medal round. The arena was very quiet for both semi-final games and lots of empty seats.

The Russian hockey program needs to do the same hard look at itself the Canadians have done several times when it has met with failure in international play. I think it's the Russian NHL players' fault, all about the money - probably a reflection of Russia post-Soviet era.

Hockey is the marquee team sport at the Winter Olympics and as a lifelong hockey player and fan the hockey has been underwhelming. The Finns and Swedes play that boring trap defense at all times, the other European teams like the Swiss play not to lose. The only halfway entertaining games were USA-Russia and Canada-USA and that game today was not a classic, the US could do nothing offensively against Canada.

Canada could very well lose against the Swedes who play their system extremely well and have Lundqvist in goal but it's easy to see that Canada still has superior depth in talent to all these teams.

02-22-2014, 03:33 AM
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	I think the Olympics have lost a lot of their shine, too many other things for people to entertain themselves with. The time difference between Sochi and North America doesn't help, big events live in the middle of the night and early morning here. The Winter Olympics have always had a quaint ski resort vibe to them held in snowy mountainy places like Lake Placid, Salt Lake City, Albertville, Sapporo, Torino - holding them in a warm weather place like Sochi took away that ambiance. As amazing as the buildings they constructed are it made these Games feel like a wannabe Summer Games, too big. The Russian hockey team losing in the qualifying round also took a lot of steam out of the Olympics. I can't imagine the mood in Vancouver 4 years ago if Canada hadn't even made it to the medal round. The arena was very quiet for both semi-final games and lots of empty seats. The Russian hockey program needs to do the same hard look at itself the Canadians have done several times when it has met with failure in international play. I think it's the Russian NHL players' fault, all about the money - probably a reflection of Russia post-Soviet era. Hockey is the marquee team sport at the Winter Olympics and as a lifelong hockey player and fan the hockey has been underwhelming. The Finns and Swedes play that boring trap defense at all times, the other European teams like the Swiss play not to lose. The only halfway entertaining games were USA-Russia and Canada-USA and that game today was not a classic, the US could do nothing offensively against Canada. Canada could very well lose against the Swedes who play their system extremely well and have Lundqvist in goal but it's easy to see that Canada still has superior depth in talent to all these teams. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!