Gold Medal Moments

by SkinnyFish on Feb 26, 2010 7:00 AM EST in From The Branches

This is every male hockey player's dream woman.

Using the picture above as an example, and with conceptual help from PPP member Fergus30, I thought I'd use this morning's FTB to bring you some gold medal moments from these Winter Games.

(Click the caption for the picture. This isn't one of them.)

"I am not a crook!" We'll see what W.A.D.A. has to say about that.

This isn't a gingerbread cookie. I've been lied to.

White man can jump. The guy in the red bib cannot.

YAR! I be a gold medal eating pirate!

She had to win gold; any other medal would have clashed with her outfit.

In a rewrite of history, this German luger won the Battle of the Bulge.

I love the smell of silver in the morning. Smells like second place.

You see this medal? This is platinum son. Real gangsta shit.

On to some links:

Congrats to the Canadian women's team for winning their 3rd gold in a row [The Hockey News]

A look at the betting odds for medal winners [Behind the Net]

Canada's women's netminder Szabados wins gold, hopes to make the pros [Fourth Place Medal]

A preview of the semi-final matchups tonight. Canada v. USA for the gold part deux on the horizon? [Hockey Centric]

If you haven't read the story about Brian Burke dealing with his son's death and the Olympics, you definitely should [Sports Illustrated]

A look at the average finish for nations in the Olympic hockey tournament [Mirtle]

Don Cherry wants a Canada-US rematch: "I said we are going to win the gold. This was before the game against Russia. I said, we’re going to meet your guys in the final and we’re going to kick your ass." [Truth and Rumours]

Speaking of sour Grapes, Russia's president has canceled his visit to the Games' closing ceremonies [CBC]

Q&A with Sidney Crosby on the Slovaks; possible rematch with USA [NHL]

Why is Phil Kessel wearing chef's hat and apron? Friday Youtube Yoinkage [WWoLD]

A nice little roundup piece on all of the Maple Leaf related trade rumour floating around [TML Fan Fury]

Morning Additions

Emergency resupply of 8,500 condoms en route to the Olympic Village. Giggity [Market Watch]

New Maple Leaf calendars featuring Phaneuf and Giguere [Changing on the Fly]

A pretty good explanation of the advanced Corsi stat [Five Hole Fanatics]

For future reference, celebrating a gold medal victory on the ice with beer, cigars, and champagne may not be the best idea [Fourth Place Medal]

Ahh screw that! Live it up ladies! [general borschevsky]

Eight NHL teams have the chance of having all three medals won by players [Eyes on the Prize]

Playing off of that, NHLers in medal contention [Mirtle]

Will the Leafs ever again have an end of the year All-Star? [Vintage Leaf Memories]

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It’s amazing that Canada is tied for Gold medals, too bad we won’t make first overall.
13 medals from women, one from pairs and only 3 from the men, crazy.

Here’s looking for a USA/ Canada hockey matchup Will be a good game if we make it there.

by not_Chemmy on Feb 26, 2010 8:26 AM EST reply actions

Canadian Women

Are ~~Awesome!~~ The Best! Excellent game last night. Some really good photos in the papers this morning too.

So I posted some of them here.

by general borschevsky on Feb 26, 2010 8:32 AM EST reply actions

Beat you.

I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.

by SkinnyFish on Feb 26, 2010 8:46 AM EST up reply actions

Someone's

complaining about the women’s team drinking beer and smoking cigars on the ice after the game, IOC is investigating and Hockey Canada issued an apology “if you are offended”…

by PLAYOFFS!!!1 on Feb 26, 2010 8:49 AM EST reply actions

And of course they find a way to ruin it.

by Fergus30 on Feb 26, 2010 8:52 AM EST up reply actions

IOC basically hates everything good in this world.

Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure! (or Twitter.) GO BRUINS! (and Wild!)

by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 26, 2010 8:58 AM EST up reply actions

This is a correct statement. It’s run by a bunch of out of touch, corrupt, wanna be politicians and business people who know jack squat about how the Olympics should be run.

I've always wanted to be a PPP Princess. You see kids, you can be anything you want to be; so long as Jay Leno doesn't also want to be that.

by SkinnyFish on Feb 26, 2010 9:02 AM EST up reply actions

But they are making a pile of money off it, I believe.

Join me on the Hockey Blog Adventure! (or Twitter.) GO BRUINS! (and Wild!)

by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 26, 2010 9:04 AM EST up reply actions

I’m upset that the first photo didn’t yield a dinosaur related caption.

by Fergus30 on Feb 26, 2010 9:08 AM EST reply actions

BOOOOOZE!!!1

by Army13 on Feb 26, 2010 9:30 AM EST reply actions

Nitpicking here, but it would be shitty to be “rewarded” with Molson Canadian.
It’d be like wanting a great rock band to play at your wedding and Nickelback shows up.

Go Canada!

by Jo4nny on Feb 26, 2010 9:43 AM EST reply actions