The Olympics !! 2018

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Kurben

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Well, so far Sweden has had a great start to the Olympics. Kalla took gold and Stina Nilsson took another today and, extremely surprising, a (what is it called, the competition that is a mixture of crosscountry skiing and shooting?) young man named Samuelsson took silver. I just hope it continues in this vein.
 

ghost19

"Have I run too far to get home?"
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Well, so far Sweden has had a great start to the Olympics. Kalla took gold and Stina Nilsson took another today and, extremely surprising, a (what is it called, the competition that is a mixture of crosscountry skiing and shooting?) young man named Samuelsson took silver. I just hope it continues in this vein.
Biathlon I believe sir, one of my favorite events to watch. The endurance the skiers show is amazing.
 

GNTLGNT

The idiot is IN
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...gotta give props to little Chloe Kim...17 and wearing gold!.....
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DiO'Bolic

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I try and catch some of the winter Olympics each day, but find myself turning it off after about 10 minutes. Don’t know what it is, but I just can’t get into the winter games this year. And I used to be a part-time certified ski instructor. :umm:
 

Kurben

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Whats the matter with the swedes?? Already 5 medals!! 3 gold and 2 silver. We had hopes that Kalla would take one or two and she has delivered but the rest?? A gold and a Silver in Biathlon was totally unexpected. They were just there to see and learn for the future.....