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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeDec 10th 2012
    francis wrote
    Well it's over, despite Murphy's breakdown in the final session, still a decent finale! What a miss on the blue slant I'm glad I can go to bed hehe.


    biggrin

    He still wasn't a sure in for winning but that miss on the blue was unbelievable. If the blue had gone in and Murphy went on to win that frame it would have been a psychological blow to Selby. Good match but I was a bit disappointed it didn't go to the wire.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeDec 30th 2012 edited
    So Tour de Ski is off again!

    It's pretty amazing -- and more than a tad embarassing -- that in the 6 years it has lasted, no Norwegians have ever won this damn thing, neither women nor men.

    It looks very difficult this year too. In the women's class, Polish Juzstyna Kowalzyk is once again in a class of her own. She's a damn machine! So she's impossible to beat in the overall. In the men's class, Swiss Dario Cologna is once again the favourite. However, at this point -- only the second day in the tour -- I have more hopes for our own Petter Northug than I've had in a few years.
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      CommentAuthorfrancis
    • CommentTimeDec 30th 2012 edited
    Thor wrote
    So Tour de Ski is off again!

    It's pretty amazing -- and more than a tad embarassing -- that in the 6 years it has lasted, no Norwegians have ever won this damn thing, neither women nor men.


    I think it's safe to say that shame ends at the Scandinavian borders. wink

    But I hope Norway will win this year Thor biggrin
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeDec 30th 2012
    francis wrote
    Thor wrote
    So Tour de Ski is off again!

    It's pretty amazing -- and more than a tad embarassing -- that in the 6 years it has lasted, no Norwegians have ever won this damn thing, neither women nor men.


    I think it's safe to say that shame ends at the Scandinavian borders. wink

    But I hope Norway will win this year Thor biggrin


    Well, cross-country skiing is quite big in certain European countries -- Sweden, Finland, Russia, Germany, Poland (due to Kowalzyk, mostly), Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia. Czechs are doing great now too (lead by the legendary Lukas Bauer). Outside Europe, Canada is always a great contender. And USA is getting there, lead by yesterday's leg winner Kikkan Randall. So it's not only in Scandinavia.

    But yeah, I know it isn't that big in the Benelux countries and the UK, which make up a great deal of this board. UK has Andrew Musgrave and he's pretty good.

    It is our national sport, though, so all eyes are fixed on the telly during Tour de Ski (and other ski events).
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      CommentAuthorfrancis
    • CommentTimeDec 31st 2012
    I'll keep an eye out for it, I'm sure it will still look great with digital television now, I'm a sucker for any outside sport with great coverage.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeDec 31st 2012
    No coverage here at all that I'm aware of.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeDec 31st 2012
    Timmer wrote
    No coverage here at all that I'm aware of.


    Not surprised. I doubt cross-country skiing is popular in the UK.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJan 1st 2013
    In the US we're getting into some of the meaningful football games. Our BCS game comes up Monday pitting Notre Dame against Alabama. The NFL playoffs begin this weekend. The Minnesota team is in this year but they have a daunting task of having to beat Green Bay at home outside. This will be the frozen tundra referenced in the past.
    Tom
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJan 7th 2013
    The first round is finished. Minnesota, Indianapolis, Washington, and Cincinnati were eliminated. Round two is this weekend.
    Tom
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJan 7th 2013
    As predicted, the Norwegian athletes fell through in the Tour de Ski overall. Legkov won the men's and Kowalczyk won the women's. I don't what it is about this form of competition, but we are really struggling to find one that is suited for all the legs, and the one we DID have (Marit Bjørgen) had to pass this year's event due to heart flutter.

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      CommentAuthorfrancis
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2013
    Having watched the two evening sessions of the masters snookers tournament so far (Allen/Davis, Maguire/Dott), I've been a bit underwhelmed by the scrappy frames (red balls scattered all over the place taking forever to clear), maybe I've missed out on better matches in the afternoon? Will definitely check out the Trump match this afternoon.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2013
    Yeah, no real magic yet but I'm sure things will take off soon.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorfrancis
    • CommentTimeJan 15th 2013
    Finally some excitement with the Trump/Hawkins match; still need to see the outcome of tonight's match but I would be surprised if Murphy didn't win this. smile
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2013
    The final four in football this year is San Francisco, Atlanta, Baltimore, and New England. I have a feeling about Baltimore this year.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2013 edited
    francis wrote
    Finally some excitement with the Trump/Hawkins match; still need to see the outcome of tonight's match but I would be surprised if Murphy didn't win this. smile


    Murphy came through.

    Howabout Matthew Stevens though? [spoiler]How the hell he lost from 4-1 up? ( it should even have been 5-0 up ) This time tomorrow he'll either be still kicking himself up the arse or trying to rebuild the 20,000 piece jig-saw he smashed his cue into.[/spoiler]
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorfrancis
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2013
    Well in all honesty, Williams played extremely poorly in the first session and had it been any other player you can rule out a comeback. Had Stevens not missed that brown ball at 0-3, I think it would've been game over for Williams then and there. Glad to see the matches starting to get interesting smile
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 16th 2013
    francis wrote
    Well in all honesty, Williams played extremely poorly in the first session and had it been any other player you can rule out a comeback. Had Stevens not missed that brown ball at 0-3, I think it would've been game over for Williams then and there. Glad to see the matches starting to get interesting smile


    Agree! No real fireworks yet but some really great tense up and down matches that makes things unpredictable. Looking forward to seeing Selby in action later.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorfrancis
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2013 edited
    Wow, again what a comeback... !!! Feel sorry for Bingham, but I think in the end the nerves got the best of him and some shot choices that felt weird. For instance, when he had Selby snookered behind pink in the second to last frame, why not have it put back instead of trying to snooker him again behind brown (which he failed to do). He had him already snookered! Still credit to Selby for showing yet again top form under pressure!
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2013
    Robertson v Allen.....

    WOW! thumbs
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorfrancis
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2013
    Great match! That escape from Robertson out of that snooker to pot the red was for me the shot of the tournament. I think he's the best contender for the title this year.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2013
    francis wrote
    Great match! That escape from Robertson out of that snooker to pot the red was for me the shot of the tournament. I think he's the best contender for the title this year.


    Definitely a contender ( and how gutted must Allen be after such a brilliant snooker behind the yellow ). We'll have to see how some of the other favourite like Higgins and Selby play as it progresses.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  22. I really, really miss snooker. It's not shown at all on American TV sad
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 17th 2013
    Jon Broxton wrote
    I really, really miss snooker. It's not shown at all on American TV sad


    That's a shame Jon but it never has been an American game has it. If you could watch we'd then have a 3rd person in the conversation giving their opinion.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 18th 2013
    WTF happened to Judd Trump today? He was rubbish, I could have beaten him.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2013
    And tomorrow the NHL is finally going to start up after a long delay.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2013
    Timmer wrote
    WTF happened to Judd Trump today? He was rubbish, I could have beaten him.


    Same goes for Mark Williams who gave an incredibly poor show against Mark Selby who was also playing badly but still won 6-1

    For me Neil Robertson is the man to beat.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorfrancis
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2013
    Didn't catch the Trump game (and glad I didn't from the looks of it), the semi finals will make for better snooker than yesterday's sessions (I hope).
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 19th 2013
    Murphy got punished for his mistakes and it's Robertson who's through to the final first.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJan 20th 2013
    Armstrong needs to go away.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJan 21st 2013
    The superbowl teams are set for this year. It is Baltimore vs. S.F and it will be held in 13 days.
    Tom
    listen to more classical music!

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