who from espn made the statement that the winter olympics weren't really sports?
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Bryant Gumbel from Real Sports on HBO said that. He said many career damaging things. Like the winter olympics being like a white convention.
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sure!  most sports writers are pretty clueless...assuming atrain313131 is a sports writer =]
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I think the Olympics should feature amateur athletes only...\n\nSome people will say.."Well China pays there athletes..or Russia does.."...but saying that takes away from what the Olympics are supposed to be about...Individuals with the drive to excel..Individuals who are not given every advantage..It is the spirit to win..\n\nThat is what made 1980 so special...Just college players who won through determination over professional players..\n\nWe will never see such inspiration again with NHL players on the ice...
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They are because a majority of AMericans couldn't care less about the sports in the Winter Olympics.  Some will watch the figure skating and hockey fans will watch hockey, but that's about it.\n\nI personally find nothing interesting about the Winter Olympics at all.  Summer Olympics I love, but not winter.
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Yes!  Barry Melrose, the analyst/commentator, was pretty bias.  But it seems he roots for the underdogs.  I've seen him on Sports Center many times ripping on the Wings, Avs, Ducks, any team that's not Canadian...  I think he also has some connection to Boston.  I'm not 100% sure, but I think one of his sons' played hockey there.  I looked at his bio on ESPN.com, but couldn't find anything.
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loved him in the last Olympics.  This Olympics...well, he is doing his "own thang", as they say.  I guess to each their own.  He has his own training styles, and while we may disparage for him for throwing this year's Olympics away, the U.S. team still did pretty well overall, and he has a chance to redeem himself in Canada.
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A1: Yes, I think its nice sport if you mean cool, but in the case you mean if its nice meaning the people are, than it totally depends: coaches can be harsh at times (depending on who they are) and some people are just naturally too competetive.\nA2: Well, half the time I am but we SPOT, picking a spot to stare at until we slow down into an ending.\nA3: Well, you could wear anything you want but i really dont recommend it.\nA4: No, I wouldnt do it. You've gotta strech and that wont help, and if you fall, it really hurts, plus they might freeze. I recommend a dance or yoga pant.\nA5:Because of jumps and spins, also the zamboni doesnt always do a perfect job in layering out the globs of stuff, but thats not his fault.\nA6:Competitive level ranges in what your talking about too-if your talking about competing, then thats for your coach to decide and ranges on how many competions your local club sponsors. If your talking about testing, then it takes about 5+ years working 1 or 2 day sessions for 1 hour or more. \nA7:Of course, its natural! Especially when its a new jump...\ndont feel rained on if your fall at all!!! Everyone does.\nA8: Whats the best? THE feeling of......sense of accomplishment?....flying?....well whatever it is makes me soar. I love doing backwards thing like shoot-the-ducks and sprial (catch-foot). i love the toe-loops, and salchows. It just feels great. I cant explain all of it.\nA9: Hmmmm...  usfsa.org (united states figure skating assosiation), ifsmagazine.com, and isu.org (international skating union)\nIf you have any more figure skating questions you would like me to answer do another Yahoo! Answers question in sports> winter sports> and makes sure to put *miss artisic292* in the brief question summary thing!\n\nThanks, miss artistic292!!
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I like winter sports so i enjoy watching it very much. Turino is well prepared for the games, they worked very hard to make it a breath taking event. The ceremony at the beginning was a little too long but very impressing.
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before you ask about curling you should ask about chess. Yes they are both sports... and to be honest if you dont know the rules or you arent playing they turn out to be the most boring sports ever
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it is sport not politics !!
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go to www.factmonster.com\nwww.cbc.ca/olympics\nsports.espn.com/oly\nwww.olympic.org*\nwww.torino2006.org*\nwww.nbcolympics.com*\nsports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006*\nsortsillistrated.cnn.com/olympics/2006\n\n*i suggest these ones
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WINTER! hahaha, only one here who votes for winter. Love winter sports. Hockey, snowboarding, freestyle skiing, etc.\n\nSummer Games aint bad, mainly watch them for swimming though.\n\nFavourtie Games: X Games!
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Not this year as it isn't a Winter Olympic sport.However, it is listed as an official sport on the Olympics website so it will be part of the Olympics in 2008.
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Torino and Turin are one and the same. The XXth Winter Olympics are organised by the Italians and in Italian, Turin in Torino. Still not convinced? Okay, look here (and then be amazed)
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Are you joking?\nIf you take a references like that\nSo what you say about chess, polo, golf...\nAre they really sports?
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Unfortunately no,I wished they could be but Tony Snow went into detail about it when he was doing his show.I like it when Snow lays into them tho.Freedom of Press and when they hold a press conference its to the biased Dan Rather azz sucking libs.
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I'll probably not watch it at all.  Most of the coverage I'm just not interested in.  Skiing?  Nah.  Cross country?  Nah.  Now, the speed-skating is interesting and could hold my attention for a bit, but other than that... hockey would be the only one, as I like to watch hockey, but I'd probably end up doing other things.\n\nThat isn't to say that I wouldn't read about the Olympic coverage and root for Team USA!