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Old 02-13-2006, 05:01 PM
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Old 02-13-2006, 05:17 PM
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yeah, i get that. but if the Olmypics were in Moscow we (our press at least) would still call it the 2006 Moscow Olympics not that 2006 Moskva Olympics.

the US press anglicize all foreign cities for us so why stop now?

i bet the real reason is that some nbc executive just thought torino was "sexier" than turin.
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Old 02-13-2006, 06:51 PM
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shaun white done killed it in the halfpipe.

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yeah! shaun white...wow, the kid's an artist on the board. it was worth waiting an hour between runs. and he's just got a great attitude and cracks me up!
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Old 02-13-2006, 07:58 PM
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Old 02-13-2006, 07:59 PM
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yeah, i get that. but if the Olmypics were in Moscow we (our press at least) would still call it the 2006 Moscow Olympics not that 2006 Moskva Olympics.

the US press anglicize all foreign cities for us so why stop now?

i bet the real reason is that some nbc executive just thought torino was "sexier" than turin.
yeah..id say its more of a marketing decision than anything else..
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:07 PM
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i watched the women's halfpipe today which was good.. i like kelly clark she goes huge and she's kinda ugly... you have to like that...now it's just hockey...the rest of the olympics is about as important as a royal wedding or who won a grammy....
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:08 PM
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^They're just trying to maintain consistency with the Olympic committee. All the official Olympic signage says Torino 2006. Calling it Turin would confuse the audience.
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Old 02-13-2006, 08:59 PM
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i like how the medals have big holes in them. they look like large flat donuts.
I saw a guy holding up a silver medal and I thought it was a CD. I was like, 'what's that - his workout music?'
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Old 02-13-2006, 10:13 PM
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a platinum grill to complete the set.
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Old 02-13-2006, 10:23 PM
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i watched the women's halfpipe today which was good.. i like kelly clark she goes huge and she's kinda ugly... you have to like that...
I don't follow women's snowboarding but kelly clark was killing it. To bad she washed out on that last 1080 or whatever it was.
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^They're just trying to maintain consistency with the Olympic committee. All the official Olympic signage says Torino 2006. Calling it Turin would confuse the audience.
The town of Torino wants it called Torino. I don't think it's unreasonable. It's some podunk town in the Italian alps. If it weren't for some hoax religious relic I saw on "In Search Of..." as a kid, I never would have heard of it. It's not like Rome or some other town everyone already calls by the anglicized name. Calling it by its real name shouldn't confuse anyone.

Of course, now half the media are calling it Turin, and the other half are calling it Torino, so that is very confusing.
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Old 02-13-2006, 11:19 PM
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Did you see the Chinese skater bust her knee? Not sure how she managed to skate after that. I was in awe.
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Old 02-13-2006, 11:35 PM
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shit, i was in pain just watching that.

alright, can anyone explain (in a nutshell) the rules of curling?
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Old 02-13-2006, 11:37 PM
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Did you see the Chinese skater bust her knee? Not sure how she managed to skate after that. I was in awe.
that's nothing compared to the female luger who knocked herself out & then slid down the rest of the course unconcious on her face.
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