Ok, I just have to post this, but Sven Kramer just missed his lane on the 10km scating at the Olympics
Goodbye golden medal!
Normally I am cool with sports: you win some, you loose some, but this was just shocking to see and witness live on tv
[ Edit: Edited on 23-Feb-2010, at 13:55 by Utrecht ]
Ahhhh... Sucks to be Sven. 
Sorry - missed the event. Without cable or satellite - we miss most of the events. Oh, sorry, we get interviews with past athletes commenting on the games. That, and nothing but figure skating. 
You have my sympathies. 
This should make you feel better.....Canada beat Germany 8 to 2 in Men's Hockey!!
Well, it makes ME feel better, anyways.
Michael,
I saw the re-play on tonight's Olympic broadcast. That coach is going to be in the doghouse for the rest of his life in the Netherlands.
Yeah, this one hurt. Especially because it was the coach that sent him into the wrong track!! I feel pretty bad for the coach too mind you, that's something you don't want to carry around with you the rest of your life! I also can't help but wonder why Sven changed lane though. Surely you're in such a rythm at that moment that you just know you are in the right spot?!
Ok, next day at work: at least 20-30 jokes and cartoons in my mailbox about this most stupid sports moment in 2010.
I've send some to you as well Sam...as you speak Dutch
On the upside: I wouldn't have had half an hour of laughing at work about all these jokes that pop up.
There are some good ones there! Too easy when the word for 'job' and 'lane' are the same in dutch... and obviously there are a lot of creative souls in the Netherlands 
Very bizarre moment. I was watching the split times on the internet (not broadcast live in Canada) It took me a few minutes to figure out what happened, I’ve never heard of the before.
A medal for de Jong though.
Quoting TravelSoup
A medal for de Jong though.
Lol, yeah, now he has gold, silver and bronze on the 10km!
Quoting Utrecht
Lol, yeah, now he has gold, silver and bronze on the 10km!
Of course it's all still peanuts compared to the little country up north which leads the all time rankings of medals at a winter olympics. Pretty impressive!