>> ^ctrlaltbleach:

Announcers never cheer on the American version of the show. This lady has won several times but I can't remember if a lady has ever won in the mens competition.


lol. not even the men win the men's competition. In fact, in all history of the show only two won.>> ^lucky760:

It's worth mentioning that this is not the same Ninja Warrior tournament that only 3 men have completed, Sasuke, but the women's version, Kunoichi.
Even more worth mentioning is that not only did Ayako Miyake beat Kunoichi her first time out, but she won three tournaments in a row. Impressive.


Only two ever won SASUKE. Also, KUNOICHI is kind of a joke. For comparison, the third stage of SASUKE (the men's competition) has no time limit; that's just how difficult it is. And after that you have the final stage, with a rope twice as long as the women's pole. IMO, they could just have the women do SASUKE with less of the upper arm endurance (replace it with full body endurance or leg endurance) and add time to the time limit on the first, second and final stages. The fact that such a scrawny girl, an acrobat at that, won shows it takes more balance/coordination/lightness than muscle/endurance/speed to win KUNOICHI, so the girls who train with SASUKE in mind are disadvantaged (especially, they can't have enough muscle and endurance to beat SASUKE, but they have too much to beat KUNOICHI which requires a lighter, more "balanced" - in every sense - body).

Also, the English commentator is piss-poor. It's even more infuriating than the Japanese guy who keeps screaming like she's winning the first freaking gold medal of History. At least the Japanese guy does it consistently in a crescendo and not only when he thinks there's "action" happening in a weird counterpoint or worse, whispering for no reason since she CAN'T BLOODY HEAR HIM. The Japanese guy comments live and doesn't whisper, why the hell would he do that. He should be imprisoned for noise pollution over the airwaves. Also, get rid of the ridiculous overlays, it's distracting.

@thinker247

There was a lot at stake on that game. The gold means we beat the record for most gold medals won in the winter olympics, and in 2002 in salt lake city the gold medal game was Canada vs. USA and we won the gold in their nation, people were saying that this was going to be karmic revenge.

Not to mention.. It's Canada and hockey.

Canada!
Did somebody say most winter olympic gold medals ever?

Iginla Crosby Staal for life!

O and NBC sucks.
Fuck you bob.

Congrats Canada for all your shiny bling.
Congrats Vancouver for making this winter Olympics the best ever.
Today is defiantly your day, enjoy!

GO CANADA!!

In reply to this comment by Zifnab:
Well it is our party . Hope the hockey game today is a good one. We can set a new Olympic record for gold medal's won in a single games if we can take home hockey gold today.

GO CANADA GO!!

In reply to this comment by eric3579:
OK now you're just hogging all the gold medals.

GO CANADA!!

Well it is our party . Hope the hockey game today is a good one. We can set a new Olympic record for gold medal's won in a single games if we can take home hockey gold today.

GO CANADA GO!!

In reply to this comment by eric3579:
OK now you're just hogging all the gold medals.

GO CANADA!!

OK now you're just hogging all the gold medals.

GO CANADA!!

Actually I recall a moment in time when hockey fans did cause a riot and millions in damage in Edmonton several years ago. Sorry but regional membership won't prevent acts of human stupidity.

Besides this the Associated press should be scolded for coming down on these fine athletes for celebrating mildly with OMG cigars, champagne and beer. I know it's not very lady-like but hell they're hockey players!!!


>> ^Payback:
>> ^thinker247:
Canada, you just won the gold medal in your home country! What are you going to do next?
We're going to calmly exit the building and start preparing for the 2014 Olympics. After a night of 8 hours of sleep, of course.

What the Hell. Totally agree. They weren't doing anything the other 4000 Canadians in the stands weren't doing. In fact, the fans didn't even go outside and have a riot that causes $5M+ damage. THAT'S the Canadian way to celebrate a hockey victory!

Actually I recall a moment in time when hockey fans did cause a riot and millions in damage in Edmonton several years ago. Sorry but regional membership won't prevent acts of human stupidity.

Besides this the Associated press should be scolded for coming down on these fine athletes for celebrating mildly with OMG cigars, champagne and beer. I know it's not very lady-like but hell.. they're hockey players!!!

In reply to this comment by Payback:
>> ^thinker247:
Canada, you just won the gold medal in your home country! What are you going to do next?
We're going to calmly exit the building and start preparing for the 2014 Olympics. After a night of 8 hours of sleep, of course.


What the Hell. Totally agree. They weren't doing anything the other 4000 Canadians in the stands weren't doing. In fact, the fans didn't even go outside and have a riot that causes $5M+ damage. THAT'S the Canadian way to celebrate a hockey victory!

>> ^thinker247:
Canada, you just won the gold medal in your home country! What are you going to do next?
We're going to calmly exit the building and start preparing for the 2014 Olympics. After a night of 8 hours of sleep, of course.


What the Hell. Totally agree. They weren't doing anything the other 4000 Canadians in the stands weren't doing. In fact, the fans didn't even go outside and have a riot that causes $5M+ damage. THAT'S the Canadian way to celebrate a hockey victory!

Canada, you just won the gold medal in your home country! What are you going to do next?

We're going to calmly exit the building and start preparing for the 2014 Olympics. After a night of 8 hours of sleep, of course.

Well, when you get a bunch of athletes from around the world to compete to see who is the best, you better be ready for some wacky and/or intense celebrations. Can you imagine what a Zimbabwean gold medal hockey celebration would look like? ...or a Jamaican gold medal bobsled celebration? Someone needs to get a Tracy Morgan haircut and chill out.

>> ^Kevlar:
I believe I speak for most (even us dejected USA fans with no health care and no gold medal) when I say BULLLLLLLLLSSSSSSSSSSSSHH HHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII


FUCKIN bullshit. From a Canadian with fully paid for health care (thanx alberta) and a womens hockey gold medal. Bullllllllll shhhhhittttt

I believe I speak for most (even us dejected USA fans with no health care and no gold medal) when I say BULLLLLLLLLSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

They just won a fricken' gold medal. They should be partying their asses off. Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill.

GO CANADA!!

>> ^spawnflagger:
>> ^Sagemind:
But..., whose medals are they???

I thought the same thing... I sure hope that they sold it just cause they have a bunch of silver and gold medals, and not because they needed the money for a drug habit or something depressing.


Pretty sure they sold them because they needed the money. If I won a medal, it'd have a large sentimental value as well and I'd have to be in quite a bad shape moneywise before I'd start to sell em off.