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Choke does imply some mental lapse or cowardess, and that does not apply to the women team. They didn't slam the door shut, they pissed it away, etc.. but they didn't choke. I really hope someday they look at the silver and look at it with pride. Right now they probably want to throw the [expletive] thing in the garbage, and I would feel the same.

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Hockey is dumb and I hate it. Stupid Olympics.

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Socnorb11 wrote:Unless you can give examples of mistakes that they made because of nervousness or tension late in the game, I think "choking" is the wrong terminology.

Semantics? Sure. But if we insist on labeling it, let's label it correctly.
Well, the first mistake was the first goal, and the second mistake was the second goal, and the third mistake was the third goal.

We can each label choking how we like, and I'll label it my way, which is any sporting contest in which you have a big lead late in the event and by any measure SHOULD win, but instead perform very badly, and lose. So, yes, that was a major choke.

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Radbird wrote:
Vidor wrote:Losing after being up 2-0 with less than 4 min left is totally choking.
Apply that same definition to Game 6 and we won because Texas choked. Twice. Freese and Berkman? Merely the beneficiaries of the Rangers not being able to successfully perform the Heimlich maneuver on themselves.

"Choke" is as overused and misapplied as "clutch".
Texas did choke. Even more applicable as they choked in large part due to an appalling misplay by Cruz in right field.

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Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the men's team trails 2-0 in the bronze medal game against Finland after allowing two goals nine (nine!) seconds apart.

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Patrick Kane penalty shot goes off the crossbar. Ow.

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Kane has sucked ass the whole tournament.

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We get smoked 5-0 by Finland, finish medal-less. Well, that sucked.

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Who is that skater that is annoyed with the score? She looks like a [expletive]. Yeah, the c word.

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What the hell is this? This isn't sport. Not even close, and it proves it when they aren't even keeping fake score like they usually do. God I hate figuring skating with a passion. I wouldn't go as far as whacking them on the knees with a pipe iron if I could, but I sure wouldn't hold it against anyone for doing it. Tanya. Goonlooly.

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