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Every logo scored by Milton Glaser (I Love NY logo), current one gets a 60. I heard someone describe it as a box with a disclaimer mark. 

https://www.bustle.com/p/what-does-the-pyeongchang-olympic-logo-mean-its-chock-full-of-symbols-7797879

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/milton-glaser-analyzes-olympic-logo-design-through-the-ages/

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34 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

Every logo scored by Milton Glaser (I Love NY logo), current one gets a 60. I heard someone describe it as a box with a disclaimer mark. 

https://www.bustle.com/p/what-does-the-pyeongchang-olympic-logo-mean-its-chock-full-of-symbols-7797879

https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/milton-glaser-analyzes-olympic-logo-design-through-the-ages/

I'm not a big fan of the current logo, but he gave the 1968 Mexico and 2012 London logos both scores of 80 so I question his judgment.

My wife and I love the Olympics. It will be on my TV every day until it's over.

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6 minutes ago, billchao said:

I'm not a big fan of the current logo, but he gave the 1968 Mexico and 2012 London logos both scores of 80 so I question his judgment.

My wife and I love the Olympics. It will be on my TV every day until it's over.

That 2012 logo is atrocious. Marks for gaining attention, come on.

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14 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

That 2012 logo is atrocious. Marks for gaining attention, come on.

I actually forgot all about it until I read the article. The Sydney, Beijing, and Rio ones all stand out in my mind.

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25 minutes ago, billchao said:

I actually forgot all about it until I read the article. The Sydney, Beijing, and Rio ones all stand out in my mind.

Those are great. I like the Nagano too.

P&G does it again.

 

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That opening was so good. I'm gonna watch it 10 more times. 

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9 minutes ago, nevets88 said:

That opening was so good. I'm gonna watch it 10 more times. 

I'm watching on NBC. 28 minutes in and they finally got to the countdown.

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16 hours ago, billchao said:

I'm watching on NBC. 28 minutes in and they finally got to the countdown.

Yeah, it's terrible. And they won't shut up during the performance. Didn't make the effort to watch it live. Too lazy to get BBC/international stream. Have most of first day recorded, will watch later. There's football (Manchester) and golf too.

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Short track relay is fun to watch. 

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Since when did they start showing the musical selections in the skating programs? Don't watch much ice skating competitions. 

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10 hours ago, nevets88 said:

Short track relay is fun to watch. 

It is. I like the crashes too!

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11 hours ago, nevets88 said:

Short track relay is fun to watch. 

The importance of timing is so critical in those relays. Agreed amazing to watch. 

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Figure skating needs its scoring system reevaluated. 

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24 minutes ago, billchao said:

Figure skating needs its scoring system reevaluated. 

What prompted that? And how would you revamp it?

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15 minutes ago, iacas said:

What prompted that? And how would you revamp it?

Was watching the men's freeskate in the team event. Patrick Chan took 1st despite touching the ice on three separate occasions.

The way the current system is set up, it encourages people to attempt jumps that they may not complete successfully, but they earn more points from failing a more difficult jump than they would from successfully completing a technically easier one.

I get that they want to advance the sport and it encourages skaters to push the limits of what's possible, but at the same time, it's weird to watch someone skate a clean program lose to someone who fell.

I think they need to make deductions steeper. Maybe have a fall add a deduction for the component score as well because it affects the flow, look, and artistry of the program. Right now if a guy attempts a quad and falls on the landing, he scores more than a guy who hits a perfect triple. But I'm of the opinion that a jump shouldn't be considered completed unless it's landed, but that's not how they score.

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I agree with all of the above.

If you fall on a quad, you shouldn't get more points than a perfect triple.

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I am not sure how much more difficult it is to succeed on a quad versus a triple. 

I could see them rewarding how well they almost landed the quad. 

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