Picture thread Germany-USA, game 1 World Ice Hockey Championships

[Lars77]

Thought i'd make a pic thread of this event, a record breaking hockey game played in front of a crowd of 77.803.

Germany 2-1 USA (OT)

USA Today: Germany stuns USA in overtime: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/2010-05-07-germany-usa-world-championships_N.htm




http://sportbild.bild.de/SPORT/sportmix/mehr-sport/2010/05/07/wm-auftakt-deutschland-usa/fg_20wm-auftakt/kulisse__16054052__MBQF-1273257405,templateId=renderScaled,property=Bild,height=349.jpg



Photo carusel:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hockey/internationellt/ishockeyvm2010/article7094259.ab?service=galleryFlash

[Forkboy]

1. Cool pics.

Must have been a lot of fun to be at.

[Lars77]

2. And if anyone wondered where the soccer pitch went..

The pitch is lowered and taken out underneath the stadium by hydraulics. That way they are able to use natural grass and give it all the light and water it needs between games.

[Forkboy]

5. Now that is just borderline brilliant!

Too cool!

[Lars77]

6. It's absolutely brilliant

i firmly believe that football (soccer) should be played on a natural pitch. It's part of the great heritage of the gamem, but with more and more pressure to exploit arenas commercially, it's only a matter of time before most stadiums has plastic grass. Even if it looks natural it still sucks in my opinion. FC Schalke 04 are showing the way :)

[Captain Hilts]

8. They almost made Shea Stadium's replacement with the retractable field. nt

[Forkboy]

9. What went wrong? Did it make too much sense?

;)

[Captain Hilts]

10. I think it came down to...$$$. But it got through a few drafts of the project. nt

[Forkboy]

11. Seems worth the bucks in the long run.

Which of course goes against American thinking. Hell, even saying "the long run" gets me branded as a socialist these days. :)

[KamaAina]

3. How do you say "EPIC FAIL" auf Deutsch?

:grr:

[Lars77]

4. Im sure they would understand

Their language is full of English references in daily speech :)

[Captain Hilts]

7. GREAT photographs!