2022 Olympics (for the other events) Thread.

theabortionatorknee gate

deathcookiethat score was messed up. you know who I'm talking about

rudagerJust hung out and watched everyone throw down for slope training. Y’all are in for a treat, they added a jump for the watchtower roof rail, and a few other tweaks.

seems like the skew jumps are throwing some skiers off, was talking with Henrik, and even he said it puts him so corked, but everyone is stoked on the park set up regardless.

Womens slope goes down Sunday (local time, so north America’s Saturday night)

Monsieur_PatateSick, looking forward to both events, but I think Womens slope actually goes down Monday local time, so Sunday evening in the US?
That's what I see on the official website (when set to local it only changes time, not day, hence the "-1" indicated it's a day prior I think:

rudagerQualifiers Sunday here. Then finals on the Monday morning. After finals it’s mens qualifiers in the afternoon. And mens finals Tuesday.

nmwninjartNice to have an insider.
Thats gotta be quite an experience for you!

r00kieBringing gold home to da U.P.! Lets go snowboard cross team!

coronaLove that mixed snowboard cross event. Also hilarious watching them clearing snow on the course with leaf blowers.

OldManAtABasinUSA > Canada

coronaKeep in mind Canada is missing their 400 best hockey players and the US is missing only their top 250 players.

coronaKeep in mind Canada is missing their 400 best hockey players and the US is missing only their top 250 players.

larilinesignThe rhythm dance ice skating is so sensual!

r00kieWhats that I hear? Is that an excuse?

larilinesignThey're gonna let the Russian teen figure skater chick who failed her drug test compete, but IOC will not hold a ceremony if she medals.

My initial thought was "Eh what's the big deal, it's a medicine she needs to manage a health condition, why is it even banned?"

But that's what I said about Lance Armstrong, and it turned out that he was like staying up all night trying to figure out how to skrrt the doping rules.

Now I just imagine Kamila Valieva sitting in a Chinese hotel room at 2am getting an arm injection while Vladamir Putin sits in the corner watching.

larilinesignThe live-to-kick-ass ostentatious confidence that only an Amercian can have!

CaptainObvious.I remember watching Kelly Sildaru when she was like 9 and thinking “this girls gonna kill it”

STEEZUS_CHRI5TMy favorite way to watch a finals run

**This post was edited on Feb 15th 2022 at 10:05:50pm

STEEZUS_CHRI5TMy favorite way to watch a finals run

**This post was edited on Feb 15th 2022 at 10:05:50pm

theLiquorGod i kinda hate figure skating. Earlier this week i was like “ehh it’s actually alright” 10 minutes later i’m falling asleep on the couch.
and this russian girl totally botched one of her spins almost fell, she gets first by a huge margin then next girl comes out and lays a near flawless routine but judges nitpick the exact degrees of her spins when the russian girl got away with a straight botch that woulda scored a 70 in skiing, but no i guess the Russians performance was more “artistic”
fuck all that and that stupid fucking event let me watch hockey

r00kieThe culture around figure skating seems super toxic too.

coronaOnly made worse by them letting the Russian athlete continue to compete even after testing positive for banned substances. Russian team saying she 'accidentally' took her grandfathers heart medication. BS. I thought Russians weren't supposed to be allowed to compete at these Olympics anyways.

coronaCanada and US men's hockey teams out. The NHL pulling out really makes Olympic hockey lame. No longer best on best but 1000th best on 1000th best. Euro teams get the advantage because not all their top players play in the NHL.

coronaCanada and US men's hockey teams out. The NHL pulling out really makes Olympic hockey lame. No longer best on best but 1000th best on 1000th best. Euro teams get the advantage because not all their top players play in the NHL.

theLiquorKinda, but you’re vastly overblowing it. You act like Slovakia, especially Sweden, never could beat USA and Canada with NHL players. Hell, just a couple olympic games ago even Germany won it and I’m pretty sure NHLers were playing back then. Team chemistry beats out talent

coronaNah, not overblowing it. There's no way Slovakia would have beat the US this year with NHL players. Sweden has excellent players, but there would be no comparison to Canada's hypothetical team this year if NHL players were involved. The top Swedish players would have a tough time making Canada's 4th line this year. Team chemistry is important, and has in the past been the difference maker, but it only gets you so far. There's a reason Canada has dominated when NHL players are involved.

r00kieHad no idea the germans were so good at bobsledding. Sweeping the podium in the two man as it stands.