2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

[Moliere]

Real nice work by UnderArmor with the long-track speed skating unis. Very flattering.

No wonder we suck at speed skating


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[Topper]

No wonder we suck at speed skating


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Did nobody review the final draft?

[myboynoah]

How a skier managed to compete at the Olympics despite not being very good

Her spot in the Olympics is a result of the relative lack of depth in women’s halfpipe and the fact that some countries that dominate in the sport, such as the United States, can only send four competitors. Swaney did her part, at least according to the rules for eligibility set forth by the International Ski Federation (FIS), by doggedly appearing at World Cup events — and not falling.

The minimum requirements for making it to the Winter Games included consistently finishing in the top 30 in World Cup events and accumulating enough FIS points. The former was not a major problem, as many World Cup events did not attract 30 women, and her play-it-safe approach — to perhaps put it far too kindly — ensured that she remained upright and came away with at least a few points.

According to the Denver Post, Swaney has traveled the world to compete in World Cup halfpipe events, including in China, Italy, France, South Korea, Canada and New Zealand, as well as stateside in California, Colorado and Utah. Her best result was 13th out of a field of 15 competitors in China, when most of the world’s top skiers were at a more prestigious event in the United States.

“The field is not that deep in the women’s pipe and she went to every World Cup, where there were only 24, 25, or 28 women,” a veteran FIS judge said of Swaney to the Denver Post. “She would compete in them consistently over the last couple years and sometimes girls would crash so she would not end up dead last.

[Commando]

Wow if she is that determined and skiing so much you'd think she'd develop some sort of remedial skill in the pipe.

[Northwestcoug]

I wonder what the next half-pipe ski craze is going to be. There will certainly be others who follow her path to Olympic stardom.

[Flystripper]

Wow if she is that determined and skiing so much you'd think she'd develop some sort of remedial skill in the pipe.

lol yeah if you traveled the world for two years competing in half pipe competitions you think that by sheer number of runs you would learn something more than a 180 degree turn sometimes accompanied by a 12 inch jump. hilarious.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Wow if she is that determined and skiing so much you'd think she'd develop some sort of remedial skill in the pipe.

lol yeah if you traveled the world for two years competing in half pipe competitions you think that by sheer number of runs you would learn something more than a 180 degree turn sometimes accompanied by a 12 inch jump. hilarious.

Yep. My wife and I were laughing about this. All that practice, money, and travel and this is where you are in terms of skills? Lol.

[beefytee]

So the US isn't doing so well:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-u-s-is-on-pace-for-a-lousy-olympics/

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-disappointment-continues-for-team-usa/

I haven't heard if Trump chimed in on these Olympics. This seems like something he would care about, namely poor indicators of true greatness (think crowd size).

My one hope is that Russia is shutout completely, but I'm guessing they will find a gold medal somewhere.

[falafel]

So the US isn't doing so well:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-u-s-is-on-pace-for-a-lousy-olympics/

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-disappointment-continues-for-team-usa/

I haven't heard if Trump chimed in on these Olympics. This seems like something he would care about, namely poor indicators of true greatness (think crowd size).

My one hope is that Russia is shutout completely, but I'm guessing they will find a gold medal somewhere.

Hasn't Russia already been shut out (by virtue of their team being prevented from competing under the Russian flag)?

[beefytee]

Hasn't Russia already been shut out (by virtue of their team being prevented from competing under the Russian flag)?

They can still win. They will just raise the Olympic flag and play the Olympic anthem. They just haven't won yet.

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[Omaha 680]

I enjoyed the men's hockey team's win yesterday, and am enjoying their game against Czech Republic now. If they pull this off they are only one win away from a medal which seemed impossible 4 days ago.

[RC Vikings]

Seeing the U.S. win a gold in nordic skiing made my Olympics. Only the second medal ever in nordic skiing and a first for the women.

[Moliere]

Seeing the U.S. win a gold in nordic skiing made my Olympics. Only the second medal ever in nordic skiing and a first for the women.

Agreed. That was an awesome moment.


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[Jeff Lebowski]

2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Seeing the U.S. win a gold in nordic skiing made my Olympics. Only the second medal ever in nordic skiing and a first for the women.

Just watched the entire race. Wow! Actually teared up a little at the end there. What a finish.

[Art Vandelay]

It is interesting to watch the women hockey players. No surprise they aren’t as fast or aggressive as men. What surprises me is how poor their stick skills are. That doesn’t seem like something that should be that different between the sexes