2022 Olympics

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Did anyone else find the situation with the Russian girls even sadder seeing them constantly carrying around those stuffed animals Really highlights how young they are...

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Anonymous wrote:Has NBC been showing the medal ceremonies and the the anthems and so forth? I did not see one. I only have seen a few ceremonies with the athletes holding a weirdo little toy.

They haven't done that in years. They move onto the next event. You will see them if you watch the full events on USA or CNBC.

NP, here. Really? I could swear I’ve seen medal ceremonies more recently. I feel as though I’ve seen the whole lifting of the flags and the national anthems playing during the last few Olympics.

Does anyone know when they stopped showing the medal ceremonies and why?

I've been seeing them on Peacock. And on primetime, they show some of the medal ceremonies if an American places. Maybe it depends on how busy a day it is. (showing medal ceremony vs. showing actual sports coverage)

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else find the situation with the Russian girls even sadder seeing them constantly carrying around those stuffed animals Really highlights how young they are...

Yeah I know but I think they are stuffed animal tissue box cover/ holder. Amazon sells them, they are cute and convenient for runny nose and tears at rinkside.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has NBC been showing the medal ceremonies and the the anthems and so forth? I did not see one. I only have seen a few ceremonies with the athletes holding a weirdo little toy.

They haven't done that in years. They move onto the next event. You will see them if you watch the full events on USA or CNBC.

NP, here. Really? I could swear I’ve seen medal ceremonies more recently. I feel as though I’ve seen the whole lifting of the flags and the national anthems playing during the last few Olympics.

Does anyone know when they stopped showing the medal ceremonies and why?

I've been seeing them on Peacock. And on primetime, they show some of the medal ceremonies if an American places. Maybe it depends on how busy a day it is. (showing medal ceremony vs. showing actual sports coverage)

Poster here who asked the Q: Thanks. I didn’t think that NBC hadn’t been showing the ceremonies for years.

[Anonymous]

The pairs skate was a delight to watch. Loved all of the top teams.

Knierim and Frazier won the gold in my heart. What a beautiful program.

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Anonymous wrote:The pairs skate was a delight to watch. Loved all of the top teams.

Knierim and Frazier won the gold in my heart. What a beautiful program.

Superb skating tonight. I thought the best pair won--Sui and Han are just terrific, so gorgeous. Glad they went with the more difficult quad twist to give them the points to make up for the little stumble later.

[Anonymous]

While I knew she wasn’t going to medal, I find Mariah Bell’s skating so pleasing to watch. She had 2 lovely programs. It was clear she truly felt her music. Without the mistakes in the short, she might have placed higher.

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Anonymous wrote:While I knew she wasn’t going to medal, I find Mariah Bell’s skating so pleasing to watch. She had 2 lovely programs. It was clear she truly felt her music. Without the mistakes in the short, she might have placed higher.

Agree.

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It’s not a “made up issue,” because they’re not getting those deductions the vast majority of the time. The Eteri tax.

LOL right skaters have NEVER been overscored before. My word! Never ever. Not under the old system. Not under the new system. No, overscoring was invented when Eteri started sending girls to competitions.

Don't be ridiculous.

You’re the one who’s being ridiculous, or woefully uninformed.

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Anonymous wrote:Is this conspiracy angle actually possible?

I’m someone who rolls my eyes at conspiracy theories, but I also skated at a high level when I was young and I don’t know about this one. Certainly Kamila was rattled and in her head before she ever started and could make mistakes because of it, but the sheer NUMBER of mistakes and falls — I don’t know that I buy it. At least two times, she had a decently solid landing, not terribly crooked or off balance, them twisted her body and had yet another fall. Absolutely looked as if it *could* have been intentional.

The behavior of the silver medalist was disgraceful at any competition, let alone an Olympic Games, and what the hell does “you knew everything” mean? I’m certain we’ll never know and this will all get swept under the rug, just as it always does.

As Adam Rippon said “what a s**t show. OMG.”

Just saw the ceremony where they were being presented with their stuffed animals. Trusova held hers with one hand flipping an obvious, pronounced bird.

What an absolute brat.

I assume she is abused by the state. The skaters have little agency over their own lives. Do you know how Russia works??

You know, if you want to argue that their training system sucks, that shipping young kids hundreds of miles away from their families to begin training in elementary school sucks, that the state funding their training and in return burdening them with totally unrealistic expectations of success sucks, etc,etc, I don’t disagree.

But the fact remains that in their system, umpteen athletes have managed to make it to the Olympics, compete, not take gold and *not* throw screaming temper tantrums and flip birds on the podium. So maybe expend less energy defending a pathetic, classless display from Trusova.

No one is shipping kids away. Stop inventing things just to bolster your argument.

The nature of skating is such that its facilities are concentrated in large urban centers or dedicated sports facilities. If you want to train with a top coach, chances are, you are going to have to travel to find him or her. Lipinski's mother moved with her while her father stayed behind in Houston. Sasha Cohen's family broke down under the burden of one parent's travel commitment to her skating. That's the game. Basketball can be played anywhere; skating requires a rink and a coach. It's a high price of admission sport.

Yeah, the talented kids in dirt poor villages in Russia hundreds of miles from home just stay home with mommy and daddy and train at the nearby state of the art facilities.

And the point is, even the skaters from Russia who DID come up through those churn and burn systems managed not to throw screaming temper tantrums like toddlers because they got a silver medal. Weird.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this conspiracy angle actually possible?

I’m someone who rolls my eyes at conspiracy theories, but I also skated at a high level when I was young and I don’t know about this one. Certainly Kamila was rattled and in her head before she ever started and could make mistakes because of it, but the sheer NUMBER of mistakes and falls — I don’t know that I buy it. At least two times, she had a decently solid landing, not terribly crooked or off balance, them twisted her body and had yet another fall. Absolutely looked as if it *could* have been intentional.

The behavior of the silver medalist was disgraceful at any competition, let alone an Olympic Games, and what the hell does “you knew everything” mean? I’m certain we’ll never know and this will all get swept under the rug, just as it always does.

As Adam Rippon said “what a s**t show. OMG.”

Just saw the ceremony where they were being presented with their stuffed animals. Trusova held hers with one hand flipping an obvious, pronounced bird.

What an absolute brat.

I assume she is abused by the state. The skaters have little agency over their own lives. Do you know how Russia works??

You know, if you want to argue that their training system sucks, that shipping young kids hundreds of miles away from their families to begin training in elementary school sucks, that the state funding their training and in return burdening them with totally unrealistic expectations of success sucks, etc,etc, I don’t disagree.

But the fact remains that in their system, umpteen athletes have managed to make it to the Olympics, compete, not take gold and *not* throw screaming temper tantrums and flip birds on the podium. So maybe expend less energy defending a pathetic, classless display from Trusova.

I wrote 3 sentences so didn’t “expend” much energy. You, on the other hand…

“HURR DURR, U WROTE TOO MANY WORDS.”

Grow so very much up, and stop defending a 17-year-old spoiled brat.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:While I knew she wasn’t going to medal, I find Mariah Bell’s skating so pleasing to watch. She had 2 lovely programs. It was clear she truly felt her music. Without the mistakes in the short, she might have placed higher.

Agree.

I loved seeing her too! I was also really delighted by all the Azerbaijani programs for some reason? They weren’t as technically challenging as a lot of the higher ranked skaters but they were fun to watch.

[Anonymous]

I was also delighted by Alysa Liu. In her interview she said how fun it was to watch other skaters she’s friends with and she’s talked about how much support she’s gotten from older members of the team. The two older ice dancers (both named Madison) did her hair and makeup and loaned her a costume for her exhibition skate since she didn’t expect they would ask her to participate

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Anonymous wrote:I was also delighted by Alysa Liu. In her interview she said how fun it was to watch other skaters she’s friends with and she’s talked about how much support she’s gotten from older members of the team. The two older ice dancers (both named Madison) did her hair and makeup and loaned her a costume for her exhibition skate since she didn’t expect they would ask her to participate

That is why I roll my eyes when people talk about the ladies’ singles medal “drought.” I’d rather have our teens be happy, healthy and supported, fully enjoying their experience, then see them on the podium. I’d rather see one of our ladies have a long and personally rewarding career than have her burn out in two seasons with a medal.

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Anonymous wrote:I was also delighted by Alysa Liu. In her interview she said how fun it was to watch other skaters she’s friends with and she’s talked about how much support she’s gotten from older members of the team. The two older ice dancers (both named Madison) did her hair and makeup and loaned her a costume for her exhibition skate since she didn’t expect they would ask her to participate

That is why I roll my eyes when people talk about the ladies’ singles medal “drought.” I’d rather have our teens be happy, healthy and supported, fully enjoying their experience, then see them on the podium. I’d rather see one of our ladies have a long and personally rewarding career than have her burn out in two seasons with a medal.

Alysa is adorable. She’s been posting on Instagram. I love that the ice dancers have kind of adopted her. Madison Hubble did her makeup for all her competitions and took her shopping.