Winter Olympics 2026
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Anonymous
| Are we going to get booed at the opening ceremony |
Anonymous
No, because not many Americans will be attending. |
Anonymous
| The Washington Post won't be there, would have been a big story years ago, I'm not sure if anyone cares anymore. |
Anonymous
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I’m excited to see Nick Baumgardner try for another snowboard cross metal. He’s 44 and from a tiny city in the upper peninsula of Michigan, which is almost entirely flat. The next oldest member of the team is 27. He just seems like a guy who loves snowboarding, his community, and people.
My friend who is a middle school teacher in the UP met him when he came to their tiny school to talk to the kids about his experience at the last Olympics. From everything I’ve seen and heard he is the type of friendly midwestern guy doing what he loves that you want to see succeed. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/01/15/michigan-snowboarder-nick-baumgartner-trains-for-olympics-in-his-own-backyard/ |
Anonymous
be sure to watch/listen to this great podcast about the riveting world of cheating in ski jumping 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtMvvGpHzBw |
Anonymous
| I’ll watch all of it. |
Anonymous
They may still boo when team A walks out? |
Anonymous
It was included in the Marshall HS News & Events this morning. |
Anonymous
| I will watch Speed skating, figure skating and the rest here and there. |
Anonymous
| Expect US team to be booed. |
Anonymous
I hope so they suck |
Anonymous
What is wrong with you? |
Anonymous
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Planning to watch speed slating, figure skating mainly… then some other sporadically.
Noticed luge isnt there anymore. |
Anonymous
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Salt Lake City is set to host the Winter Olympics in 2034. Good thing they aren't hosting this year because there is barely any snow there.
The NYT reported this week, "The Salt Lake City airport may set a new record this winter for low snowfall. So far, only one-tenth of an inch has fallen; the previous low, in 1933-34, was 14.3 inches." "In Utah, where license plates boast of “the greatest snow on Earth,” November and December featured the warmest average temperatures in roughly 130 years of record keeping." “It seems like a joke, but technically, the Florida Panhandle has seen more snowfall than Salt Lake City this year,” said Jon Meyer, assistant state climatologist at the Utah Climate Center." |
Anonymous
There were similar concerns in Calgary. In March 1987, one year before the Games, only one and one-half inches of snow had fallen that winter. Also of concern were Chinook winds, a weather phenomenon unique to Calgary that could send temperatures skyrocketing. The local Olympic Organizing Committee chairman told a story at the time of his recollection when the mercury blasted from 29 degrees below zero to seventy-two above in a matter of hours. Relax, Calgary mayor (and future Alberta premier) Ralph Klein told Sports Illustrated. They'll be snow, and everything will be fine, he promised. There was, and it was fine. Actually, it was better than fine. The Calgary Games were a smashing success. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-16-sp-6212-story.html |