2022 Olympics

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Anonymous wrote:Mikaela Shiffrin sucks.

That is all.

Are her Olympics over?

She has three (I think) more events.

These were her best events, skies out both times.

Monumental disappointment.

Sorry your life is so sad that you feel the need to say such cruel things about an athlete.

Ok so she messed up. I wouldn't exactly say she sucks. She is still a very accomplished skier with an incredible amount of wins.

She had 2 bad races and is probably inside her own head right now. These bad races still don't erase her other accomplishment.

I am hoping she can come back and do well in her next 3 events, but even is she doesn't she is still an amazing athlete.

My heart aches for her. If you follow her at all, you know she's still very much actively grieving the loss of her dad. Mentally, she's in a really rough place.

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I can't stop watching this.

Same.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Russia may have lost their team gold for figure skating: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/figure-skating-medals-ceremony-delayed-over-legal-consultation-2022-02-09/

The Guardian says it was not performance enhancing.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/09/legal-issue-delays-beijing-medal-ceremony-for-russian-figure-skating-winter-olympics

The Winter Olympics medal ceremony for the figure skating team event was cancelled because of a Russian skater testing positive for a substance that was not performance enhancing, multiple sources have told the Guardian.

On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee cancelled the ceremony citing legal obstacles, which had to be settled with the International Skating Union.

The Inside the Games website then suggested it was related to an alleged positive doping result among the Russian skaters, who won gold, something the Guardian has confirmed, along with the additional detail that the substance is not a drug that would aid performance. There is also growing speculation that the continuing legal wrangle is over whether the substance was taken in or out of competition.

It was Kamila Valieva! https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119043/valieva-legal-problem-beijing-2022

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Anonymous wrote:Greece should always host Summer. With global warming winter is going to become harder to facilitate and they should pick on place and stick with it like the PP stated.

How many of these countries are able to maintain or have a use for all the facilities they build after the games are done? Look at Brazil; the people are living in poverty yet the govt had enough to build these facilities that were never used after the games and now sit to waste away. What's the point?

Totally agree. Greece is summer , Canada is winter and nations all get a chance to be the “host” and highlight their culture. It is not just about the cost to an individual country but the absolute flagrant waste on a planet that is failing.

This is brilliant. Please write and pitch this to the IOC.

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Anonymous wrote:Mikaela Shiffrin sucks.

That is all.

She should have just sat out -pulled herself out - Like Simone Biles. It made Simone a freaking NATIONAL HERO for NOT competing. That got her more sponsorships and publicity than any color medal in the world. Well played Simone!
Why is no one learning from her?

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Anonymous wrote:Russia may have lost their team gold for figure skating: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/figure-skating-medals-ceremony-delayed-over-legal-consultation-2022-02-09/

The Guardian says it was not performance enhancing.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/09/legal-issue-delays-beijing-medal-ceremony-for-russian-figure-skating-winter-olympics

The Winter Olympics medal ceremony for the figure skating team event was cancelled because of a Russian skater testing positive for a substance that was not performance enhancing, multiple sources have told the Guardian.

On Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee cancelled the ceremony citing legal obstacles, which had to be settled with the International Skating Union.

The Inside the Games website then suggested it was related to an alleged positive doping result among the Russian skaters, who won gold, something the Guardian has confirmed, along with the additional detail that the substance is not a drug that would aid performance. There is also growing speculation that the continuing legal wrangle is over whether the substance was taken in or out of competition.

It was Kamila Valieva! https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119043/valieva-legal-problem-beijing-2022

Oh wow. That is huge if true.

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If it doesn't enhance performance, why is it banned?

I will be super angry is this is the work of an incompetent doctor who doesn't read the rule and gave her like an antihystamine or something. Remember Elena Berezhnaya, who was dq'd over an OTC cold medication she stupidly took to stop her runny nose. Aaarghhhh!

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there was that poor romanian gymnast who lost her gold over a cold medication given by a team doctor

You would think they would be more careful about banned substances, though.

They said recreational in the article so sounds like she may have been partying

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Anonymous wrote:If it doesn't enhance performance, why is it banned?

I will be super angry is this is the work of an incompetent doctor who doesn't read the rule and gave her like an antihystamine or something. Remember Elena Berezhnaya, who was dq'd over an OTC cold medication she stupidly took to stop her runny nose. Aaarghhhh!

One of the rumors floating around is that it is marijuana. Just a rumor. It seems like it was from a test before the Olympics. All the medalists at the European Championships (3.5 weeks ago in Estonia) got tested and presumably were clear because the skaters the ROC had in each if the 4 disciplines in the team event won gold at Euros and that hasn’t been stripped and no mention before now.

Jessica Calalang, the US silver medalist in pairs kept testing positive for banned substance for months. Turned out it was something in a mascara or lash growth serum. So maybe it’s something more like that?

If it is Kamila and it is something more serious that could have major ramifications for the women’s event since her coach, Eteri Tutberidze,
coaches the other 2 Russian girls expected to sweep the podium.

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Wow. That would be really unfortunate if she is unable to compete.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about sports largely played only by rich white people.

This. I saw teen Olympians. They are at Princeton, Stanford. Right. Rich people who have time to train and money to hire coaches.

And China looks pitiful getting its athletes from elsewhere. I thought they were supposed to be powerful. They are borrowing athletes from Canada and the US. I guess they don’t think the west is evil when they benefit from it.

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Anonymous wrote:Lol insane mom was somehow able to raise a world champion, competent pianist, perfect SAT scorer and a Stanford admit. All as a single mother. You should be so lucky.

Sounds like a dreamy recipe for happiness.

You’re being racist, plain and simple. If these stats came from a white UMC girl in jersey, you’d be falling all over yourself with what a great parenting job her family did . But an Asian girl - noooo it’s all tiger mother nightmare.

Have fun in your imaginary world of fake scenarios and baseless accusations.

They are not baseless. All you have to do to discover how white people feel about Asian overachievers is to visit the college or AAP forums. Any Asian achievement is written off as tiger parenting. White achievement, in contrary, is always presented as self driven, and applauded. You're blind if you deny this.

It’s is due to parenting. And it works!

Very very rarely can an internally and intrinsically gifted child do that all alone with 1 or 2 neglectful parents without finding one adult somewhere to push them (coach, church, teacher, counselor who can ID talent and potential).

No matter one’s race or ethnicity, a person can more easily succeed with parents willing to give it all up for the kid’s success. Taylor Swift, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about sports largely played only by rich white people.

This. I saw teen Olympians. They are at Princeton, Stanford. Right. Rich people who have time to train and money to hire coaches.

And China looks pitiful getting its athletes from elsewhere. I thought they were supposed to be powerful. They are borrowing athletes from Canada and the US. I guess they don’t think the west is evil when they benefit from it.

I'm guessing the athletes get generous scholarships to go to these type tiered schools given they're hard core and arguably the best of the best in that sport.

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Anonymous wrote:Eileen Gu is a pawn. Her mom influences all her decisions. My usband is convinced the mom is a spy

I think Zhu Yi’s dad is a spy. He returned to Chine to work in artificial intelligence.

I don’t like Gu. Just answer the question about your nationality. I can’t believe women are being told they can’t ski due to their body suits but Gu can ski for China even when she might not be Chinese.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. That would be really unfortunate if she is unable to compete.

if she took a banned substance - rules are rules. Especially recreational drugs - that was her choice.

If it turns out to be something as stupid as a cold medication or something in her makeup, then I think THAT would be unfortunate.