KevinD (02-22-2018)
The slope-style skiing final was unbelievably fun to watch yesterday, those guys are unreal. I'm a snowboarder so I was biased, but during the last Olympics I was convinced snowboard slopestyle was more fun to watch, but I think skiing has surpassed it. It was incredible.
I wanted to be a Monk, but I never got the chants.
Godfather (02-20-2018), Hal-9000 (02-19-2018), Noilly Pratt (02-20-2018)
Godfather (02-20-2018)
https://streamable.com/hufch
So cool to see how excited the German team was to tie the men's two man bobsled team for the Gold, great sportsmanship all around! I love this shit
Absolutely wild fact... the last time we won gold in this very same event, it was also a tie
I'm a sucker for these gestures. So great.
Im not sure whats the point though..? He won the thing.. Pulling those other guys up there didnt change the scores or remove the word "winner" from beside his name..
lost in melb. (02-22-2018), Muddy (02-20-2018)
lost in melb. (02-22-2018)
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Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it.
Americans won the gold in Women's Hockey, congrats! Shouldn't come down to a shootout, but the US was the better team that game anyways.
Hal-9000 (02-22-2018)
Someone was saying that's actually a legit strategy?
Don’t blame the skater, blame the rules of short track. If a skater falls by themselves at the start then tough luck. But if a skater falls and causes another skater to fall or stumble at the start then the race is stopped and they do it again. Skaters are incentivized to intentionally cause as many problems as possible at the start if they fall. I skated at the Olympic Trials for short track, every skater learns to do this from a young age.
Edit: Regarding the was it intentional debate: Yes it is absolutely intentional to reach his hand out and grab the Japanese skater. But the Japanese skater is “ok” with it because it’s just part of the sport and it is expected, so no it wasn’t intentionally devious or unsportsmanlike.
Hal-9000 (02-22-2018), lost in melb. (02-22-2018)
Someone was saying that's actually a legit strategy?
Don’t blame the skater, blame the rules of short track. If a skater falls by themselves at the start then tough luck. But if a skater falls and causes another skater to fall or stumble at the start then the race is stopped and they do it again. Skaters are incentivized to intentionally cause as many problems as possible at the start if they fall. I skated at the Olympic Trials for short track, every skater learns to do this from a young age.
Edit: Regarding the was it intentional debate: Yes it is absolutely intentional to reach his hand out and grab the Japanese skater. But the Japanese skater is “ok” with it because it’s just part of the sport and it is expected, so no it wasn’t intentionally devious or unsportsmanlike.