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Winter Olympics 2026

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  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,346
    Is skeleton the main hope for medals now? 
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,933
    MarcusH26 said:
    Is skeleton the main hope for medals now? 
    It is, make no bones about it.
  • SE10Addick
    SE10Addick Posts: 2,981
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    One of my mates (well loose acquaintance really) is Dave Ryding - he's from a village up the road from me and I regularly ride with mates from his cycling club and he's tagged along with them a few times. He's retiring at the end of this season and has a final shot at an Olympic medal this week. Be amazing if he could get it - not sure anyone would think someone who started on a dry ski slope on the Nick o Pendle would ever have a chance of an Olympic medal! 
    Absolute legend is Dave Ryding - I don't think the average Brit understands the amount of effort and work this guy has put into skiing. I mean, he's just like a normal guy that loves his skiing, but actually is really good at it.

    If he had been born in Switzerland or Austria, this guy would be a gold medal winner. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 16,547
    MarcusH26 said:
    Is skeleton the main hope for medals now? 
    Outside chance in figure skating I think?
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,824
    Mia Brookes in Slopestyle Skiing has a medal chance xx
  • gringo
    gringo Posts: 888
    I always start off with enthusiasm for the Winter Olympics, but it all soons ebbs away into the borefest, and made up sports that it gradually becomes
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 14,192
    Do they still do that one where they do nordic skiing and then shooting? Maybe they could add some high air snowboarding in the middle if it was considered too dull
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,346
    Alwaysneil said:
    Do they still do that one where they do nordic skiing and then shooting? Maybe they could add some high air snowboarding in the middle if it was considered too dull
    Yeah the biathlon was on earlier and one of the Norwegian medalists admitted to having an affair in his post race press conference. 
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,833
    Blades of glory bloke is back on in the figure skating..
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,833
    Not sure on his music choice but he is pretty good at this skating malarkey 

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  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,833
    edited February 11
    When they really go for it then the snowboard half pipe is very impressive especially the speed and height they can reach. 
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,802
    gringo said:
    I always start off with enthusiasm for the Winter Olympics, but it all soons ebbs away into the borefest, and made up sports that it gradually becomes
    So many ridiculous events...
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,358
    MarcusH26 said:
    Alwaysneil said:
    Do they still do that one where they do nordic skiing and then shooting? Maybe they could add some high air snowboarding in the middle if it was considered too dull
    Yeah the biathlon was on earlier and one of the Norwegian medalists admitted to having an affair in his post race press conference. 
    Weirdest story so far.

    Imagine dating a guy for 6 months, you find out he's already cheated on you, dump him, then he goes in front of millions of people to reveal it all and whinge about it.   I'd seriously consider a restraining order!

    Apparently his teammate was trying to pay tribute to a team member who had died too and the cheater stole attention away from that.
  • Redvalleyeast
    Redvalleyeast Posts: 4,923
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    gringo said:
    I always start off with enthusiasm for the Winter Olympics, but it all soons ebbs away into the borefest, and made up sports that it gradually becomes
    So many ridiculous events...
    There is but i do love the ski cross and snowboard cross,its mental,just all trying to win a medal whatever way possible,taking each other out,absolutely no fucks given.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 35,226
    Alwaysneil said:
    Do they still do that one where they do nordic skiing and then shooting? Maybe they could add some high air snowboarding in the middle if it was considered too dull
    Would be more exciting if the nordic ski-ers shot the snowboarders whilst they were in mid air, like clay pigeon shooting 😄
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,876
    First run of the skeleton he wasn't as far ahead as he was hoping for, but leading by a whisker. Looking OK so far.

    The Ukrainian guy with the "controversial" helmet has been banned by the IOC because apparently commemorating people killed in a war is making a political statement. Of course, he's now got far more publicity for it than he could have hoped for if they'd let him compete, so job done I guess. 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,876
    Matt Weston nailed the second run and has a lead of 0.3 seconds at half way. Looking very optimistic for tomorrow but like lots of these sports one mistake and it's all over.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 35,226
    Swindon_Addick said:
    Matt Weston nailed the second run and has a lead of 0.3 seconds at half way. Looking very optimistic for tomorrow but like lots of these sports one mistake and it's all over.
    Nailed on for 4th then.......😅
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,933
    MarcusH26 said:
    Alwaysneil said:
    Do they still do that one where they do nordic skiing and then shooting? Maybe they could add some high air snowboarding in the middle if it was considered too dull
    Yeah the biathlon was on earlier and one of the Norwegian medalists admitted to having an affair in his post race press conference. 
    Typical woke nonsense. Can’t see a Strightathlon anywhere in the event schedule 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,359
    edited February 13
    Every competitor in the 10km race 

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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,359
    Our guy who finished 6th
  • fat man on a moped
    fat man on a moped Posts: 982
    Women's snowboard cross about to start
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 13,016
    Canadian ice hockey team looked very good yesterday against Czechia who are no mugs.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,411
    fat man on a moped said:
    Women's snowboard cross about to start
    This is exciting to watch.

    Charlotte Banks won her heat and is through to the QF.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,592
    edited February 13
    Macronate said:
    Canadian ice hockey team looked very good yesterday against Czechia who are no mugs.
    Yeah - they all look extremely focused - which has often been a problem for them in the past. McDavid set the tone early on - probably the biggest hit I've ever seen him make 😂

    The depth of talent is insane. Crosby centering a THIRD line of Marner and Stone is almost incomprehensible. 

    Yanks looked good too, unfortunately - a bit more disjointed, but they were snakebitten in that first period, yet pulled away in the second & third. 

    Can't see past Canada if they play like that all tournament. Be good to watch them destroy the Tkachuks in the final. 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,876
    MrOneLung said:
    Our guy who finished 6th
    I'm sure there's a reason for skiing with no shirt om, but bloody hell.
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,876
    ValleyGary said:
    fat man on a moped said:
    Women's snowboard cross about to start
    This is exciting to watch.

    Charlotte Banks won her heat and is through to the QF.
    Out in the quarter final, like last time. There does seem to be a theme developing of those GB athletes who dominate regular competition missing out here, while those who were expected to be also-rans are often exceeding expectations.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,223
    Women’s Snowboard Cross

    Been an event in 6 different Olympics and 6 different nations have won gold. 


    Where as the men’s event, just 3 men have won it twice each. 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,876
    Swindon_Addick said:
    ValleyGary said:
    fat man on a moped said:
    Women's snowboard cross about to start
    This is exciting to watch.

    Charlotte Banks won her heat and is through to the QF.
    Out in the quarter final, like last time. There does seem to be a theme developing of those GB athletes who dominate regular competition missing out here, while those who were expected to be also-rans are often exceeding expectations.
    So in this specific case it seems she may have just been spectacularly unlucky with the draw - the two who qualified from here quarter final ended up gold and silver overall.
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,274
    MarcusH26 said:
    Alwaysneil said:
    Do they still do that one where they do nordic skiing and then shooting? Maybe they could add some high air snowboarding in the middle if it was considered too dull
    Yeah the biathlon was on earlier and one of the Norwegian medalists admitted to having an affair in his post race press conference. 
    An affair in his press conference? Shame I missed that, but if it was that quick, it probably didn't mean anything. 

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