2022 Beijing Winter Olympics thread

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She was very good, but I think the person on the shot clock button was a tad generous. That 3rd period was a textbook shutdown 20 minutes of hockey by the Canadian gals.

 

[Comeds]

Devastated about this loss.....

 

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Devastated about this loss.....

The good news is that these two teams will play again in the gold medal game.

/Barring some kind of 1980 Miracle on Ice occurring.

 

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Why are these games even being played? If Russia can't ice a team due to positive COVID tests, it should be an automatic default.

 

[naslundfan19]

Shiffrin out of the slalom after skiing out of the GS. Unbelievable.

 

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Shiffrin out of the slalom after skiing out of the GS. Unbelievable.

That's a shocker.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Well Mikaela, the bookies have wiped your debt clean. You threw those events beautifully.

 

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American Chloe Kim is looking good in the women's half-pipe. These Chinese gals are right on her heels though.

 

[naslundfan19]

That's a shocker.

Total shocker.

 

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Two Canadian ladies in the final 12 of the women's halfpipe. 3 Japanese and 3 Chinese ladies as well. Chloe Kim the only American but she's likely the gold medal favorite.

 

[Edonidd]

This guy who announces the cross country skiing/shooting event thing, biathlon I think? Sounds remarkably like Tony Romo.

 

[naslundfan19]

Shaun White keeps this from being a bad day for the U.S.

 

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Two more medals for (silver and bronze) in short track speed skating.

 

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[Judge Fudge]

Russians doping

Having issues with the link but search Russian figure skating

 

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Russians doping

Having issues with the link but search Russian figure skating

Here's a tweet I found...

 

[Judge Fudge]

Here's a tweet I found...

That is it

 

[thedddd]

The Czech Republic had the wrong Zohorna brothers on the roster.

 

[thedddd]

That is it

Seems they now have something on ESPN's frontpage:

Reports: Failed test delays figure skating medals

The winners in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics still have not received their medals, with reports saying the delay has been caused by a positive drug test from one member of the gold-winning Russian team.

www.espn.com

 

[Judge Fudge]

Seems they now have something on ESPN's frontpage:

Reports: Failed test delays figure skating medals

The winners in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics still have not received their medals, with reports saying the delay has been caused by a positive drug test from one member of the gold-winning Russian team.

www.espn.com

I was trying to post links from Guardian and USA today but they wouldn't paste