J.T. Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 I get it that Valieva is a "protected person" under the age of 16 and that she's being allowed to compete because she's fourteen and not necessarily because she's innocent of doping but holy fuck, the IOC sure is doing a shitty job of avoiding the appearance of impropriety. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 um... Wow. You know it's bad when Tara and Johnny were both clearly seething at seeing her perform last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 (edited) It is a shame, really. Her legacy is pretty much ruined by this and since she's just a kid, you're not sure whether she's just a cog in the doping machine or complicit in all of this. If you are Valieva, it would be impossible to take pride in that performance unless you were either indoctrinated and had no idea that you were in the wrong or if you knew exactly what you were doing and didn't give a shit. Edited February 16, 2022 by J.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 And she crashed and burned in her free skate. She won't even medal, regardless of whether or not she was doping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Well, that cat is out of the bag, so there apparently will be a women's figure skating medal ceremony today. The winner is: Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizium Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 There have been better Canada/US games, but last night's was pretty damn fun. Not much drama until the last 10 minutes, where the US finally came on. Marie-Philip Poulin pretty much solidified her Hall of Fame case. Four gold medal games, goals in each game, 3 of them the game winner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I had no idea Sarah Nurse's Tik Tok game was so strong (things I never thought I'd be talking about) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 9 hours ago, Death From Above said: I had no idea Sarah Nurse's Tik Tok game was so strong (things I never thought I'd be talking about) Her Instagram game is very strong too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 21 hours ago, cubbymark said: And she crashed and burned in her free skate. She won't even medal, regardless of whether or not she was doping. Just about every adult in her life has failed her from her coaches to the people that came up with those dumb "protected person" rules. It's bad enough she had the pressure of bringing home an Olympic medal. Having to deal with all of that scrutiny and negativity due to the scandal had to weigh on her. The next time the Olympics rolls around she'll be 18 which is like 78 in ice skater years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I would imagine her skating career is over, unless she ends up seeking asylum or defecting to another country. The stigma of a dirty sample especially at such a young age won’t do her any favors, and as ruthless as the ROC can be, hopefully she isn’t exiled to Siberia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I wish I was exaggerating when I say I worry for her safety as long as she's in Russia. I hope her and her family are considering asylum or defecting. If the IOC had some guts they would have banned Russia from everything until they got their shit together. And if that means never then so be it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Apparently the Summer Olympics aren't over yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 The NFL is pushing hard to have 7 on 7 Flag Football added to the 2028 games. And not for nothing, but I'd pay good money to see USA vs. American Samoa in a gold medal game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Modern Pentathlon is eliminating the horse riding discipline and replacing it basically with Ninja Warrior https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/05/24/modern-pentathlon-obstacle-discipline/ Quote The sport’s international governing body said last year that the horse riding discipline had to be removed to boost the chances of keeping modern pentathlon’s place in the Olympics beyond 2024. The obstacle discipline, chosen from among 60 proposals, will replace horse riding in the Olympic modern pentathlon lineup starting with the 2028 Los Angeles Games, pending approval at a November congress. Star athletes have voiced disapproval, and modern pentathlon still must be added to the LA Olympic program. The discipline that will debut with a test event June 27-28 in Turkey includes two to four athletes racing each other over a course up to 100 meters long with up to 10 obstacles. The list of obstacles in play: Ascending steps Rope swing 1.5-meter wall Monkey bars Offset steps 0.5-meter low crawl Rings rig Under-over-under-over Wheels rig Balance beam Angled ladders Finish ‘Tsunami’ curved wall I mean I understand why the current folks are pissed because clearly none of them have trained for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 The organizing committee has announced that the opening ceremonies for Los Angeles will take place on July 14, 2028. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 @J.T. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Jim Redmond passed away Sunday at the age of 81 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I put that in the other sports section. Forgot about Olympics thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1620814342118842368?t=iLv-6kOO-kYKJA4HshhPuQ&s=19 Quote Ukrainian decathlete Volodymyr Androshchuk will not be representing his country at the Paris Olympics because he was just killed by the Russian armed forces. In other news, the IOC announces that Russian athletes are welcome in Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 Dick Fosbury passed away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 92 years young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Herb Douglas passed away at the age of 101 He had been the US' oldest living medalist (He won a bronze medal in Long Jump in 1948) Yvonne Chabot-Curtet of France remains the oldest living Olympian at 102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 Happy Father's Day everyone. Dolfan in NYC is calling for a complete, and total, ban on society, until we can figure out just what the hell is going on. (no it's not satire) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 35 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Happy Father's Day everyone. Dolfan in NYC is calling for a complete, and total, ban on society, until we can figure out just what the hell is going on. (no it's not satire) That feels like bad joke out of the simpsons, like a characters gambling addiction is bad they would bet on the special olympics. . . double take. . . .shakes head sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Or that Farrelly Brothers movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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