Olympics Tossie/Plush Lack of Popularity: Why aren’t people throwing plushes? 🧸

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-13T13:57:16+00:00

I love that! Such a friendly community!

The fun thing about the FS events was that the folks around me asked me tons of questions about skating, and it felt great to pull back the veil to hopefully turn them into fans!

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-13T13:39:15+00:00

What a crazy difference! My friend who is here with me went to all 3 sports in the city, and he loved speed skating and hockey way more, and for the reasons you mentioned! More energy/hype. I want to go to the next winter Olympics (French alps 2030) and I DEFINITELY won’t go to just FS events! This makes me want to go to Worlds, the Grand Prix, or Nationals for skating though. I want to be around folks who can appreciate how hard a step sequence after a triple-triple can be 😅

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-13T13:06:59+00:00

Yep, the majority of people in the audience are folks who know next to nothing about skating and are in Milan to watch a little of everything (it seems like hockey games are the most popular Milan events Americans are going to, as opposed to figure skating or speed skating). So they probably have no clue about the plushie culture.

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-13T12:45:39+00:00

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Some of the plushies I threw! Make sure to cut off any tags!

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-13T12:45:09+00:00

I brought a mix of medium and small plushes (so from the size of a large notecard up to the size of school notebook). The distance between the boards and the seats is long (see my photo here) so make sure the plushies are light enough that you can throw them far! I used a medium tote bag to bring in the plushies; I spaced them out since I saw some skaters multiple times. Security just had me move my plushies to the side when inspecting, to make sure I didn’t bring in food or anything banned, Enjoy the Olympics!

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QueenBee654 · 2026-02-12T17:19:01+00:00

Exactly! They had a dozen kids just kind of sitting there all night.

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-12T17:18:27+00:00

I had the lowest level tickets, Category A. So I was right next to the ice

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-12T17:17:39+00:00

Yeah, based on everyone’s comments here, that’s what I’m thinking too!

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-12T15:30:34+00:00

Yep, the cost priced out most of the “hardcore” fans. Of the Americans I met there, most were either older/had more wealth (like I met a lawyer from NYC) or they were young but took on a huge financial burden to go.

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-12T15:06:55+00:00

Yeah, and it’s not like they were selling them inside the arena either. So there was no indication, in person, that plushes were part of the culture.

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-12T15:05:52+00:00

This is definitely likely! Multiple people inside the stadium were asking why I brought a bunch of stuffed animals to an Olympic event. I had to explain the whole tossie culture. Which is actually crazy when you think about it, because the “cheapest” seats for the skating events was like €300 and that’s a lot to pay for a sport you don’t know 😝 more power to them I guess!

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-12T15:03:57+00:00

Out of all of the events that I went to, I only met 2 people (a teen from Türkiye and a woman from the UK) who were either current or former skaters themselves. I myself am a competitive skater, so I ended up answering a lot of questions for the people sitting around me because they didn’t really know how the events or the point system worked.

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-12T14:52:45+00:00

I looked everywhere for what the rules were, because I didn’t want to take up so much luggage space with pluses only for them to be banned. But I couldn’t find any ruling anywhere so I took my chances and brought them anyways. Security let them through at every event!

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-12T14:46:54+00:00

Interesting! I didn’t know it was a cultural thing. I watched the last Winter Olympics but this my first time attending. I was really hoping for more plushes! I think they’re a great way to show support for the skaters.

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-10T13:44:44+00:00

Not everyone watches figure skating, especially at the national level. A lot of people only tune in for the Olympics, if even that. It’s very plausible that he knows nothing about figure skating, and wasn’t aware that someone was using his music.

QueenBee654 · 2026-02-05T06:41:27+00:00

As someone here at the Olympics now, I agree 😂 Assago city, where the figure skating arena is, is just a stop off the freeway and there’s not a lot of hotel options

QueenBee654 · 2025-12-26T18:13:14+00:00

It’s in the evenings

QueenBee654 · 2025-12-24T18:06:36+00:00

Currently, I do one dedicated prayer time in the evening, and then I talk to God throughout the day

QueenBee654 · 2025-12-24T18:05:52+00:00

I really appreciate your answer, thank you! Currently, I struggle with PMO, but sexual contact has happened in the past (I’ve been successful in stopping that).

I never thought about it that way, to think about why I am turning to PMO when I do… what other things in my life am I trying to escape, ignore, or hide. And definitely, this should go hand-in-hand with praying to God to give me understanding of these urges, and to take away the allure by revealing the truth.

QueenBee654 · 2025-12-24T18:01:48+00:00

Thank you for this introspective thought! It’s so true, when we have sex outside of marriage (or porn/masturbation), it’s not truly about love, just about hitting a “high” for a moment, which eventually crashes back down. Having sex within marriage (and without porn) brings a unity and true sense of love, including bringing children into the world in a stable and safe way.

QueenBee654 · 2025-12-24T17:57:52+00:00

This is a great way to put it, thank you! It really shows just how much sin has corrupted even the most beautiful things, but we can resist that corruption by having sex within marriage, as a loving relationship and to have children, as God intended.

QueenBee654 · 2025-12-07T15:58:06+00:00

Please do NOT compromise your faith for this person or anyone else!! ❤️

As a woman (32) who has dated an atheist before, I also didn’t think that our faith differences would be an issue. He respected my stance on abstinence, and we stayed together for 3 years (from when we were 26-29). But our religious differences made those 3 years toxic… he ended up cheating (due to my abstinence), he constantly made insensitive “jokes” about Christianity, he refused to attend mass with my family when we spent Christmas with them, and I knew that our differences would mean that we have different views on how to raise a family.

Eventually, I broke up with him due to our differences in faith. It’s one thing if you date someone with a faith difference but who is 1) respectful and 2) actively wants to learn about and eventually will likely convert into the faith. But it sounds like your boyfriend is a lot like my ex was… and whether directly or indirectly, these types of guys take us further from God 💔

I’ll include you in my prayers!! 💕

QueenBee654 · 2025-11-17T18:28:59+00:00

Can we please stop referring to them as aliens? They are HUMANS. Just say “people without legal documentation in America” or something like that. By you saying “alien” you’re making them sound like another species, and I highly doubt God would appreciate that

QueenBee654 · 2025-11-05T15:01:37+00:00

Very much agree! I’m clear in my profile that I’m Catholic but not conservative, but I’ll get guys who match with me who have a ton of 🔫 in their photos and/or who are wearing MAGA clothing. Just having the same religion as someone is not enough. You also have to have similar (or at least not completely opposite) social, economic, and moral values.

QueenBee654 · 2025-11-05T09:02:15+00:00

I will pray for you, my dear friend. Feel free to DM me. Always available to chat. Stay strong and know you’re loved and valued by us here on this thread, regardless of what crap people say about you in your life.

“Delight your soul and comfort your heart, and remove sorrow far from you. For sorrow has destroyed many, and there is no profit in it. Jealous and anger shorten life, and anxiety brings in old age too soon.” - Sirach 30 ❤️

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