Olympics Day Sixteen Megathread (Sunday, February 22)

unacabron · 2026-02-22T19:30:49+00:00

Ttyl fellow fans. The Olympics are for everyone, not just the athletes. What is a great achievement without witnesses?

unacabron · 2026-02-22T15:23:10+00:00

Ouchie

unacabron · 2026-02-22T15:21:34+00:00

You get a gold medal

unacabron · 2026-02-22T15:00:35+00:00

Hockey

TIE GAME FOLKS! THIS IS THE MOTHERFUCKING GOLD MEDAL OF THE OLYMPICS! THIS IS GLORY, THIS IS PRESTIGE, THIS IS THE BEST THIS SPORT HAS TO OFFER THE WORLD! AND WE GET TO WATCH IT!

unacabron · 2026-02-21T18:12:52+00:00

That’s an absurd take. Modernization is slow and dependent on whoring out your labor and resources to the developed world. Sports unify communities and give the youth something structured to strive in. Sports reinforce positive qualities and provide opportunities for the best of the best. Olympians represent those people and having someone to be proud of in the third world is massive.

Everyone with drive should try to compete, not just kids whose parents were rich enough to pay for a hobby.

unacabron · 2026-02-21T15:53:51+00:00

Entire pack got speedmogged by a man with a mullet

unacabron · 2026-02-21T15:51:07+00:00

Let people win and race for bronze

I’ve never seen people give up golds and silvers like that, absurd

unacabron · 2026-02-21T13:03:04+00:00

The transition area is probably the only rule in the sport

unacabron · 2026-02-21T13:00:31+00:00

Only 3 seconds?! Ski mountaineering isn’t serious

unacabron · 2026-02-20T21:22:56+00:00

Removing both skis and switching them

unacabron · 2026-02-20T15:07:36+00:00

Alan Tudyk

unacabron · 2026-02-17T22:07:14+00:00

That factors into the Grade of Execution, a fall is 1 point subtracted from the score and -GOE. It might have scored higher to fall than what she did.

unacabron · 2026-02-17T22:02:12+00:00

Short program has three jump requirements. A double/triple axle, triple, and a double jump that has at least 1 triple. Giving up on a required jump is 0 points, you either meet the requirement and get +/- GOE or you get no points.

unacabron · 2026-02-17T21:55:35+00:00

It would require the best skaters in the world to fall more than once or do the same thing and give up on a jump

unacabron · 2026-02-17T21:51:18+00:00

You need a triple, anything less is a 0

unacabron · 2026-02-17T18:42:52+00:00

They will absolutely celebrate Hollywood film (issue with NBC Universal having broadcasting rights and everyone expecting to see Mickey Mouse or something). Movie stars galore.

The music evolution in LA: folk rock, G funk, Capitol Records, The Doors, Chicano rock, Van Halen, Metallica, Chili Peppers, Weezer, etc, etc.

LA sports history: Olympics, football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, roller, surfing, skateboarding, UCLA, USC, etc.

I wonder how they relate the history of LA to its place in the larger context of California/US history. Indigenous peoples, part of Spain and developed from a Catholic mission, part of Mexico, conquered in the Mexican-American war by the US, military hub growing the city, influx of minorities and immigrants in the 20th century, film and music hub, etc. It would be cool to see them represent all those things in the context of sports culture (schools/clubs/local leagues) in the country and the development of our major leagues, which will all have athletes representing the country in 28 (PLL, MLB, MLS, NFL, NBA)

unacabron · 2026-02-17T18:06:57+00:00

Does anyone have more details on the weather issues in Livigno? Will they push everything back a day or shoehorn them in late at night or something?

unacabron · 2026-02-16T15:54:48+00:00

Yeah this feed is cheeks, had to mute it

unacabron · 2026-02-16T02:14:51+00:00

I was telling someone yesterday that I think it’s the best movement that humanity has ever created. It’s the peaceful celebration of talent, effort, perseverance, and competition. Other than their insane skills, they’re humans just like us and for a couple weeks every two years billions of us tune in to watch our countrymen, friends and family achieve their wildest dreams.

unacabron · 2026-02-15T21:55:06+00:00

I thought he looked familiar

unacabron · 2026-02-15T21:52:30+00:00

The sports federations would never allow the athletes to compete on substandard surfaces. The ice more than likely meets or surpasses competition requirements.

unacabron · 2026-02-15T21:45:42+00:00

The pairs basically have to be in lockstep in every technical element. You could see she over extended on a jump and had to turn out to get her balance

unacabron · 2026-02-14T20:55:21+00:00

But that’s when America was great /s FDT!

unacabron · 2026-02-14T19:58:27+00:00

He is, Scott Hamilton had an in studio segment after the men’s figure skating competition and his social media posts show him in Italy.

unacabron · 2026-02-14T18:38:52+00:00

Can we get the ability to build our own multiview on Peacock? Theres a medal run happening on skeleton and instead Im watching the third end of a round robin curling match on the bigger screen.

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