Milan Winter Olympics 2/6 - 2/22 2026

[ti-amie]

[ponchi101]

It is not only that he crossed the line backwards. How on earth did he recover from the bounce (you cannot call that a fall)?

[skatingfan]

What's crazy about this is he won this heat because the other skier went out of bounds.

[ti-amie]

Rodger Sherman‬
‪@rodger.bsky.social‬
· 5h
NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE

then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results"

and i was like.
oh!

"free/cheap/non-toxic youth sports" feels like one of those skeleton keys that would have knock-on effects accidentally fix 100 unrelated things about America

or, you know, even if it didn't, at least a bunch of kids would be able to have fun playing sports

[ponchi101]

Because the USA is certainly a pathetic producer of athletes.
They have their system. You have yours.

[ti-amie]

[ti-amie]

I've been watching Short Track but I will watch her skate.

[dryrunguy]

Watch out for the 17-year-old Japanese girl who won the bronze in figure skating (Japan finished 2nd, 3rd, and 4th). She jumps like a feather and skates with a decent amount of maturity.