forcebwithu Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 Not surprising there doesn't seem to be a lot of interest in the Winter Olympics this year. This article had a few pictures that makes me question the sanity of the International Olympic Committee for agreeing to let Beijing host the games. Far from the most picturesque setting for winter games; butt ugly comes to mind. The bleak, snowless landscape (apart from the fake stuff) that begs the question: Why HAS the Winter Olympics gone to Beijing? 1 1
Jambo Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 Its all been downhill since "Eddie The Eagle" made the winter Olympics remotely interesting for most Brits. I was however inspired by that wee girl who won a gold medal by defying gravity on a skateboard by taking a mental note to check if there was something similar on snow in the Olympics. On the other hand I doubt if I will bother.
Krapow Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 Part of the reason why they're locking cities of millions of people down for 1 positive Covid test. Bad enough the World already blames them for this debacle, but if they couldn't get a grip of it and it destroyed their Winter Olympics as well ... 1
forcebwithu Posted January 17, 2022 Author Posted January 17, 2022 It's inevitable that even though vaccinated it's almost guaranteed there will be Olympic athletes that will test positive. With China's zero China virus policy it will be interesting to watch the sideshow of them locking up athletes for days on end. 3 1
Starshine Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 1 hour ago, forcebwithu said: It's inevitable that even though vaccinated it's almost guaranteed there will be Olympic athletes that will test positive. With China's zero China virus policy it will be interesting to watch the sideshow of them locking up athletes for days on end. They have plenty of places to lock them up I'm sure 2
galenkia Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 Do like some of the events, especially ski jumping, bobsleigh, down hill skiing and speed skating. Not so keen on figure skating and snow boarding though.
Stillearly Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 21 minutes ago, galenkia said: Do like some of the events, especially ski jumping, bobsleigh, down hill skiing and speed skating. Not so keen on figure skating and snow boarding though. The snow board racing is brilliant, heats of four still remember my first time watching an HD tv during the Winter Olympics, was blown away by the picture quality / scenery
Golfingboy Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 It’s a shame, but I agree interest is very low for this year, myself included. There are just other things going on that are more important. And with the best hockey players not going over, my country’s biggest sport will not be an attraction. Oh well, in 4 years time, maybe things will be more normal…. 1
Glasseye Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 f**k The Olympics and the IOC... and f**k China. 4 1
forcebwithu Posted January 18, 2022 Author Posted January 18, 2022 Agree @Glasseye, fck China. One more thing for those attending the Olympics to worry about. Olympic Athletes Advised to Leave Phones at Home to Dodge Spying 2 1
lazarus Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 @Lirchenfeld won't want to miss this event... ouch. 6
Popular Post Lirchenfeld Posted January 20, 2022 Popular Post Posted January 20, 2022 2 hours ago, lazarus said: @Lirchenfeld won't want to miss this event... ouch. Indeed. Also looking forward to some curling.. but mostly because the office floor need some cleaning 1 3 4
Freee!! Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 On 1/17/2022 at 4:20 PM, galenkia said: Do like some of the events, especially ski jumping, bobsleigh, down hill skiing and speed skating. The results for speed skating might be interesting, if I remember correctly, the Dutch won't be competing.
Stillearly Posted January 23, 2022 Posted January 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Freee!! said: The results for speed skating might be interesting, if I remember correctly, the Dutch won't be competing. Think it's only a diplomatic boycott
Freee!! Posted January 24, 2022 Posted January 24, 2022 12 hours ago, Stillearly said: Think it's only a diplomatic boycott Officially it is for a different reason, not sure whether Covid or device security. 1
Golfingboy Posted February 7, 2022 Posted February 7, 2022 Seen a few nice Asian ladies in some of the newer skiing events. Russian girl I just saw destroyed her competitors in figure skating. Oh my, just saw she is only 15 and is the first female to land a quad, and actually landed 2. Unreal….. 1
lazarus Posted February 7, 2022 Posted February 7, 2022 Canadian finishes 4th in the skiing Downhill event: Jack Crawford leads North Americans, 4th in Olympic downhill https://skiracing.com/jack-crawford-leads-north-americans-4th-in-olympic-downhill/?fbclid=IwAR17SxAuc8cuhEDjLBR0-7I8Z83E2gppszU4HKBWXIjORz4xg16cIQhGWLs
Golfingboy Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) Really enjoyed watching the ladies “Big Air” freestyle skiing just now. It was the best 2 out of 3 jumps, so an athlete “going for broke” was not punished for a fall on the last jump, and could really only improve on her chance at a medal. So the Scottish girl Muir 🇬🇧knew she had 5th locked up, and attempted a tough jump to snag a bronze….but landed hard on her butt, surprised she didn’t break something. Then the Canadian should have done the same, nothing to lose…instead she landed a perfect jump, but that wasn’t too difficult, staying 4th and off the podium. In the end, the Bay Area girl who defected back to China, Eileen Gu, improved to the Gold. I think she will now be an endorsement machine, in maybe the 2 biggest economies in the world…..many millions of $ coming her way….. Edited February 8, 2022 by Golfingboy
lazarus Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Golfingboy said: In the end, the Bay Area girl who defected back to China, Eileen Gu, improved to the Gold. I think she will now be an endorsement machine She already is...prior to the Games...now even more so. https://www.instagram.com/eileen_gu_ Red Bull, Louis Vuitton, Victoria's Secret, Beats, Tiffany's, IWC Watches & a lot more. "Gu has more than 20 sponsorship deals in China alone, according to Campaign Asia." Some experts estimated her earnings from brand sponsorships in 2021 alone to be worth more than 100 million Chinese yuan, or about $15.8 million, said the report. https://www.insider.com/eileen-gu-olympian-chose-china-over-us-skiing-modeling-2022-2#as-her-popularity-grows-so-do-her-endorsements-gu-has-more-than-20-sponsorship-deals-in-china-alone-according-to-campaign-asia-3 ___________________________________ On a down note... Fox News Corp is all over her ass... Eileen Gu's sponsors show 'the corrupt and weak corporations of America': Cain https://www.foxnews.com/media/eileen-gu-ski-us-china-corruption-citizenship The real multimillion-dollar reason Olympic star turned back on the US for China https://www.foxsports.com.au/beijing-olympics-2022/the-real-multimilliondollar-reason-olympic-star-turned-back-on-the-us-for-china/news-story/d5c925aac24e4a9f1f31ab6949c5df45 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited February 8, 2022 by lazarus 1 1
Golfingboy Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 @lazarusOnce again you fail to disappoint…..I knew her Instagram was getting there with some sponsorships, but I guess she was bigger than I thought….. But a gold medal surely doesn’t hurt…Funny thing is, if I had to guess blindly, with the ski outfit, I’d peg her more as a Scandinavian than Asian….. 1 1
fygjam Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 49 minutes ago, lazarus said: "Gu has more than 20 sponsorship deals in China alone, according to Campaign Asia." Is her first name "Lotta"? 1
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