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Winter Olympics

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  • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

    it's worth noting that this wasn't her first ski at the games, they had practice runs, and Vonn was 3rd fastest.

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    @mariner4life said in Winter Olympics:

    it's worth noting that this wasn't her first ski at the games, they had practice runs, and Vonn was 3rd fastest.

    Was that after sustaining the ACL injury?

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      yeah she entered the games with that injury

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        She posted online earlier today stating it was her error and not the ACL injury that caused the crashed
        She wrote she was 5 inches too tight in her line, clipping the gate.

        that left leg of hers must just be a throbbing mess of pain and will be for some time

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        • V Virgil

          She posted online earlier today stating it was her error and not the ACL injury that caused the crashed
          She wrote she was 5 inches too tight in her line, clipping the gate.

          that left leg of hers must just be a throbbing mess of pain and will be for some time

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          @Virgil said in Winter Olympics:

          she was 5 inches too tight in her..

                      must       be   throbbing
          

          You know back in the day on the Fern if you posted something like this you’d be asking for trouble
          I guess we are all grown up now

          Anyway nice to see NZ on the medal table and the Aussies not

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          • canefanC canefan

            Lindsay Vonn was interviewed post-accident. She reckons the ACL had no bearing on her accident. I don't know enough about skiing to know if that can be true. I guess the knee doesn't move as much as running. But it still has to support the body and take all that force as you cover the uneven terrain

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            @canefan said in Winter Olympics:

            Lindsay Vonn was interviewed post-accident. She reckons the ACL had no bearing on her accident. I don't know enough about skiing to know if that can be true. I guess the knee doesn't move as much as running. But it still has to support the body and take all that force as you cover the uneven terrain

            I was convinced by this explanation

            But since she said she just fucked up...

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              Shiffrin is human

              4th in the Women's combined after Breezy Johnson finished first in the downhill section

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                watched the cross country sprint which looks a hard as fuck day unless your name is Klaebo. Or you are a Swedish woman.

                Then the mens Biathlon 20km which is cool and in a beautiful spot. How was old mate getting bronze, and then in his words committing social suicide in the post race interview by admitting he told his missus a week ago he cheated on her, and they broke up? bro
                Of course a Norwegian won that as well

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                • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                  watched the cross country sprint which looks a hard as fuck day unless your name is Klaebo. Or you are a Swedish woman.

                  Then the mens Biathlon 20km which is cool and in a beautiful spot. How was old mate getting bronze, and then in his words committing social suicide in the post race interview by admitting he told his missus a week ago he cheated on her, and they broke up? bro
                  Of course a Norwegian won that as well

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                  @mariner4life said in Winter Olympics:

                  watched the cross country sprint which looks a hard as fuck day unless your name is Klaebo. Or you are a Swedish woman.

                  Then the mens Biathlon 20km which is cool and in a beautiful spot. How was old mate getting bronze, and then in his words committing social suicide in the post race interview by admitting he told his missus a week ago he cheated on her, and they broke up? bro
                  Of course a Norwegian won that as well

                  That was pretty shit, it comes across to me as hey i fucked up but look how amazing i am at winning this medal so please go easy on me.
                  Have to feel sorry for his partner

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                    A special treat for all you fans of luge doubles:

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                      the Biathlon is probably my favourite event of the games but whoever the female commentator is, she is the probably the most annoying commentator of any sport. Absolutely doing my head in.

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                        Franjo Van Allman of Switzerland takes the Men's Super G Gold medal, his third gold of the Games.

                        Only the third man to achieve this

                        Toni Sailor 1956 (Cortina)
                        Jean Claude Killy 1968 (Grenoble)

                        Only Croatia's Janica Kostelic has achieved the feat in women's skiing, at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games

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                          Matt Weston gets GB’s first medal of the Games

                          And it’s Gold

                          Men’s Skeleton

                          Dominant

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                            Klaebo equals the record for most winter golds at 8. He still has 3 more events apparently.

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                              Australia continues their decent record in the x-games type events. Two golds now.

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                              • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                Klaebo equals the record for most winter golds at 8. He still has 3 more events apparently.

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                                @mariner4life said in Winter Olympics:

                                Klaebo equals the record for most winter golds at 8. He still has 3 more events apparently.

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                                  https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/47920493/2026-winter-olympics-ice-dance-french-team-controversy-laurence-fournier-beaudry-guillaume-cizeron

                                  I don't really like ice dancing anyway, this is another reason to dislike it

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                                  • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                                    Klaebo equals the record for most winter golds at 8. He still has 3 more events apparently.

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                                    @mariner4life said in Winter Olympics:

                                    Klaebo equals the record for most winter golds at 8. He still has 3 more events apparently.

                                    And Klaebo now has 9 Gold Medals. What a champion!

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                                      https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/47920493/2026-winter-olympics-ice-dance-french-team-controversy-laurence-fournier-beaudry-guillaume-cizeron

                                      I don't really like ice dancing anyway, this is another reason to dislike it

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                                      @canefan said in Winter Olympics:

                                      https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/47920493/2026-winter-olympics-ice-dance-french-team-controversy-laurence-fournier-beaudry-guillaume-cizeron

                                      I don't really like ice dancing anyway, this is another reason to dislike it

                                      It's a joke of a sport.

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                                        Huge day for the British Winter Olympic team.

                                        Two Golds. Their first one ever on snow. First Winter Olympics where they have won two gold medals and the first won whether they have won three.

                                        Above Canada and China in the Medal table.

                                        Super Sunday indeed:

                                        https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cm2x7m17jydo

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