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Winter Olympics 2022

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  • CrucialC Crucial

    @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

    @crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:

    The most amazing thing about that photo is the clear blue sky

    Everyone is in lockdown

    I thought it was only evil empires governed by horrible people that did such things 😉

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    @crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:

    @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

    @crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:

    The most amazing thing about that photo is the clear blue sky

    Everyone is in lockdown

    I thought it was only evil empires governed by horrible people that did such things 😉

    And South Pacific hermit kingdoms

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    • canefanC canefan

      @nepia said in Winter Olympics 2022:

      @canefan I've been conditioned by the Hot chicks thread to click on those links and go to instagram pages so was kind of disappointed with these pics. But still, cheers for posting them.

      Full time athletes part time fluff. I am sure there are better girls if you trawl the net. Shame RL isn't here to grade their eyebrows

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      @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

      @nepia said in Winter Olympics 2022:

      @canefan I've been conditioned by the Hot chicks thread to click on those links and go to instagram pages so was kind of disappointed with these pics. But still, cheers for posting them.

      Full time athletes part time fluff. I am sure there are better girls if you trawl the net. Shame RL isn't here to grade their eyebrows

      Opps, I wasn't clear with my sentence, I wasn't disappointed in the girls in the pics, but was disappointed they didn't open to insta pages. 🙂

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      • NepiaN Nepia

        @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

        @nepia said in Winter Olympics 2022:

        @canefan I've been conditioned by the Hot chicks thread to click on those links and go to instagram pages so was kind of disappointed with these pics. But still, cheers for posting them.

        Full time athletes part time fluff. I am sure there are better girls if you trawl the net. Shame RL isn't here to grade their eyebrows

        Opps, I wasn't clear with my sentence, I wasn't disappointed in the girls in the pics, but was disappointed they didn't open to insta pages. 🙂

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        @nepia said in Winter Olympics 2022:

        @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

        @nepia said in Winter Olympics 2022:

        @canefan I've been conditioned by the Hot chicks thread to click on those links and go to instagram pages so was kind of disappointed with these pics. But still, cheers for posting them.

        Full time athletes part time fluff. I am sure there are better girls if you trawl the net. Shame RL isn't here to grade their eyebrows

        Opps, I wasn't clear with my sentence, I wasn't disappointed in the girls in the pics, but was disappointed they didn't open to insta pages. 🙂

        I shouldn't have to all of your digging for you!

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        • canefanC canefan

          @crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:

          @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

          @crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:

          The most amazing thing about that photo is the clear blue sky

          Everyone is in lockdown

          I thought it was only evil empires governed by horrible people that did such things 😉

          And South Pacific hermit kingdoms

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          Crucial
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          #37

          @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

          @crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:

          @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

          @crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:

          The most amazing thing about that photo is the clear blue sky

          Everyone is in lockdown

          I thought it was only evil empires governed by horrible people that did such things 😉

          And South Pacific hermit kingdoms

          Woosh!

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            No Quarter
            wrote on last edited by No Quarter
            #38

            Moment of the Olympics so far (sound on for maximum effect)

            https://twitter.com/Utwitily/status/1490768974249967623?t=fY1nies0aTSRE9GGcZv3WQ&s=19

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            • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

              i saw we had another kiwi about to compete so thought i would check it out...so picturesque

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              @Kiwiwomble
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              • canefanC canefan

                I'm not at all interested in the winter Olympics. Maybe I should pay a little more attention....

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                @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                I'm not at all interested in the winter Olympics. Maybe I should pay a little more attention....

                Screenshot_20220202-081536_Chrome.jpg

                Screenshot_20220202-080808_Chrome.jpg

                Dutch speed skaters - just sayin

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                  @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                  I'm not at all interested in the winter Olympics. Maybe I should pay a little more attention....

                  Screenshot_20220202-081536_Chrome.jpg

                  Screenshot_20220202-080808_Chrome.jpg

                  Dutch speed skaters - just sayin

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                  @nevorian said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                  @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                  I'm not at all interested in the winter Olympics. Maybe I should pay a little more attention....

                  Screenshot_20220202-081536_Chrome.jpg

                  Screenshot_20220202-080808_Chrome.jpg

                  Dutch speed skaters - just sayin

                  I need evidence

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                  • No QuarterN No Quarter

                    Moment of the Olympics so far (sound on for maximum effect)

                    https://twitter.com/Utwitily/status/1490768974249967623?t=fY1nies0aTSRE9GGcZv3WQ&s=19

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                    @no-quarter said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                    Moment of the Olympics so far (sound on for maximum effect)

                    https://twitter.com/Utwitily/status/1490768974249967623?t=fY1nies0aTSRE9GGcZv3WQ&s=19

                    i think id always assumed this was super common and they'd wear a cup or something

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                    • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                      @no-quarter said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                      Moment of the Olympics so far (sound on for maximum effect)

                      https://twitter.com/Utwitily/status/1490768974249967623?t=fY1nies0aTSRE9GGcZv3WQ&s=19

                      i think id always assumed this was super common and they'd wear a cup or something

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                      @kiwiwomble said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                      @no-quarter said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                      Moment of the Olympics so far (sound on for maximum effect)

                      https://twitter.com/Utwitily/status/1490768974249967623?t=fY1nies0aTSRE9GGcZv3WQ&s=19

                      i think id always assumed this was super common and they'd wear a cup or something

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                      • KiwiwombleK Kiwiwomble

                        @no-quarter said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                        Moment of the Olympics so far (sound on for maximum effect)

                        https://twitter.com/Utwitily/status/1490768974249967623?t=fY1nies0aTSRE9GGcZv3WQ&s=19

                        i think id always assumed this was super common and they'd wear a cup or something

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                        Crucial
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                        @kiwiwomble said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                        @no-quarter said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                        Moment of the Olympics so far (sound on for maximum effect)

                        i think id always assumed this was super common and they'd wear a cup or something

                        No better incentive to get it right.

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                        • canefanC canefan

                          @nevorian said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                          @canefan said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                          I'm not at all interested in the winter Olympics. Maybe I should pay a little more attention....

                          Screenshot_20220202-081536_Chrome.jpg

                          Screenshot_20220202-080808_Chrome.jpg

                          Dutch speed skaters - just sayin

                          I need evidence

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                          Nevorian
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                          #45

                          Dutch speed skaters - just sayin

                          I need evidence

                          3E0238FE-A0CF-4238-95F9-864543E44C70.jpeg F546F57D-1D01-47DC-8D57-8E3BF5A2FB81.jpeg

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                            All the hot Germans pose for Playboy

                            I remember one fine as fuck cross country/biathlon skier

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                            • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                              All the hot Germans pose for Playboy

                              I remember one fine as fuck cross country/biathlon skier

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                              @mariner4life said in Winter Olympics 2022:

                              All the hot Germans pose for Playboy

                              I remember one fine as fuck cross country/biathlon skier

                              And Katerina Witt

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                                #48

                                Sky is blue, sea is green, Russians are doping.

                                Edit (here is an article). The news here were saying that as the person supposedly involved is 15, the rules might not apply to her.

                                Edit edit (From Forbes), it seems that if it is the young girl, that she just can't be named. But, I guess that means she can have her medal removed?

                                SURPRISING FACT
                                Athletes under the age of 16 are considered a “Protected Person,” according to the World Anti Doping Agency code, meaning officials cannot formally identify a competitor who is guilty of a doping violation if they are under the age of 16.
                                

                                Edit edit edit (from dailybeast, I removed her name just in case):

                                The failed drug test makes it all but certain that the Russians will be stripped of their gold medal, which would go instead to their American rivals.
                                
                                But V%$#"’s age is a complicating factor because, under WADA rules, she is considered a “protected person” as she is under 16, which means that she cannot be held responsible for substances found in her doping samples and should not even be publicly named as a suspect.
                                
                                That might explain why, when asked earlier Wednesday about the delayed ceremony, IOC spokesman Mark Adams portrayed it as primarily a “legal” issue that needed to be sorted out.
                                

                                https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/09/legal-issue-delays-beijing-medal-ceremony-for-russian-figure-skating-winter-olympics

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                                  Herald are naming, as from a Russian newspaper

                                  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/beijing-winter-olympics-2022-teenage-russian-superstar-kamila-valieva-caught-up-in-doping-scandal/QYANFDJFEABA3JLCEPLHSGTXJE/

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                                    Rant On.

                                    The Winter Olympics are a complete shambolic shitbox of a competition.

                                    Lets start with the location. Bei fucking jing? Competing on a manufactured slope with a backdrop of cooling towers. I've spent a bit of time in Beijing and never ever in all my times there (across 4 seasons) did I ever think it would be a great place to hold a Winter Olympics. Yes, it's a big city & yet it gets seriously cold, but when you think of some of the great alpine destinations across the world, the Chinese capital has absolutely no right to be there. What next, a world cup in fucking Doha or something?

                                    Secondly, the Olympics. Citius, Altius, Fortius. Swifter, Higher, Stronger. For the winter olympics I think we need a few more adjectives to describe this bullshit competition. Floppier, Twisttier, Curlier, Prettier, Danceir. I think of the likes of Herman Meier back in the day flying down the mountain right on the edge of what is physically possible, and then I compare to some of the crap being served up and I shake my grumpy old man head in disgust. There is a spot for all the x-games crap, and thats where it is. The X-Games. Make that bigger, instead of watering down the Olympics. I'm very happy for the kiwi lass who flipped 4 times to win a gold, but come on, OLYMPIC GOLD? Seriously? Still, at least we got to see how the world reacted, I suppose.

                                    Next whinge, lets talk about Bobsleigh/Luge etc. For a start, this is just shithouse. There are only about 20 tracks on the planet and the sport is about your ability to steer down them. What. The. Fuck. You can get an Olympic medal for steering a fucking cart down a purpose built track? Wow, thats so impressive. Why not then have one for sledding? Done! You know what, lets mix it up a bit and add another medal where you lie on the sled differently! Yes!! Hardly a fucking sport for the masses is it. One that only what, a couple of hundred people globally have real access to & then there are 10 or so gold medals allocated? Come on, thats fucking stupid.

                                    As for the Russian Olympic Committee. Jesus, where to start. You are allowed to compete, or you aren't. Oh, you are, just not under the Russian flag. Ok. Now, doping, no you can't do that either. Oh hang on, actually, it's ok to dope and compete. Don't worry. So what went from Russians banned from the Winter Olympics for doping, has now turned to Russians can dope and be allowed to compete at the Winter Olympics. Cool, that makes sense.

                                    What a piece of shit event.

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                                    • MajorPomM MajorPom

                                      Rant On.

                                      The Winter Olympics are a complete shambolic shitbox of a competition.

                                      Lets start with the location. Bei fucking jing? Competing on a manufactured slope with a backdrop of cooling towers. I've spent a bit of time in Beijing and never ever in all my times there (across 4 seasons) did I ever think it would be a great place to hold a Winter Olympics. Yes, it's a big city & yet it gets seriously cold, but when you think of some of the great alpine destinations across the world, the Chinese capital has absolutely no right to be there. What next, a world cup in fucking Doha or something?

                                      Secondly, the Olympics. Citius, Altius, Fortius. Swifter, Higher, Stronger. For the winter olympics I think we need a few more adjectives to describe this bullshit competition. Floppier, Twisttier, Curlier, Prettier, Danceir. I think of the likes of Herman Meier back in the day flying down the mountain right on the edge of what is physically possible, and then I compare to some of the crap being served up and I shake my grumpy old man head in disgust. There is a spot for all the x-games crap, and thats where it is. The X-Games. Make that bigger, instead of watering down the Olympics. I'm very happy for the kiwi lass who flipped 4 times to win a gold, but come on, OLYMPIC GOLD? Seriously? Still, at least we got to see how the world reacted, I suppose.

                                      Next whinge, lets talk about Bobsleigh/Luge etc. For a start, this is just shithouse. There are only about 20 tracks on the planet and the sport is about your ability to steer down them. What. The. Fuck. You can get an Olympic medal for steering a fucking cart down a purpose built track? Wow, thats so impressive. Why not then have one for sledding? Done! You know what, lets mix it up a bit and add another medal where you lie on the sled differently! Yes!! Hardly a fucking sport for the masses is it. One that only what, a couple of hundred people globally have real access to & then there are 10 or so gold medals allocated? Come on, thats fucking stupid.

                                      As for the Russian Olympic Committee. Jesus, where to start. You are allowed to compete, or you aren't. Oh, you are, just not under the Russian flag. Ok. Now, doping, no you can't do that either. Oh hang on, actually, it's ok to dope and compete. Don't worry. So what went from Russians banned from the Winter Olympics for doping, has now turned to Russians can dope and be allowed to compete at the Winter Olympics. Cool, that makes sense.

                                      What a piece of shit event.

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                                      @majorrage I actually kinda like the Winter Olympics, but that was a good rant, credit where it's due

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                                      • MajorPomM MajorPom

                                        Rant On.

                                        The Winter Olympics are a complete shambolic shitbox of a competition.

                                        Lets start with the location. Bei fucking jing? Competing on a manufactured slope with a backdrop of cooling towers. I've spent a bit of time in Beijing and never ever in all my times there (across 4 seasons) did I ever think it would be a great place to hold a Winter Olympics. Yes, it's a big city & yet it gets seriously cold, but when you think of some of the great alpine destinations across the world, the Chinese capital has absolutely no right to be there. What next, a world cup in fucking Doha or something?

                                        Secondly, the Olympics. Citius, Altius, Fortius. Swifter, Higher, Stronger. For the winter olympics I think we need a few more adjectives to describe this bullshit competition. Floppier, Twisttier, Curlier, Prettier, Danceir. I think of the likes of Herman Meier back in the day flying down the mountain right on the edge of what is physically possible, and then I compare to some of the crap being served up and I shake my grumpy old man head in disgust. There is a spot for all the x-games crap, and thats where it is. The X-Games. Make that bigger, instead of watering down the Olympics. I'm very happy for the kiwi lass who flipped 4 times to win a gold, but come on, OLYMPIC GOLD? Seriously? Still, at least we got to see how the world reacted, I suppose.

                                        Next whinge, lets talk about Bobsleigh/Luge etc. For a start, this is just shithouse. There are only about 20 tracks on the planet and the sport is about your ability to steer down them. What. The. Fuck. You can get an Olympic medal for steering a fucking cart down a purpose built track? Wow, thats so impressive. Why not then have one for sledding? Done! You know what, lets mix it up a bit and add another medal where you lie on the sled differently! Yes!! Hardly a fucking sport for the masses is it. One that only what, a couple of hundred people globally have real access to & then there are 10 or so gold medals allocated? Come on, thats fucking stupid.

                                        As for the Russian Olympic Committee. Jesus, where to start. You are allowed to compete, or you aren't. Oh, you are, just not under the Russian flag. Ok. Now, doping, no you can't do that either. Oh hang on, actually, it's ok to dope and compete. Don't worry. So what went from Russians banned from the Winter Olympics for doping, has now turned to Russians can dope and be allowed to compete at the Winter Olympics. Cool, that makes sense.

                                        What a piece of shit event.

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                                        @majorrage

                                        Good rant. The Russian skater one does my head in. If there are going to be different rules for under 16s, don't let them compete at the Olympic Games.

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                                        • MajorPomM MajorPom

                                          Rant On.

                                          The Winter Olympics are a complete shambolic shitbox of a competition.

                                          Lets start with the location. Bei fucking jing? Competing on a manufactured slope with a backdrop of cooling towers. I've spent a bit of time in Beijing and never ever in all my times there (across 4 seasons) did I ever think it would be a great place to hold a Winter Olympics. Yes, it's a big city & yet it gets seriously cold, but when you think of some of the great alpine destinations across the world, the Chinese capital has absolutely no right to be there. What next, a world cup in fucking Doha or something?

                                          Secondly, the Olympics. Citius, Altius, Fortius. Swifter, Higher, Stronger. For the winter olympics I think we need a few more adjectives to describe this bullshit competition. Floppier, Twisttier, Curlier, Prettier, Danceir. I think of the likes of Herman Meier back in the day flying down the mountain right on the edge of what is physically possible, and then I compare to some of the crap being served up and I shake my grumpy old man head in disgust. There is a spot for all the x-games crap, and thats where it is. The X-Games. Make that bigger, instead of watering down the Olympics. I'm very happy for the kiwi lass who flipped 4 times to win a gold, but come on, OLYMPIC GOLD? Seriously? Still, at least we got to see how the world reacted, I suppose.

                                          Next whinge, lets talk about Bobsleigh/Luge etc. For a start, this is just shithouse. There are only about 20 tracks on the planet and the sport is about your ability to steer down them. What. The. Fuck. You can get an Olympic medal for steering a fucking cart down a purpose built track? Wow, thats so impressive. Why not then have one for sledding? Done! You know what, lets mix it up a bit and add another medal where you lie on the sled differently! Yes!! Hardly a fucking sport for the masses is it. One that only what, a couple of hundred people globally have real access to & then there are 10 or so gold medals allocated? Come on, thats fucking stupid.

                                          As for the Russian Olympic Committee. Jesus, where to start. You are allowed to compete, or you aren't. Oh, you are, just not under the Russian flag. Ok. Now, doping, no you can't do that either. Oh hang on, actually, it's ok to dope and compete. Don't worry. So what went from Russians banned from the Winter Olympics for doping, has now turned to Russians can dope and be allowed to compete at the Winter Olympics. Cool, that makes sense.

                                          What a piece of shit event.

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                                          @majorrage Great piece. For a multiple of reasons, I've watched less than five minutes of these Games. No disrespect to the athletes involved, but I don't seem to be missing much.

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