Winter Olympics 2022
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Russia take the piss because they've cottoned on to the fact that the rest of the world no longer has the sack to stop them.
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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.
@majorrage Amen brother.
The problem for me is there are too many events that are either time trials or individually judged events.
How many events are an actual race? By which I mean multiple people competing to cross a finish line at the same time. There's the snowboarding one and the short track speed skating and that's it, I think. The cross country? Think that's a time trial but maybe there's a race in there.
Everything else is all watching the clock, looking at splits, or trying to work out what the judges will think of X or Y. Which is fine for the odd event but it's everything and it's just so tedious.
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@majorrage Amen brother.
The problem for me is there are too many events that are either time trials or individually judged events.
How many events are an actual race? By which I mean multiple people competing to cross a finish line at the same time. There's the snowboarding one and the short track speed skating and that's it, I think. The cross country? Think that's a time trial but maybe there's a race in there.
Everything else is all watching the clock, looking at splits, or trying to work out what the judges will think of X or Y. Which is fine for the odd event but it's everything and it's just so tedious.
@barbarian there was a cross country relay on the other day. That was true side-by-side racing and I really enjoyed it.
Personally I love Olympics and winter Olympics and don't mind the bloat. Even the judged events are good fun to watch since the technical difficulty is insane.
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@majorrage Amen brother.
The problem for me is there are too many events that are either time trials or individually judged events.
How many events are an actual race? By which I mean multiple people competing to cross a finish line at the same time. There's the snowboarding one and the short track speed skating and that's it, I think. The cross country? Think that's a time trial but maybe there's a race in there.
Everything else is all watching the clock, looking at splits, or trying to work out what the judges will think of X or Y. Which is fine for the odd event but it's everything and it's just so tedious.
@barbarian said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage Amen brother.
The problem for me is there are too many events that are either time trials or individually judged events.
How many events are an actual race? By which I mean multiple people competing to cross a finish line at the same time. There's the snowboarding one and the short track speed skating and that's it, I think. The cross country? Think that's a time trial but maybe there's a race in there.
Everything else is all watching the clock, looking at splits, or trying to work out what the judges will think of X or Y. Which is fine for the odd event but it's everything and it's just so tedious.
I think from memory the biathlon too is treated as a race, although I havent watched one for a while
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@barbarian said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage Amen brother.
The problem for me is there are too many events that are either time trials or individually judged events.
How many events are an actual race? By which I mean multiple people competing to cross a finish line at the same time. There's the snowboarding one and the short track speed skating and that's it, I think. The cross country? Think that's a time trial but maybe there's a race in there.
Everything else is all watching the clock, looking at splits, or trying to work out what the judges will think of X or Y. Which is fine for the odd event but it's everything and it's just so tedious.
I think from memory the biathlon too is treated as a race, although I havent watched one for a while
@bayimports I watched it the other day, it's a time trial because you lose 2 minutes if you miss a shot.
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@bayimports I watched it the other day, it's a time trial because you lose 2 minutes if you miss a shot.
@barbarian said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@bayimports I watched it the other day, it's a time trial because you lose 2 minutes if you miss a shot.
there is a race, where you do a loop of a penalty box if you miss a target
i fucking love the biathlon, it's insane
Here, cross-country ski, then stop, drop your heart rate, and hit a target the size of a postage stamp. 5 times.
it's awesome
And the chicks are fine as a motherfucker
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@barbarian said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage Amen brother.
The problem for me is there are too many events that are either time trials or individually judged events.
How many events are an actual race? By which I mean multiple people competing to cross a finish line at the same time. There's the snowboarding one and the short track speed skating and that's it, I think. The cross country? Think that's a time trial but maybe there's a race in there.
Everything else is all watching the clock, looking at splits, or trying to work out what the judges will think of X or Y. Which is fine for the odd event but it's everything and it's just so tedious.
I think from memory the biathlon too is treated as a race, although I havent watched one for a while
@bayimports said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@barbarian said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage Amen brother.
The problem for me is there are too many events that are either time trials or individually judged events.
How many events are an actual race? By which I mean multiple people competing to cross a finish line at the same time. There's the snowboarding one and the short track speed skating and that's it, I think. The cross country? Think that's a time trial but maybe there's a race in there.
Everything else is all watching the clock, looking at splits, or trying to work out what the judges will think of X or Y. Which is fine for the odd event but it's everything and it's just so tedious.
I think from memory the biathlon too is treated as a race, although I havent watched one for a while
Yeah it's a race and one of the hardest things to do. Try controlling your breathing and limbs after tremendous physical exertion. Most people couldn't go that fast, let alone hit the side of a barn.
Anything that's subjective sucks IMO. But that's modern Olympics for you.
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@bayimports I watched it the other day, it's a time trial because you lose 2 minutes if you miss a shot.
@barbarian said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@bayimports I watched it the other day, it's a time trial because you lose 2 minutes if you miss a shot.
You're right. There are two versions at the Olympics - one in which they start at different times and the fastest time wins, and then a mass start where it's a race to the finish with penalty laps for missed shots.
Biathlon is terrific. These guys are legit world class cross-country skiiers and farking snipers to boot. The cool thing is that the result is always in doubt until the final shooting.
On the topic of GOATS, Ole Einar Bjørndalen is a biathelete whose name deserves to be thrown in.
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Silver for Zoi after she didnt quite manage to land her final jump, which she needed to given the Austrian got a 95 on the the run prior.
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Silver for Zoi after she didnt quite manage to land her final jump, which she needed to given the Austrian got a 95 on the the run prior.
@taniwharugby said in Winter Olympics 2022:
Silver for Zoi after she didnt quite manage to land her final jump, which she needed to given the Austrian got a 95 on the the run prior.
She's got the same Gold, Silver, Bronze set as Barbara Kendall.
Probably have a chance to add to those.
I presume those women's snowboarders are similar mini-sized as gymnasts - judging by how much taller the Chinese girl leading them to the dais was?
The Austrian who won the gold is quite tidy!
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@majorrage Amen brother.
The problem for me is there are too many events that are either time trials or individually judged events.
How many events are an actual race? By which I mean multiple people competing to cross a finish line at the same time. There's the snowboarding one and the short track speed skating and that's it, I think. The cross country? Think that's a time trial but maybe there's a race in there.
Everything else is all watching the clock, looking at splits, or trying to work out what the judges will think of X or Y. Which is fine for the odd event but it's everything and it's just so tedious.
@barbarian said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage Amen brother.
The problem for me is there are too many events that are either time trials or individually judged events.
How many events are an actual race? By which I mean multiple people competing to cross a finish line at the same time. There's the snowboarding one and the short track speed skating and that's it, I think. The cross country? Think that's a time trial but maybe there's a race in there.
Everything else is all watching the clock, looking at splits, or trying to work out what the judges will think of X or Y. Which is fine for the odd event but it's everything and it's just so tedious.
Agree would like to see more races, imagine the downhill as a race. And yes too much reliance on judging, am sure there is not always consistency there
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I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
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I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
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@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
The less visibility the better in some areas. Not a country of sweeping panoramas
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@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
The less visibility the better in some areas. Not a country of sweeping panoramas
@crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
The less visibility the better in some areas. Not a country of sweeping panoramas
Crucial, you are just flat out wrong here.
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@crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
The less visibility the better in some areas. Not a country of sweeping panoramas
Crucial, you are just flat out wrong here.
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
The less visibility the better in some areas. Not a country of sweeping panoramas
Crucial, you are just flat out wrong here.
Only going by my experience.
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@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
The less visibility the better in some areas. Not a country of sweeping panoramas
Crucial, you are just flat out wrong here.
Only going by my experience.
@crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
The less visibility the better in some areas. Not a country of sweeping panoramas
Crucial, you are just flat out wrong here.
Only going by my experience.
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@crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
The less visibility the better in some areas. Not a country of sweeping panoramas
Crucial, you are just flat out wrong here.
Only going by my experience.
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@crucial said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@majorrage said in Winter Olympics 2022:
@mikethesnow said in Winter Olympics 2022:
I’ve really enjoyed it
Recorded everything that’s available on the BBC, then watched at various speeds to get to the heart of the competition
I’m currently in the land of Taff and I acknowledge that if I lived here I’d watch a lot of TV too.
To be fair, there is a winter storm so perhaps I’m not seeing her at her best.
The less visibility the better in some areas. Not a country of sweeping panoramas
Crucial, you are just flat out wrong here.
Only going by my experience.
Fair dues
