i am still in my pyjamas :Dfirst day of winter lympics is like christmas
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 10 February 2018 23:44 (six years ago) link
Rightly!
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 11 February 2018 00:24 (six years ago) link
about to watch something involving a chap called Max Parrot
― imago, Sunday, 11 February 2018 00:58 (six years ago) link
pronounced pa-roe
~canada~
chap called Carlos Garcia Knight just crushed his first run
as tt just said to me, some of these people have had to grow into their names by becoming snowboarders
― imago, Sunday, 11 February 2018 01:18 (six years ago) link
Just watching Skiathlon makes all of my muscles hurt, god these women are machines <3
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 02:02 (six years ago) link
Max Parrot cruelly denied and the Yank* takes it, who knew
*just kidding y'all I love you really
― imago, Sunday, 11 February 2018 02:34 (six years ago) link
Max Parrot’s qualifying performance was so good, he is so precise
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 02:37 (six years ago) link
We stayed up to see Medvedeva's record short program score! Spectacular stuff. tt was raving about the Israeli competitor but we hadn't yet adjusted to just how good they are nowadays
― imago, Sunday, 11 February 2018 04:09 (six years ago) link
re snowstyle: Red Gerard looks like a blond version of the paperboy from Better Off Dead “GIMME MY TWO DOLLARS”god that last round was brutal, the snow looked like concrete on those jumps, so many dudes ate it!!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 05:33 (six years ago) link
Lovely night in the team figure skating for sure. Favorite performance probably the Italian pairs, that was damn fun.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 11 February 2018 05:43 (six years ago) link
Bradie Tennell had some bonkers spin moves going on
― Moodles, Sunday, 11 February 2018 06:20 (six years ago) link
Bradie is a lovely skater but she looks like she’s kept underground, she’s so alarmingly pale lol
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 06:27 (six years ago) link
Medvedeva’s short program was breathtaking, just beautiful
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 06:34 (six years ago) link
oh god i just caught the Italian pairsthey KILLED incredible
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 07:12 (six years ago) link
Gah, spoilers. I guess this is inevitable given that it's going out at 2am here. At least "the yank takes it" doesn't specify which yank... 8)
The American snowboard gear is full on NASA, space helmets and all. And I can't tell if the Canadian kit is actually knitted or just a print that looks like stitches.
The place gets only 9cm of real snow per year so it's all artificial. Which makes it very consistent but also hard.
― koogs, Sunday, 11 February 2018 07:42 (six years ago) link
(ah, there was only 1 American qualifier from yesterday)
― koogs, Sunday, 11 February 2018 12:49 (six years ago) link
Question. I don't have cable or any subscription service that will show the olympics. Should I pay $25 for Sling TV or etc so I can binge? Are there any promos that I can later cancel?
I really get into Olympics but haven't had cable for 20 years and therefore nada.
― Conic section rebellion 44 (in orbit), Sunday, 11 February 2018 14:22 (six years ago) link
Not sure about promos, but Sling has been working well so far.
― byton frylock (alomar lines), Sunday, 11 February 2018 14:29 (six years ago) link
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― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 February 2018 15:11 (six years ago) link
OK NBC announcer guy, if an athlete has suffered a catastrophic injury, then they should not be competing in the Olympics again less than a year later. If in fact the injury or injuries could be accurately described as catastrophic, then said athlete would be in the Paralympics, where he or she could compete with other victims of actually catastrophic injuries.
"Multiple severe injuries" would be a better use of language that suits what you are attempting to describe. Also, fire the infobox text writer who keeps making pronoun errors.
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 11 February 2018 15:16 (six years ago) link
I was just wastching women’s hockey, and the Russian team is being referred to as “Olympic Competitors fromRussia” (or something to that effect). No flag either - just Olympic Rings.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 11 February 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
NYT as always with the most quidditious angleshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/08/fashion/winter-olympic-uniform-russians.html
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 11 February 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
So strange. I knew about the doping, but had no idea about the “independent particants” thing.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 11 February 2018 16:59 (six years ago) link
who is the announcer on the men's 5000m speed skating replay?
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 11 February 2018 17:58 (six years ago) link
YouTube TV is free for a week. Been using that since yesterday. It’s good you can record unlimited amount of content.
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Sunday, 11 February 2018 18:10 (six years ago) link
i can’t watch much speed skating, the sounds their skates make on the ice makes my skin crawlmen’s biathlon was bananas - the heavy favorites ended up finishing 8th and 31st. The czech silver medallist had only podiumed once ~5 years~ ago. Bonkers.
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 19:45 (six years ago) link
Skiathlon was NUTS, like the best Tour De France stage you can imagine Krueger, 7th seed, crashed at the beginning and went to the very back — makes up all his lost time & goes on to win by 11 seconds. Norway with gold silver bronze - the favorite finished in 10th.I need a lie down!!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
That was awesome
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Sunday, 11 February 2018 20:41 (six years ago) link
the wind has really shaken up the playing field for these events, def makes for good tv!!
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 11 February 2018 21:02 (six years ago) link
The luge is decided on hatefully narrow margins. Rare bullshit Winter Olympic event imo
― imago, Monday, 12 February 2018 00:08 (six years ago) link
I mean it's visually exciting and there's a non-zero chance of death* I guess
*this probably makes it worse rather than better?
― imago, Monday, 12 February 2018 00:16 (six years ago) link
i dont get luge & i don’t like it
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 February 2018 00:18 (six years ago) link
its basically a track event
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Monday, 12 February 2018 00:19 (six years ago) link
a track event where they need a photo finish to split the first 6 competitors
― imago, Monday, 12 February 2018 00:20 (six years ago) link
track events are good thoughluge is full of such micro-exertions that it’s impossible to tell who is skilled without being told
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 February 2018 00:21 (six years ago) link
"Oh a fatal error there!" *loses by 0.02 seconds*
― imago, Monday, 12 February 2018 00:24 (six years ago) link
*loses by 0.02 seconds and finishes fifth*
― imago, Monday, 12 February 2018 00:26 (six years ago) link
And now, VG busts out her altered Fear cover: “I Don’t Care About Luge (Fuck Luge).”
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 February 2018 00:28 (six years ago) link
Anyway while we waithttps://www.sadanduseless.com/2018/02/funny-olympic-figure-skating/
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 February 2018 00:46 (six years ago) link
as I understand it, luge skill is about twitching in the exactly correct way in order to regain control of the sled while it and the track are conspiring to break all of your bones
the Austrian men's winner (David Gleirscher) had great comments afterwards. Apparently after yesterday he and his coach went and drank schnapps. after he won he told the press "now I go to Austria house and have to drink more schnapps."
― El Tomboto, Monday, 12 February 2018 00:58 (six years ago) link
figure skating long program is frequently like a job interview where by the answer to the 2nd question you know the person has no chance in hell of making the grade but you all still have to go through the motions for the remaining time.
― El Tomboto, Monday, 12 February 2018 01:15 (six years ago) link
man i've watched my share of adam rippon and that's as good as he's ever been.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 February 2018 01:31 (six years ago) link
And Mirai, holy shit. Man what an evening.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 February 2018 02:28 (six years ago) link
yeah she was awesome
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 February 2018 02:36 (six years ago) link
I've realized that I want a skater to do an Olympic routine to Kiss’s “Cold Gin,” *with* a bootleg Paul Stanley live intro. Imagine:
*skater holds opening pose*
“AWRITE NOW LISSEN!”
*skater begins routine*
“I HEAR SOME OF YOU PEOPLE OUT THERE LIKE TO DRINK—“
*triple Axel*
“—*TE-QUI-LAAAAA!”
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 February 2018 04:22 (six years ago) link
lolMirai’s triple axel was life affirming god that was radBut seriously, Zagitova was next levelFIFTEEN with those moves & that poisefuuuuuuuhuuuuuck
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 February 2018 04:33 (six years ago) link
if i hear “shibsibs” and “vlog” in the same sentence one more time i’m gonna flip my tv UGH SHUT UP
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 February 2018 04:36 (six years ago) link
Skating Twitter -- English language at least -- does not like Zagitova due to her backloading her jumps for points. But Tara and Johnny seemed good with it.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 February 2018 04:37 (six years ago) link
figure skating scoring is so wacky idk how you could blame anyone for gaming it. the main problem for ladies imo is that there are no real risk jumps other than the esoteric triple axel. everyone lands their triple-triple combos.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 12 February 2018 04:43 (six years ago) link