2026 Winter Olympics

[RedBirdie]

Lenny Kravitz is so fab.

 

[RedBirdie]

All the metallic silver spaceman-esque jackets and pants at the opening ceremonies remind me of Kirsten Maloney's 2000 AA final leo. Or costumes from Austin Powers 2.

 

[MaryClare]

All the metallic silver spaceman-esque jackets and pants at the opening ceremonies remind me of Kirsten Maloney's 2000 AA final leo. Or costumes from Austin Powers 2.

I thought it was just Ice Dance that had a mandatory 90s theme

 

[JaJa]

Go Lindsey!!!

Lindsey Vonn finishes Olympic downhill training on injured knee

A week after rupturing the ACL in her left knee, Lindsey Vonn opened her chase for Olympic gold at the age of 41 with an aggressive and successful training run down the Olympia delle Tofane downhill course.

www.espn.com

 

[RichardL]

I immediately knew what kind of all-around Kristen Maloney was going to have when I saw the outfit

 

[RichardL]

I immediately knew what kind of all-around Kristen Maloney was going to have when I saw the outfit

I just did the math because of weed gummy and Maloney's best scores across the events were enough to get her incredibly close to bronze in the AA if she had hit, and that's with her beam never hitting to full potential any of her three attempts.

 

[Indy]

I’ve decided that Ski Mountaineering is going to be my new favorite random sport this Olympics. I’ve only watched a 2 minute intro video on Peacock but I’m all in.

 

[JaJa]

I just did the math because of weed gummy and Maloney's best scores across the events were enough to get her incredibly close to bronze in the AA if she had hit, and that's with her beam never hitting to full potential any of her three attempts.

You go girl!!

Lindsey Vonn Shuts Down Doctor’s Speculation About Her Ruptured ACL After Training Run with Injury: ‘Lol Thanks, Doc’

Lindsey Vonn shut down a doctor's comments about her ACL injury and an opinion story she claimed was ageist. The three-time Olympic skier — who plans to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 8, despite the ACL rupture — completed a training run on Feb. 6.

people.com

 

[cats]

Pretty sure everyone who has ever worn skis or torn an ACL or knows someone who has has weighed in on Vonn.

I’m both excited and terrified to watch!

 

[JaJa]

Pretty sure everyone who has ever worn skis or torn an ACL or knows someone who has has weighed in on Vonn.

I’m both excited and terrified to watch!

She can not lose at this point. She said '"take 41 and a ruptured ACL and shove it where the sun don't shine." Girl writes her own rules.

 

[JDB]

Does anyone feel like giving a four year fan a figure skating primer please?

Team event: USA and Japan are front-runners. Bronze is up for grabs.

Men: Ilia Malinin (USA) is the gold medal favorite. Yuma Kagiyama,
Women: Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) and Alysa Liu (USA) are the frontrunners. Mone Chiba (JPN), Isabeau Levito (USA) are medal contenders.
Pairs: Ryuichi & Kihara (JPN), Fabienne Hase & Volodin (GER), Contii & Macii.
Ice Dance: Chock & Bates (USA) are the favorites. Giles & Poirier (CAN), Guinard & Fabbri (ITA), Fear & Gibson (GBR) are medal contenders.

 

[RAFIKI]

Thank you

 

[RedBirdie]

We're watching NBC's primetime broadcast and Mr. Birdie just noted the technical skills of Chock and Bates. "That edge work is incredible." Followed by "this was much more intriguing that I imagined something called ice dancing would be."

I just laughed and said he's clearly had to spend way too many hours at the rink watching Little Birdie doing edge drill during power skating lessons if he's judging the quality of edge work. (Yes, way too many hours!)

 

[Ms Motts]

I'm on catchup, watching the free ski slopestyle (which is almost as good as the snowboard slopestyle which is my favourite), and the commentators have said that the judges have access to as many replays as they want/need to get the right score and now I'm jealous!
(They're surprisingly quick anyway).

 

[Amber]

Ooh Vonn… that was scary and painful

 

[Puffin]

Ooh Vonn… that was scary and painful

So sad that it ended that way. Hoping it is not as bad as it looked.

 

[JaJa]

Ooh Vonn… that was scary and painful

She still won in my book

 

[Amber]

Sure but would have liked her to get to finish, even in the slowest time ever. This was a very cruel ending

 

[Big_rock_show]

Poor Vonn! Two helicopter airlifts off the mountain is unfortunate for this race.

Glad it ended well for Breezy!

 

[cats]

The times in ski racing really are just beyond my comprehension. .04 seconds between first and second, .13 seconds between 3rd and 7th.

In most races you’re head to head, and pools and tracks only vary so much. Ski racing is different every mountain, and then different conditions every day and every run. Maybe it’s just that I’ve never done it, but it is really crazy to me that things are this close when you can’t see your opponent.