Winter Olympics 2022

[altacoup]

Seems like all the men are skiing scared on the DH course. Visually the course is just disgusting. I figured these Olympics would suck. But between the bump course that barely had moguls, cooling stacks as the background for the big air and the ultimate WROD for the downhill. Well it’s just pathetic. I really feel for the athletes who due to bad luck had South Korea and China as the host countries. Both have very sub par snow conditions and venues.


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[BmillsSkier]

I feel like Gu was lining up to be a business mogul who used to ski type. Not an grassroots athlete with little to no schooling who will need to stay in the ski industry for life. She seems pretty smart. She's going to Stanford. I feel like tying herself to China now could alienate her from some of the clearly good connections she could make at Stanford. I guess I'm wrong though.

No, you’re not wrong. Otherwise she would be going to school in China and holding her US passport still.

This was a business decision by an 18 year old. Time will tell how it plays out.

Ask Peng Shuei how much protection the home court afforded. Much less for career prospects.

[jono]

After Jack Ma and Peng Shuai, it seems like a hell of a sales job. Has the CCP had a lot of success building empathy among ethnic Chinese people outside China? Is there an "our assholes" element there? What gives?

[Dee Hubbs]

I really feel for the athletes who due to bad luck had South Korea and China as the host countries. Both have very sub par snow conditions and venues.

The alpine athletes are praising how great the course and preparation conditions are. They also praised the snow in Korea. The course conditions were awful in Russia and Whistler.

[Dee Hubbs]

New schedule:
Women’s GS run 2 = 14:30 LOC

Run 2 now scheduled for 14:45 LOC

[dan_pdx]

The alpine athletes are praising how great the course and preparation conditions are.

While they were praising it for the censors, I'm pretty sure they were blinking in Morse code: "shittiest WROD ever, corrupt IOC should not have picked Beijing"

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

The big air venue look like they are in Elizabeth NJ or something.

[The AD]

The speeds are high on the downhill course, but it just doesn't seem all that interesting. The 41 year old Frenchman pulling off the silver was pretty cool, though.

[Kevo]

Watching women's GS. This has got to be a record for the most DNFs in Olympic history. The athletes deserve better than these conditions.

[Adolf Allerbush]

The speeds are high on the downhill course, but it just doesn't seem all that interesting. The 41 year old Frenchman pulling off the silver was pretty cool, though.

Like I said, weird outcomes. Fucked up venues, all around...crazy conditions with the zero covid shit, and you gut really odd results

[m2711c]

I fucking hate figure skating.

agreed.

[buttahflake]

Like I said, weird outcomes. Fucked up venues, all around...crazy conditions with the zero covid shit, and you gut really odd results

Huh? The podium could be the same three guys at any venue on the WC this season. Do you follow this sport?

[Labcabin]

[ill-advised strategy]

Watching women's GS. This has got to be a record for the most DNFs in Olympic history. The athletes deserve better than these conditions.

Steep and bulletproof…
made to order for racing.

[Whiteroom_Guardian]

Yeah theres no doubt the DH course is racey/firm surface which is what they all want, but curious how different the chinese manmade snow is compared to like a Beaver Creek (correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that a venue that is often mostly manmade early season?)?

[3s]

Hes on painkillers

[The AD]

I've got to say I find the skiing venues different, but not really all that offensive. Let's face it, this could be the future of skiing with climate change in a few decades.

[altasnob]

but curious how different the chinese manmade snow is compared to like a Beaver Creek (correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that a venue that is often mostly manmade early season?)?

That Chinese frozen H2O is pure shit!

[Benny Profane]

Lots of MSG.

[Mofro261]

Huh? The podium could be the same three guys at any venue on the WC this season. Do you follow this sport?

Agreed. That Thiery is killing it so hard this season at 41 has me a little giddy, and Feuz was Feuz again.

[Adolf Allerbush]

Huh? The podium could be the same three guys at any venue on the WC this season. Do you follow this sport?

Totally. 41 yr/old winning silver happens all the time in the Olympics in DH.

I get your point though, Feuz and Mayer were not shockers and even Clarey isn't that shocking, he did well at Kitzbuehel leading up to the Olympics.

[goldenboy]

Steep and bulletproof…
made to order for racing.

No doubt. The visuals suck but snow conditions are better than Whistler or Sochi for racing.

[ill-advised strategy]

Olympic thought:

The courses don’t actually seem that bad to me (debatable, I know)…but another thing is that the skiing there is just the courses…only the courses, so maybe not much or even zero opportunity to go freeski and loosen up and clear your mind a bit.

I wonder if that’s a factor, and if so, how much.

[altasnob]

but another thing is that the skiing there is just the courses…only the courses, so maybe not much or even zero opportunity to go freeski and loosen up and clear your mind a bit.

Is that true? They don't have a second WROD for people (coaches/athletes) to go down the mountain? I assume they do.

[ill-advised strategy]

Also, hopefully Eileen doesn’t say anything wrong…

I think this stuff is made in China!