Just horrible. Led 2-1 until the closing minute. Gave up a goal to go into OT and then lost. Disappointing game by team USA.Even more.
Men’s Hockey final: Slovakia 3, USA 2
WTF?
. Now 3-1 Canada in the second period and it’s really not that close.
There's no reason to think that she was in on it, but it doesn't matter.
I get a call this morning from my brother and he asks what I think about this young girl getting busted for doping. I say, even if she didn't know, she tested positive, and shouldn't be allowed to compete. It's unfair, even if it's not steroids. Moreover, Russia has been doing this for years, and they keep doing it.
He says, 'that's exactly what I thought you'd say because that's what all liberals are saying on twitter.'
Not to make you feel even worse, but I agree with your post. Sorry for you loss.
You're a liberal? I did not know this.
I was hoping Mikaela would have skipped these Olympics out of principle. Not that she would have needed to make a big deal about it, but just stay away.
Both sports value low levels of body fat and flexibility which are each easier to achieve before puberty is complete.
The 2 US skater announcers sort of talked about this the other day. They said they began their drug testing around 12 years old and they were very aware of limitations of what they could take. They both talked about their moms having access to a phone line (? from US Olympic folks?) that they would call in anytime either got sick to see if they could give a certain cough medicine, etc.
Hoping not to turn this political, but what was liberal about your take? She had an unfair advantage via cheating, and should not compete. Where is the divide?I get a call this morning from my brother and he asks what I think about this young girl getting busted for doping. I say, even if she didn't know, she tested positive, and shouldn't be allowed to compete. It's unfair, even if it's not steroids. Moreover, Russia has been doing this for years, and they keep doing it.
He says, 'that's exactly what I thought you'd say because that's what all liberals are saying on twitter.'
I was flipping channels and happened to see Valieva's short program. The two US announcers (Lipinski and Weir, both former Olympians) felt Valieva should have been disqualified immediately. They added the fact she was allowed to skate pending further investigation was an insult to all the non-cheaters. During skating programs the announcers talk about the routine and point out the tricks being done by the skaters. Triple this, double that, etc. As Valieva was skating they didn't speak at all. Afterward as Valieva was skating off the ice, they said something along the lines of, "All we have to say is that was Kamila Valieva's short program". They were brutally honest about their feelings toward cheaters regardless of age.
Whether she new or not should be inconsequential to the required remedy of removal. Plausible deniability can not be sustained as a precedent.
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The drama and tears flying around last night was unreal.
An epic collapse by the favored skater caught doping, who then was treated like trash by her own coach as she came off the ice.
The second place skater crying and yelling that she was cheated and refusing to go on the podium.
The 3rd place skater was balling too (apparently it’s contagious).
The winner was left to flounder alone uncomfortably on camera and didn’t know what to do while all the drama was occurring.
I would love to see someone go back and translate everything that was going on. The favorite was devastated after her collapse and the minute she stepped off the ice her coach was berating her for her performance.
Even the IOC prez, who generally ignores bad news and pretends it doesn’t really exist, felt the need to rip the Russian coach’s behavior.
Last night took the gold for crazy. The Nancy Kerrington/ Tonya Harding drama now officially has the silver medal.
Olympic chief slams treatment of teenage skater Kamila Valieva
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach claimed he was 'very disturbed' after watching Valieva's struggles and the 'tremendous coldness' of her entourage.www.dailymail.co.uk
I love it. This is the first Olympics I haven’t watched since 1972. It is so good to see this Olympics fail in communist China.
They will have to address the issue of failing drug tests. You can’t have a repeat of this. These idiots were actually going to prevent a medal ceremony. The only reason they did this was the likely result that Russia was going to sweep the medals. Just imagine if the ceremony was cancelled and a non Ruskie snuck in. These dopes were actually going to stiff a competitor who worked their whole life to stand on an Olympic podium. That’s horrible.
Let’s see what the TV ratings are for this sh!tshow. I expect and hope that this will be the lowest-rated Olympics in history.
