Running 2018 Winter Games thread

Could have been worse: Two ice dancers making out to it.

 

Just curious: has Dale Earnhardt Jr. done any Olympics stories yet?

 

Well, Miller's definitely right about Vonn probably not retiring. I don't buy Phelps will, either. The money's too good.

 

Biathlon. I’d keep the gun after she fires it five times.

 

Why do our ice skaters suck now?

 

We need to teach all those point guards who don't make the WNBA how to skate [/crossthread]

 

It's crazy. The U.S. has never gone three straight Olympics without a podium finish. Ever. Longest gold drought since Tenley Albright won the first U.S. gold in '56.
And it isn't like it's an anomaly. Only one podium finish in the last ten years (Wagner) at the annual World Championships.

 

Canada down 4-2 to Germany early in the third period.

 

Your Ultimate Guide to the Curling Gold Medal Match, the Last Must-See Winter Olympics Event

 

Am I wrong to say that Lindsey Vonn looks more like Sharon Stone, except she looks like the Sharon Stone of the last 5 years. Not the Sharon Stone of Basic Instinct.

 

Last night, the broadcasters explained something about how the Russian skating federation changed a rule to allow younger kids to start trying more difficult jumps at a younger age. The US federation didn't change it for a couple of years after that - which put our figure skaters behind the curve.

 

Lipinski said that. It sounded reasonable.