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eDave 02-08-2022 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown (Post 16135847)
I don't think they were lying. They knew from the get go that they'd have to manufacture the snow necessary for the skiing/snowboarding sports.

US Ski resorts are routinely covered in fake snow.

alpha_omega 02-08-2022 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by redhed (Post 16136202)
I'm totally boycotting these Olympics. I wasn't gonna, but there's too much Chinese bullshittery for me this time 'round. My boycott has nothing to with politics, and everything to do with the actual competition in the events.

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Originally Posted by ptlyon (Post 16136227)
Care to elaborate?

This might be an example of what red is talking about?.......

US-born Olympic freeskier Eileen Gu dodges questions about citizenship after winning gold for China

Eileen Gu’s Beijing Olympics Begin With Gold in Big Air—and Citizenship Questions

redfan 02-08-2022 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ptlyon (Post 16136227)
Care to elaborate?

Too much cheating/DQs
I've read too much about how the judges are DQ non-Chinese athletes. WTF?

eDave 02-08-2022 02:27 PM

LMAO

https://i.redd.it/9plm6mjs5ig81.jpg

KC_Connection 02-08-2022 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by burt (Post 16135697)
I am a tool. I have been watching and enjoying. Yeah, China and covid....but politics shouldn't taint the Olympics. NOT watching, just takes away from our athletes. OUR athletes are NOT responsible for China or covid. That's all I wll say about that, to keep this out of DC.

I'm not sure why anybody really cares where the Olympics are to be honest. If you like these kind of sports, watch them. If you don't, don't. Not sure why it gets any more complicated than that from a viewing perspective.

alpha_omega 02-08-2022 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by redhed (Post 16136285)
Too much cheating/DQs
I've read too much about how the judges are DQ non-Chinese athletes. WTF?

Yep, that too....

‘Favourable’ judging raises eyebrows as post-race review hands Winter Olympics short-track gold to China

https://images.7news.com.au/publicat...y=sevennews_v2

https://7news.com.au/sport/winter-ol...hina-c-5608937

KC_Connection 02-08-2022 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown (Post 16135847)
I don't think they were lying. They knew from the get go that they'd have to manufacture the snow necessary for the skiing/snowboarding sports.

Yeah, it's not like this was some kind of hidden secret. They certainly aren't the first country hosting the Olympics to manufacture snow for competitions either. I seem to remember Sochi having pretty high temperatures 8 years ago.

KC_Connection 02-08-2022 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by alpha_omega (Post 16136299)
Yep, that too....

‘Favourable’ judging raises eyebrows as post-race review hands Winter Olympics short-track gold to China

https://images.7news.com.au/publicat...y=sevennews_v2

https://7news.com.au/sport/winter-ol...hina-c-5608937

Does anybody really understand short track speed skating's rules anyway? It's a just a massive roller derby on ice.

ptlyon 02-08-2022 02:40 PM

Guess last night was the first I've really tuned in & haven't really kept up on any of the news, medal counts, etc.

But yeah, if Gu wants to play for China then by all means, go ahead. And go ahead and stay there, and **** your education at Stanford.

Reroka 02-08-2022 02:44 PM

This shit has started already? wow,

Guess I'm not watching.

Mizzou_8541 02-08-2022 03:56 PM

Born in the US. Trains in the US. Models in the US (she’s actually pretty hot). Goes to Stanford. Yet she competes for China.

Baby Lee 02-08-2022 04:11 PM

Just saw this clip, seems to sum up my assessment from a considerable distance. . .

<blockquote class="imgur-embed-pub" lang="en" data-id="a/Y4dGNem" ><a href="//imgur.com/a/Y4dGNem">The age of Chinese Prosperity Begins</a></blockquote><script async src="//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

loochy 02-08-2022 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou_8541 (Post 16136442)
Born in the US. Trains in the US. Models in the US (she’s actually pretty hot). Goes to Stanford. Yet she competes for China.


Traitorous hooker.


Actually it reminds me of a lot of guys that used to play on the National US Men's soccer team. We had several guys that were totally German, but had a single US parent (usually from military duty) so they had eligibility to play for the US. They chose not to play for Germany because of the immense amount of talent there, but they could easily make the team here. I'm thinking of Jermaine Jones, but the same thing applied to Earnie Stewart, Aaron Johannsson, Fabian Johnson, Julian Green, Timothy Chandler, Tom Dooley, and more.

Mizzou_8541 02-08-2022 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by loochy (Post 16136468)
Traitorous hooker.


Actually it reminds me of a lot of guys that used to play on the National US Men's soccer team. We had several guys that were totally German, but had a single US parent (usually from military duty) so they had eligibility to play for the US. They chose not to play for Germany because of the immense amount of talent there, but they could easily make the team here. I'm thinking of Jermaine Jones, but the same thing applied to Earnie Stewart, Aaron Johannsson, Fabian Johnson, Julian Green, Timothy Chandler, Tom Dooley, and more.

The difference there is those guys were good. But not good enough to make the German national team. She chose to represent China even though she gained everything from the US. I can’t tell if you’re calling me out or not, but yeah I think it’s ****ed up.

tredadda 02-08-2022 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou_8541 (Post 16136442)
Born in the US. Trains in the US. Models in the US (she’s actually pretty hot). Goes to Stanford. Yet she competes for China.

All the benefits of the US while proudly claiming Chinese, yet refusing to live there because of the benefits of the US.


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