Winter Olympics (for those that like them)

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Winter Olympics 2026: Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler tests positive for banned substances

Hosts Italy are embarrassed days before the start of the Winter Olympics - with their biathlete Rebecca Passler kicked out of the Games because of a failed doping test.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Aztecs27]

Not a great start for them.

I'm really looking forward to it. I won't watch as much as I'd like, but will try and catch as much as possible.

 

[Neilds]

All the experts are predicting this could be the most successful Winter Olympics for GB - they reckon we could beat the previous best of 5 medals (2014 and 2018) with up to 8 medals being won. We have a number of world number 1s and current World Champions/X-Games champions so could be a good games for us.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

I’m looking forward to it, I prefer the Winter games way more than the summer ones.

Should be able to watch a lot more of it than I originally thought due to a change in work schedule.

 

[Aztecs27]

All the experts are predicting this could be the most successful Winter Olympics for GB - they reckon we could beat the previous best of 5 medals (2014 and 2018) with up to 8 medals being won. We have a number of world number 1s and current World Champions/X-Games champions so could be a good games for us.

Yea, I'd seen this too.

Not bad for an island where it always rains haha

 

[Norrin Radd]

The skiing, slalom and downhill will be a good watch ,also the Bob and skeleton along with the luge will also be on my watching radar .but for me I like the speed skating, always a tumble or two on the short track version.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

It’s a good watch

Do like when they do the ski racing across the mounds etc

A bit mental

 

[Bretby Blue]

Speed Skating is good, but ski cross and snowboarding cross, men's and ladies is brilliant.

 

[Piece]

It’s a good watch

Do like when they do the ski racing across the mounds etc

A bit mental

Moguls?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I'm a bit grumpy about the modern events. I like the traditional ones but the yoof ones are not for me.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Moguls?

Don’t think it’s that , it’s when they are racing to round a track - 6 of them

 

[Aztecs27]

Don’t think it’s that , it’s when they are racing to round a track - 6 of them

Ski Cross?

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Ski Cross?

Yep that’s the one

 

[Hobbit]

Ice hockey for me. I skated a bit in my teens, 20’s & 30’s but only tried ice hockey once. I thought I was reasonably competent until I tried ice hockey. Those guys are unbelievably good.

 

[Aztecs27]

Yea, I do like these newer events (some of them at least) - as they tend to add quite a bit of excitement.

but you can't beat some world class down hill skiing.

I saw yesterday that despite completely tearing her ACL last week, Lindsey Vonn is going to attempt to compete Absolute madness. I worry about skiing when my legs are tired, let alone when my knee's been completely destroyed.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Yea, I do like these newer events (some of them at least) - as they tend to add quite a bit of excitement.

but you can't beat some world class down hill skiing.

I saw yesterday that despite completely tearing her ACL last week, Lindsey Vonn is going to attempt to compete Absolute madness. I worry about skiing when my legs are tired, let alone when my knee's been completely destroyed.

No idea how she will ski with a ruptured ACL - seems mental

 

[cliveb]

No idea how she will ski with a ruptured ACL - seems mental

It does seem a bit ambitious, but this is almost certainly her last Olympics, so it's understandable that she wants to give it a go.
If you have strong enough leg muscles they can stabilise the knee. And I suspect Lindsey Vonn's leg muscles are about as strong as it's possible to get.

 

[Neilds]

It does seem a bit ambitious, but this is almost certainly her last Olympics, so it's understandable that she wants to give it a go.
If you have strong enough leg muscles they can stabilise the knee. And I suspect Lindsey Vonn's leg muscles are about as strong as it's possible to get.

Also, how ruptured is ruptured? Sounds a bit similar to Lucy Bronze and her broken leg during last years Euros - was actually 'just' a stress fracture.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Also, how ruptured is ruptured? Sounds a bit similar to Lucy Bronze and her broken leg during last years Euros - was actually 'just' a stress fracture.

It seems it’s a “complete”’rupture

Looks like the knee will be a brace and then as Clive says it’s relying on the muscle strength

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I can't help but think that someone needs to sit LV down and ask her how much does she want to be able to walk freely in later years, maybe not that much later. She has been to 4 Olympics already, it is not as though she has missed them completely.