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2018 Winter Olympic Thread

It's amazing how bad John Schuster is. Have we ever had a worse Olympian in a team sport?
 
Apparently, rules might tighten and people like Swaney might not get to go to the Olympics.

No fucking shit. This is against the spirit of the Olympics.
 
of course, the shirtless Tongan guy basically just learned to ski like 3 months ago as well.
 
Also, a Russian athlete competing under the Olympic Flag was caught doping.

Lots of rough edges to smooth over, Olympics.
 
The Tonga guy didn't finish last in his event.

Isn't this similar, although I guess she could have killed herself in the process.

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/artic...idele-adeagbo-is-not-afraid-of-making-history

Adeagbo qualified under the “continental representation” provision, which allows for athletes from non-represented continents to earn an Olympic berth outside of the typical qualifying process. Once athletes from countries that have already met their quota are taken off the list, any athlete from a non-represented continent (such as Adeagbo) can gain entry if they finish in the top 45 and complete five qualifying races. In her first two races, she came in 14th and 15th, then 21st in back-to-back competitions in late November. In her final qualifying run in Lake Placid, she finished third to become the first African athlete to medal in skeleton in an international competition.
 
He didn't finish last, but he only finished ahead of skiers from Mexico and Colombia and two who didn't finish at all.

Still a heck of an effort. The list of people who could pick up a new sport from a new climate, qualify for the Olympics, and finish the race is short. Dude must be a sick athlete. Maybe he'll get some sponsorship and try to qualify for 2022.
 
Virtue and Moir killed it. Wow.
 
Virtue and Moir killed it. Wow.

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She kills it standing still as far as I'm concerned.
 
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