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847badgerfan

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2026 Olympics Thread
« on: Today at 12:15:40 PM »
Anyone gonna watch?

What sports interest you?

I like hockey, luge, bobsled, speed skating and some of the skiing. Not sure how much I'll get to watch.
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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #1 on: Today at 12:18:26 PM »
I'll watch.   It's live sports. 

Unless there's another sport on like basketball 
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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #2 on: Today at 12:26:03 PM »
I love the winter Olympics, I prefer it over the summer games (which I also enjoy).

My favorites are Alpine/downhill skiing, speed skating, bobsled, luge, ski jumping, freestyle skiing and snowboarding events (big air, slopestyle, etc.), and ice hockey.

I avoid figure skating and its even worse cousin, ice dancing.

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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #3 on: Today at 12:27:04 PM »
I'm not a fan of any sport that is judged.
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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #4 on: Today at 12:27:54 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on Today at 12:27:04 PM
I'm not a fan of any sport that is judged.
If it's judged, then by my definition, it's not a sport at all.  You could call it an athletic competition I suppose.
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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #5 on: Today at 12:28:27 PM »
Might not be a true sport :57:
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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #6 on: Today at 12:33:43 PM »
Quote from: utee94 on Today at 12:27:54 PM
If it's judged, then by my definition, it's not a sport at all.  You could call it an athletic competition I suppose.
They are athletes for sure.

Curling? That's a game, like golf.
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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #7 on: Today at 12:35:56 PM »
Snowboarding, Ice Hockey and Curling. 
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« Reply #8 on: Today at 12:51:35 PM »
Some sports require athleticism 
Some games require athleticism 
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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #9 on: Today at 01:15:01 PM »
For anyone interested, here's a link to a doc with the full schedule of televised Olympic events, across NBC's various channels.  It's a little weird formatting because it's made to be printed and read as separate pages.


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zrfvjTYu4k5sHU1MMJUaQvPtcrX_n1PVc7PDIsgDclw/htmlview?usp=drivesdk&pru=AAABnFd28uc*-GBXSlOckQzsg3anUegTvA

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« Reply #10 on: Today at 01:51:24 PM »
I don't like sports when you are racing the clock, and IMO that's too much of the winter Olympics.  You watch 30 people ski down a hill one at a time, and they all look essentially the same, unless they totally screw up.  Then the top 20 are all within like 0.8 seconds of each other.

That's why I prefer the summer games, everyone in the pool, or on the track at once.  I do like some of the cross events.  I'll watch hockey now that it's best on best again, and not a weird combination of minor leaguers and former players.

I'll watch figure skating because my wife likes it, but it's not my favorite.  I don't care about the judging inasmuch as I don't know enough to know what to look for in the tricks.  Same with any of the ski and snowboarding pipes/jumps.

I do enjoy curling
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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #11 on: Today at 01:53:41 PM »
I liked curling when I did it. I'm not a fan of watching it though.

Good drinking game.
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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #12 on: Today at 01:57:03 PM »
Drinking is a sport,  not a game 
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Re: 2026 Olympics Thread
« Reply #13 on: Today at 01:58:53 PM »
I actually like the mixed doubles version better.  I think it was just added at the 2022 games?
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