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If you want to talk about Olympic sports, do it here.  If you want to talk about conditions for the athletes competing, that's at least somewhat related.  If you want to talk about COVID testing for the athletes, that's also somewhat related, but there's another thread that's probably more appropriate.

If you want to talk about politicians or politics, do it elsewhere.

If you can't manage that, I'll happily burn this thread to the ground.

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US v Canada Tuesday in Women's hockey will be good.   Canada just toyed w Finland and SUI thus far, it's such a mismatch.   

answered my own question

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/32470994/2022-winter-olympic-athletes-daily-tests-covid-19-remain-closed-loop-games-venues

Women's sports as a whole suffers from a lack of parity.  I don't know if it needs more time or more athletes.....but that's why there's so many blowouts.  I'm thinking college basketball is a great example.  Even into the 2nd round and Sweet 16, the women's tourney has utter mismatches because it still lacks parity/depth.

High school football is a great example, too, but that's kids.  Meanwhile, UConn and South Carolina are trashing teams by 50 points still, in women's basketball.  

I wonder if there's a timeline for when it will stop or if it's something that isn't going to be rectified over time.  

because......most people really don't give a shit about women's sports. almost no men give a rats ass and very few women actually do.

Women's sports as a whole suffers from a lack of parity.  I don't know if it needs more time or more athletes.....but that's why there's so many blowouts.  I'm thinking college basketball is a great example.  Even into the 2nd round and Sweet 16, the women's tourney has utter mismatches because it still lacks parity/depth.

High school football is a great example, too, but that's kids.  Meanwhile, UConn and South Carolina are trashing teams by 50 points still, in women's basketball. 

I wonder if there's a timeline for when it will stop or if it's something that isn't going to be rectified over time. 

Volleyball and soccer are pretty good.  Problem is ESPN plugging the female versions of major men's sports.  Softball is an awful game to watch, and women's basketball ain't great either.  I have a BTN+ subscription, and I watch far more women's soccer and volleyball, which actually translates, and next to no basketball or softball.

On the Olympic level, I think it simply comes down to the fact that many countries didn't support their women's teams in those sports until the past 20 years.  Look at how the US women are THE dominant nation in soccer, while the men failed to even qualify for the past World Cup.  We were 60 years behind in giving a shit about the men, but out in front with the women

One thing that you could tell that everyone at NBC was thinking at the cauldron lighting was "Is this it?" I realize that the CCP wasn't going for epic spectacle this time around but that was the least grandiose lighting of my lifetime.

Whole lotta tongue biting going on at that sequence.

It was like the opening ceremonies of a county fair.