Winter Olympics

[slow scot]

The kit clash in USA v Slovenia was a bit much. Both should have been mad to wear coloured bibs.

I agree; the kit clash was unbelievably disconcerting. It was so bad that you actually got one of the teams wrong!
It was USA v Slovakia.

 

[Pross]

50km mass start cross country- that’s a proper winter sport

 

[Shadow]

50km mass start cross country- that’s a proper winter sport

Quite.
Lung bustingly and leg muscle painfully difficult...to do it well anyway...like racing up Ventoux.

In 2010 I went to watch it and was tired just seeing them go by!

 

[FishFright]

Actual fights are hugely infrequent. There is lots of pushing and shoving, it is a physical sport, like rugby. But fighting is a no-no and will generally cost the instigator's team, especially in the knock out rounds. Giving away silly penalties at this level is not a smart thing to do.

The governing body really clamped down on the fights a while ago so they are pretty rare and more of a squabble compared the days when teams had designated fighters in the player rotation.

 

[Pross]

Quite.
Lung bustingly and leg muscle painfully difficult...to do it well anyway...like racing up Ventoux.

In 2010 I went to watch it and was tired just seeing them go by!

That final attack in the last km to win it was incredible.

 

[albion]

Between 3 of them, no one explained 3 on 3 in overtime for ice hockey.
I assume it will be 6 players in total, not 8. And the presenter actually posed the question !
Sudden death golden puck goal?

 

[Pross]

Can’t decide if I like ice hockey or not. It looks absolutely exhausting to play but as a spectator sport it is almost too fast.

 

[albion]

Can’t decide if I like ice hockey or not. It looks absolutely exhausting to play but as a spectator sport it is almost too fast.

I recall watching Nottingham Panthers at their home years ago. Even with very good eyesight I found it very hard to follow the puck.
Slightly easier on TV, though not a lot.

 

[albion]

Ok, looks like 4 on 4, unless I got that replay wrong !
Edit - stupidly it sounds like ' 5 a side footy' is 4 on 4 !
Bonkers!

 

[Dorset Boy]

Eileen Gu, the freestyle skier is the fourth highest earning female athlete on the planet after 3 tennis bashers - that's quite staggering really. And her prize money element is only about £100,000 pa

 

[Alex321]

Between 3 of them, no one explained 3 on 3 in overtime for ice hockey.
I assume it will be 6 players in total, not 8. And the presenter actually posed the question !
Sudden death golden puck goal?

It is three outfield players plus goalie each. As opposed to the normal 5 outfield players plus goalie.

And yes, it is sudden death "golden goal". For 10 minutes, and if no goal scored it then goes to a penalty shoot out.