2026 Olympics Day Fifteen General Thread

[allezfred]

 

[Buzz]

Two of the favourites in the men’s 50k have pulled out. No reason obvious right now.

 

[allezfred]

Will be Team LGBTQ+ tonight in tbe curling!

 

[allezfred]

Norway 1-2-3 in the men’s 50km skiathlon. Klaebo looks to be on course for a record 6th gold medal.

 

[text_skate]

Since ca. 2013 I've stopped following bobsleigh. I know about Friedrich and Lochner. So far hadn't heard about Ammour. I've found two very nice articles about them in "Zeit" and "FAZ", two broadsheets in Germany (weekly/daily)
Not paywalled so far, autotranslate works sufficiently well:
‘As an athlete, I do more for Germany than these people do.’ (the haters and racists)

Deutsche Bobfahrer: "Als Sportler leiste ich mehr für Deutschland als diese Leute"

Adam und Issam Ammour haben es in einem Bob zu Olympia geschafft. Obwohl sie Hassnachrichten bekommen, sagen sie: Wir wollen die nächste Medaille für Deutschland holen.

www.zeit.de

Interview with Issam Ammour befor the OG: ‘I want to squeeze my body like a lemon.’

Issam Ammour vor Olympia 2026: So will ich zur Bob-Medaille fahren

Die Ammour-Brüder stehen vor ihrer Olympia-Premiere. Im Interview spricht Issam über die Kunst des Bobfahrens, wie er sich zurückkämpft und welche Rolle Japan und Algerien in seinem Leben spielen.

www.faz.net

They are huge Japan fans. They own a house in Tokio and live there (didn't specify for how much time a year)

 

[Buzz]

Klaebo wins his 6th Olympic gold! Norway sweeps the medals!

 

[Buzz]

Canada 11th and 17th!

 

[MsZem]

Spend some quality time watching the bobsled. Conclusion: I would not want to crash in one.

(Probably I'd get nausea just going in one)

 

[Buzz]

Austrian bobsled team member carried out on a stretcher.

Bobsleigh driver carried off on stretcher after scary crash at Winter Olympics

A scary incident occurred in the Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics with a member of the Austrian team stretchered off the track after a big crash

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[nickp]

rachel homan olympic medallist

 

[Buzz]

Just now watching long track speed skating’s mass start and I’m so confused…

 

[Buzz]

Three bobsleds in all crashed and the Austrian athlete taken off in a stretcher is fine according to the team.

Three bobsleds crash around same turn during Olympic 4-man competition

Teams from Austria, France and Trinidad & Tobago all tipped during the competition. There did not appear to be any significant injuries.

www.nytimes.com