2026 Olympics Day One General Thread - Let The Medal Rush Bush

[allezfred]

Watching the men’s downhill!

 

[Gazpacho]

Odermatt off the podium. Wow.

Von Allmen's run was perfection.

 

[allezfred]

Franjo Von Allmen wins the first gold of these Olympics. take silver and bronze.

 

[allezfred]

Sweden picks up gold and silver in women’s cross country!

 

[rfisher]

Watching men's slopestyle aerials. Skating should call jump rotations 1080s etc instead of lame doubles or triples.

 

[skatingguy]

Marina Zueva is competing in the Women's 3000m Speed Skating event.

https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/ssk/st/w/3000m-------------/fnl-/000100--/race-result

 

[CassAgain]

That Florida life is really agreeing with her.

 

[allezfred]

Marina Zueva competing in speed skating always make me

 

[allezfred]

Olympic record for Francesca Lollobrigida in the women’s 3000!

 

[rfisher]

Olympic record for Francesca Lollobrigida in the women’s 3000!

I assume that was her husband and adorable child who were having a moment watching her cross the finish line.

And question for those who know more about long track speed skating. What are they doing with their right arm when going around the turns? Does it help balance or pick up speed? I get why they have their hands behind their back on the straight aways because it reduces drag, but those arm movements are very deliberate on the turns.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Very excited atmosphere for speed skating!

 

[allezfred]

And Lollobrigida wins on her birthday at home!

 

[Spikefan]

Her son stretching was adorable, definitely does that with mom.

 

[rfisher]

Dutch women no medals! First time since 2010!

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

And Lollobrigida wins on her birthday at home!

Her race was amazing! And Canada wins its first medal - a bronze for Valerie Maltais.

 

[Spikefan]

The Italian national anthem is so Italian. Love it.

 

[Taso]

Olympic record for Francesca Lollobrigida in the women’s 3000!

She was amazing! I swear she was powered by joy, the last 3 laps she was beaming! Huge congrats to her and her family!

 

[allezfred]

Great day for Japan with gold and silver in the men’s snowboard big air and bronze in the women’s ski jumping. They’ve already tripled their medal count from the last time the Olympics were in Italy.

 

[BaileyCatts]

Watching the Mens Downhill on NBC tonight .... I don't like this drone cam footage from above. It's making me dizzy!

 

[Karen-W]

Watching the Mens Downhill on NBC tonight .... I don't like this drone cam footage from above. It's making me dizzy!

I was watching it earlier in the day and I actually had the opposite reaction. I loved it, but I also don't suffer from motion sickness.

 

[Allskate]

Watching the Mens Downhill on NBC tonight .... I don't like this drone cam footage from above. It's making me dizzy!

It's really weird seeing the drone itself during the big air snowboard competition. It would totally distract me if I were in the middle of the air.

 

[allezfred]

They are using drone cameras during the speed skating too. Not sure if I like it or think it’s distracting.