2026 Olympics Day Twelve General Thread

[allezfred]

 

[Buzz]

MVP player award goes too….

Dog Gives Olympics Organizers Paws for Thought

A dog decided he would bid for an unlikely Olympic medal on Wednesday as he joined the women's cross country team free sprint in the Milan-Cortina Games. The dog ran onto the piste in Tesero in northern Italy and gamely, even without skis, ran behind two of the competitors, Greece's Konstantina...

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[allezfred]

Is that really a dog? It looks more like a wolf

 

[allezfred]

Sweden win the women’s team cross country sprint.

 

[Sylvia]

YAY, gold for Mikaela Shiffrin in the slalom - her first slalom gold since 2014 when she was 18!

 

[nickp]

No more medal drought! FOR Mikaela Shiffrin

 

[Gazpacho]

So happy and relieved for Mikaela Shiffrin!

 

[allezfred]

French women are on their way to another biathlon gold!

 

[Buzz]

EDITED:

Norway won bronze. It seems that Canada wasn’t in this race.

https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/winter-olympics-2026-france-women-biathlon-relay-gold-julia-simon

 

[Aceon6]

I am so angry at Peacock. I wasn’t going to set my alarm for 5:45 am to see the cross country team sprints live. I fully expected the replay to be available by 7:30 as USA network was scheduled to show it at 8:30. Nope. They are holding it until NBC’s afternoon coverage starts. I don’t know what they think they will gain in viewers as those who follow cross country have already checked Peacock and USA and it’s not there.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Canada-Czechia men's hockey game is a nail biter! The Czechs are ahead 3-2 in the 3rd period.

 

[allezfred]

In which period will the opposing team captains kiss?

 

[Theatregirl1122]

In which period will the opposing team captains kiss?

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Christina Carreira has the same question

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

The hockey game is tied now thanks to Shane Hollander Nick Suzuki.

 

[skategal]

In which period will the opposing team captains kiss?

Never.

Sidney Crosby Canada’s Captain went out with a leg injury.

 

[chewy]

The hockey game is tied now thanks to Shane Hollander Nick Suzuki.

And onto overtime. Mr. Chewy is in torture right now as the 3 on 3 starts.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

And onto overtime. Mr. Chewy is in torture right now as the 3 on 3 starts.

Canada won!

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Ah, sudden death overtime is a cruel mistress.

 

[skategal]

Canada won!

A big cheer just went up at work. LOL!

I just hung up from a Teams meeting so couldn’t watch.

 

[manhn]

OMG, Canada was so close to feeling like Ilya in Sochi.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

OMG, Canada was so close to feeling like Ilya in Sochi.

At least they weren't about to lose to Latvia.

 

[skatingguy]

EDITED:

Norway won bronze. It seems that Canada wasn’t in this race.

https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/winter-olympics-2026-france-women-biathlon-relay-gold-julia-simon

Thank-you - clicked the wrong flag.

 

[Aceon6]

NBC FINALLY showed the men’s cross country sprint. Klabo now has 10 career Oly golds and the US men skied out of their minds for silver. Gutted for Diggins, but Julia Kern gave it her all. 5th doesn’t suck for a country that doesn’t really support Nordic sports.

 

[allezfred]

Three Canadians and three Dutch through to the men’s 500m short track semis.

 

[allezfred]

Two Canadians and three Dutch through to the men’s 500m short track final!

Next up is the women’s relay!

 

[allezfred]

Korean women win their first gold medal in the short track relay.

 

[Coco]

Mikaela!!

 

[allezfred]

Steven Dubois wins the men’s 500m short track.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Steven Dubois wins the men’s 500m short track.

Canada finally has more gold medals than Great Britain and Australia

 

[Allskate]

Mikaela Shiffrin's post on her multiple wins today and her medal:

MIKAELA SHIFFRIN ⛷💨 | I won! I got there, in the face of fear and adrenaline and the potential for criticism and backlash from people who know nothing and don’t... | Instagram

222K likes, 5,047 comments - mikaelashiffrin on February 18, 2026: "I won! I got there, in the face of fear and adrenaline and the potential for criticism and backlash from people who know nothing...

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