2026 Olympics Day Two General Thread - It’s All Downhill From Here

OUCH! You could hear her screaming! Hope she will be okay. I cannot imagine competing after that. Must be unnerving.
 
That was horrible. Could have done without the slow motion replays. She caught her arm in a gate and that was it. The commentators are saying it was surprising her skis didn't automatically come off and that wouldn't have helped in the crash.
 
Private Citizen said:
Glad I didn't see it :(. Seemed like a foolhardy decision to compete. I'm all about freedom, but also common sense.
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EH, was the crash related to her ACL or was it the type of crash that could have happened to any of these skiers?

My question with Vonn not withdrawing is how realistically likely would she have competed well? And was there a skier in line (who wasn’t already in the Olympics in another event) who was healthy enough to compete?
 
ilovepaydays said:
EH, was the crash related to her ACL or was it the type of crash that could have happened to any of these skiers?

My question with Vonn not withdrawing is how realistically likely would she have competed well? And was there a skier in line (who wasn’t already in the Olympics in another event) who was healthy enough to compete?
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She caught her elbow in the pickets. That caused the crash. She qualified in her training run, therefore she could compete. It's not like figure skating with alternates.

The Italians are crushing the men's giant slalom snowboarding event. but it looks like the 40 yo Austrian is doing great as well. Boarders be crazy This is like surfing or other elimination sports as the riders do elimination runs with the finals being between the top 2 and the bronze between number 3 and 4.

ETA the Flying Fish just got shut out in the quarter finals of the men's giant slalom and he is not happy. Like beating the barrier not happy. He was a favorite for gold and now no medal at all. One little mistake and you're out. The Italians crushed the early rounds but none made the men's finals. There's still a chance in the women and Delmasso earns bronze by 0.01 points. This is why I like the alpine and speed events. It doesn't matter what your body of work may be or who the judges favor. It only matters what you do in real time in the competition.
 
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I don't know if it would be inspiring or depressing to skate after the guy who just crushed the olympic record in the 5000m
 
Snowboarders used to get beer steins instead of flowers or toys but I think they stopped that as it didn't send the "right" message. Pity. I suspect these men would appreciate a beer stein instead of whatever that snowman thing is.
 
My brother now has a theory- that after the Italians take an early surprise lead in speedskating, they are sabotaging the ice for the later skaters during resurfacing. :lol: It didn't even helpbwhen I told him the ice master is Canadian.

Also, he's totally into the figure skating team event. After I explained it to him.

ETA- and now he's just pointed out that Lindsay Vonn's start number is 13. :lol:
 
rfisher said:
She caught her elbow in the pickets. That caused the crash. She qualified in her training run, therefore she could compete. It's not like figure skating with alternates.
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Rob said:
I don’t think she crashed because her knee gave out. She took aggressive line, caught her arm in a gate and it turned her around. She was going for the win. Her surgery will likely be more complex now but the hospital says she’s stable.
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Just came across this photo of the split-second before Vonn's crash.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020462071058436568
 
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