2026 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony PBP - Ciao Ciao Milano

[allezfred]

I imagine LA’s closing ceremony will be much more of a PARTY atmosphere.

Yes, there’ll be dancing ICE agents who will arrest the athletes as they enter the stadium and deport them to their home countries.

 

[OrioleBeagle]

She'll probably just keep repeating "I'm not aware" like she did in several press conferences while dodging questions she should have had answers for, lol.

It is horrible how Coventry publicly berated her staff.

 

[Andrea82]

LOL. Cizeron again.

 

[Taso]

Yes, there’ll be dancing ICE agents who will arrest the athletes as they enter the stadium and deport them to their home countries.

Hopefully they will all be the ones deported by then

 

[allezfred]

Another appearance by the ice dance victors to rub salt into the wounds.

 

[Wyliefan]

They all looked like little kids waving the flags during the handover.

 

[Karen-W]

LMAO! The French Alps 2030 organizing committee is so behind the 8-ball they've brought out their own Winter Olympians from these Games to be the extras in their handover ceremony.

Anyone want to place any bets now on whether we're talking about the Winter Olympics in France in 4 years or if they're back to Milano-Cortina because France gives the hosting rights back to the IOC?

 

[MsZem]

That's the longest Marseillaise I've ever heard.

 

[Andrea82]

I guess figure skating won't be where they do the Cup of Nice with their holes in the ice.
Otherwise all those skating after Grassl can already say goodbye to their chances.

 

[Wyliefan]

It says something about my classic movie obsession that I can't hear La Marsellaise without thinking of Victor Laszlo.

 

[allezfred]

And now the really boring bits…

 

[Andrea82]

Let's hope Rizzo had 4 cups of coffee to survive all these speeches in full screen

 

[allezfred]

“Kristy” Coventry.

 

[kwanfan1818]

I'm not sure that Gannon announcing "Next up, the extinguishing of the flame" was the most upbeat way of saying "Next up, the conclusion."

ETA: It's clear 4 cups was not enough for Rizzo.

 

[Andrea82]

Grassl is looking everywhere instead in the camera.
A sigh by Rizzo

 

[Hindernisse]

It says something about my classic movie obsession that I can't hear La Marsellaise without thinking of Victor Laszlo.

I watched Casablanca for the first time recently. That moment made my eyes teary.

 

[skategal]

Grassl is looking everywhere instead in the camera.
A sigh by Rizzo

Probably trying to stay awake. lol

 

[allezfred]

They put the figure skaters at the front because they knew they could fake being interested.

 

[skategal]

Yes, there’ll be dancing ICE agents who will arrest the athletes as they enter the stadium and deport them to their home countries.

Don’t tempt them with a good time…

 

[Private Citizen]

Happy to see the skaters enthusiastically applauding Giorgia Meloni.

 

[Andrea82]

For a moment I feared Grassl was putting his finger into the nose

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

My nonagenarian father made me a cup of tea. I guess he thinks I'm already too.

 

[tony]

Yu Hsiang Li makes a brief appearance

 

[Karen-W]

Judging by the bling on her coat, Coventry clearly would have been a figure skater if there were any ice rinks in Zimbabwe.

 

[allezfred]

“The arenas were full…”

 

[Jammers]

I hear ya Alysa i'm yawning too.

 

[Karen-W]

HAHAHA! NBC just gave us a shot of Alysa yawning widely. We're all you, Alysa.

 

[allezfred]

Happy to see the skaters enthusiastically applauding Giorgia Meloni.

Leftist President Mattarella got a “whoop” from Niccolo Macii which Meloni didn’t get.

 

[marbri]

“The arenas were full…”

Boilerplate speech

 

[kwanfan1818]

AI hallucinating?