He sure was. No, he did not predict her exit. He got me interested in figure skating. But he stopped watching when the Grand Prix's started. He couldn't figure out why they kept doing the same thing over and over. Oh well. (X-hubby nowThe hubby was right about Sarah. But he did he predict her quitting so soon after?
The Olympics are not what they used to be. But I will gladly root for athletes that have their careers hanging on by a thread and don't make much or any money. Money is one of the reasons I've soured on the big team sports in North America other than maybe the NHL. But I barely watch hockey anymore.
Also there are too many sports in the Winter Olympics and especially the summer Olympics
I have no doubts that any athlete that is taken to a Chinese isolation site will be treated well. The Chinese have no interest in an international incident.He sure was. No, he did not predict her exit. He got me interested in figure skating. But he stopped watching when the Grand Prix's started. He couldn't figure out why they kept doing the same thing over and over. Oh well. (X-hubby now
I agree with you about the OLYS not being what they used to be. Makes me sad. And, I will never understand the "Team Events" Given there are no "teams" across the disciplines.
And IMO it takes the shine right off the actual event. And this year it is going to be such a crap-shoot with all the closings, the Chinese Government taking people to an undisclosed location if they have a positive test. I saw an athlete on TV crying. It was decided that she needed to be isolated. There was no appeal. No further test. And, she had no clue where she was. How frightening. I don't remember who she was, but she looked terrified.
I will have to ask my daughter to ask our OGM winner friend what he thinks about what is happening. He now has two kids so it might look different to him, but I think he would go in a heartbeat.
He commentated a couple of years. My daughter's mother-in-law said he needs to learn some more adjectives!
From your mouth to g-d's ear!
He sure was. No, he did not predict her exit. He got me interested in figure skating. But he stopped watching when the Grand Prix's started. He couldn't figure out why they kept doing the same thing over and over. Oh well. (X-hubby now
I agree with you about the OLYS not being what they used to be. Makes me sad. And, I will never understand the "Team Events" Given there are no "teams" across the disciplines.
And IMO it takes the shine right off the actual event. And this year it is going to be such a crap-shoot with all the closings, the Chinese Government taking people to an undisclosed location if they have a positive test. I saw an athlete on TV crying. It was decided that she needed to be isolated. There was no appeal. No further test. And, she had no clue where she was. How frightening. I don't remember who she was, but she looked terrified.
I will have to ask my daughter to ask our OGM winner friend what he thinks about what is happening. He now has two kids so it might look different to him, but I think he would go in a heartbeat.
He commentated a couple of years. My daughter's mother-in-law said he needs to learn some more adjectives!
Very true.
I have doubts lots of doubts if you look at that country's history. The main hope would be not to create an international incident like you stated. But wherever these athletes are taken and especially the minor athletes there should be adults from their country in the room next to their room communicating with them. The word isolation is a scary word especially when you're in a country you don't speak the language or understand any of the natives.
And then that’s a consideration that should have taken before going to the Olympics.
IMO - it is a total mess. I totally agree with you. It is a free-for-all. I hope the OLYS are great. I still can't believe that they are going forward with it. Between the lack of practice time (for the last year), the difficulty the athletes have had training, and then going into China. I think the results should come with a huge **.
There friends and family then will ask where is our daughter/son.
Because it happens elsewhere does make it better in China, and stop making it about the Chinese people. This is about the actions of the Chinese government.
Is it true that there won't be any fans not even in figure skating? I mean in a 10,000-seat Arena you can't put a thousand people in there who can prove they've been vaccinated to create some kind of atmosphere?
I think sometimes people forget the differentiate between the people and the government and that is true in this situation. It's the government and not the people.
Once again the Chinese government is viewing this as a propoganda opportunity to show the world how wonderful China is. They aren’t going to have a situation where people are kidnapped.
You must think us very naive, or gullible.
I was saying this in regards to folks that are saying China WOULD a hurt the athletes.
I think the best answer to all of it is to have canceled the OLYS, or moved them 2 years ago to a different location.
Brilliant!
I will look for That interview with Jenner. I know she won the Olympics one time but I did not know she was in three Olympic Games including the one where the Jews were slaughtered.
I am going to be really obnoxious here. If you had a huge scale of justice to measure the significance of figure skaters living their dream of skating on Olympic dream, and on the other side you put the genocide, human rights oppression here is a list
Thank you for clarifying it.
What you say is hard hitting and true. But I don't think the issue is with the athletes it's with the IOC that sold the Olympics twice in 14 years to Bejiing. The question is why? My guess is money.
