Sports Illustrated predicts Pechalat Bourzat will win silver in Pyeongchang

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Well, let's not quibble about nationality errors and debateable attractiveness, I'm sure Pat was happy that someone, anyone is actually talking about him again. No other media seems to realize he'll even be there. :P
 
nimi said:
"Oh Patrick Chan-san / he hails from Japan" does have a nice rhyme to it! Maybe that's why they got confused :p

I haven't actually clicked on a single one of these "hottest Olympians" pieces (yet) but if I did, I would be like this :lol:
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Why are spelling Guillaume with a black slash?
 
skatingguy said:
Why are spelling Guillaume with a black slash?
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I don't know how familiar you are with the twitter etiquette and having some manners & boundaries there, esp. when it comes to yapping about celebs/skaters/etc... But you know the irritating thing where some random person A tweets some silly/embarrassing/harsh/whatever stuff about some well known person X while using X's actual twitter handle, thinking that somehow X won't come across those tweets (maybe because A has never bothered to think about how twitter and its algorithms work?) and then A is surprised and SHOCKED if/when X actually the sees those stupid tweets and talks back? Or even if A is considerate enough not to straight up @ at X, A still might use X's name in a conjunction with a hashtag or some keywords/keyphrase that might bring it to X's attention (see e.g. this exchange and the whole "I didn't think anyone would read it" thing)?

Well, using a spelling like this is kinda the opposite. Not only do you avoid using X's twitter handle, you also deliberately "ruin" the searchability of X's name by inserting a character such as / in the middle it. This ensures that when the unsuspecting person X logs onto twitter, they don't have to come across those silly little tweets you made about them but didn't want them to see (unless some person B comes in and retweets that silly stuff @ person X for sh!/s and giggles, but that's another story)
 
The predictions across all the sports are spotty at best. The P/B inclusion is comical, though.

In a couple of instances, they incorrectly named an alternate as a potential medalist. In a couple other instances, they only used this season's World Cup standings, missing individuals who were injured earlier in the fall.
 
Seerek said:
The predictions across all the sports are spotty at best. The P/B inclusion is comical, though.

In a couple of instances, they incorrectly named an alternate as a potential medalist. In a couple other instances, they only used this season's World Cup standings, missing individuals who were injured earlier in the fall.
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This sucks....They should be paying ex figure skaters to do articles and interviews...They bled to get the experience and knowledge and should get those jobs.
 
nimi said:
"Oh Patrick Chan-san / he hails from Japan" does have a nice rhyme to it! Maybe that's why they got confused :p

I haven't actually clicked on a single one of these "hottest Olympians" pieces (yet) but if I did, I would be like this :lol:
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That Yuzuru fan who is puzzled that he's on a hot list instead of Guillaume is cute.
 
nimi said:
I don't know how familiar you are with the twitter etiquette and having some manners & boundaries there, esp. when it comes to yapping about celebs/skaters/etc... But you know the irritating thing where some random person A tweets some silly/embarrassing/harsh/whatever stuff about some well known person X while using X's actual twitter handle, thinking that somehow X won't come across those tweets (maybe because A has never bothered to think about how twitter and its algorithms work?) and then A is surprised and SHOCKED if/when X actually the sees those stupid tweets and talks back? Or even if A is considerate enough not to straight up @ at X, A still might use X's name in a conjunction with a hashtag or some keywords/keyphrase that might bring it to X's attention (see e.g. this exchange and the whole "I didn't think anyone would read it" thing)?

Well, using a spelling like this is kinda the opposite. Not only do you avoid using X's twitter handle, you also deliberately "ruin" the searchability of X's name by inserting a character such as / in the middle it. This ensures that when the unsuspecting person X logs onto twitter, they don't have to come across those silly little tweets you made about them but didn't want them to see (unless some person B comes in and retweets that silly stuff @ person X for sh!/s and giggles, but that's another story)
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That sort of seems to defeat the purpose of twitter, which is for people to read what you post, but I guess if you're going to tweet something, or post it here, than maybe believe what you type.
 
Today the Washington Post tried to top SI. Not only did they proclaim that Russia and Japan had dominated the women's Olympic podium since 2002 (so no more Yu-Na Kim, I guess), but they paired a quote from Kimmie Meissner with a picture of Alissa Czisny. :duh:
 
skatingguy said:
It's not uncommon to refer to ice dancing and figure skating as separate events under the umbrella of skating. When you read the ISU communications they often refer to figure skating and ice dancing in the titles.
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They more separate singles and pairs from dance but say it’s all figure skatin

SPECIAL REGULATIONS & TECHNICAL RULES
SINGLE & PAIR SKATING and
ICE DANCE
 
skatingguy said:
It's not uncommon to refer to ice dancing and figure skating as separate events under the umbrella of skating. When you read the ISU communications they often refer to figure skating and ice dancing in the titles.
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Are they not figure skaters? I mean, I hear all the time ice dancers refer to themselves as figure skaters.
 
barbarafan said:
This sucks....They should be paying ex figure skaters to do articles and interviews...They bled to get the experience and knowledge and should get those jobs.
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All these sports journalists still think they can "fake" Olympic sport knowledge and get away with it without sloppy fact checking. A Wikipedia cram session isn't going to cut it (actually it's a terrible source given how incomplete it is with World Cup/Grand Prix details).

No folks, you've actually got to follow these sports at least mid-Olympic cycle to get any tangible grasp as to what to expect/who to look out for - especially in sports where Juniors can immediately make inroads when transitioning to senior.
 
skatingguy said:
That sort of seems to defeat the purpose of twitter, which is for people to read what you post, but I guess if you're going to tweet something, or post it here, than maybe believe what you type.
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Veering off topic here (sorry!) but I'll try to explain once more...

Have you ever been in a bar/café with some friends of yours, and some of you have gossiped about some colleague/acquaintance of yours or maybe said something fawning about some fellow patron with a very handsome face sitting a couple of tables away? Have you (or your friends) lowered their voice when doing this? Or do you always speak with VERY loud and clear voice so that everybody in the same room (including the person with the handsome face) can hear your every word because that's the "purpose" of having a conversation in a public or semi-public space? Or do you to your friends NEVER engage in this kind of not-very-noble verbal behavior that most people regularly engage in as a form of everyday social bonding?

If you're not one of the people who feels that your voice must ALWAYS be heard loud and clear by as many people as possible in every situation, no matter what/who you're talking about and where... It's basically the same on platforms like twitter. A lot of people use those for banter and inside jokes with people within their circle -- instead of exclusively Sending Out Serious And Well Thought Out Written Statements That Should Reach As Many Fellow Users As Possible Because These Are Very Important Thoughts Indeed -- because people like doing that, whether face to face or on a social media platform like twitter. (Oh BTW, we're talking about twitter randos here, i.e. users who don't have a high profile and/or large following, which is different from being, say, a well-known athlete or well-known journalists on twitter building their brand and connecting with their audience etc). Whether you approve of it or not, people like to say/type stuff like silly inside jokes to like-minded people in their circle, and there's a difference of doing that in a way that's the online equivalent of "yelling out loud" in a café or doing that in a way that's less intrusive.

But hey, YMMV.
 
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nimi said:
Veering off topic here (sorry!) but I'll try to explain once more...

Have you ever been in a bar/café with some friends of yours, and some of you have gossiped about some colleague/acquaintance of yours or maybe said something fawning about some fellow patron with a very handsome face sitting a couple of tables away? Have you (or your friends) lowered their voice when doing this? Or do you always speak with VERY loud and clear voice so that everybody in the same room (including the person with the handsome face) can hear your every word because that's the "purpose" of having a conversation in a public or semi-public space? Or do you to your friends NEVER engage in this kind of not-very-noble verbal behavior that most people regularly engage in as a form of everyday social bonding?

If you're not one of the people who feels that your voice must ALWAYS be heard loud and clear by as many people as possible in every situation, no matter what/who you're talking about and where... It's basically the same on platforms like twitter. A lot of people use those for banter and inside jokes with people within their circle -- instead of exclusively Sending Out Serious And Well Thought Out Written Statements That Should Reach As Many Fellow Users As Possible Because These Are Very Important Thoughts Indeed -- because people like doing that, whether face to face or on a social media platform like twitter. (Oh BTW, we're talking about twitter randos here, i.e. users who don't have a high profile and/or large following, which is different from being, say, a well-known athlete or well-known journalists on twitter building their brand and connecting with their audience etc). Whether you approve of it or not, people like to say/type stuff like silly inside jokes to like-minded people in their circle, and there's a difference of doing that in a way that's the online equivalent of "yelling out loud" in a café or doing that in a way that's less intrusive.

But hey, YMMV.
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I understand what you're saying but I just assume that anything put on the Internet is forever and that anyone might read it, though I generally avoid tagging people in tweets if I'm going to be critical, unless I'm directing the criticism at them - politician for example.
 
skatingguy said:
I understand what you're saying but I just assume that anything put on the Internet is forever and that anyone might read it, though I generally avoid tagging people in tweets if I'm going to be critical, unless I'm directing the criticism at them - politician for example.
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Yeah, but the example that set off this off-topic discussion (sorry again everybody! I promise I'll shut up after this!) was somebody making fun of their own double standards and in the process implying that a certain skater happens to be hot. That's something that might be seen as a bit invasive (you're talking about somebody's looks/attractiveness which is always a potentially hazardous territory even when you're being complimentary) but it's different than posting harsh criticism or personal insults.

So, that's why I used the example of sitting in a café and going "oh hey look he's handsome" about somebody a couple of tables away. It's not socially acceptable to shout out comments like that at the top your lungs -- thank god -- but I would argue that a lot of people would think it's more or less okay to make a comment like that in lowered voice amongst friends in an informal situation... while keeping in mind that it's always possible that the person X could still overhear you or made aware of your comment by a third party. And because a lot of the social media interaction is ephemeral and informal between pseudonymous randos with few followers, I think similar "café table standard" often apply. That is, yes, you'd better take into account that what you say (type) can be overheard (seen) by outsiders but also you're less likely to be overheard and embarrassed or causing second-hand embarrassment if you keep your voice down (don't tag and be mindful of algorithms and search ability) so please have some twitter manners would you and... oh you not only refrained from @-ing but you also inserted that "/" in there! oh yes very nice, thank you twitter rando for not attracting unwelcome attention! :p
 
laviemn said:
That Yuzuru fan who is puzzled that he's on a hot list instead of Guillaume is cute.
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This Yuzuru fan look at the photo they chose to claim that Yuzuru is in the sexy list, and laugh like crazy because Yuzuru looks 12 in that photo. I just can’t lmao.
 
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