D.B. Cooper
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Wow! I either didn't see that originally or had long ago forgotten about it. Reminiscent of Todd Brooker's crash at Kitzbuhel.
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Herminator won both GS and Super G golds in 98 after that aerial.
Shiffrin skied out with 2 DNF’s at the beginning of 2 races with one being her specialty.
Shows how difficult it is to be and stay on top. Hope there's better days ahead for her.
Campgottagopee
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On the Today Show this AM they said they were wondering "why" this happened to her. It made me laugh.
Peter Minde
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Shiffrin: she's a boss. She'll put the DNFs in the rearview mirror and get ready for the next event.
saratogahalfday
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In my mind, these Olympics never happened. They're a disgrace. I'm just glad she wasn't injured on those faux trails.
Peter Minde
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Meanwhile, 5 female ski jumpers have been disqualified because their race uniforms didn't meet specifications. The same race suits that passed muster earlier.
Campgottagopee
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A real shit show going on over there.
Peter Minde
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1. I can't find it at present, but Ski Racing had an editorial about the ridiculously huge expectations put on Shifrin by that segment of the media that doesn't know jack about ski racing.
2. In a continuation of the shit show, more Russian doping. Who would have thought? (Possible paywall)
Campgottagopee
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Exactly. They have zero clue, yet they run their mouths like they do.
It's crazy! Then there's the Chinese speed skater accused of cheating. Whodathunkit.
Viral Olympics GIF allegedly shows Team China speed skater push puck to trip Team Canada opponent
A Team China short track skater has been accused of cheating for allegedly sliding a marker that caused a Canadian opponent to fall during a race on Monday. The moment in the women’s 500-meter quarterfinal was captured in a GIF that went viral on Reddit before being deleted and subsequently...
