Winter Olympics coming to a close. I have been watching a fair bit of ice skating, I have watched the Canadian Ice Hockey player throw a tantrum and take off her silver medal.
As for New Zealand's 21 person team, we have won our first winter Olympic medals since 1992. 2 bronze medals go to, two 16 year olds in snowboarding halfpipe and skiing halfpipe. 16 years old! What an amazing achievement! They will be heros when they get home.I am so proud of them.
I will end with a funny picture.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I thought it was already over and was wondering who was actually watching. The entire Olympic games has become a political propaganda machine for nefarious countries including the U.S. despite good intentions by others, financially hobbling for the host city and an almost constant stream of ads. Bribes and performance enhancing drugs are common now although we never hear about them until years later. I think the time has come to formally, permanently end the Olympic Games.
Wrytyr
Level 7
Feb 24, 2018
0
She didn't actually throw anything, she simply removed the medal. She was disappointed, she's human. Give her a break.
ReadyforaChange
Level 7
Feb 24, 2018
1
nope
My highlights have been the ice dancing. The final four pair engaged in a display of superior athleticism, more art than sport. Also, the women's hockey final was exciting. I'm a little confused about the appearance of athletes from Russia. Were they representing Russia or not? Either ban the Russians from competing or don't. This approach seems wishy-washy.
TeddyBear2311
Level 5
Feb 24, 2018
1
why the tantrum and medal throwing?
btroje
Level 9
Feb 24, 2018
1
She was just upset they lost, she apologised later.
I understand loosing sucks especially when you play so hard and put your whole life whole heart into it. Though I see it as a complete insult removing your medal, to everyone. Thats just me though.
@btroje They thought thry had been blatantly cheated because they had won the game, and then the refs added like 1.5 seconds to the clock and the Russians scored and won. It was basketball too, not hockey. At the time it was just thought of as Russian cheating, so they were pretty justified in skipping the ceremony. Reading about it recently turned out it was actually a complicated clusterfuck, and no real indication of cheating.
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