# The Olympics - Actually Pretty Great **URL:** \ **Category:** Chat\ **Created:** [August 5, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447 "2021-08-05T19:29:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![shake](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/shake/32/31925_2.png) [@shake](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/shake)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/21 "2021-08-08T08:29:36Z")
Haha brilliant! ---
**Author:** ![MastaF](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/mastaf/32/3076_2.png) [@MastaF](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/MastaF)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/22 "2021-08-08T08:59:35Z")
Now that it’s all wrapping up I have to say how much of a lifeline it has been for me. I’m not really a big sport fan, but the olympics is something that I can really get into. I love the new unity that most of the athletes are displaying, that for me is from our inspiring youth that have a very global outlook. I admire how gutsy the competitors are for putting themselves in such an extreme situation and the ultimate emotional gamble of competition in the games. I have been emotional more than once, learned words like gamjong and omnium. I will miss it as my main source of stimulation in the lockdown. Bring on the winter olympics. ---
**Author:** ![Nice2CU2CUNice](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/nice2cu2cunice/32/12127_2.png) [@Nice2CU2CUNice](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Nice2CU2CUNice)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/23 "2021-08-08T09:03:36Z")
Knitting 🤔 hardly speed knitting? ---
**Author:** ![Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/apiento/32/658_2.png) [@Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Apiento)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/24 "2021-08-08T09:45:56Z")
Fine words! Fully agree. ---
**Author:** ![shake](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/shake/32/31925_2.png) [@shake](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/shake)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/25 "2021-08-08T10:18:53Z")
Tom Daley and his needles. ---
**Author:** ![boxedjoy](https://forum.testpressing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@boxedjoy](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/boxedjoy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/26 "2021-08-08T10:51:18Z")
a lot of these sports where wealth is a barrier to entry really annoy me. I’m sure these horse-riders are quite good but if half the country has never even rode one then how can you be sure these competitors really are the best? ---
**Author:** ![Piers](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/piers/32/28_2.png) [@Piers](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Piers)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/27 "2021-08-08T13:04:20Z")
![image](https://forum.testpressing.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6d5a06edec311ae97ff302e79581a21be24baa30.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nice2CU2CUNice](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/nice2cu2cunice/32/12127_2.png) [@Nice2CU2CUNice](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Nice2CU2CUNice)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/28 "2021-08-08T13:11:51Z")
That’s like something you would see here at the Travelers Olympics in Ratkeale Co. Limerick ---
**Author:** ![Nice2CU2CUNice](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/nice2cu2cunice/32/12127_2.png) [@Nice2CU2CUNice](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Nice2CU2CUNice)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2021, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/29 "2021-08-08T13:47:49Z")
I just saw pictures of that.🤣🤣. It works for him so why not… ---
**Author:** ![MGG](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/mgg/32/155_2.png) [@MGG](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/MGG)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/30 "2021-08-09T00:00:42Z")
Some of these sports will end up by the wayside I think… ---
**Author:** ![shake](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/shake/32/31925_2.png) [@shake](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/shake)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/31 "2021-08-09T09:53:19Z")
He likes to broadcast it bless him ---
**Author:** ![reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/reubenturner/32/22676_2.png) [@reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/reubenturner)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/32 "2021-08-09T11:57:13Z")
It’s interesting how they negotiate them in and out. eg Karate is out for 2024 while breakdancing (breaking) is in. ---
**Author:** ![reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/reubenturner/32/22676_2.png) [@reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/reubenturner)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/33 "2021-08-09T11:59:02Z")
tenuous but [https://youtu.be/ZNuu49K7dLc](https://youtu.be/ZNuu49K7dLc) ---
**Author:** ![reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/reubenturner/32/22676_2.png) [@reubenturner](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/reubenturner)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/34 "2021-08-09T12:00:13Z")
Modern Pentathlon apparently only used to be entered by actual cavalry officers. Not entirely sure what it’s doing there now. ---
**Author:** ![Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/apiento/32/658_2.png) [@Apiento](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Apiento)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/35 "2021-08-09T14:11:06Z")
Was speaking to my friend who is Danish and their direct translation for the polevault is stick jump. Simple language is Danish. : ) ---
**Author:** ![grantham\_disco](https://forum.testpressing.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@grantham\_disco](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/grantham_disco)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/36 "2026-02-17T06:26:22Z")
Not only is Flava Flav the Hype man for the US Womens bob sleigh team but he had a go on the skeleton > **[FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ (@flavorflav.bsky.social)](https://bsky.app/profile/flavorflav.bsky.social/post/3meyrwq6sbc2p)** > > Yes,,, your boy has taken a ride in the 4 man bobsled,,, but im an adrenaline junkie and needed to try skeleton. And now I’ve officially joined the team and am gonna try to start competing. > > 66 years old going 66 mph. ---
**Author:** ![deepconcentration](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/deepconcentration/32/140_2.png) [@deepconcentration](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/deepconcentration)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/37 "2026-02-18T20:53:29Z")
some sensible chuckles in here: > **[The Winners and Losers of the 2026 Winter Olympics: Part 1](https://www.theringer.com/2026/02/17/olympics/winter-olympics-winners-losers-week-one-curling-scandal-ice-dancing)** > > Everyone’s crashing out, juicing up (their schlongs), or crossing the hog line ---
**Author:** ![Casual](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/casual/32/10865_2.png) [@Casual](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Casual)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/38 "2026-02-18T21:58:03Z")
I watched speed skating relay races. Still not sure what was happening or how you would prepare for that. ---
**Author:** ![MastaF](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/mastaf/32/3076_2.png) [@MastaF](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/MastaF)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/39 "2026-02-19T05:02:05Z")
I love the Winter Olympics but I am suffering from the usual peroquial Australian coverage. If there isn’t an Aussie in the event it won’t get shown. If there is an Aussie in the event but they don’t place, you may never know who did win and they give zero info on all the non Aussie athletes, so there is zero sense of drama. Been grumbling about Aussie olympic coverage for decades, so conceded and got a VPN and switched to the BBC, really engaging coverage, and informative. Should have done it at the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![Pulsatio7](https://forum.testpressing.org/user_avatar/forum.testpressing.org/pulsatio7/32/17720_2.png) [@Pulsatio7](https://forum.testpressing.org/u/Pulsatio7)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447/40 "2026-02-19T11:25:36Z")
The curling was fantastic yesterday morning, Rebecca Morrison coming up with a killer clutch shot right at the end to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat against the U.S. [Previous page](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.testpressing.org/t/the-olympics-actually-pretty-great/2447.md?page=3)