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Dots And Stripes

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  1. I thought Dan was the obvious elimination. He does his own thing, which is great, but it doesn't really translate to competition.
  2. I really didn't like that Dan's advantage was to be able to trade... and only one other drink didn't have alcohol. Couldn't they have told them they could make the other drinks virgin if he wanted to pick them? It made the advantage worthless.
  3. Maks has been extraordinarily clear that others are suffering more than he is. I don't think that means he can't or shouldn't talk about his own experience. There's no one I've watched on a silly reality show that I want to see suffer or die in a warzone. I had no idea that would be a controversial stance.
  4. Speaking out is not nothing and I don't know how anyone who wasn't with him say one way or another what else he did to help while he was there. There are ways to help that don't involve picking up a gun.
  5. Super excited for the H/D bronze. I find them entertaining on and off the ice. I love that Madi has not been shy about going for gold, even though everyone else knew it wasn't happening. I enjoy that competitive spirit. She and Zach also just skate to the limit and keep things exciting.
  6. Bowe also ended up getting a spot in the 500m anyway after a reallocation. She finished outside the top 10. Still a classy move. Jackson is really awesome. The way she's handled her path to the Olympics showed so much grace and character. All of her hard work lead to a win!
  7. Mixed snowboard cross! That Team USA win is exactly the story that keeps me hooked on the Olympics.
  8. Mikaela finishing this race makes me really happy.
  9. NBC just ran a piece on Mikaela Shiffrin losing her father that really well done.
  10. Love seeing how happy the competitors are for each other.
  11. The countries' snowflakes fitting together into one big snowflake is cool, but I miss a big cauldron.
  12. It's really happening! Things have been so uncertain I'm thrilled things are under way.
  13. It's likely on NBC tomorrow night, not cable.
  14. They also showed the second Russian on everything.
  15. That bit about 'Russian Olympic Committee or whatever the Olympic Committee wants us to call it.' That from Ryan Murphy made me laugh.
  16. Lazor just made me cry talking about how Lilly King helped her get through her father's death. That bond is really beautiful and it's nice to hear about a different side of King.
  17. NBC was showing Dressel profiles all day and they totally worked on me. Very quirky and clearly he has a big heart. He’s the swimmer who handed the relay medal to the teammate who swam in the prelims (who will get his own medal but was not allowed on the podium.) Also, that was the first time the live video chat thing kind of worked. So sweet to see him overcome like that.
  18. Weirdly, I think this team was actually constructed in a way that protected it when this happened. By taking the top 4 AA scores, the "team" was set up to compete if Simone wasn't there. If say a beam specialist who was terrible on bars had been chosen, the result could have been worse. Team USA definitely counted on Simone to win gold in the team and other events. I think her strength hid just how much the rest of the world was catching-up with Team USA. I'm just not sure that the team could have been designed better around her.
  19. Of course somebody still wins gold. Someone will win even if the entire field is below expectations. That's how competitions work. I didn't even say all athletes were harmed by the year, but as I did say, Golden covered why the "extra year" was harder than non-athletes would realize. It's not just more practice time. It changes the plan and many athletes did not have the opportunity to practice or compete the way they normal would to prepare for the Olympics because COVID interrupted everything.
  20. The COVID years seems to have hurt more athletes than it helped. Yes, there are some 16 year olds competing who are only eligible because of the delay and Grace and a couple swimmers have said they improved, but I think there are more athletes who were thrown not just by the wait but by the disruption. Golden covered how gyms were closed which prevented a lot of gymnasts from training for extended periods. International competitions were cancelled, so someone like Jordan couldn't get the feel for competing before international judges before the Olympics. Golden also covered how rough some of the early domestic competitions were with gymnasts saying there were way more falls than they would expect. Tom said a few times that the gymnasts were not where they needed to be for an Olympic year.
  21. The qualifying round all 4 team members could do each apparatus with the top 3 scores counting. For the finals, it’s 3 up and 3 count, meaning the team picks 3 athletes to compete for each apparatus and all scores count. That leaves one team member out of each rotation. When Simone left today’s competition, that meant there were still 3 athletes available to compete on each apparatus. Jordan had been planning to sit out bars and beam. Suni was going to sit out floor. Apparently Suni hadn’t warmed up her full floor routine. It’s amazing what they were able to pull off.
  22. Apparently some people will. I always thought he was a respectful competitor. Yes he thought he was a great swimmer… because he was a really, really great swimmer and competitor. I think the issue with his commentary is it sounds very insider-y. The best commentators know how to teach the audience about the sport. He’ll figure out a better level of technical talk with more practice.
  23. This is such a long race NBC is giving us Katie's life story while she swims.
  24. That's sweet to see the two friends finish second and third. Also, I would like to let Rowdy know that I was watching Douglas. That seems very important to him.
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