2026 Winter Olympics: Milan-Cortina

[CuseFaninVT]

here's a little tidbit. which NCAA school has the 5th most athletes participating in the Olympics? yep. that major university up north from here. CLARKSON. GO GOLDEN KNIGHTS. 10 btw.

Yeah, yeah. 10 of them are hockey players and only one is on the American team.

 

[rrlbees]

Yeah, yeah. 10 of them are hockey players and only one is on the American team.

It is actually 11. I miscounted. 10 hockey players representing 6 countries and one alpine skier. One female hockey player and the skier are representing USA. 3 hockey players represent Canada.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

It is actually 11. I miscounted. 10 hockey players representing 6 countries and one alpine skier. One female hockey player and the skier are representing USA. 3 hockey players represent Canada.

Interesting note is he was a skier but is competing in men’s skeleton this time.

 

[rrlbees]

Interesting note is he was a skier but is competing in men’s skeleton this time.

Yeah, I didn’t say that cause I don’t even know what skeleton is. LOL.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Yeah, I didn’t say that cause I don’t even know what skeleton is. LOL.

Like luge. Smaller I think.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Like luge. Smaller I think.

Skeleton you are laying on the sled on your stomach and go down the track head first. Luge you are laying on your back on a sled and going down the track feet first. Both are nuts.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Skeleton you are laying on the sled on your stomach and go down the track head first. Luge you are laying on your back on a sled and going down the track feet first. Both are nuts.

But one way has the potential to be harder on the nuts if you’re of the persuasion

 

[JustPherU]

I’ve often wondered how these people get into those type of sports. I mean I know exactly zero people that have ever done either of those events or even thought about doing those events.How many skeleton or luge tracks are there in the United States?Do they have junior luge tracks or travel skeleton clubs?If Junior says ‘Dad I want to be the next great Luger” where would a guy start?

 

[CuseFaninVT]

I’ve often wondered how these people get into those type of sports. I mean I know exactly zero people that have ever done either of those events or even thought about doing those events.How many skeleton or luge tracks are there in the United States?Do they have junior luge tracks or travel skeleton clubs?If Junior says ‘Dad I want to be the next great Luger” where would a guy start?

Lake Placid. We know a kid from here who did luge for a while. That’s where he trained.

 

[CuseLegacy]

I’ve often wondered how these people get into those type of sports. I mean I know exactly zero people that have ever done either of those events or even thought about doing those events.How many skeleton or luge tracks are there in the United States?Do they have junior luge tracks or travel skeleton clubs?If Junior says ‘Dad I want to be the next great Luger” where would a guy start?

When you were a kid how did you go down a snowy hill on a sled? I can at least understand skeleton.

 

[tee1222]

Skeleton you are laying on the sled on your stomach and go down the track head first. Luge you are laying on your back on a sled and going down the track feet first. Both are nuts.

If you've ever gone kayaking or canoeing with rapids, they tell you to go feet first if you get capsized. Although both are nuts, I imagine the same holds true of luge vs skeleton. If they get tossed from the sled, it must be "good luck - you chose skeleton when you were a kid!" and pray to the Olympic gods for mercy.

Cause I've watched both and no way I would choose skeleton! As you said, nuts.

Meanwhile, I think the last person to lose their life in either sport in the Olympics was an athlete from Kazakhstan in the luge preliminaries a few years ago. Very tragic.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

If Junior says ‘Dad I want to be the next great Luger” where would a guy start?

“Pistol” Pete Maravich?





I’ll see myself out.

 

[Eric15]

Norway, population 5.5 million, is just killing it with 33 medals. China, population 1.4 billion, has only 9.

2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Medal Tracker - ESPN

The complete 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic medal tracker on ESPN. A real-time updated table of the countries with the most gold, silver and bronze medals.

www.espn.com

 

[OburgOrange]

here's a little tidbit. which NCAA school has the 5th most athletes participating in the Olympics? yep. that major university up north from here. CLARKSON. GO GOLDEN KNIGHTS. 10 btw.

Lots of female hockey players

 

[OburgOrange]

Lake Placid. We know a kid from here who did luge for a while. That’s where he trained.

Lake Placid is a year round training center for world athletes. Anytime I’m there , no matter what season, there is a huge variety of languages being spoken on the streets

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Men's Curling Thursday Roundup: Norway wins to advance, sends Team USA home

Norway's men's curling team defeated Canada on Thursday to advance to the tournament semifinals and send Team USA home. A look at that game, plus other scores from around the ice on the final day of round-robin play.

www.nbcolympics.com

 

[rrlbees]

Lots of female hockey players

Athletes​

Clarkson athletes are competing for six different nations, highlighting the university’s international diversity:

• Canada (Women’s Hockey): Renata Fast, Erin Ambrose, Ella Shelton
• Czechia (Women’s Hockey): Andrea Trnkova, Michaela Pejzova
• Germany (Men’s Hockey): Nico Sturm, Lukas Kalble
• United States: Haley Winn (Women’s Hockey), Austin Florian (Men’s Skeleton),
• France (Women’s Hockey): Manon le Scodan
• Latvia (Men’s Hockey): Haralds Egle
  
  This international representation ties Clarkson for second nationally among NCAA schools in terms of countries represented, with only the University of Maine having athletes from seven nations.

 

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[sutomcat]

I think I will give any goat video a like…..

 

[orangefog]

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