2026 Winter Olympics: Milan-Cortina

[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.

 

[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…..

 

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[tbonezone]

we absolutely have to see a chips commercial featuring the canadien women's curling team where they are accused of double dipping at a party .

 

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[Newhouser]

Really cheered on Liu. Great story about her. She retired from the sport as she felt like she lost her childhood, time, friends and family - alone to her training and that was it.

Came back with a totally different reason to skate, to enjoy and showcase her abilities, not for the medal. And she looked like she was happy doing it, when there is so much pressure in this specific event. They really seem full of nerves before the competition. It was awesome to see her just perform and it felt like she was going to win cause of it.

And was still gracious and very happy for the Japanese skaters. She said she was very happy to watch them perform - both the young 17 year old and the world champion who may be retiring this year.

At age 13, she was so tiny when she won the US championship that she needed to be helped up to the podium! What a heck of a ride from that long ago.

I agree and hopefully a precursor to the bigger picture of year round training in one sport not benefitting anyone but the people running the clubs.

 

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