Milano Cortina 2026

[Madison]

I guess we should have a thread - see if we can beat the whopping 71 posts Beijing 2022 got.

I’ve seen very little promotion for this. The opening ceremony is on Friday evening, but the first events start on Wednesday.

 

[Finn]

It never feels like a real Olympics, and never grips me like one, but it's better than no Olympics.

I hope we still have some nice Scottish lesbian-coded women to get us a medal in the Curling

 

[Madison]

I hope we still have some nice Scottish lesbian-coded women to get us a medal in the Curling

I understand the GB men are nearly the odds-on favourites for gold, whereas the ladies are nowhere. Slight chance of a medal in the mixed too.

 

[Agneeta]

We do have a Winter Olympics topic, but that was just Shitted Rivalry spam.

 

[Agneeta]

Shitted Rivalry

I'm really really sorry.

 

[D5K]

Have they finished the hockey arena yet?

 

[Madison]

We do have a Winter Olympics topic, but that was just Shitted Rivalry spam.

I gave that thread the contempt it deserves.

 

[Finn]

I've got the opening ceremony coverage on. I never get THAT INVESTED in the Winter Olympics, because they're the Winter Olympics, but let's see if the Italians put on a show

Is the winter coverage normally on BBC Two, or has it been demoted?

 

[win_the_game]

Not Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

 

[Finn]

5 minutes for Torvill and Dean to pop up in the opening BBC VT. Quite restrained

 

[Finn]

Not Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

I'd never heard of him, but a 'CONTROVERSIES' tab with 7 subheadings on his Wikipedia is not to be sniffed at

 

[win_the_game]

I forgot the BBC are limited to about 4 hours live coverage under the current broadcasting deal, so we're going to be subjected to a fortnight of INANE DRIVEL with Claire Balding.

 

[Madison]

I forgot the BBC are limited to about 4 hours live coverage under the current broadcasting deal, so we're going to be subjected to a fortnight of INANE DRIVEL with Claire Balding.

Is there definitely a cap on total hours? I thought they were free to show as many hours as they like, but only on one TV channel and one red button?

 

[Finn]

Yeah I think the amount of punditry chat is often, ridiculously, a CHOICE

 

[Agneeta]

I like the studio.

 

[Dark Carnival]

but let's see if the Italians put on a show

Have you watched the Sanremo, Tamar?

 

[Finn]

Raffaella Carrà

 

[Finn]

Mariah Carey

 

[Finn]

Uh oh, is this a lip synching malfunction?

 

[Finn]

And does she even know where she is?

#SadnessInHerEyes

 

[win_the_game]

How much are they paying her to sing a former Eurovision entry?

 

[Agneeta]

Did we know she was doing a doom version of Volare?

 

[Finn]

Did we know she was doing a doom version of Volare?

More importantly, does she?

 

[Agneeta]

More importantly, does she?

There's a lot to think about.

 

[Agneeta]

The other performers have left the stage in horror.

 

[Finn]

That was very much the WINTER OLYMPICS to Celine up the Eiffel Tower's SUMMER OLYMPICS

 

[win_the_game]

Laura!

 

[Kala]

Finally some live vocals!

 

[Agneeta]

Nice hoop.

 

[Finn]

This is just a very nice, traditional and classy opening ceremony. It's not blowing my tits off but it's perfectly lovely.

 

[GNL]

When is Cherly turning up to do Italian national anthem Fight for This Love?

 

[Agneeta]

This is just a very nice, traditional and classy opening ceremony. It's not blowing my tits off but it's perfectly lovely.

Yeah, I didn't need it to change my life, just be enough. Italian culture is classy enough to pass even when serving at a 6.

 

[win_the_game]

Such an over-complicated Athlete's Parade, in true Italian style.

 

[Finn]

SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT TORVILL AND DEAN

 

[Agneeta]

He pissed "Fuck ICE" in the snow.

Winter Olympics Team GB skier targets ICE with graphic message written in snow

Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers including a message written in the snow

www.theguardian.com

 

[Finn]

Obsessed with the revelation that gay-famous internet celebrity Gus Kenworthy is now randomly on Team GB

 

[Agneeta]

Obsessed with the revelation that gay-famous internet celebrity Gus Kenworthy is now randomly on Team GB

He's been at the Olympics for years.

 

[GNL]

He's been at the Olympics for years.

Yeah but he was American before.

 

[Agneeta]

Yeah but he was American before.

Messy queen

 

[Agneeta]

All these countries beginning with G in Italian.