***2026 Winter Olympics (Milano Cortina) Thread***

[CycloneDaddy]

WTF is this closing ceremony?

 

[4cy16]

 

[4cy16]

 

[BigJCy]

Cool video of EVERY angle of Hughes goal. Click "Watch on Youtube":

 

[BigJCy]

 

[ClonerJams]

 

[BCClone]

We sure he said “Up”? I’ve heard it’s crazy in the village

 

[Isualum13]

We sure he said “Up”? I’ve heard it’s crazy in the village

Did that luge girl ever find someone?

 

[ianoconnor]

Lol

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

Great win for USA mens hockey. This is a huge win. I still like 1980 a little bit better.

 

[Drew0311]

WTF is this closing ceremony?

It was Bizarre. I had no idea what any of that had to do with anything.

 

[jcf817]

It was Bizarre. I had no idea what any of that had to do with anything.

Characters from Italian opera at an Italian Olympics doesn't seem very confusing. Is there something else you're referring to?

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Characters from Italian opera at an Italian Olympics doesn't seem very confusing. Is there something else you're referring to?

Im quite sure the 1,000 people that knew what that was enjoyed it.

 

[jcf817]

Im quite sure the 1,000 people that knew what that was enjoyed it.

I think you're overestimating the cultural knowledge of most Americans.

 

[BigJCy]

 

[BigJCy]

Love how the hockey players are like WTF is this stuffed thing you’re giving me?

 

[KidSilverhair]

Great win for USA mens hockey. This is a huge win. I still like 1980 a little bit better.

Gold is awesome, and the first gold in 46 years is tremendous, but you really can’t compare this with 1980.

I heard the ESPN Radio guys talking “Miracle 2” and how this is just as remarkable as Lake Placid, but … those guys weren’t even alive in 1980. Those of us who were remember.

The 1980 USA team was a bunch of college kids, going up against the literal best hockey teams on the planet. The USSR squad was a team of professionals, paid to play hockey and trained to be damn good at it. A few days before the Olympics the Soviet team crushed Team USA 10-3. The Soviets scored double-digit goals in more than one game at those Olympics. Nobody thought the Americans had a shot at gold, even making the medal round was wildly optimistic.

Then put the political situation into the mix, with the Cold War and the battle between American freedom and capitalism and Soviet oppression and communism. Coming out on top in that game, in a result absolutely no one saw coming, just can’t be compared to this gold medal.

But I suppose as time fades, and the people who were there to witness 1980 fade away, the recency bias comes into play. I’m not belittling this gold medal, what a terrific achievement and exciting outcome, but it’s just unfair to consider 2026 and 1980 as even in the same category.

 

[RoseClone]

Voting took place in the 1st period of the gold medal game. He did set a scoring record (13- 2/11) but was -2 in the Gold Medal game. The MVP of this tournament was the other Connor.

 

[isufbcurt]

Im quite sure the 1,000 people that knew what that was enjoyed it.

They mentioned numerous times on the broadcast.

 

[KnappShack]

Gold is awesome, and the first gold in 46 years is tremendous, but you really can’t compare this with 1980.

I heard the ESPN Radio guys talking “Miracle 2” and how this is just as remarkable as Lake Placid, but … those guys weren’t even alive in 1980. Those of us who were remember.

The 1980 USA team was a bunch of college kids, going up against the literal best hockey teams on the planet. The USSR squad was a team of professionals, paid to play hockey and trained to be damn good at it. A few days before the Olympics the Soviet team crushed Team USA 10-3. The Soviets scored double-digit goals in more than one game at those Olympics. Nobody thought the Americans had a shot at gold, even making the medal round was wildly optimistic.

Then put the political situation into the mix, with the Cold War and the battle between American freedom and capitalism and Soviet oppression and communism. Coming out on top in that game, in a result absolutely no one saw coming, just can’t be compared to this gold medal.

But I suppose as time fades, and the people who were there to witness 1980 fade away, the recency bias comes into play. I’m not belittling this gold medal, what a terrific achievement and exciting outcome, but it’s just unfair to consider 2026 and 1980 as even in the same category.

Agreed. It would be something like the ISU club team squaring off against Canada and winning.

The 1980 team had no chance against the Red Army.....and they won

Not movie bull ****. Real deal won against overwhelming odds.

Edit: and THEN they had to beat Finland in the gold medal game. No let down, baby