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He’s not an ice dancer. Furthermore, the ice skaters always seem humble. This kid

Posted by voiceofreason

on February 13, 2026, 23:11:51, in reply to "Isn't being "self important" a defining quality of a figure skater? "

has the air of a dude who thinks he’s above it all.

Turns out he’s not.

The whole sport is a fucking joke, so I can’t comment on wanting to watch a cocky one vs a humble one.

I just enjoy any athlete who seems to think they are above it all get humbled.

By all means, don’t let me get in the way of you watching the cocky ice dancers that you seem drawn to.

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Who the ever living fuck wants to watch a humble ice dancer? Their entire "sport" is based on being judged.

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So much for those who bet him at at -10000.

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USA Mixed Doubles Curling won their first two games overnight.

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I think short track speed skating is dumb* - bjl63 Yesterday, 13:47:55
- Short track speedskating doesn't think you're the sharpest tool in the drawer yourself.* - Illiniphil Yesterday, 14:38:33
Snowboarding Half Pipe = NBA Dunk Contest - Kajagoogoo February 13, 2026, 19:00:57
Major controversy in the Canada vs. Sweden curling game - Sounder February 13, 2026, 18:20:36
- So apparently the Swedes specifically set up a camera angle to nab the canucks… - LeatherneckIllini Today, 6:18:23
- Have never seen so many angry Swedes on twitter - ECEIllinois February 13, 2026, 18:34:03
  - I haven't seen so many people talking about curling on Twitter* - Sounder February 13, 2026, 18:34:29
    - seems like the rules say it's allowed before the hog line, what says you? - ECEIllinois February 13, 2026, 20:29:50
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      - I was always told that a double touch was not allowed - Sounder February 13, 2026, 20:53:41
    - That’s because curling is dumb. - doubledown February 13, 2026, 18:46:15
      - dotz - Sounder February 13, 2026, 19:02:15
      - I will not stand for this ice bocce slander * - ATL February 13, 2026, 18:47:02
    - Since the Scots invented the sport you’d think GBR would be better * - ATL February 13, 2026, 18:45:45
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        Huh. I thought it was all Canadians* - ATL February 13, 2026, 19:02:43
        
        Canada hasn't won gold in Olympic curling since 2018* - Sounder February 13, 2026, 19:04:48
        
        Fucking Trudeau * - ATL February 13, 2026, 19:35:48
      - they're really good. favored in the men's, won the women's gold last time* - ECEIllinois February 13, 2026, 18:48:58
The Winter Olympics have so many more bad ass disciplines than the Summer Olympics. Biathlon for - ATL February 13, 2026, 17:56:58
Women’s hockey has basically been on a power play the whole game - bbonb February 13, 2026, 16:22:26
- They have no competition - bjl63 February 13, 2026, 16:53:59
An Olympic commentary. - SurfTheBoneyard February 13, 2026, 16:15:31
Poor Ilia - jfinsocal February 13, 2026, 15:59:47
- He seems very self important. Come back more humble in 4 years, kid.* - voiceofreason February 13, 2026, 21:54:18
  - Isn't being "self important" a defining quality of a figure skater? - longsnapper February 13, 2026, 22:47:42
    - He’s not an ice dancer. Furthermore, the ice skaters always seem humble. This kid - voiceofreason February 13, 2026, 23:11:51
- ooo - biclops February 13, 2026, 21:38:59
  - That's gonna cost him even the bronze* - Sounder February 13, 2026, 22:39:04
- Quad God becomes the Fall Guy* - bbonb February 13, 2026, 16:34:01
- Dude found Shane Falco’s quicksand. * - illini February 13, 2026, 16:24:42
- What happened? - Illiniphil February 13, 2026, 16:01:10
  - Fell once and turned two expected quads into a single and double - bjl63 February 13, 2026, 16:02:25
    - Fell twice* - bbonb February 13, 2026, 16:20:11
    - Wow. - Illiniphil February 13, 2026, 16:05:03
Curling spoiler - Sounder February 13, 2026, 13:29:13
The difference between women and men in the snowboard halfpipe is astounding* - RSMBob February 13, 2026, 13:26:19
- It turns out there is a physical difference between the sexes* - Sounder February 13, 2026, 13:27:58
  - Let me ask you this...can a woman be as good or better than a man in curling?* - RSMBob February 13, 2026, 13:39:59
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      - I appreciate the insight* - RSMBob February 13, 2026, 18:32:37
        
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I stayed up to watch US vs. Canada Curling - Sounder February 13, 2026, 4:02:19
Chloe Kim is dating Myles Garrett - Sounder February 12, 2026, 20:31:17
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Is St. Louis a big figure skating training area? - Sounder February 12, 2026, 18:21:26
figure skating controversy (involving a French judge, shockingly) - IlliniSax05 February 12, 2026, 16:03:35
- Don't they throw out high and low scores for this very reason? * - doubledown February 12, 2026, 16:17:17
  - You would think that would keep them innline* - TarheelIllini February 13, 2026, 6:42:54
That last goal was sick. 4-1 US. US has been dominating this game* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 12, 2026, 15:45:50
Finally 2-1 USA. Jack Hughes to Nelson* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 12, 2026, 15:28:26
2 goals overturned and a post. * - VIV February 12, 2026, 14:51:31
- and then another off the crossbar. * - VIV February 12, 2026, 14:53:11
Tkachuk to Tkachuk. 1-0 USA* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 12, 2026, 14:20:08
CAN V CZE men’s hockey (sp) - timmer February 12, 2026, 10:22:01
pretty cool article on Sounder's curling friend in the WSJ - ECEIllinois February 11, 2026, 21:42:14
- Rich played in the game today, becoming the oldest American winter Olympian ever - Sounder February 12, 2026, 14:22:44
Sweden-Italy is 2-2 early in the 2nd with shots 28-4. Incredible* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 11, 2026, 15:07:33
- those are EA Sports numbers* - Sammich February 11, 2026, 15:44:05
  - 3-2 now in the 3rd with 47-11 on shots. Italy on the PP!* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 11, 2026, 16:04:50
Why does Lindsey Vonn have one of those curling measuring devices on her hospital bed… - timmer February 11, 2026, 14:09:31
- 2 Red* - Sounder February 11, 2026, 15:18:15
- I laughed* - Sounder February 11, 2026, 15:16:23
Slovakia up 2-1 in the third on Finland. Would be big upset in hockey opener - CanHartlebHireSnider February 11, 2026, 11:48:00
- Wow 4-1 they’re gonna pull it off* - CanHartlebHireSnider February 11, 2026, 12:09:35
I had a feeling that the Cortina curling center looked familiar - timmer February 11, 2026, 6:33:31
US vs. Canada Womens' Hockey (sp) - ECEIllinois February 10, 2026, 14:20:42
- sp - ECEIllinois February 10, 2026, 14:35:28
  - sp - bjl63 February 10, 2026, 15:49:32
Women's team alpine skiiing (sp) - IlliniSax05 February 10, 2026, 9:50:14
The drone camera coverage of the skiing events is awesome* - Herman Blume February 9, 2026, 19:09:52
- Agreed, I'm curious if any of the athletes find it to be distracting?* - Sounder February 9, 2026, 19:31:51
  - I imagine it's far enough behind them that they don't notice it at all - IlliniSax05 February 9, 2026, 19:43:20
    - It seems pretty noisy* - Sounder February 9, 2026, 19:43:55
      - 1) they have helmets on, 2) they are focused on what’s in front of them - TarheelIllini February 10, 2026, 10:15:45
      - Cuz the mic is right next to the drone propellers - IlliniSax05 February 9, 2026, 20:57:20
        
        I’d also assume that they have drones following them during training* - IlliniOllie February 9, 2026, 21:33:36
Madison Chock is beautiful - bjl63 February 9, 2026, 15:57:39
- US got hosed. Fuck you, high knees - IlliniSax05 February 9, 2026, 21:25:30
- Figure skaters are attractive, story at 11* - Sounder February 9, 2026, 16:00:15
Curling spoiler - Sounder February 9, 2026, 14:16:38
A little palate cleanser, Jordan Chiles performs Prince at Minnestota - Sounder February 8, 2026, 14:23:01
US vs SWE mixed doubles curling (sp) - timmer February 8, 2026, 13:44:23
- (sp) - Sounder February 8, 2026, 13:47:12
There are 11 total biathlon events at the Olympics. What are we doing here?* - Carl Spackler February 8, 2026, 12:49:39
- Making sure Norway wins the medal count* - TarheelIllini February 8, 2026, 12:50:50
  - Go Norway!!* - shua February 8, 2026, 13:41:52
Hope Lindsey Vonn is Ok - jfinsocal February 8, 2026, 5:33:51
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- Airlifted to hospital apparently - ATL February 8, 2026, 5:59:58
  - Had surgery to repair leg fracture* - Mrap24 February 8, 2026, 13:27:46
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- Why would they spell out “seven” once and used digits for all the other numbers?* - DocWalk20 February 8, 2026, 12:11:21
The drone camera on the downhill was very cool* - bjl63 February 7, 2026, 9:39:20
- 100%* - TarheelIllini February 8, 2026, 12:49:37
Did they skip a ton of countries for time? - TarheelIllini February 7, 2026, 6:26:54
- You do realize it wasn't live and thus edited?* - Dilbert February 7, 2026, 10:11:25
  - Yes, but that’s why I’m asking. 1) I know the order is in the Italian language (after Greece) - TarheelIllini February 7, 2026, 10:29:37
- Not in real time, plus countries are in Italian order* - Potomac February 7, 2026, 9:49:16
- I assume for the prime time broadcast they skipped some countries for time/commercials - IlliniSax05 February 7, 2026, 9:15:08
- Which countries do you think they skipped and which ones do you think were out of order?* - biclops February 7, 2026, 9:01:00
- I noticed they showed the three-athlete team from Saudi Arabia. Traditional winter-sports hub. :-) - osklister February 7, 2026, 8:52:55
  - Benin from west Africa is a first-timer; I didn't expect the Filipinos* - Potomac February 7, 2026, 9:51:45
    - Marginally off-topic: Mexico has a mother and her son competing on their national team. * - osklister February 7, 2026, 10:46:48
What's with all the non-Italian people in this? - IlliniSax05 February 6, 2026, 21:48:33
- Yeah catering to Hollywood too much.* - gullit February 6, 2026, 21:53:14
Mikaela Shiffrin Is such a hammer * - biclops February 6, 2026, 20:57:02
- TTIWWP - IlliniSax05 February 6, 2026, 20:59:03
  - Sorry boyz, she has a fiance` - illinijohn February 6, 2026, 22:32:02
  - here you go - Orangeillini February 6, 2026, 21:40:31
  - I’ll tell you what she looks like - biclops February 6, 2026, 21:01:05
I wonder if South America will ever host a winter Olympics* - TarheelIllini February 6, 2026, 19:53:51
- No person from South America has ever won a winter Olympic medal. * - VIV February 6, 2026, 22:29:41
  - That is a crazy stat to me* - TarheelIllini February 8, 2026, 12:50:19
- They would have to do it in the summer.* - Illiniphil February 6, 2026, 20:41:59
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- And am I crazy to think that she wasn't lip synching to her own recording? - IlliniSax05 February 6, 2026, 19:41:10
  - Totally lip synced* - TarheelIllini February 6, 2026, 19:54:20
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      - It sounded like Mariah to me. But I thought she couldn’t hit those whistle notes anymore - GhostofPokeyStixPast February 6, 2026, 21:47:55
- Turning into Cher by degrees* - Stu February 6, 2026, 19:33:48
- Also why is she there? - IlliniSax05 February 6, 2026, 19:33:29
  - Apparently she had an empty spot on her calendar* - Stu February 6, 2026, 19:35:17
Vance boo’d pretty loudly* - Mrap24 February 6, 2026, 17:08:51
- He’ll visit anywhere as long as it’s not a red state!* - shua February 6, 2026, 18:01:34
ha - ECEIllinois February 6, 2026, 17:08:02
Uh oh, they have a big arch there? - timmer February 6, 2026, 16:26:22
opening ceremonies are always so damn weird* - VIV February 6, 2026, 13:12:37
- the London one was pretty cool* - ECEIllinois February 6, 2026, 16:08:46
  - Like the tribute to the National Health Service as a core British institution? - KingTalkyTiki February 6, 2026, 16:21:24
  - the Rowan bit was really good* - assassin February 6, 2026, 16:18:10
    - and 007 with Queen Elizabeth* - ECEIllinois February 6, 2026, 20:39:46
- "those are a lot boos for him" - KingTalkyTiki February 6, 2026, 16:01:35
- Ok, having Nessun Dorma was pretty fucking great. * - VIV February 6, 2026, 15:58:23
  - Leopold!!! (Er...Luciano.) - osklister February 6, 2026, 16:14:54
    - And, Leopold conducts at the Hollywood Bowl !! :-) - osklister February 6, 2026, 16:18:38
  - they did that the last time Italy hosted the games, and it was Pavarotti's final public performance - IlliniSax05 February 6, 2026, 16:00:37
- Aside from the parade of athletes, which I always kind of like, it's an utter waste of time* - bjl63 February 6, 2026, 13:39:18
  - Imagine how much time, effort, and money goes into producing this utter nonsense* - Sounder February 6, 2026, 15:57:13
    - They had the torch on the stage then added 10+ minutes of nonsense before - bjl63 February 6, 2026, 16:06:31
- Dotz - Sounder February 6, 2026, 13:14:29
  - so a bunch of models in red, white, and green suits came out. and then dicaprio's gf had a flag - VIV February 6, 2026, 13:26:53
    - Remember how weird the Paris one was* - Sounder February 6, 2026, 13:33:57
      - The opening ceremonies in Paris rocked. Especially when Celine Dion capped it off: - IlliniRunner February 6, 2026, 14:13:23
        
        I liked that Gojira was included* - bjl63 February 6, 2026, 14:14:38
ooo - JeffFrank February 6, 2026, 11:27:02
How the hell can Von still ski with a torn acl?* - TarheelIllini February 6, 2026, 9:26:10
- very carefully - IlliniSax05 February 6, 2026, 9:30:14
  - I can't decide if she's the ultimate badass or completely insane - Sounder February 6, 2026, 11:30:59
    - I am guessing she is only able to do this because her ACL was functionally almost - gvibes February 6, 2026, 21:55:40
    - She’s a downhill skier and you can’t be as good as she has been without being insane* - bjl63 February 6, 2026, 13:01:11
      - I guess my whole thing is what does she have left to prove - Sounder February 6, 2026, 13:06:20
        
        This is what she's done for her entire life. And it's her last chance at an Olympics, most likely* - IlliniRunner February 6, 2026, 14:23:48
        
        it's almost certainly her last opportunity to be in the olympics* - VIV February 6, 2026, 13:13:18
        
        wanna be a real legend? win on a torn ACL* - cpsteine February 6, 2026, 13:11:08
    - As a prominent Tiger Woods ex, she's insane* - KCWildcat February 6, 2026, 12:51:12
    - Sometimes NFL RB's get the same message from trainers: can't do any more harm, so go out there... - osklister February 6, 2026, 11:45:34
      - when I was in HS a RB for Naperville Central tore his ACL and played several games with it - VIV February 6, 2026, 11:54:41
        
        Covered that game. He was pretty tough - LWillhite February 6, 2026, 12:46:14
        
        Totally forgot where Jim Tumilty went: Augie. - osklister February 6, 2026, 16:25:31
        
        holy cow. * - VIV February 6, 2026, 12:50:01
Apparently there may be an issue with penis doping among ski jumpers - Orangeillini February 5, 2026, 19:09:30
- Sounds like a planted story before they get to the Olympic Village... - SurfTheBoneyard February 5, 2026, 21:19:50
- Can you spell that… slowly?* - uofi1998 February 5, 2026, 20:58:37
  - T* - complainant February 5, 2026, 22:31:27
    - I say T H... T H A.... * - osklister February 6, 2026, 8:52:12
I much prefer regular curling to mixed doubles - ECEIllinois February 5, 2026, 12:39:03
- I've become kind of loud and outspoken at my club - Sounder February 5, 2026, 15:55:12
  - Yeah I get it. It’s easier for countries new to curling to field teams. Just not that fun to watch* - ECEIllinois February 5, 2026, 21:41:48
- Oh, same same. - osklister February 5, 2026, 13:03:13
  - Within the curling community, this is a bit of a polarizing topic - Sounder February 5, 2026, 15:55:47
    - why are the mixed doubles people so bad? flirting whilst sweeping? * - memyselfandillini February 5, 2026, 18:42:24
      - The running joke is that people play doubles - Sounder February 5, 2026, 21:08:38
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        That explains a lot of the political tweets you share here* - RVA February 5, 2026, 16:18:16
        
        Absolutely, I'm the same way on Twitter* - Sounder February 5, 2026, 16:19:14
Was there an opening ceremony?* - TarheelIllini February 5, 2026, 11:59:55
- Tomorrow* - bjl63 February 5, 2026, 12:01:14
HOLY CRAP, HOW 'BOUT AN (SP) THERE?!?!? - Kajagoogoo February 5, 2026, 10:55:35
- Yes, now I have no reason to live* - Stu February 5, 2026, 10:58:23
  - Have you considered getting a motorcycle? * - doubledown February 5, 2026, 11:03:00
    - Oh, if you do get one, Stu, be sure to affix it with a beer cooler on the back. - Kajagoogoo February 5, 2026, 11:21:25

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