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DannyTannersFlow t1_j5op4c3 wrote

What a story, I remember feeling so bad for her in Beijing.

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JeffFromSchool t1_j5oqfbi wrote

I was so confused because "Beijing" in an olympic context still brings me back to the 2008 summer games. That city has hosted 2 Olympiads in the span of 14 years.

Damn, '08 was a simpler time.

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Notoriouslydishonest t1_j5oyq1s wrote

I totally forgot there was an Olympics last year.

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JeffFromSchool t1_j5p19ca wrote

It was kind of overshadowed since Putin literally delayed his invasion of Ukraine for it, so the news was sort of focused on the 150,000 Russian troops stationed at the Ukrainian border waiting for the green light.

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maharei1 t1_j5pjr6c wrote

>Damn, '08 was a simpler time.

You mean the global financial crisis year?

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illiance t1_j5p5vbx wrote

If Japan win their winter bid, they will have had two olympiads in 10 years (8 because of covid) but if SLC win that one, the US will have 2 in succession (2 years!)

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patsboston t1_j5oqy28 wrote

Yeah, the death of her father really effected her skiing for the previous couple years or so. It’s hard to quantify how important the mental aspect of skiing is.

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Zeeky47 t1_j5ro6cv wrote

Is that why she was off her ass during those events? I actually had no idea and was watching like “what in the world is throwing her off?” Must’ve missed it, assuming there was a bajillion mentions and I just wasn’t paying attention

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patsboston t1_j5ryfp6 wrote

He dad died falling off a ladder a year before. She was still going through that when the Olympics happened.

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Zeeky47 t1_j5s3bkf wrote

I totally missed it and was thinking she was plain off the whole thing. Makes a lot more sense now

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