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2026 Winter Olympics

Timothy A said:
Watching the 5,000 m speed skating is very therapeutic. If there was a sport where a human becomes a machine, that is it.
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I probably would have become a runner anyway, but I have a clear memory of being at an "Octoberfest' at the family church/school during the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City (I was 11 at the time; I'm old), where they had TVs set up around the grounds. While my mom had 'one more cup of coffee' maybe five times, I stood and watched the men's 10K finals, and I remember marveling that they could just run and run; TV goes out to commercial, comes back, and they're still going and going and going.

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As for speed skating, Eric Heiden from the 1980 Olympics was a 'friend of a friend' here in Madison, from high school, and then around campus at UW. Nice guy, his thighs were amazingly huge. LOL
 
robertearle said:
As for speed skating, Eric Heiden from the 1980 Olympics was a 'friend of a friend' here in Madison, from high school, and then around campus at UW. Nice guy, his thighs were amazingly huge. LOL
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I was once on the ice with Kathy Turner, indoor speed skating superstar. Yeah, her thighs were ridiculous.
 
Looks like Italy will make it into the quarterfinals. Sweden should beat Japan tomorrow so the outcome of Italy vs. Germany will determine the 2nd and 3rd seeds in Group B.
 
Ditra said:
Looks like Italy will make it into the quarterfinals. Sweden should beat Japan tomorrow so the outcome of Italy vs. Germany will determine the 2nd and 3rd seeds in Group B.
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Penn State freshman Matilde Fantin had Team Italy's first two goals of their upset win over Japan. She's going to be fun to watch at Penn State.
 
How fun for the host nation. Going to try and find a roster for Italy that says where everyone grew up. Kristin Della Rovere grew up in Canada, Italian by way of paternal grandparents. Her parents are there in Italy jerseys crying at her Olympic dream coming true. Very sweet.
 
Lindsay said:
How fun for the host nation. Going to try and find a roster for Italy that says where everyone grew up. Kristin Della Rovere grew up in Canada, Italian by way of paternal grandparents. Her parents are there in Italy jerseys crying at her Olympic dream coming true. Very sweet.
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KDR with the game winner vs Japan. Met her parents at Bright when she was an undergrad. I think they came down from Toronto for every home game.
 
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