2026 Winter Olympics: Thread Title Under Construction

[Jimjamesak]

This is all on Guerin, IMO. He and Patel are friends, apparently. Not sure how that happened, but whatever. Why just Patel? Why wasn't, say, Johnny Gaudreau's father allowed in? I've been seeing remarks about how they were all drunk. Uh, it was not too long after the game. How much did it take to get them hammered? Are they lightweights? Also - so many of their Instagram pics were with Patel. Why? Why not pics of them celebrating with each other? It's just so ridiculous.

ETA: I was hoping one of them would have said "You haven't invited them already???" when Trump said that. I know, I know. As if that would ever happen.

There’s a simple reason why: Guerin and his bosses don’t see anything wrong with what they did.

And they won’t face any real consequences for it.

We can be caught in a bubble at times and this feels like one of them. The reality of the situation is that, for as much noise as is being made online about this, nothing is really going to happen. Sponsors aren’t leaving USA Hockey or the NHL. There’s not going to be a massive boycott. People aren’t going to cancel season tickets in droves. There will be some anger on the Women’s side but the powers that be won’t care, the women need USA Hockey a lot more than USA Hockey needs them (at least in the minds of the powers that be). Ratings will go up, ticket sales will go up, merchandise sales will go up. They’ve definitely lost an opportunity for growth and expanding their market but let’s be real, most of the owners and management have never cared about expanding into those markets. It’s not a loss in their minds.

 

[Kepler]

I'm fine with the locker room and Patel chugging the beer. Kash is a POS and Dump is The Cowardly Liar, but it's a celebration.

The Dump joke and nobody jumping in to defend the women's team is MAGAt garbage.

 

[Kepler]

Easier said than done in a world full of willful assholes with power, no matter how many "self-help" books you read.

Oh I dunno. I find punching a Nazi makes my whole day.

You have to use what you're given.

 

[Swansong]

I kinda get no one pushing back on Trump's gross "joke". Given the context - they literally just got off the medal ceremony and are now celebrating - if I'm there I can't imagine I do anything other than roll my eyes and wait for the decrepit geezer to hang up so I can go back to celebrating.

 

[Whalers]

Hey, did you hear the GREAT news?? The US won the Gold Medal in hockey!!

Oh, I'm sorry for triggering you with this hate speech. It is actually a terrible thing to happen to such an awful country. Did you see those players draping themselves in that flag of hatred? Dylan Mullvaney is hanging it's head in shame. A dark cloud should hang over our entire nation.

 

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

I'm fine with the locker room and Patel chugging the beer. Kash is a POS and Dump is The Cowardly Liar, but it's a celebration.

The Dump joke and nobody jumping in to defend the women's team is MAGAt garbage.

cuddling up to a pedo protector who refuses to even allow an investigation into two murders that happened within a few miles of where the wild players in MN live.

its all fucking terrible

 

[Kepler]

The Party of Personal Accountability ducks accountability. Quelle surprise.

 

[Kepler]

cuddling up to a pedo protector who refuses to even allow an investigation into two murders that happened within a few miles of where the wild players in MN live.

its all fucking terrible

Yes, as a rule it's best not to allow fascists and their drool cup bearers into your locker room.

 

[Jeb2020]

I'm fine with the locker room and Patel chugging the beer. Kash is a POS and Dump is The Cowardly Liar, but it's a celebration.

The Dump joke and nobody jumping in to defend the women's team is MAGAt garbage.

Try to be a more serious person.

After Trump saying he would have to invite the Women's team you can hear one player say, "absolutely" you can hear another player, maybe multiple start a "2 for 2" chant all amongst laughing and cheering while they are in the moment of experiencing the biggest win of their lives.

Also, whether you like it or not is irrelevant, the punch line was the impeachment crack, likening it to the Marxists always crying about everything imaginable, nice work USCHO Commie Contingent he was spot on. You took your opportunity to be offended and gobbled it up.

After you work on being a more serious person, work on getting over yourself.

 

[Kepler]

Righty board rhetorical zingers only work when the audience are all the same moron kindred.

You are the bully who when decked says "see, I thrashed you!" and then hopes the crowd will buy his bravado. But we all see you are falling.

You are exposed. You were a fool to back the side that ground you under. Your life is worse now than had your side lost. I understand you will never understand the world, but had your side lost you would have more of the help you need, albeit do not deserve.

It's likely you aren't a bad guy, only dumb. Plenty of dumb people still have an okay life, as long as their bad decisions do not have large consequences. Unfortunately, yours did. You are falling so fast I can barely hear you anymore.

My people will be fine. We have the abilities and tools and self-discipline to thrive, even in the stupidly pathetic world your leaders have chosen. I have gotten rich in large part by exploiting the industries and rules that have stolen your descendants' wealth. Thank you for your service.

You and your family and their families after will continue to fail because now that the safety net has been removed for everyone else, your hammock is gone. You have nowhere to go but the bottom of the ravine.

You must have hit bottom. I can't hear you anymore.

 

[aparch]

"I tried to warn you that you could have stopped me from getting a boat. I voted against getting a boat. You voted for me to get a boat. Really looking forward to that boat now."

 

[Swansong]

Someone I have on ignore must be blathering.

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

No, Flaggy is an awful person. He literally wants to burn everything about America down so that he and his can rise up in his fantasy "libertarian" play-world, everyone else get fucked.

 

[Jimjamesak]

I kinda get no one pushing back on Trump's gross "joke". Given the context - they literally just got off the medal ceremony and are now celebrating - if I'm there I can't imagine I do anything other than roll my eyes and wait for the decrepit geezer to hang up so I can go back to celebrating.

Not to mention that their bosses were literally in the same room with them. There’s a very real possibility that anyone who said something would have their careers effectively ended on the spot.

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Anyway, let's not let a couple of moronic shitbirds who can't see the forest for the trees try to strawman for reactions and responses. Fact is, the US won and lots of western Canadian farmbois just as right-wing as Dump had to watch Canada settle for silver. Hell, I would love to see Don Cherry's reaction in the immediate aftermath, that's gotta count for something.

 

[Slap Shot]

Perhaps these can mitigate some of the recent ill feelings - they have for me to some degree.

Kaivan Shroff on Instagram: "Good dude. Follow @kaivanshroff #olympics #allyship"

63K likes, 1,119 comments - kaivanshroff on February 22, 2026: "Good dude. Follow @kaivanshroff #olympics #allyship".

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Jackie Redmond (NHL & WWE) on Instagram: "Who was the first person Jack Hughes thought of after scoring the golden goal for Team USA ? “Oddly enough - Megan Keller” Also said he didn’t know if the puck actually went in! This is an all-time stor

106K likes, 931 comments - jackieredmond on February 22, 2026: "Who was the first person Jack Hughes thought of after scoring the golden goal for Team USA ? “Oddly enough - Megan Keller” Also said he didn’t know if the puck actually went in! This is an all-time story right here ! ⬇️...

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Also with respect to laughing at Trump's joke, it's possible a lot of that was nervously reacting in the moment. I'd have a hard time believing everyone that did laugh actually doesn't have mad respect for the women's team.

Not trying to fully ignore it but perhaps it's not as purely damning as even I originally thought. A guy can dream

 

[Jimjamesak]

Anyway, let's not let a couple of moronic shitbirds who can't see the forest for the trees try to strawman for reactions and responses. Fact is, the US won and lots of western Canadian farmbois just as right-wing as Dump had to watch Canada settle for silver. Hell, I would love to see Don Cherry's reaction in the immediate aftermath, that's gotta count for something.

Facebook Reels and YouTube love to recommend to me various Canadian creators that are clearly from Saskatchewan or Manitoba (or at least pretending to be). Most of their content is terrible, making fun of Americans (which was low effort, hack shit when Rick Mercer did it and even worse now), complaining about being ignored by Toronto and Vancouver (while also ignoring the Maritimes and the Arctic Territories themselves), and “Real Canada” stuff.

Their tears and anger are giving me life.

 

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Facebook Reels and YouTube love to recommend to me various Canadian creators that are clearly from Saskatchewan or Manitoba (or at least pretending to be). Most of their content is terrible, making fun of Americans (which was low effort, hack shit when Rick Mercer did it and even worse now), complaining about being ignored by Toronto and Vancouver (while also ignoring the Maritimes and the Arctic Territories themselves), and “Real Canada” stuff.

Their tears and anger are giving me life.

I've seen a few of those provide honest analysis despite their obvious disappointment, but I'm sure it's few and far between.

 

[Jimjamesak]

On a slightly different topic, I’m not a big fan of lefty, liberal sites trumpeting the fact that the majority of the US’ gold medals were won by women. It’s one thing to point out like “hey, this is interesting!” It’s another thing to be using it as an attempt to score political points like they are. It doesn’t accomplish anything and it’s far more likely to alienate potential allies.

 

[Jimjamesak]

I've seen a few of those provide honest analysis despite their obvious disappointment, but I'm sure it's few and far between.

Slightly different person but, Steve Dangle’s reaction was hilarious. “You’re not use to being sad when I’m sad are you?”