Winter Olympics 2026

[Dish]

https://x.com/anezbitt/status/2025606129766605249?s=46&t=nX9__T6F5tmMsEFTze2ANQ

[MuggsyB]

https://x.com/anezbitt/status/2025606129766605249?s=46&t=nX9__T6F5tmMsEFTze2ANQ

If it was a Narwahl stuffed animal it might have helped. 

[MU82]

Do you believe in miracles? Yes!

The freckle-faced college lads from America, none of them making even a dime playing hockey, were given little chance to even compete against the grizzled, state-sponsored pros of Communist Canada.

But the wholesome Americans prevailed!

And who among us wasn't moved by Team USA goalie Connor Hellebuyck, draped in the American flag, searching for his father in the stands?

[Jay Bee]

Holy sh1t. OK, so the stuffed animals.. Tina and Milo are 'stoats'. Muggsy probably knows all about them, but I didn't. They appear to be small mammals.

Milo is paralympic mascot, and was born without a leg but uses his tail as a leg.

Kind of bizarre. But I'd imagine they get resold online for big bucks.

[MU82]

Seriously, what a fun game to watch. Incredible performance by Hellebuyck.

I do wish OT was at least 4-on-4, as it had been in a couple of past Olympics.

[cheebs09]

I'm pretty sure the stuffed animals are a tradition. I thought even in Sydney it was koala bears.

[MuggsyB]

Holy sh1t. OK, so the stuffed animals.. Tina and Milo are 'stoats'. Muggsy probably knows all about them, but I didn't. They appear to be small mammals.

Milo is paralympic mascot, and was born without a leg but uses his tail as a leg.

Kind of bizarre. But I'd imagine they get resold online for big bucks.

Stoats are highly skilled and strong.  They can eliminate predators that are much larger.  Generally you don't fk with them. 

[cheebs09]

Surprised silver medalists didn't get manatees since they were too slow and inept to get gold.

[WhiteTrash]

I'm pretty sure the stuffed animals are a tradition. I thought even in Sydney it was koala bears.

They will probably worth thousands of dollars in 20 years. 

[MuggsyB]

Surprised silver medalists didn't get manatees since they were too slow and inept to get gold.

Manatees could eliminate goals. 

[Scoop Snoop]

Manatees could eliminate goals. 

Yep. Just put one of those blubbery critters in front of the net and it can take a snooze and still eliminate goals. Brilliant idea Muggs.

[CreightonWarrior]

Surprised silver medalists didn't get manatees since they were too slow and inept to get gold.

the manatee would've been thrown away because they're worthless.

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

Seriously, what a fun game to watch. Incredible performance by Hellebuyck.

I do wish OT was at least 4-on-4, as it had been in a couple of past Olympics.

I agree with this. For both the Olympics and the NHL, I'd like to see 5 (or 10) minutes of 4 on 4 for the first sudden death OT, then a similar amount of time 3 on 3 for a second OT before going to a shootout.

[cheebs09]

Looks like the Nancy Guthrie investigation took the FBI Director to the Men's Hockey locker room.

[Shaka Shart]

Stoats are highly skilled and strong.  They can eliminate predators that are much larger.  Generally you don't fk with them.

They make really nice looking jackets

[JWags85]

Seriously, what a fun game to watch. Incredible performance by Hellebuyck.

I do wish OT was at least 4-on-4, as it had been in a couple of past Olympics.

I think its kind of fun/ironic/amusing that the win was very much fueled by an insane performance by Hellebuyck...who has spent his entire 12 year pro career (both AHL and NHL) in Winnipeg, arguably the MOST Canadian city in the NHL, not a cosmopolitan city like Vancouver, Toronto, or Montreal.  You could also argue Calgary or Edmonton, but Alberta is Alberta.

Also, not that the game (or the Olympics in general) needed more emotion, but not just skating with Gadreau's sweater after the game, but bringing out his kids for the picture on the ice.  Absolutely WRECKED ME.  Seeing Matthew Tkachuk, a legendary heel/crap stirrer, sweetly smiling and waving off ice and then seeing it was at Werenski cruising in holding Gadreau's daugher, and the Tkachuk skating with her after.  Just unreal stuff.

Saw another post mentioning how calm and smiley the kids were with Larkin, Werenski, Tkachuk, and others cause they've known and been close to them their whole lives, especially in the 18 months since their dad passed.  Special stuff and speaks a lot to the relationship that the US team has.

[MuggsyB]

I think its kind of fun/ironic/amusing that the win was very much fueled by an insane performance by Hellebuyck...who has spent his entire 12 year pro career (both AHL and NHL) in Winnipeg, arguably the MOST Canadian city in the NHL, not a cosmopolitan city like Vancouver, Toronto, or Montreal.  You could also argue Calgary or Edmonton, but Alberta is Alberta.

Also, not that the game (or the Olympics in general) needed more emotion, but not just skating with Gadreau's sweater after the game, but bringing out his kids for the picture on the ice.  Absolutely WRECKED ME.  Seeing Matthew Tkachuk, a legendary heel/crap stirrer, sweetly smiling and waving off ice and then seeing it was at Werenski cruising in holding Gadreau's daugher, and the Tkachuk skating with her after.  Just unreal stuff.

Saw another post mentioning how calm and smiley the kids were with Larkin, Werenski, Tkachuk, and others cause they've known and been close to them their whole lives, especially in the 18 months since their dad passed.  Special stuff and speaks a lot to the relationship that the US team has.

That may have been the greatest sporting event of my lifetime.  I wasn't born for the Miracle on Ice.  Personally the 2003 E8 game vs Kentucky was #1.  I'm also a tennis guy so there have been a slew of matches that I rank very high, including Alcaraz/Sinner last year at the French.  But from an emotional standpoint, outside the MU thumping of Kentucky in '03, I don't think I've been moved quite like yesterday morning.  I cried several times and completely lost it when the Gaudreau toddlers were on the ice with the players.

[The Sultan]

Man, these guys just got completely used...

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48044958/brady-tkachuk-miffed-white-house-ai-doctored-video

[MU82]

Dirtball move by dirtball administration. Hardly surprising.

[Pakuni]

Man, these guys just got completely used...

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48044958/brady-tkachuk-miffed-white-house-ai-doctored-video

I can't believe that leopard ate my face.

[Billy Hoyle]

Man, these guys just got completely used...

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/48044958/brady-tkachuk-miffed-white-house-ai-doctored-video

The women were smart enough to know what they would have been getting into.

[The Sultan]

The women were smart enough to know what they would have been getting into.

Yep.

[Scoop Snoop]

The women were smart enough to know what they would have been getting into.

Oh yes!

How anyone honestly believes that they will not be thoroughly screwed over and dropped like a used rubber when accepting a White House invite is just mind-boggling. At least it was not like Zelensky's first visit.

[Mutaman]

Everything was going great until some genius decided to invite Kash into the locker room.

[Scoop Snoop]

Everything was going great until some genius decided to invite Kash into the locker room.

The guy who plays Kash on Animal Control would be a huge improvement over FBI's Kash.