Olympics

[The Sicatoka]

8 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

Speaking of that does anyone know where the money we saved went?

We quit deficit spending is what happened.

[Big Green]

49 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

USA women would finish third at best in MN Section 8A boys. 

Stupid comment.  

News Flash.  Males are bigger, faster and stronger then Females.  Why not just watch and appreciate their athletic ability.  Why compare it to other teams with bigger advantages.  I'm guessing you enjoy wanting UND Hockey, but news flash they would get killed if they played an AHL or NHL Schedule.  UND football would get killed if they played an FBS P4 schedule.  

It is Women playing against Women, either enjoy it or don't I don't care, but why crap on them.

 

[The Sicatoka]

I've given up watching and was stating why. 

[southpaw]

10 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

I've given up watching and was stating why. 

Yet you didn't mention that you had given up watching so it's weird to provide a why to something you haven't written. 

Instead, you make a misogynistic comment, get called out, and then claim you were just giving reasons. 

[Johnny Five]

1 hour ago, cberkas said:

They have to have it, if they were D1 in all sports woman’s hockey would be on the chopping block

Yeah I get it.  All of it....but it's still frustrating.  Not to nuke the Olympics thread.

[The Sicatoka]

Misogynistic would've been predicting "last". 

The women's game is in a terrible position. There's not enough competition worldwide. This (Olympic competitioin) should build it but it hasn't notably yet (see: US or Canada will win; I heard on radio US in prelims outscored opponents 26-1). I find the present womens game slow so I quit watching. 

[southpaw]

The quality of play from the teams outside of US/Canada is the highest it has ever been thanks to more opportunities in ncaa and now the PWHL.

That league is also extending the careers of some of the best players who used to have to give up the sport to be able to make a living.  

The US is on a record-breaking heater the past year but that doesn't diminish the gains made by other countries which will narrow the gap. 

[Oxbow6]

Didn't a u15 boys soccer team absolutely thrash the USWNT a few months ago? 

[southpaw]

9 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said:

Didn't a u15 boys soccer team absolutely thrash the USWNT a few months ago? 

Sure, if you think the USWNT was trying to dominate a u15 team rather than use it for a friendly against a fast team as an opportunity to better find their weaknesses on D after losing in Rio. But, I guess that doesn't make headlines.

[The Sicatoka]

26 minutes ago, southpaw said:

The US is on a record-breaking heater the past year but that doesn't diminish the gains made by other countries which will narrow the gap. 

The US is up a cumulative 31-1 score going to the gold medal game. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_–_Women's_tournament 

[southpaw]

4 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

The US is up a cumulative 31-1 score going to the gold medal game. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics_–_Women's_tournament 

Hence, they're on a record-breaking streak. They beat Canada 5-0 and are unbeaten against Canada in the last 7 games. As I said, outside of the top 2 teams, the rest of the field is significantly better than in previous years. 

[The Sicatoka]

31-1.
Congrats to Czechia on scoring on the US; Canada hang your head.

[Oxbow6]

15 minutes ago, southpaw said:

Sure, if you think the USWNT was trying to dominate a u15 team rather than use it for a friendly against a fast team as an opportunity to better find their weaknesses on D after losing in Rio. But, I guess that doesn't make headlines.

That USWNT match was in 2017. My bad. I was thinking this summer I read something but that was the Swiss women's national team getting smoked in June by a u15 boys team 7-1. 

[Oxbow6]

10 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

31-1.
Congrats to Czechia on scoring on the US; Canada hang your head.

Just think if the Czechs had a 15 year old named Joey Cullen.....

[sioux rube]

As expected the women’s championship will be between USA and Canada. Canada struggled with Switzerland today 2-1

[Kab]

Is viewership of the Olympics down.

i haven’t watched 1 second of any of it because i have no idea what sport or when they are playing 

 

[SIOUXFAN97]

6 minutes ago, Kab said:

Is viewership of the Olympics down.

i haven’t watched 1 second of any of it because i have no idea what sport or when they are playing 

 

i haven't watched the x games either.....or the cheating....or the wokeness......or the blowouts......or the swearing.....

[gfhockey]

2 hours ago, Kab said:

Is viewership of the Olympics down.

i haven’t watched 1 second of any of it because i have no idea what sport or when they are playing 

 

Ratings are at record per source

[sioux rube]

2 hours ago, Kab said:

Is viewership of the Olympics down.

i haven’t watched 1 second of any of it because i have no idea what sport or when they are playing 

 

Not down 

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+viewership+like+for+olympics&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#lfId=ChxjMe

[cberkas]

Germany and Switzerland move on

[Johnny Five]

Love hearing Oshie on the broadcast.  Once he gets some experience he's going to be extremely good at this.

[BigGreyAnt41]

17 hours ago, Kab said:

Is viewership of the Olympics down.

i haven’t watched 1 second of any of it because i have no idea what sport or when they are playing 

 

A simple Google search for "Olympic Schedule" leads you to this: https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule

Or get the Olympics app on your phone and it's all right there and easily filterable.

In the age of streaming, watching the Olympics is so much better than in the past because you can literally watch every event live, not just what the network wants to show us.

[SIOUXpucks]

23 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

Misogynistic would've been predicting "last". 

The women's game is in a terrible position. There's not enough competition worldwide. This (Olympic competitioin) should build it but it hasn't notably yet (see: US or Canada will win; I heard on radio US in prelims outscored opponents 26-1). I find the present womens game slow so I quit watching. 

It would be nice if there was more competition for the US and Canada but I find the game pretty entertaining and fast and skilled enough to be worth tuning in.  Yes, I wish they'd allow checking and yes it could be faster and more skilled, but it can still have drama and excitement when the games are close.  While not perfect it's a 100x better than the WNBA

[Clark17]

Not real excited to likely see SWE in the quarters 

[I Ranger]

8 minutes ago, Clark17 said:

Not real excited to likely see SWE in the quarters 

Definitely not. Drawing the 3rd most talented team in the quarters is not ideal which is why I really don't like seeing upsets like Slovakia beating Sweden early on.