2018 Pyeongchang Olympics | SHORT TRACK SPEED SKATING | Feb 10th - 22nd

[nickp91]

Short track speedskating silver for John Henry Krueger! This is the first USA speedskating medal of any kind at these Olympics

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Perfect result for me!

Gold for Girard! Silver for Krueger! Awesome.

 

[shortshorts]

I’m not naive enough to think Hamelin didn’t know exactly what he was doing there. They initiated contact with each other to get one of them through.

As soon as Hamelin was pushed out wide in those closing laps he knew.

 

[Eisen]

I wish German telly showed at least a bit of these races.

 

[Cloned]

Samuel Girard becomes Canada's 1st Olympic champion in 1,000m short track | News | CBC Olympics | PyeongChang 2018

"I will share my medal with him," Girard said after the race of his friend and teammate, Hamelin. "He worked so hard for me to be what I am right now."

Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.

Also I must say it is somewhat fitting that the Koreans (who always skate dirty) get knocked out by a dirtier Hungarian skater.

 

[BMOK33]

Short track speedskating silver for John Henry Krueger! This is the first USA speedskating medal of any kind at these Olympics

It’s also their first one in a non relay event since 2010

 

[Kyndig]

I feel bad for Elise Christie. In Sochi she had all the DQ's and death threats and now this time with the injury. Super talented but terrible luck.

I also couldn't help but laugh watching a French guy named Fauconnet race against 3 Koreans in short track when only the top 2 advance...I think his last name would be one of the first words out of my mouth.

 

[BMann]

I feel bad for Elise Christie. In Sochi she had all the DQ's and death threats and now this time with the injury. Super talented but terrible luck.

I also couldn't help but laugh watching a French guy named Fauconnet race against 3 Koreans in short track when only the top 2 advance...I think his last name would be one of the first words out of my mouth.

You're lucky you don't have to put up with the BBC coverage of Christie. Tweet your messages of support and sympathy. You would think someone had died. It's the way the cookie crumbles. It is by it's nature a chaotic sport.

 

[Adonis Creed]

Boutin should carry Canada flag. Going trough so much pressure and delivering great performance. Absolute warrior she his with 2 more medals to come maybe.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

You're lucky you don't have to put up with the BBC coverage of Christie. Tweet your messages of support and sympathy. You would think someone had died. It's the way the cookie crumbles. It is by it's nature a chaotic sport.

Did they call her "Our Elise"? Was the word "plucky" used?

 

[Filppula]

Christie...more drama.

 

[offkilter]

Christie...more drama.

Not her fault the other woman kicked out into her on the first start.

 

[Cloned]

Feel bad for Hamelin this Olympics.

 

[offkilter]

That North Korean skater in the 500meter is an ***hole. Falls on his own during the start and tries to take out the Japanese skater then on the restart he again tries to shove the Japanese guy over before again wiping himself out.

 

[Cloned]

Sucks for the Netherlands to set a WR in the B final...

 

[Pia8988]

Seems like Canada got screwed by Korea.

 

[offkilter]

Canada just got screwed in the 3000 meter relay. South Korea should get DQ'd for impeding Canada but they won't.

 

[Pia8988]

I really don't understand the rules of it then. How does Korea get out of that unscathed?

 

[offkilter]

Wait Canada and China both get penalized so Netherlands gets the bronze? The hell?

 

[Cloned]

That was so bad.

 

[Pia8988]

Wait Canada and China both get penalized so Netherlands gets the bronze? The hell?

It would be nice if the commentators could actually explain the rulings.

 

[offkilter]

It would be nice if the commentators could actually explain the rulings.

I don't think they even know what the hell just happened.

 

[BMOK33]

The US had like 6 people combined in the heats between the men and women and somehow didn’t even get one through to the quarterfinals. That almost takes trying to do that at

 

[Adonis Creed]

Wtf is that ruling...can you protest it...Koreans should be DQ there...absolute farce as usual in this sports.

 

[bobholly39]

I don't get it why is south Korea not disqualified? Someone not even in the race blocked Canada. Makes no sense whatsoever.

Worst case - OK don't disqualify south Korea because you call it an "accident". But how do you get to disqualifying Canada?? Over what lol.

And what happened to the Chinese? Does anyone have any idea why they got disqualified?
This is extremely disappointing and underwhelming of a race result.....