Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics

Putin giving the thumbs up and Markel looking all scared, that was funny.

 

Merkel's probably seen only one half-naked woman in her life, and wasn't sure why this one looked so different.

 

US qualifying for Curling happen near me and I can score some free tickets. YES!

 

Well you got that going for you.

 

True, but it's also possible that she thought Vlad and that security guard were going to start a quick MMF threeway, and she wanted no part of that. I mean, seriously: if there was even the slightest chance that they were about to invoke Russian bukkake protocols, I'd get out of there, too.

 

I'd definitely prefer to watch the long track speed skating qualifying but Curling will do.

 

This involves ladling of borscht onto a hefty woman with moles, doesn't it?

 

The White House is contemplating withdrawing in support of Mother Russia.

They official reason given as worrying about all the US fans ending in jail.

 

Do they think the games are in North Korea?

I would not surprise me one bit if they do.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/w...e-doubt-u-s-athletes-2018-pyeongchang-n827331

So far, it seems to be just Nikki Haley. The USOC seems to be, like, "say what?"

Haley was initially asked Wednesday night on Fox News whether sending American athletes was a "done deal" given the tensions in the region, and responded that the situation is an "open question."

"I have not heard anything about that," she added, "but I do know in the talks that we have — whether it's Jerusalem or North Korea — it's about, how do we protect the U.S. citizens in the area?"

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On Thursday afternoon, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders cited security considerations when she said going to the Olympics wasn't set in stone.

But "the goal," she said, is for athletes to compete.

Minutes after the daily press briefing ended, Sanders clarified her remarks in a tweet saying that "the U.S. looks forward to participating" in the Olympics and helping to ensure the venues are secure.

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Boycott the hell out of that mothercuffer!

 

Well the USMNT already did.

 

You had me until "moles"

 

A story about some difficulties on the Korean Hockey team.

I don't know, it may sound funny, but it is also good IMO that they want to keep their language free of outside words.

I know Iceland does something similar with their language.

https://sports.yahoo.com/linguistic...korea-olympic-hockey-team-105237426--spt.html

 

You've never been to Germany have you?

If there's one thing the Germans are cool with, it's nudity. She'd have to avoid every public park during the summer if she didn't want to see naked humans.

 

I lived in Germany for two years (hence my username) and I never once saw a live naked human in public (as opposed to photos of naked humans, which are pretty much everywhere you look.)

Of course, I was in the eastern part of the country which tends to be a little more straitlaced than the western, but still.

 

We should send my team instead of Schuster.

 

Nah. A whole lot of East German nude beaches back in the day -- it was something of an anti-government statement.

 

German olympic greats:

Ekaterina Witt



Gold medalist. Hamstring walnut cracking.

 

Could make a "Germans raking in gold" joke here. But will not in keeping with the Olympic spirit. Gut lecken, Krauts!