Timmay
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That’s hypocrisy, not irony.
Irony would be someone that is unaware they are purchasing products made in China.
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The 2026 Winter Olympic Games (Milan, Italy. February 6th, 2026 - February 22nd, 2026)
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Irony would be someone that is unaware they are purchasing products made in China.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
One of the worst takes I have seen.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
The fact that you think this is the only way is the bad take. And we are talking well beyond sweat shops here as well. I’m gonna just leave it at that.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Unfortunately isn’t been the historical pattern 100% of the time.
id love for that not to be the case…but it has played. Not supporting it.
Timmay
Well-Known Member
But that doesn’t mean it’s necessary. It’s just easier. I believe the take was it was necessary. But, back to the Olympics I’m not watching.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Rounding up an ethnic monitory, putting them into concentration camps, and committing genocide according to reports. That’s what we are talking about here. There is NO “it is what it is” with this. Again, what they are doing goes well beyond what we would call a sweat shop, as if that wasn’t bad enough.But that doesn’t mean it’s necessary. It’s just easier. I believe the take was it was necessary. But, back to the Olympics I’m not watching.
you know that though…
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
There’s many things on this space rock done out of habit that are patently stupid. Greed being real high on that list.But that doesn’t mean it’s necessary. It’s just easier. I believe the take was it was necessary. But, back to the Olympics I’m not watching.
it is hard to stand on a pedestal in the US with the Chinese thing for this reason: buying huge quantities of cheap stuff for 75 years and turning a blind eye to how it comes to us…and product thirst hurting our own at the same time. But we explain it away.
And that’s detestable
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So Over It
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Shady, to say the least.
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China asked Russia to delay Ukraine invasion until after Olympics -NYT
Senior Chinese officials told senior Russian officials in early February not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, the New York Times reported, quoting Biden administration officials and a European official who cited a Western intelligence report.
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GimpYancIent
Well-Known Member
The IOC showed its politically sensitive spineless personality when China was chosen for these winter games. The IOC displayed its spineless handling of sports issued with the incompetent manner the Russian doping issues were handled. The athletes performed and shined each in their own way despite the IOC's stumbling and fumbling.
Cortina Italy will be a much different games.
Cortina Italy will be a much different games.
Paris Olympics offices raided in corruption probe
Investigators searched the offices of Paris Olympics organizers Tuesday as part of an investigation into suspected embezzlement of public funds and favoritism involving several contracts.
51 days away!
MinnieM123
Premium Member
Came across this video of a new sport making its debut, at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
It's called Breaking (looks like break dancing to me, but I guess they shortened the name of the sport now).
It's called Breaking (looks like break dancing to me, but I guess they shortened the name of the sport now).
And I thought curling was bizarre…
GimpYancIent
Well-Known Member
It will be interesting to learn how it is scored.
Nubs70
Well-Known Member
Are they using regulation cardboard as the dance floor?
MinnieM123
Premium Member
Copied/pasted (the scoring rules) from the link below, (credit: The Sporting News, 4/2/24, by Joshua Mayne) --
Breaking at the Olympics: Rules, scoring
For many, dance is considered an art form, which can make it difficult to score or grade objectively.
There is already a system in place for Paris, though.
Two medal events will be run – one for men and one for women – with 16 'b-boys' and 'b-girls' competing.
A maximum of four athletes per continent will be allowed to compete in each event.
Judges will score solo battles based on six criteria:
Creativity
Personality
Technique
Variety
Performativity
Musicality
An uneven number of judges (minimum three) will be required to score battles.
Grades for technique, performativity and creativity make up 60 per cent of the total score, while variety, musicality and personality are worth 40 per cent.
Judges submit their votes after each round, with the competitor with the most points the winner.
What is breaking? Rules, scoring for new Olympic Games sport at Paris 2024 | Sporting News
We have a brand new sport to enjoy at the 2024 Olympic Games, with breaking joining the fold in Paris.
www.sportingnews.com
Tried to find the answer to your inquiry, but there was no mention of that, from any of the various articles I pulled up.
Japan beats U.S. U23s in last pre-Olympic tuneup
Shota Fujio converted a penalty kick in the sixth minute, and Mao Hosoya added a goal in the 69th as Japan beat the United States 2-0 in an under-23 game on Tuesday night, the Americans' last warmup ahead of the Olympics.
Nubs70
Well-Known Member
Put your money on the guy with a bald spotCopied/pasted (the scoring rules) from the link below, (credit: The Sporting News, 4/2/24, by Joshua Mayne) --
Breaking at the Olympics: Rules, scoring
For many, dance is considered an art form, which can make it difficult to score or grade objectively.
There is already a system in place for Paris, though.
Two medal events will be run – one for men and one for women – with 16 'b-boys' and 'b-girls' competing.
A maximum of four athletes per continent will be allowed to compete in each event.
Judges will score solo battles based on six criteria:
Creativity
Personality
Technique
Variety
Performativity
Musicality
An uneven number of judges (minimum three) will be required to score battles.
Grades for technique, performativity and creativity make up 60 per cent of the total score, while variety, musicality and personality are worth 40 per cent.
Judges submit their votes after each round, with the competitor with the most points the winner.
What is breaking? Rules, scoring for new Olympic Games sport at Paris 2024 | Sporting News
We have a brand new sport to enjoy at the 2024 Olympic Games, with breaking joining the fold in Paris.
Tried to find the answer to your inquiry, but there was no mention of that, from any of the various articles I pulled up.
LeBron layup helps U.S. avoid loss to South Sudan
LeBron James made a driving layup with eight seconds left to prevent what would've been a historic upset and Team USA escaped with a 101-100 victory over South Sudan on Saturday night in a moment the raucous crowd at London's O2 Arena won't soon forget.
Thats kinda bad if your big bad US national team almost loses to South Sudan.