[raydan]

So fuck China... I almost hope to see an all China, Russia, North Korea and a mess of African countries competing at the Olympics.

EDIT: If you even think about reminding me how many African countries compete at the winter Olympics, imagine how much fun it would be seeing that.

[DrCaleb]

raydan raydan:

So fuck China... I almost hope to see an all China, Russia, North Korea and a mess of African countries competing at the Olympics.

No, I would like to see what our athletes do at Winter Olympics; crush the competition before them, and hear the lamentations of the Communist Party.

[raydan]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

raydan raydan:

So fuck China... I almost hope to see an all China, Russia, North Korea and a mess of African countries competing at the Olympics.

No, I would like to see what our athletes do at Winter Olympics; crush the competition before them, and hear the lamentations of the Communist Party.

It's like the 1936 Olympics all over again?

[bootlegga]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

raydan raydan:

So fuck China... I almost hope to see an all China, Russia, North Korea and a mess of African countries competing at the Olympics.

No, I would like to see what our athletes do at Winter Olympics; crush the competition before them, and hear the lamentations of the Communist Party.

I'm hoping we (and the US and Germany too) can crush their hockey team by double digits - that should be piss off the CCP quite nicely. Anything that can put a dent in their propaganda will be a good thing.

[PluggyRug]

bootlegga bootlegga:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

raydan raydan:

So fuck China... I almost hope to see an all China, Russia, North Korea and a mess of African countries competing at the Olympics.

No, I would like to see what our athletes do at Winter Olympics; crush the competition before them, and hear the lamentations of the Communist Party.

I'm hoping we (and the US and Germany too) can crush their hockey team by double digits - that should be piss off the CCP quite nicely. Anything that can put a dent in their propaganda will be a good thing.

Wonder if the refs have to learn Mandarin.

[Strutz]

$1:

NHL players had been expressing an overwhelming desire to take part in the Beijing Olympics.

After the league skipped the sporting showcase four years ago, it could be the last chance for some of the game's current stars — including Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin — to compete under a unique, global spotlight.

And for others — like Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews — it's their first opportunity.

It's also seems less and less likely with each passing day.

NHLers started to learn over the last number of days what a positive COVID-19 test could mean while they're away chasing gold in China.

And it isn't pretty.

The International Olympic Committee's playbook states an athlete that tests positive for COVID-19 in China will need to produce two negative results 24 hours apart. If they're unable to do so, it's believed the quarantine period could last between 21 days and five weeks.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/wint ... -1.6287510

My bet is on the NHL nixing going to China as they should.

[DrCaleb]

Strutz Strutz:

My bet is on the NHL nixing going to China as they should.

I'm torn. I don't want anyone to get Covid. But I want them to crush China's hockey team.

[xerxes]

I’d bet even our non-NHL players would still humiliate them.

[bootlegga]

xerxes xerxes:

I’d bet even our non-NHL players would still humiliate them.

You're not wrong, the Chinese national team is so bad the IIHF almost didn't allow them in the tournament, even though it's been a rule since 2006.

$1:

International hockey officials are hoping to avoid a Humiliation On Ice when the Chinese men's national team debuts at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

They begged the NHL to send players to the Games in China, but now they are worried that the home team might not even be able to score a goal.

The host nation automatically qualifies for every sport at the Olympics, but the Chinese men's lineup — with a handful of naturalized Americans and Canadians — will face off against virtual NHL all-star teams from Canada and the United States in the first round. The International Ice Hockey Federation fears historic blowouts could hurt Olympic hockey's image, especially after persuading the NHL to take a two-week break to allow the world's top players to compete.

...

It's unclear who will grade this test — or how. The IIHF said last week it will not remove China from the tournament — it does not have the unilateral authority to do that — and it would be up to the Chinese government to pull the plug.

That would be a humiliating step: A host country's team has never been withdrawn from the modern-day Olympics for solely performance-related reasons, according to Olympic historian Bill Mallon.

There is good reason it is even being contemplated: Kunlun has lost 20 of its 26 KHL games this season and been outscored 96-57 in the process. Kunlun has played in the mostly Russian league since 2016.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/artic ... -olympics/