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rfuerst911sc 02-07-2026 10:17 AM

Winter Olympics
 
My wife and I are enjoying the Olympics so far . Have watched luge/downhill skiing and slope skiing . I think the coverage has been good and will watch until the games are over . Go USA !!! :D

Scott Douglas 02-07-2026 10:23 AM

I'm watching and playing with my cameras at the same time.
That drone chasing the luge shot is something else.

rfuerst911sc 02-07-2026 10:28 AM

Yeah that luge drone is so cool to watch .

Scott Douglas 02-07-2026 10:33 AM

Opening ceremonies looked great on my new TV. Glad Santa was able to treat me to it.

rwest 02-07-2026 10:37 AM

Saturday Night Live did a funny, yes funny skit about the Olympics and it features the luge as the comedic bit.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ky63j4VUjSc

gregpark 02-07-2026 10:49 AM

That luge drone is amazing. Fast but the sleds are faster and the stationary cameras take over after the start. The drone has to be AI controlled, nobody's that good with a joy stick

Scott Douglas 02-07-2026 11:03 AM

I noticed the drone only followed the sled thru the first two turns then they switched to the stationary cameras.

flatbutt 02-07-2026 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc (Post 12605527)
My wife and I are enjoying the Olympics so far . Have watched luge/downhill skiing and slope skiing . I think the coverage has been good and will watch until the games are over . Go USA !!! :D

Are you watching Peacock? The streaming coverage is maddening. They run the ad repeatedly. I thought I was tired of seeing Taylor Swift.
I'm mostly watching Gold Zone which is like NFL's Red Zone.

USA Women hockey is rollin'!

rfuerst911sc 02-07-2026 02:12 PM

Yep watching on Peacock .

berettafan 02-07-2026 04:06 PM

Enjoying the games so far. Great opening ceremony. Not impressed with the network at all.

Drone coverage is cool but I think it'd be nice if they could tune the whine out of the sound. No doubt that tech will show up sooner or later.

rfuerst911sc 02-07-2026 04:20 PM

Wow what a great Olympic story . Francesca Lolabridgida on her 35th birthday sets an Olympic record and wins the gold in 3000m speed skating for Italy . Netherlands was shut out for a podium finish . Impressive

A930Rocket 02-07-2026 05:01 PM

My brother is on the international IOC committee, for luge. He was there for the opening ceremony and is now in Cortina, watching the luge events.

I’ve been outside working on the car all day and I haven’t seen anything yet.

Go USA!

sc_rufctr 02-07-2026 05:33 PM

Loving it so far and as always we'll be punching above our weight.

- The best of luck to everyone at the games :)

Our biggest team ever!

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flatbutt 02-07-2026 06:01 PM

The drone on the Stelvio downhill is noisy but awesome.You almost ALMOST get a feel for those sections.

Van Ollman grabbed air for 170 feet and actually gained speed. How they can hold the ski's edge in a turn at 70 +mph is amazing.

berettafan 02-07-2026 07:53 PM

He looked on the ragged edge of control!

flatbutt 02-07-2026 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by berettafan (Post 12605744)
He looked on the ragged edge of control!

Indeed.

Did you see Vonn after her practice run. Her hand guards were blue from touching down in the turns!

wdfifteen 02-07-2026 08:43 PM

Women’s downhill on the NBC schedule in the morning (Feb 8). Curling in the afternoon, then the superbowl. Good chance I won’t get that light put up for Vicki today.

red 928 02-08-2026 12:21 AM

After reading some of the anti-American comments from punks parading as USA athletes,
I'm done with the whole thing and will contact my congressional reps to voice my opposition to
funding future Olympic teams.
Evidently they are too young and dumb to learn from the NFL's mistakes.
effum.

berettafan 02-08-2026 01:55 AM

Anybody watch the cross country ski event? Is it correct the one type of ski grips in one direction? Is that harder than the kick off style of moving on flat land or hills?

unclebilly 02-08-2026 03:17 AM

Not the result anyone wanted for Vonn…

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