Of course most of the events I’m interested in are broadcast at ridiculous times of day, which makes sense given the time difference. Does anyone know where a guy might find recordings, or at least a livestream? FMHY has lots of TV links, I’m sure I’ll be able to find some stuff there, but I’m hopeful that somebody more intelligent than I am is also interested and has a better plan than I do.

Sidenote: what events are y’all looking forward to? I’m excited about Ski Mountaineering, and I think there’s a Freeride Ski event as well!

Edit: I understand that some folks have strong opinions about the Olympics, and that’s alright. However, I wasn’t asking for your opinion on the event in a political manner, and outside of “what events are you looking forward to?” did not ask for any opinion whatsoever. I am interested in watching them, and am looking for the best ways to do so without paying. That doesn’t effect you, and frankly your opinion of the event is unwelcome and irrelevant to the conversation at hand.

If you want to have a discussion about all of the ills involved with the Olympics, make a thread about that, in a relevant community. I agree with a lot of the negative opinions about the Games and would happily engage in that conversation in the appropriate context. This thread is about where those of us who do chose to watch may do so. Thank you in advance for stowing your opinion.

Another Edit: regarding representing your nation, that isn’t incorrect, but also absolutely minimizes that making it to the Olympics is the height of athletic achievement and many of the athletes dedicated their entire lives in order to reach that point. And you’re shitting on that from behind a computer. Younger me was a very competitive skier, I nearly went to college explicitly for ski racing. So I have in that regard a pretty deep understanding of the level of commitment it takes to go beyond that level. It’s nothing to snear at and say “well your president/PM/government is bad so you’re as guilty as they are” and doing so reflects more on you than the athlete.

  • GrindingGears@lemmy.caEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    I will glance proudly at the TV, knowing my city dodged the biggest economic bullet that we probably ever faced. This was the Olympics that we would have been holding too. While I lament that our current Olympic facilities are decaying, I don’t at the same time think it was responsible to invite this organization (and all the chaos that they bring) back into our city. We can provide the funding for future infrastructure in other and more sustainable ways.