Time for some ice skating! I don’t think there is much else live tonight. Do you know when there is a lot of live stuff? Saturday morning at 1:00am. I’m going to be sitting on my couch with the TV on and streaming something on my phone and wilding out. And by wilding out I’m sure I will be asleep but I’m going to give it my best.
Also, some good Olympic funnies are here.
Short Track Speedskating
How do you get into short track speedskating in the US? It’s one of those sports that you don’t casually hear about someone doing. Is it more of a west coast thing?
Just going to throw this out there, Shim Suk-Hee of Korea in the women’s race prelim is one of the first short skate speed skaters that makes passing people look easy. I feel like so many other people don’t even try it and she is it just zipping around like it’s NBD.
Can you butt slide across the finish line and still win? But also, do not piss off the Korean men’s 500 speed skaters. Did you just see how they tag teamed the Chinese skater and crushed him into 4th place? He got passed on both sides and ended up being beaten by butt slide guy.
Oh Sbit! This women’s race. I feel like the Korean racers tried to get too sneaky with tactics and knocked each other out.
Women’s Ice Skating
This sailor moon clip is fascinating. I feel like she is in her zone for anime appreciation in these eastern Asian games.
Not going to make it for the free skate ending, calling it now.
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