Come on, you’re better than this! My wife and I play in a bowling league together and we’re not fucking.

Because he was actually from Tonga and sunk some blood, sweat and tears into training for a grueling sport instead of buying an Olympic berth for a country he doesn’t speak the language of and never lived in so he would have an interesting selfie to post on instagram?

Fair enough. While I agree there is a minor distinction, I do think its a critical one. Trying your best, and committing to getting better to just get a top 1% in the world result vs. exploiting a loophole are different.

If she didn’t finish last, it’s only because some more talented skiers actually tried some tricks and crashed, not because she skied better. The skiers who finished below her were actually competing.

Out of curiosity I looked it up for Cross Country. If I understood it correctly (and it was not an easy formula), you need to score a maximum number of points (its like golf where the lower the better) in your 5 best showings in the qualification period.

If by “proper technique” you mean her doing a pizza the whole way down with her knock-knees touching, then sure..

If you’re giving 110% of what you got - but you don’t got much because of where you’re from - that’s excusable and even laudable. If you’re gaming the system in ways that are obviously not related to your skill or effort but instead about politically positioning yourself to achieve with the bare minimum effort? That’s…

It’s different because he actually worked hard in training, qualification, and the actual competition, and she did none of those things. He busted his ass while she just exploited loopholes, disrespecting actual competitors with this “effort”. I guarantee none of his fellow XC skiers felt offended by his presence.

To me, that’s the unsavoury part of this. If an overmatched skier from Tibet gets to the Olympics despite facilities or coaching or funding and represents his country gamely, fair ball, that’s the Olympics ideal. But this dilettante gamed the system in a way that only a 1%er could, by flying all over the world at the…

Yeah, but I think there’s a difference between someone from the DR (not known for its snowy peaks and ability to train on said peaks) giving it their best despite difficult circumstances and this clown who had every ability to train and get better, yet chose not to.

I’d assume it’s because Taufatofua actually, you know, tried in his event.

He’s going to be so disappointed that he’s missing out on the celebratory trip to the White House after the games are over.

Of course! The ultimate plan for covert agents to ruin Russia... Foil their bronze in fucking curling with a doping scandal!

Here. Cleanse yourself.

Man, Carol Channing looks really good for 97!

That was Holiday Inn lounge singer bad.

My wife heard me play this and is now almost on the floor laughing.

1. Is she trying to seduce America?

I think all the paint just fell off my living room walls

Even Mike Pence had to sit down in the middle of that singing of the anthem.