Winter Youth Olympic Games 2020

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3 minutes ago, Griff88 said:

Well, we should be quick because snow at Puncak Jaya is going to disappear some time in this decade

Yeah that sucks, but on the bright side, Southern California is getting more snow than usual, so LA 2034 here we come 

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I don’t think I’ve ever heard an Israeli athlete speak Hebrew . They either speak Ukrainian/Russian, French, or terrible English. They’re aren’t a lot of people who know fluent Hebrew, you think it’d be an advantage to speak in that language instead of these better known ones.

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US skater has already won by skating to the best musical of all-time, Les Miserables.

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Great redemption! Great job Liam  

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Event 13/81

 

ALPINE SKIING

Women´s Giant Slalom:

 

1. Amelie Klopfenstein    2:08.68

2. Rosa Pohjolainen    2:08.82

3. Amanda Salzgeber    2:08.83

 

Full Final Result HERE

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20 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I don’t think I’ve ever heard an Israeli athlete speak Hebrew . They either speak Ukrainian/Russian, French, or terrible English. They’re aren’t a lot of people who know fluent Hebrew, you think it’d be an advantage to speak in that language instead of these better known ones.

I'd still find it weird to have a nationality and not speak the main language at least to some decent extent  

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30 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I don’t think I’ve ever heard an Israeli athlete speak Hebrew . They either speak Ukrainian/Russian, French, or terrible English. They’re aren’t a lot of people who know fluent Hebrew, you think it’d be an advantage to speak in that language instead of these better known ones.

Most likely because it's hard to encounter Hebrew interpreters?

 

I think they usually speaks Hebrew for local needs only... or they might be just done with the aliyah and still in the learning process

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 with quite the skater. Watch for him in Beijing (assuming he beats the other 2,500 Chinese skaters).

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Kokura  is my new favorite skater. He has to be one of the most fun skaters to watch. He enjoys the sport so much. Plus, he rises to the occasion well, though his nerves got him a bit today.

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Can you believe that biathlon events have more individual starters in the Youth Olympics than in the Olympics proper? Just wow.