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Was an interesting competition...as I was watching, I was thinking that the boulders seemed a bit simple for this caliber of athletes (and also a lack of more dynamic moves).  Glad my suspicions were confirmed when Oriane and Janja stated that they wished the boulders were harder at the end.  We'll see what this looks like if this happens again!
 
(Biggest complaint: SF1 and SF2 was immediately followed by the Small Final, so the loser of SF2 wasn't as rested.  They could have switched genders to the other SFs first.)

Last night, I had the privilege to see my first live curling matches.  The USA National Championships were just 1.5 hours away from where I live (not bad in a country the size of ours, and even more surprising since I live in an area where it rarely snows).  I got to visit the 'page final' (i.e. first playoff round), the highlight of which for me was Team Shuster vs. Team Stopera.  Team Stopera ended up winning by 1 point, but Shuster will be able to play one final match this morning to see if they can make it to the finals this afternoon (the winner of which will qualify to Worlds).  None of the current Olympians were there, having declined their spot in the tournament.
 
Got some free swag  

 
These people would yell 'Peel! Peel! Peel' whever someone would peel a stone.

 
Got to see the measuring instrument in action.

 
And yes, Matt Hamilton and Colin Hufman had sleeveless jerseys on.

Last night, I had the privilege to see my first live curling matches.  The USA National Championships were just 1.5 hours away from where I live (not bad in a country the size of ours, and even more surprising since I live in an area where it rarely snows).  I got to visit the 'page final' (i.e. first playoff round), the highlight of which for me was Team Shuster vs. Team Stopera.  Team Stopera ended up winning by 1 point, but Shuster will be able to play one final match this morning to see if they can make it to the finals this afternoon (the winner of which will qualify to Worlds).  None of the current Olympians were there, having declined their spot in the tournament.
 
Got some free swag  

 
These people would yell 'Peel! Peel! Peel' whever someone would peel a stone.

 
Got to see the measuring instrument in action.

 
And yes, Matt Hamilton and Colin Hufman had sleeveless jerseys on.

Last night, I had the privilege to see my first live curling matches.  The USA National Championships were just 1.5 hours away from where I live (not bad in a country the size of ours, and even more surprising since I live in an area where it rarely snows).  I got to visit the 'page final' (i.e. first playoff round), the highlight of which for me was Team Shuster vs. Team Stopera.  Team Stopera ended up winning by 1 point, but Shuster will be able to play one final match this morning to see if they can make it to the finals this afternoon (the winner of which will qualify to Worlds).  None of the current Olympians were there, having declined their spot in the tournament.
 
Got some free swag  

 
These people would yell 'Peel! Peel! Peel' whever someone would peel a stone.

 
Got to see the measuring instrument in action.

 
And yes, Matt Hamilton and Colin Hufman had sleeveless jerseys on.

Last night, I had the privilege to see my first live curling matches.  The USA National Championships were just 1.5 hours away from where I live (not bad in a country the size of ours, and even more surprising since I live in an area where it rarely snows).  I got to visit the 'page final' (i.e. first playoff round), the highlight of which for me was Team Shuster vs. Team Stopera.  Team Stopera ended up winning by 1 point, but Shuster will be able to play one final match this morning to see if they can make it to the finals this afternoon (the winner of which will qualify to Worlds).  None of the current Olympians were there, having declined their spot in the tournament.
 
Got some free swag  

 
These people would yell 'Peel! Peel! Peel' whever someone would peel a stone.

 
Got to see the measuring instrument in action.

 
And yes, Matt Hamilton and Colin Hufman had sleeveless jerseys on.

Done.
 
You can find the available replays of the games in this thread.
 
As usual it is easy to navigate, If you are looking for any specific event, take a look on the day it happend (you can find the entire daily schedule HERE )
 
and then in the opening thread of this thread you have the links for all the 2026 WOG days, so you´ll have just to click on the link of the day you are looking for, this should send you to a post wicluding the video you are chasing.
 
Happy rewatching !
 
 
 
*Please, Keep in minds 5 videos are for some reason unavailable on the Olympic Channel site
 
- Alpine Skiing M Giant Slalom Run 2 (Olympic Channel video - we have at least the Youtube video)
- Freestyle Skiing - W Big Air Qualification
- Speed Skating M & W Team Pursuit Finals
- Ice Hockey - M Qualification GER vs FRA
- Curling - W Round-Robin Draw 12 : GBR vs ITA
 
Will upload them here obviously, whenever they will be released

Last night, I had the privilege to see my first live curling matches.  The USA National Championships were just 1.5 hours away from where I live (not bad in a country the size of ours, and even more surprising since I live in an area where it rarely snows).  I got to visit the 'page final' (i.e. first playoff round), the highlight of which for me was Team Shuster vs. Team Stopera.  Team Stopera ended up winning by 1 point, but Shuster will be able to play one final match this morning to see if they can make it to the finals this afternoon (the winner of which will qualify to Worlds).  None of the current Olympians were there, having declined their spot in the tournament.
 
Got some free swag  

 
These people would yell 'Peel! Peel! Peel' whever someone would peel a stone.

 
Got to see the measuring instrument in action.

 
And yes, Matt Hamilton and Colin Hufman had sleeveless jerseys on.

Last night, I had the privilege to see my first live curling matches.  The USA National Championships were just 1.5 hours away from where I live (not bad in a country the size of ours, and even more surprising since I live in an area where it rarely snows).  I got to visit the 'page final' (i.e. first playoff round), the highlight of which for me was Team Shuster vs. Team Stopera.  Team Stopera ended up winning by 1 point, but Shuster will be able to play one final match this morning to see if they can make it to the finals this afternoon (the winner of which will qualify to Worlds).  None of the current Olympians were there, having declined their spot in the tournament.
 
Got some free swag  

 
These people would yell 'Peel! Peel! Peel' whever someone would peel a stone.

 
Got to see the measuring instrument in action.

 
And yes, Matt Hamilton and Colin Hufman had sleeveless jerseys on.

Slight typo here I just wanted to point out. Thanks for compiling all of this!

Meant to ask this during the Olympics, but how many of you non-USA peeps are familiar with this song?  In case you don't know, this was written for the LA84 games by John Williams, renowned film score composer (Star Wars, Superman, Jurassic Park, etc.).  NBC now uses this all the time in their Olympic promos, intros, etc.
 
I had a friend who moved from the US to England, and when the Olympics came on, he commented that he missed this song.  So, perhaps this song is unknown to non-USers...but I have a sneaky suspicion that you Olympics nerds might have heard it.  
 
 
 
Another one NBC uses (though I just learned myself that this was originally by French-American Leo Arnaud, called Bugler's Dream, dating back to the 1964 Tokyo games...apparently in 1996, John Williams combined it with Olympic Fanfare): 
 
 
The combined version:
 
Edit: I'm hoping to make it to an athletics session at LA28 so I can be in the stadium where he directed the orchestra to perform this song during the Opening Ceremony.  Williams is still alive, and at 94, I hope he can hang in there two more years to see the Olympics return to LA and receive some honor.  He also composed music for Atlanta '96, and the opening theme of Summon the Heroes also gets used by NBC a lot:  
 
 

https://www.proclimbing.com/
 
For all my sport climbing fans, don't miss this in just a few hours - I don't know of any other events in this league that are currently scheduled, but I'm looking forward to the return of my fav sport.   (We just had the USA NCh, but ready for the international comps.)

Hi all,
 
I'm happy to have found others who love the Olympics as much as I do.
 
Random facts about me:
1) I'm an almost 40-yr-old dad from the States (South Carolina).  I'm teaching my girls to watch international sport/the Olympics...they know that when it's Olympics time, the TV doesn't tune in to anything else.    And now that I've discovered the international federations and the competitions in the 'off years', my wife/kids know there's no telling what sport I'll be watching...currently watching the table tennis for today's finals at the Europe Smash.
 
2) I grew up loving geography, maps, cultures, languages, etc.  (I'm a Spanish teacher now.)  I always watched the Olympics growing up, and my favorite part has always been the Parade of Nations (which I know makes me an outlier among all of my friends who are there for the sport).  Have always just loved the idea of having people from virtually every nation all together.  And to see the sportsmanship and the Olympic spirit on display between the nations is so inspiring.  I'm a Christian, and one thing we believe is that one day in the afterlife there will be peace among all, and while the Olympics isn't a perfect representation of that, it's a nice glimpse.   
 
3) I had the opportunity to go to a baseball game during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta (just a couple of hours from me)...I think it was Netherlands and Nicaragua.  I got to see one of the bronze medals that the USA won in baseball that year, as one of the players (Matt LeCroy) was previously a student at my high school and he came to talk at our church afterwards.  I also got to see the torch relay before 2002 in Salt Lake as it also came through South Carolina.
 
4) I grew up always liking figure skating and gymnastics, and of course swimming/diving/artistic swimming and track/field (athletics) were always fun to watch.  But now, my sport that I follow most closely is Sport Climbing.  I discovered it at the Tokyo Olympics and have been in love ever since.  I didn't really think about it much after Tokyo, but leading up to Paris, I caught some of the Olympic Qualifier Series and discovered the IFSC.  After Paris, I started watching all the comps in between.
 
5) Though Sport Climbing is my absolute favorite, when people ask what sports I watch in the Olympics, I have to honestly reply that I watch them all.  I try to catch a little of each sport, trying to learn about sports that I'm less familiar with.  Current secondary favorites are Table Tennis, Weightlifting, and Modern Pentathlon (and Curling in winter, and SkiMo has recently caught my eye).  It also helps that I discovered more about the structure of International Sport, in that each one has their own federation, like the IFSC.  I took some time to follow each of them on YouTube and Facebook, and I'll try to pay attention if there are some major competitions in the sports.
 
6) As I watch the Olympics, I also try to be intentional about watching athletes from as many nations as I can.  Here in the USA, it's of course not surprising that NBC shows primarily stories related to our athletes...but I know other nations are just as proud of their athletes.  So, in looking at other sports, I get to see other nations shine for a bit.  I also try to watch things like the opening heats for the 100m in the pool or on the track to see athletes from all over the world compete.
 
7) I may or may not have purchased the soundtrack to the 2024 Opening Ceremony and listen to it quite frequently.    (I also have gone back and watched the opening ceremony from the Olympics site a couple of times now, where it's ad-free and without NBC commentators checking in on Team USA.  And interestingly enough, in the replay they uploaded, they fixed the error where North/South Korea were introduced as the other nation.)
 
8) Super happy to have found this site because of how it highlights qualification procedures.  Growing up, I always wondered how people made it to the Olympics, and now that the Internet exists, I have found the Qualification docs on the Olympics site, and now there are sites like these that show when these events (and many more!) are taking place.
 
I'm sure I have many other thoughts, but I'll let these suffice for now.    Looking forward to following international sport over the next few years as we prepare for LA!  (I hope to be there!)

Meant to ask this during the Olympics, but how many of you non-USA peeps are familiar with this song?  In case you don't know, this was written for the LA84 games by John Williams, renowned film score composer (Star Wars, Superman, Jurassic Park, etc.).  NBC now uses this all the time in their Olympic promos, intros, etc.
 
I had a friend who moved from the US to England, and when the Olympics came on, he commented that he missed this song.  So, perhaps this song is unknown to non-USers...but I have a sneaky suspicion that you Olympics nerds might have heard it.  
 
 
 
Another one NBC uses (though I just learned myself that this was originally by French-American Leo Arnaud, called Bugler's Dream, dating back to the 1964 Tokyo games...apparently in 1996, John Williams combined it with Olympic Fanfare): 
 
 
The combined version:
 
Edit: I'm hoping to make it to an athletics session at LA28 so I can be in the stadium where he directed the orchestra to perform this song during the Opening Ceremony.  Williams is still alive, and at 94, I hope he can hang in there two more years to see the Olympics return to LA and receive some honor.  He also composed music for Atlanta '96, and the opening theme of Summon the Heroes also gets used by NBC a lot:  
 
 

It's almost just as curious why they keep doing WC seasons with the other sports.  I saw where Poland had their NCh in ski jumping even before the closing ceremony.
 
And if the schedule holds, I will get to see Shuster et al.  Excited!

Happy to provide some ideas, suggestions, feedback, etc. as a local, if wanted at some point. 

By car. There are buses and trains too, but most Angelenos would just drive on their own (or rideshare).

Working on our schedule right now, too.  Assuming wifey and I both get drawn, the four of us I think can go to 6 events.
 
Arrive Day 5 (7/19) - Stay in Long Beach (potentially catching kitesurfing finals, if visible from shore with no tickets involved)
 
Day 6 (7/20) - Athletics morning session.  Windsurf finals that afternoon, if visible and no ticket required
 
Day 7 (7/21) - Diving (M 10m Prelims), wander around Rose Bowl area
 
Day 8 (7/22) - Beach Volleyball
 
Day 9 (7/23) - Tourism around the Santa Monica Pier/catch the start of the M Road Race at Venice Beach
 
Day 10 (7/24) - Day off
 
Day 11 (7/25) - W Boulder Prelims - what 3 of us really want to see
 
Day 12 (7/26) - Nothing, or something
 
Day 13 (7/27) - Just for funsies catch the Race Walk, or artistic swimming...
 
Day 14 (7/28) - Who knows?
 
Day 15 (7/29) - Swimming (incl W 800m heats to see Ledecky) (I'd rather go to the session with her swimming the 1500m...but alas, of all the things, it overlaps with the W Boulder Prelims)
 
Day 16 (7/30) - Back home
 
 
Already found a good Long Beach AirBnB, would be perfect for beach volleyball/sport climbing proximity.  Also has a pool for relaxing/funsies with the kids.  Would love to see various areas of the city, as I've never been.
 
My wife's dream is to see Team USA W Basketball. But too bad no way to know now which session to get.

Took Day 4 to find the first not working video
 
Olympic channel really improved their stuff. Last time it was already Day 2 videos 
 
 
Now as I know and have previous several ineractions with Olympic Channel help desk, I guess this video will be fixed around 13 months after being reported so somewhere by April 2027 you will likely be ready to watch Short Track day 1 competiton 

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Plenty of moments, but while this one is fresh in my brain...
 
It was the audience singing the national anthem as they raised the  at the end of the men's Ice Hockey game earlier today.
 
Of course everyone knows about the divisiveness of American politics.  Here in the USA, we have so much fighting amongst ourselves, and the division is exhausting and at times worrisome.  Then, when you look abroad, I see the world looking at us, and much of what I hear is negativity towards us.  (This isn't unique to the current administration.)  That even includes being on forums like this one, whose aim is to celebrate Olympic sport and athletes from around the world as they compete in the Olympics, whose aim is to bring unity and good sportsmanship.
 
During the Olympics, it's a time where we in the USA come together.  Though half of my fellow Americans voted differently than I did, we all got to cheer when we scored that OT goal.  We all came together and sang our national anthem.  I don't know the hockey players at all.  They may have voted for our current president, or perhaps not.  Statistically, probably half of them did.  But that doesn't matter here.  We even have ads on TV right now saying "For two weeks, we all come together."
 
My country is more than its political leaders.  (I mean, half of Americans didn't even vote for our president.)  My country is full of beautiful stories, places, and people.  We have amazing athletes.  And when we win a gold medal, we celebrate.  Of course there are aspects of being an American that aren't good...but there's plenty to celebrate.  And I got to hear that audibly today.
 
When you on this forum see me and my fellow Americans celebrating a victory (whether that's in ice hockey or whatever random sport you don't care about), I hope what you see is us celebrating the accomplishments of our athletes.  I hope you don't see me as one who is promoting any political agenda.  (My political beliefs or who I voted for aren't relevant here.) I'm just a guy that likes to watch people from my country go out there and fight as hard as they can to win.  When we do, it's great, and I'll celebrate.  When we don't, I'll congratulate the victors and hope we can come back stronger next time.
 
This isn't a specific moment, but one thing I love most about international sport are the hugs that the athletes give each other after they finish.  They're competitors, and they each want to win...but ultimately, they just want to be their best and beat the best.  I love seeing the sportsmanship that is evident at most times.  So likewise, I hope we fans can be an extension of that Olympic spirit, promoting peace, excellence, and good sportsmanship as we all celebrate sport.
 
And yes, I also recognize there may be some who don't like it when America dominates certain sports.  I feel similarly when I see other countries dominating other areas.  I mean, besides the Germans, who didn't love it when the  sled came and stole bronze in the 4-man bob today?  I think back to the Athletics WCh when  randomly won a shot put medal, I think it was.  I love the underdog story, too, and I celebrate those moments.  Of course it stings if it's an underdog that beats , but again, congrats to the victor, and see you next time.   

So, wanted to update on this now that I’m back home in Seattle to say I had a really good time in Milan. I ended up not going to events outside of Milan (I went to short track, speed skating and hockey), and it was probably a good decision to keep things simple for my first Olympics.
 
Getting around in Milan was a breeze, and I feel things were pretty well organized at the venues (though the ice hockey venue definitively could have used a couple more weeks of work). I was especially pleased with the speed skating venue, given it’s a temporary track it looked really good once you were actually in your seat and things were well organized for spectators (even though it was a looooong walk to and from the train station).
 
So ya, happy with the experience, as a newbie to both attending the Olympics and traveling in Europe. Def made me want to attend the French Alps in 2030 (and subject them to my horrible-for-a-native French accent xD )
 
Thanks to  for being good hosts.
 
As an aside, I now understand why people dislike British Airways, and Condor was surprisingly okay, though it was definitively a "you get what you paid for" situation (flew SEA-LHR to get to Europe and FRA-SEA on the way back).
 
Edit: oh, and big shout-out to the volunteers who were universally lovely.

The replays are already available on Olympics.com! This is possibly the quickest I've ever seen the replays made available to view (outside the media rights holders).
 
The replays are all available here: https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/videos/replays

MOST AND LEAST PREDICTABLE SPORTS
 
Below is a graph that shows you how we did as a group in the individual sports.  The lower the number, the lower the predictability.  The higher the number, the higher the predictability.
 
As for scoring, a score of 66% means on average, we guessed two medallists correctly, but the third medallist was not guessed at all.
A score of 50% means that we got one medallist completely correct, and then got the placement wrong for one other medallist, and the third medallist was unknown.  Or, it could mean we guessed the three podium finishers, just in the wrong order.
A score of 33% means that we got one medallist correct, but the other two were not guessed at all (even for other medals).
 

 
I think our top and bottom finishers are to be expected.
 
 
MOST AND LEAST PREDICTABLE DISCIPLINES
 
Events where we guessed the Gold Medallist 100%:

 
Events where we guessed the Gold Medallist 0% (nobody guessed it correctly, but maybe for another medal):

 
Our Average Gold Medal Correct Guess was 45%
 
 
Our Least Predictable Disciplines:

 
Our Most Predictable Disiplines:

 
Our average, across all disciplines, for total podium makeup is 48%.
 
Full Discipline Results by Predictability:


 
What I learned this Olympics: Though there are favorites...the Olympics causes anything to happen!   
 
Thanks for playing, everyone!  I won't be doing this in the future, as it took away from my enjoyment of the Olympics somewhat (both in the hosting and the predicting myself), but I look forward to the next Olympics cycle!
 
 

Hi, Y'all.
 
Nice to meet everyone.  I'm in MI (obviously). 

I enjoy mostly every sport, but my favorites include Baseball, Ice Hockey, Sport Climbing, Curling & T20 Cricket. Looking to discuss the road to LA28, and the subsquent olympics beyond that. 

FINAL RESULTS
 
MOST CORRECT PODIUMS
GOLD - rafQ - 13
SILVER - orangeman - 12
BRONZE - mikto78 - 11
 
MOST CORRECT PODIUM PLACEMENTS
GOLD - valtellina - 129
GOLD - Emersons - 129
SILVER - orangeman - 127
 
MOST CORRECT PODIUM POINTS
GOLD - valtellina - 373
SILVER - rafQ - 372
BRONZE - Morten Jensen - 366
 
Full Leaderboard By Category
 
 
Note: A few of you have a couple of extra points added into your podium points score due to an unfound logic flaw.  Sorry about that!
 
 
 
DISCIPLINE-RELATED GROUP STATS COMING IN NEXT POST