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Anyone know what Regez’ connection with is? ES Comms have mentioned it a few times & he is a dual national. By his name, I’m guessing an English mother.

Welcome. I have no doubt there are bribes & corruption, but in this case China got the Games because of a scandal in Norway (the logical candidate) related to the excessive demands of the IOC for luxury hotels, private jets, limos etc. However the problems we have this time are because IOC President Thomas Bach (Gold Medal, Fencing, 1976*) is a foolish egotistical man - not very corrupt in the normal sense - who thinks he is a globe-trotting international diplomat whose mission is to bring Peace to the World. And not what he is, a sports bureaucrat whose job it is to stage the best possible sporting competition - which is, in itself, a very worthy goal. Unfortunately this petty vanity means the world’s least attractive leaders find him very easy to manipulate * Running gag we have here.

That was what I thought as well. Sweden has been on top of / for so long that they have been really rattled by three (now four!) consecutive tournament defeats this season.

Phew! Swedes tried to make it as hard as possible, just got away from them

Britain gift Sweden three! Utter stupidity not clearing the House.

It’s the difference between the men’s & the women’s game. The women don’t have the option to chick a hand grenade in when the going gets sticky.

How did they not see that coming? Tons of yellow in the 4-foot & only one red which was always going out.

Sweden give up a four in the ninth! 11 8

Men’s Final tomorrow rescheduled to a slightly more Euro-friendly time of 14:50 Beijing Time. 06:50

It’s like a Rocky movie out there 7-7 after 7.

Not for long.

Bell Ringer guy had one job…..

The dream is over for Scott.

Gow brothers beating Boe brothers!

Now that the whole of world public opinion has turned against the Russian women’s skating programme IOC President Thomas Bach (Gold, Fencing, 1976) takes a brave & controversial stand against it. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/winterolympics/article-10526363/Olympic-chief-slams-treatment-teenage-skater-Kamila-Valieva.html#comments

Great French women’s Olympic record continues.

Braisaz out & ahead! for silver & bronze.

Davidova right back in! Eckhoff falls off the cliff.

Not any more!

20/20! Everyone ekse missing.

Tirill Eckhoff 5/5 leads! All screen graphics disappear so no-one knows what is going on.

Going to be cold & windy.

Looking back on it, they suckered themselves into playing an unnatural game for them. They usually like messy ends, lots of stones in play, sending down the big howitzers, making the audacious take-outs etc. They just lost concentration after having to play the rinky-dink stuff end after end.

Went for the hero shot, didn’t get it 8-4

It’s especially dangerous if you mess up your hammer mid-end!