Joshi

I remember when the Commonwealth Games was live on national TV here in NZ but now its fast losing its relevance here among the public and therefore most of it will be delayed coverage. Perhaps it maybe that its been 32 years since we hosted it and its looking more and more likely we will never host it due to the publics unwillingness to splurge taxpayers money on sporting events now and that a lot of developmental athletes are sent. For me personally its a great stepping stone for athletes who are just starting their careers and that aren't household names as of yet. I think in the future though NZ and Australia pushing for inclusion in the Asian Games may make the CWG almost third tier in the coming decades sadly.

Football fans never fail to amaze me with lazer pointers.

NZ immigration has accepted at least 4000 Ukrainian refugees with family already in NZ that belong to the Ukrainian diaspora here will be eligible to immigrate asap. This is the intial phase with more perhaps down the track. Better than nothing I suppose.

World Rugby has subsequently banned both Russia and Belarus. Not that they were major players anyway particularly in real rugby (15s) but that would ruin the Russian 7s program.

Definitely an end of an era for sport. Dame Valerie Adams has retired. Multiple world champion and 4 olympic medals 2 of them gold. 3 weeks after the great Hamish Bond an 8x wch and winner of 3 olympic gold medals announced his retirement. That's a hefty bit experience and expertise gone but was expected. Thank you to them both for giving us many memories.

This just reiterates how weak the Western leaders are and now we see (since I'm in NZ we're relatively isolated from a lot of the major world events) how unpopular Biden is proving to be. Ukraine unfortunately a bit like Poland when invaded in 1939 will be seen as collateral damage. But the worst thing about this is that it's all being played in front of our eyes. It also seems that the West are just not only helpless but hopeless. Taiwan will be looking at this in utter fear. As they will perhaps be next...

Well what a disaster and this is all the West's doing. Taking full control of a drunken Yeltsin while ripping off the Russian populace during the breakup of the Soviet Union. We had this coming and Putin wants a restoration of the old Soviet Union and it won't stop with the Ukraine. We had it coming...

Scotland saving GB blushes once again. How hilarious.

What a stupid event. You can DNF and the team that has all clean runs and wins 2 of them can still get knocked out. Get rid of it.

All the pressure on Nico to win gold so we finish ahead of Australia. You know sibling rivalry...

Braathen out

Ah Ryding that was a bit disappointing in the end.

To be brutally honest. Apart from halfpipe I find mens Snowboarding in general very boring. I guess the progression is to just do the most spins. No real flair or realness.

NZ Reporter to Zoi . "You must be really disappointed with that final jump, did the pressure just get a bit too much?" OMFG! Leave the poor girl alone. Now you know why your news stations are getting attacked in NZ by angry mobs. Let's get a negative spin outta this

Gasser totally deserved but so gutted for Zoi but she's got at least another 2 maybe 3 olympics left so got lots of years ahead. The progression has been insane.

Im so happy for Xu Mengtao the bridesmaid finally gets the gold.

Only one bug bear with Ragnarok they killed off Vidar too early I feel. But in saying that Fjor has got into the villainous role rather well. Don't worry I've seen the 2nd season and yup, great scene.

Can Zoi win a 2nd gold medal? We shall see. Laurie Blouin, Anna Gasser and the Japanese riders, Iwabuchi, Murase and Onitsuba will be her main rivals

Since I'm heavily invested in tracing my grandfather's heritage back to Russia. I've now become interested in Russian movies and serials. I never really yearned or took much interest for the motherland much but since talking to my grandfather whose not got long to live he taught me about his upbringing and then how he escaped communism. I guess the older you get the more interested you are in odd things like genealogy etc. Now I've become interested in a lot of things Russian. This series is one of my favorite Russian series, practically village life for this one particular family before, during and after WW2. https://youtu.be/JBq7XaJylHE Quite like Ragnarok on Netflix even though not exactly a huge fantasy drama fan but the plot is very intruiging. Also like the Nordic Noir genre have to say the Scandinavians do dark thrillers and suspense very well indeed.

Well Lindsay Vonn had a Kiwi coach so there's that as well. But no I get you, hence what we are seeing from Naracott shouldn't come as a surprise as she is based in the UK and happens to be the girlfriend of Dom Parsons who won a skeleton bronze for GB.

Which is interesting because Great Britain have won 9 medals in the Skeleton and a few Bobsled medals in its history and this country has no sliding tracks. How the heck does that work?

Thanks Lindvik. 😊

I think it's got to the point where this curse is going to be broken sooner rather than later and what better way to do it is at home. It has to happen now right? Mind due hometown pressure can be overbearing.

I don't know. Too many variables for Australia. Not very many chances anymore. They have a big chance today in the Skeleton. Other chances in Monobob and W Aerials for gold. But I'm pretty sure China will win the aerials. Can't see anymore than that. If they don't win the skeleton today you can rule that possibility out.

Problem is they all play rugby.