Alysa Liu custom action figure

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They had to return their plants in shame (Olympics roundup)

@christina.carreira We had to bring back our babies😢 I’m going to miss them! Whoever adopts them needs to update us! @isabeau #teamusa #olympics #milanocortina2026 #figureskating #plants ♬ Chopin Nocturne No. 2 Piano Mono - moshimo sound design

Olympians are drinking broccoli shots (Olympics roundup)

@wallstreetjournal Olympians are drinking broccoli shots before races—but does it actually help? Host/Reporter: Laine Higgins Producer: @farahoteroamad #Olympics #Italy #Broccoli #Nomio #EmilIverson#WSJ ♬ original sound - The Wall Street Journal

He makes a face like a Beetlejuice character (Olympics roundup)

lmaooooo

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— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) February 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM

His name is Dan Barefoot, and check out his eagle helm (Olympics roundup)

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South Korean skiers disqualified for using a banned wax (Olympics roundup)

South Korean pair disqualified for using banned wax https://t.co/rmyUZB6q6R

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 11, 2026

A Japanese snowboarder was disqualified for the same reason.

Thermal imaging at the Winter Oympics (Olympics roundup)

Getty Images used thermal imaging for these killer Winter Olympics photos, now i want a Thermal Cam option from NBC

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— Luke Knox (@lukeknox.me) February 11, 2026 at 9:56 AM

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She loves Magic The Gathering (Olympics roundup)

Here is the segment. Get on it Magic community. Need to see a Casual Magic interview and a Shuffle Up and Play with her stat! youtu.be/5sg9awJFZ0c?...

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— Brian David-Marshall (Top8Games) (@bdm.bsky.social) February 8, 2026 at 11:45 AM

grateful to work at a place that always lets me write about how much i love gay women www.chron.com/culture/arti...

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— gwen howerton (@kissphoria.bsky.social) February 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM

She giggles at her own name (Olympics roundup)

The highlight of the “athletes pronouncing their names for the Olympics website” is American alpine skier Mary Bocock, who clearly agrees it’s a pretty funny name

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— Rodger Sherman (@rodger.bsky.social) February 6, 2026 at 10:52 AM

Haiti's Olympic uniforms

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Canada successfully manipulated the system to exclude a champion American from the Winter Olympics?

sport reflects societal values and at times our stage is where people turn to. I feel at the end of my career it’s my duty to represent what I believe in, the integrity of sport and the Olympic movementhttps://t.co/LGPAoAoqZO pic.twitter.com/3nDbpjVQQk

— Katie Uhlaender (@KatieU11) January 13, 2026

CNN:

American slider Katie Uhlaender won the race on Sunday, but because four Canadian athletes had been withdrawn shortly before the competition, the field dropped to a size that reduced the number of ranking points available, effectively ending Uhlaender’s hopes of qualifying for a sixth Olympic Games next month

CBC:

The head of Denmark's bobsled and skeleton federation joined Uhlaender in accusing Canada of Olympic qualification manipulation.

"We believe that the conduct of the Canadian federation is in direct conflict with the Olympic spirit and is the opposite of fair play," Carsten P. Wulf said in an emailed comment.

"As a small Winter Olympic nation, we cannot and will not simply accept manipulative behaviour from major nations."

Supposedly the only other countries to complain (so far) are Malta and Israel. 

Figure-skating costume by Oscar de la Renta

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Speaking of winter sports:

Here's the issue at the top for Kris Horn's team. You can see where Hunter Powell slips, then overcompensates trying to pull himself in. He bumps Ryan Rager and they both fall out. I'm not 100% sure what happened to Caleb Furnell back there. That said, incredible job by Horn to get that sled down

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— Ken Childs (@thekenchilds.com) January 11, 2026 at 5:26 AM

I’m sorry did she just hit a shamgod in hockey?? https://t.co/4w0Mo6rtmD

— IcyVert (@IcyVert) January 11, 2026

Extraordinarily strange anecdote in this article about the propaganda war over women's boxing in the 2024 Olympics

Here's the headline:

The Putin-backed strongman who threw the Paris Games into chaos

Banned from the Games, Russia wanted to upend the Olympics. Enter [a Russian power broker] and the boxing ‘gender controversy.’

And here's how the article starts:

With the future of international boxing hanging in the balance, as it so often is, the 2006 election of its top official featured the usual chaos: bribes, shouting matches and shows of physical intimidation in the lobby of an upscale Dominican hotel.

But the body flying down an elevator shaft was a new twist.

[The] president of USA Boxing at the time, was on his way to his room when something heavy slammed the top of the crowded elevator.

“We all thought the elevator was going to crash,” [the USA Boxing president] said of his fellow boxing delegates, who were there to select the next president of the International Amateur Boxing Association, the sport’s global governing body. Authorities found a man’s battered corpse in the elevator shaft. It was the boxing delegate from Mali.

[The USA Boxing president], who later became the association’s executive director, said the dead delegate was found with thousands of dollars of mysterious origin. Mali embassy officials didn’t rule out foul play, the Associated Press reported at the time, but nobody was charged in the death. A spokesman for the Santo Domingo police recently declined to comment.

Multiple boxing officials who were in Santo Domingo for the vote said the suspicion among their peers was that the Mali man had solicited bribes from both sides — and one of them didn’t appreciate it.

Flavor Flav is supporting various Paralympic athletes

THATZ MY GIRL,!!! WAY 2 GO OLIVIA,!!!! So glad to family there watching ya make some history,!!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 https://t.co/xlRgHtw2xi

— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) August 31, 2024

One write-up

Iran's Paralympic Seated Volleyball Team has an 8'1" player

Mehrzadselakjani had a pelvic fracture which stopped his right leg from growing, leaving it about 15 cm shorter than his left leg.

He's 8'1, and while seated, he's still got a reach of 6ft.

Iran is looking for their 8th Paralympic gold in seated volleyball. pic.twitter.com/94dqfuYLTE

— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) August 28, 2024

Wikipedia:

He was also the second best spiker during the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Scandalous story about the chairman of the 2028 Summer Olympics

Three headlines:

[T]he married LA 2028 Olympics chief and music mogul behind Billie Eilish and Coldplay - is a 'serial cheater' who slept with a string of female staff

LA28 Olympics Silent on $350,000 Salary for [Chairman]’s Former Secretary and Alleged Mistress

[Chairman's] Tabloid Scandal Brings Professional Fallout for Agency Owner and L.A. Olympics Chief

Really sweet moment during a jersey swap

@relevo_deportes 😅 El #divertido #momento en el que #ManuelaPavi #finge un #desmayo al #cambiar su #camiseta con #AlexiaPutellas. #olympics #juegos #footballtiktok #tiktokfootballacademy #deportesentiktok #tiktokdeportes #alexia #putellas #futfem #historiadelfutbolfemenino 🎥 @ALEXIA.AND.ROLFO ♬ sonido original - Relevo

And speaking of sportsmanship:

@femalequotient

In an iconic Olympic moment, Tamires Araujo Frossard of Brazil carried rival Albertina Kassoma of Angola off the court after an injury kept her from standing. It was the epitome of sportsmanship and a beautifully touching moment of strong sisterhood. 💗

♬ original sound - Female Quotient

Ato Boldon's detailed, brutal explanation for why the American men 4x100 blew the first handoff

First the race, and then the analysis at 5:00.

Before it's deleted, enjoy the horrified French commentary for Steph Curry’s game winning threes

Here’s the French commentary to Steph Curry’s game winning threes.

You’re gonna love it 🤣🤣🤣🤣#Olympics #Basketball pic.twitter.com/MnusPwPzcu

— Justin 🇺🇸 (@justinc_99) August 10, 2024

A'ja and Stewie then and now

Now vs Then 🥇🥇 @_ajawilson22 pic.twitter.com/voU7my94yG

— Stewie (@breannastewart) August 11, 2024

Even worthy opponents can’t take their crown. 👑

That’s eight straight @Olympics gold medals for @TeamUSA Women’s Basketball. #WinningIsntForEveryone #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/g1jvEaqUTm

— Nike (@Nike) August 11, 2024

If I send you this it means you’ve crossed the line pic.twitter.com/KPNqOMIVcS

— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) August 11, 2024

“One word for Kahleah Copper today?”

“That b*tch” - A’ja Wilson 😭😭😭#Olympics pic.twitter.com/4lHckwxwe4

— Tyler DeLuca (@TylerDeLuca) August 11, 2024

(Taurasi and Loyd were DNPs, Gray had 0 points and 3 turnovers, and Ionescu had 0 baskets. Congratulations to the coach, who acknowledged her best guards when forced to, and who should enjoy her retirement from the national team.)