Russia Barred From 2018 Olympics Due To Systematic Doping (1 Viewer)

[GroveDiesel]

Wow

Unprecedented punishment. Well deserved though.

 

[rockaction]

Unreal, if true and binding.  

 

[Osaurus]

Can’t they just mix in with American athletes for the games?

 

[saintfool]

I'm waiting for POTUS to comment.

 

[Jaysus]

In a related note, Russia has already been announced as the winner of the 2018 World Cup after the country banned all of the other teams who were going to compete. 

 

[EYLive]

I'm glad the IOC finally grew a backbone.

 

[culdeus]

So they will compete under a team called OAR, which, incidentally was one of the more underrated bands of the early 00s.

 

[EYLive]

Some Russian officials have threatened to boycott

Oh no!  

 

[AcerFC]

Meh, would have been much better if it was during the last one which was actually in Russia. That would have been awesome. 

 

[CletiusMaximus]

So the hockey will have no NHL players and no Russian team.  Kind of takes the shine off ...

 

[culdeus]

So the hockey will have no NHL players and no Russian team.  Kind of takes the shine off ...

Not sure what you mean.  There won't be a Russian team, why would Russian players be elsewhere?

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Not sure what you mean.  There won't be a Russian team, why would Russian players be elsewhere?

When I said "no Russian team", I meant there won't be a Russian team. When I said "no NHL players" that's a reference to the fact there will be no NHL players.

 

[McGarnicle]

So they've cheated their own athletes out of competing, and the rest of the world out of competing against traditionally the strongest winter olympic team other than the US. Putin is such a sack o' crap.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Not sure what you mean.  There won't be a Russian team, why would Russian players be elsewhere?

Russian athletes will be allowed in the Olympics.

The Russian team is banned - not the athletes.

Athletes who can prove they are clean will be able to compete under a neutral banner - "Olympic Athlete from Russia"

Not sure how that impacts a team sport like Hockey.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Russian athletes will be allowed in the Olympics.

The Russian team is banned - not the athletes.

Athletes who can prove they are clean will be able to compete under a neutral banner - "Olympic Athlete from Russia"

Not sure how that impacts a team sport like Hockey.

Sounds like very few will be able to show enough proof that they are clean. I'm not sure what the NHL's testing is like or if the IOC will accept their testing as sufficient.

 

[Tom Servo]

Sounds like very few will be able to show enough proof that they are clean. I'm not sure what the NHL's testing is like or if the IOC will accept their testing as sufficient.

NHL isn't going at all.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Can we just ban everyone and, you know, shut the whole thing down?

I say we stop bankrupting countries with this nonsense. :Harrumph:

 

[dickey moe]

I'm waiting for POTUS to comment.

He'll at least still be President.

 

[SWC]

brohans did you even see ivan drago they are all dirty as hell and i say good riddance take that to the bank fellow bromericans

 

[rockaction]

NHL isn't going at all.

Yeah, that's gonna be a boon for amateur hockey. Amirite? 

Eesh. That doesn't bode well for the Winters, which seemed to thrive on NHL participation the last few times around.  

 

[McJose]

Today I Learned:  the Winter Olympics is still a thing.

 

[EYLive]

Today I Learned:  the Winter Olympics is still a thing.

They should just rebrand it, "Canadian Women's Curling Exhibition" and call it a day.  

 

[Sinn Fein]

Today I Learned:  the Winter Olympics is still a thing.

Title of your sex tape series?

"Today I Learned:"

 

[Kal El]

Didn't something like this happen in Rio, too?

 

[McJose]

Title of your sex tape series?

"Today I Learned: Sinn Fein's Mom Taught Me...."

BURN!

 

[Politician Spock]

"Ivan is naturally trained."

"Then how do you account for his freakish strength?"

"Like your Popeye, he ate his spinach every day."

#RockyIV

 

[culdeus]

No in soviet russia jokes?

 

[Sinn Fein]

No in soviet russia jokes?

In Soviet Russia, jokes make you.

 

[Sinn Fein]

US standing in solidarity with its Russian Comrades - Olympic participation, up in the air

 

[Black Box]

I'm just glad that Russia can't cash in on any nationalism during the Olympics. All the other countries should follow their lead.

 

[heckmanm]

They should just rebrand it, "Canadian Women's Curling Exhibition" and call it a day.  

I caught a little bit of women's curling Olympic qualifying on TV the other night.  Czech Republic team seems to have some talent as well.