The 2026 Winter Olympics thread

2014 was 4 on 4. Seems the solution is 3 on 3 for the round robin and then one full period of 5 on 5 seems good before going to shootouts in elimination games. Maybe extend it to two or three OTs for the gold medal.

Agree, but instead they decided to go straight to 10 mins of 3 on 3, then shootout.

Gold medal game is extended to a whopping 20 mins of 3 on 3.

12 teams.

Top 4 got a bye.
5-12 played a round.
1v8, 2v7.... for QF
Top seed vs Bottom seed for SF
Finals

So yes, even if you went 0-3 and outscored 30-0 in the round robin, you technically could still win the gold medal.

This is, by far, the worst “let’s create a false narrative” story I’ve ever read. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/co...

Super small sample, but I would think the 3 on 3 would lead to a better chance for the worse team to win. But maybe it's the opposite.

Casper < Shuuuuuuuuuuuuuussteeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Yes a sudden death 3 on 3 anything can happen.

If it was a full game of 3 on 3 the (far) better team would win like every time.

I meant in comparison to a 5 on 5 OT.

i thought mountaineering was going to be too cheesy to enjoy

i was wrong

Curling delivering again

Wow that was close, thought it was going to get swept out

USA!

With the victory in Extra Ends,
Team USA women's Curling advances to the medal round for the first time since 2002.

a shorthanded goal? in this economy ??

I've tried women's World Cup, Caitlin Clark and now hockey. They just aren't very food their sport.

Usa women's curling match was too exciting. They should just win when they are 98% and not make me sweat it.

if they won they'd be running above expectation, i.e. getting lucky.

Silly Canadians

**** me the curling is tense

they say curling is like chess on ice.

Gold in figure skating!

USA! USA!

I was watching the Canada feed. They must not have a delay or care. As she was coming off the ice she looked right into the camera and gave us a "That's what I'm ****ing talking about!" Her routine was great.

Yeah, I'd never seen or heard of her, but she was really fun to watch.

Just watched the replay. Made me tear up a little bit.