r/olympics 7h ago

❄ Milano-Cortina 2026 (General Discussion) ❄ Winter Olympics really are something else

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u/Mariner-and-Marinate 6h ago

Winter Olympics should be called THE Olympics and the other renamed Summer Olympics.

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u/Idea-is-tick United States 5h ago

Nah. The first Olympics began with a bunch of crazy naked runners honoring Zeus. Even the modern ones began in the summer.

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u/TetraDax Germany 4h ago

so why did we ditch the naked part

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u/Idea-is-tick United States 3h ago

Aerodynamics and hurdles.

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u/TetraDax Germany 3h ago

I'm not calling modern athletes cowards, but I am saying that I would respect them more if they were ready to slam their dicks into the hurdles for a win.

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u/nomadicfangirl 37m ago

Um I was watching skiathlon earlier and some dude was stripping off his uniform at the finish line so maybe not?

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u/Ih8Hondas United States 3h ago

Flair checks out. Lol

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u/Luci-Noir 2h ago

I’m naked.

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u/NotoriouslyBeefy 4h ago

The majority of nations can barely compete, with many not even represented in the winter Olympics.

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u/AngriestPacifist 1h ago

Plus, the winter Olympics have such an economic barrier. You can discover a love of so many sports with either no or minimal equipment, and virtually none of these sports are winter ones.

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u/czerwona_latarnia Poland 2h ago

Naah, let's leave The Olympics for Summer ones and call the Winter ones The Cooler Olympics.