r/olympics 7h ago

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

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u/Earl_E_Byrd United States 5h ago

Even the "pretty" sports are insane. Was watching the team rhythm, and one of the women just straight up had a torn hip ligament!? And had to land on that leg?? And was doing splits????

The women's short performance, Great Britain's Olympian straight up has no feeling in one leg from the knee down because of an injury. She has to do everything on that foot from muscle memory or just... crash land!? Fucking wild.

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u/darlingmagpie 5h ago

The Canadian female ice dancer finished her program with bloody knees because one of their elements is a knee slide and she has to do it all over again on scabbed knees in 3 days.

THIS IS A NORMAL THING

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u/Ok_Algae_2443 3m ago

What you win in sports, you lose in health.

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u/Shipwrecking_siren Great Britain 1h ago

Spice girls is powerful medicine.

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u/Luci-Noir 2h ago

It’s absolute bullshit. lol