Olympics 2026- lets go!

[Bollocks]

*laughing* 1000% -what the hell is wrong with me? Sorry, I've played the stupid American card too often, it's now embassingly true. Picking up my prize on Friday(it might be a red hat, lol).

On the plus, got a cheap laugh, posted a pic of Kopitar and connected the dots on your origin story for being here. A (assuming) Brit on a hockey message board for a Los Angeles team makes zero sense. But, a person of Slovenia decent a fan of a team that's Captain shares their same nationality, that's posting with a purpose. =)
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Welp, Latvia and the Czechia will have their hands full today with North America. Lowkey: my eyes may wander to the Germany v Danes...it seems intriguing.

No problem, had a good laugh!

The funny backstory is there were plenty of "incidents" of wrong flags displayed, at least one time even the wrong national anthem lol.

That's one of the reasons there's some "rivalry" between our nations in sports, and it felt great when we beat them in Sochi in their national sport (in Slovenia there are, like, 200 registered semi-amateur an professinal hockey players in total).

But I'm definitely rooting for them this year.

PS: are there any (knowm) Slovakian fans on LGK, considering Lubo and Palffy made quite an impact in LA? And there are probably more...

 

[What party?]

Ukrainian skeleton athlete out of Olympics over banned helmet

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych will not compete after refusing a last-minute plea from the IOC to use a helmet other than the one that honors more than 20 of his country's athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.

www.espn.com

Nice work IOC......you are getting closer to becoming FIFA. Dare to dream!

Slava Ukraine!!!

*sad face*

[1968 Mexico medal ceremony image, the one black glove]

 

[dneprovec]

LOL

Man on the run for 16 years goes to cheer hockey at the Olympics, arrested
He must serve 11 months for property crimes, now he is in prison in Milan
MILAN, February 12,
2026, 1:17 PM
44 year-old Slovakian fugitive, wanted for 16 years, was stopped in Milan where he had come to cheer on his national ice hockey team competing in the Winter Olympics.

The man was hit by an arrest warrant issued by the Court of Bolzano in 2010 for thefts from commercial establishments.



The Carabinieri tracked him down after an alert was received from a hotel in the Baggio area: he must serve 11 months and 7 days in prison for property crimes. He was taken to the San Vittore prison.

 

[What party?]

No problem, had a good laugh!


But I'm definitely rooting for them this year.

PS: are there any (knowm) Slovakian fans on LGK, considering Lubo and Palffy made quite an impact in LA? And there are probably more...

Kings problem child turned...SVK icon. RIP


Okay, B, now that we've established our goals, time to troll these Harley Davidson t-shirt wearers (is that a word? yup).

 

[What party?]

LOL

Man on the run for 16 years goes to cheer hockey at the Olympics, arrested
He must serve 11 months for property crimes, now he is in prison in Milan
MILAN, February 12,
2026, 1:17 PM
44 year-old Slovakian fugitive, wanted for 16 years, was stopped in Milan where he had come to cheer on his national ice hockey team competing in the Winter Olympics.

The man was hit by an arrest warrant issued by the Court of Bolzano in 2010 for thefts from commercial establishments.



The Carabinieri tracked him down after an alert was received from a hotel in the Baggio area: he must serve 11 months and 7 days in prison for property crimes. He was taken to the San Vittore prison.

 

[What party?]

Thursday, Feb. 12​

Group A
Switzerland 4, France 0
Canada 5, Czechia 0

Group C
Latvia vs. United States, 3:10 p.m. (Peacock, USA, ICI TOU.TV, CBC Gem, SN, RDS) -- Santagiulia Arena


Germany vs. Denmark, 3:10 p.m. (Peacock, ICI Télé, CBC Gem, TSN) -- Rho Arena

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Baby Jordan shutsout CZE, joining Price, Bobby Lou and Roy for that Olympic honor.

Macklin Celebrini, Mark Stone, Bo Horvat, Nathan MacKinnon and Nick Suzuki scored for Canada.

 

[Moog]

https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1192026-58325

President Zelenskyy has awarded Vladyslav with the Order of Freedom.

For selfless service to the Ukrainian people, civic courage and patriotism in upholding the ideals of freedom and democratic values, I decree :

To award the Order of Freedom to Vladyslav Mykhailovych HERASKEVICH, a member of the national Olympic team of Ukraine, a skeleton athlete.

President of Ukraine V. ZELENSKYI
February 12, 2026

 

[What party?]

Going to watch the Danes play, in the off chance Mads Mikkelsen is in the stands. Pretty sure he'd never think I was funny...and that haunts me.

 

[What party?]

https://www.president.gov.ua/documents/1192026-58325

President Zelenskyy has awarded Vladyslav with the Order of Freedom.

 

[dneprovec]

how many goals Latvia will get disallowed?
2 already in 1st period

 

[ICE24]

USA is in a battle, forget the two goals disallowed, this is a battle today.

 

[Hockey53]

how many goals Latvia will get disallowed?
2 already in 1st period

I guess it all depends on how many times the IOC allows Latvia to have,to keep this game as even as possible vs the USA team.it is tied at 1-1 after the first period

 

[hokiecat]

USA is in a battle, forget the two goals disallowed, this is a battle today.

A battle with the refs and posts. Should already be a blowout.

 

[What party?]

A battle with the refs and posts. Should already be a blowout.

5-1, is not enough for you? noted.

 

[What party?]

3-1.

All the usual suspects, (could have been a King) Strutzle two goals and Conner McDavid's friend one goal. Fluke goal from Denmark but, they were fast, fast, fast skaters.

Mads Mikkelsen sighting-none. So you're saying a former ballet dancer turned actor is not a "sports" guy?