Good thing they introduced those extreme winter sports or we'd be about as relevant as Slovakia in the winter Olympics.
Awesome video: http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/watch-stunned-commentators-call-ester-ledeckas-shocking-victory
The men’s hockey team getting their asses handed to them and then skipping the handshake isn’t a good look. Bet that’s getting a ton of air time in all the other countries.
WTF; Curling?!? You are even doping in curling Russia?!? Curlers, coach from Russia stunned at doping allegations https://www.yahoo.com/sports/curlers-coach-russia-stunned-doping-allegations-050849271.html
The Great Great Elizabeth Swaney https://deadspin.com/the-winter-olympics-feature-2-951-of-the-world-s-greate-1823138678 https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/who-is-elizabeth-swaney_us_5a8b3e28e4b0a1d0e12c2793
I loved her reaction. It's really impressive that she can do both. She's obviously a really really good athlete.
The owners opted out, and since participation wasn't guaranteed in the CBA they said screw it. Between the time difference and as invol said the possibility of injury outweighed any potential gain the league saw. I would assume that it was also a tactical move to give themselves a carrot to dangle when the next CBA comes up. I'll eat my hat if the 2020 NHL season starts as scheduled.
