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Mikaela Shiffrin

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GloryHoleGary
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Anyone else almost more impressed by the way she handled herself during the last couple weeks compared to if she won a bunch of medals and dominated with ease?

Yeah, I get she sat on the side of the course and pouted for a bit, but at least she didn’t pull a bitch move like Ragettli did. The amount of pressure she had on her shoulders compared to that little pussy wasn’t even comparable, and she handled failing hard multiple times way better than he did.

Could have quit on her team, country, and herself like Simone Biles, but she didn’t. Instead she did interviews after every mistake and carried herself like a boss. Took blame for everything and spoke it like it was by saying, “I feel like a big joke.”

I mean the way she skied was a joke and she knows it, but the way she handled herself and acted with the weight of a country on her back was the exact opposite.

Shes a boss ass bitch in my opinion.
Feb 17 2022 4:42AM
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Butterytips69
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Hope she sees this bro
Feb 17 2022 6:12AM
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Kevinb5
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Not impressed but could have been worse
Feb 17 2022 9:31AM
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mrk127
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Totally agree, Watching her interview after Combined last night I was definitely impressed by her composure. Not many people would be able to handle themselves after crashing with so much pressure on them.

Mikaela is the fuckin goat and she will be back in 4 years to snag some more medals
Feb 17 2022 11:08AM
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GrandThings
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I agree with you, but you can fuck outta here with that 'Simone Biles quit on her country' bs
Feb 17 2022 11:29AM
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KCoCM
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congrats OP
Feb 17 2022 11:36AM
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STR1NG_B3AN
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dunno about the whole simone quitting thing.. but the rest hits hard
Feb 17 2022 11:51AM
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Professor-Modelo
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Simone didn’t quit on shit, but it was wack how the media manufactured it into some “mental health crisis” when it was actually just vertigo from gymnastics.

**This post was edited on Feb 17th 2022 at 12:01:52pm
Feb 17 2022 12:01PM
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BedBugDoug
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I dunno how much thruth is here, but I heard somewhere that after shiffrins first two DNFs biles reached out to her and the "advice" she gave shiffrin was to basically back out from the rest of competition like biles did. Shiffrin pretty much laughed it off and hung up. I'm with OP on the biles quitting thing, lame move. Shiffrin could have easily manufactured some sort of "mental health crisis" but instead just sucked it up and went for it like somebody with backbone. Even bigger fan of shiffrin after these games than I was before.
Feb 17 2022 1:45PM
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ReturnToMonkey
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BedBugDougI dunno how much thruth is here, but I heard somewhere that after shiffrins first two DNFs biles reached out to her and the "advice" she gave shiffrin was to basically back out from the rest of competition like biles did. Shiffrin pretty much laughed it off and hung up. I'm with OP on the biles quitting thing, lame move. Shiffrin could have easily manufactured some sort of "mental health crisis" but instead just sucked it up and went for it like somebody with backbone. Even bigger fan of shiffrin after these games than I was before.

Maybe it's worth noting that Biles is much younger and possibly less mature? Shiffrin also has been in the world's eyes for longer and probably better knows how to publically act. Idk
Feb 17 2022 1:52PM
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Bellinghomie
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Honestly though if you have the mental strength to get to the Olympics you 100% have the strength to get through whatever is going on, it meant too much to mikaela to pull a biles, who had already won so much that it was no big deal
Feb 17 2022 1:59PM
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GrandThings
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BellinghomieHonestly though if you have the mental strength to get to the Olympics you 100% have the strength to get through whatever is going on, it meant too much to mikaela to pull a biles, who had already won so much that it was no big deal


What Simone Biles was going thru was very much a legitimate medical issue that affects tons of gymnasts and aerialists. I agree that it sucks the media turned it into a 'mental health' narrative, but Simone literally had interviews after the Olympics where she said "I knew what I was doing was super dangerous, and I probably shouldn't have gone at all, but wanted to represent my country and make my friends/family/team/coaches proud"

Both of these girls have handled more pressure than any of us will ever fucking know. I guess that doesn't fit the narrative of Simone being a lazy quitter tho.
Feb 17 2022 2:33PM
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Bellinghomie
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GrandThingsWhat Simone Biles was going thru was very much a legitimate medical issue that affects tons of gymnasts and aerialists. I agree that it sucks the media turned it into a 'mental health' narrative, but Simone literally had interviews after the Olympics where she said "I knew what I was doing was super dangerous, and I probably shouldn't have gone at all, but wanted to represent my country and make my friends/family/team/coaches proud"

Both of these girls have handled more pressure than any of us will ever fucking know. I guess that doesn't fit the narrative of Simone being a lazy quitter tho.


Yeah I’m not saying what she actually did was bad, but the news twisted it so much I had no idea what actually happened until not too long ago
Feb 17 2022 2:35PM
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snowmosexual
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I think she got hexed by a Norwegian or something
Feb 17 2022 6:09PM
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coskiier1024
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GrandThingsI agree with you, but you can fuck outta here with that 'Simone Biles quit on her country' bs


Thats exactly what she did though
Feb 17 2022 6:09PM
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skierman
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"quit on her country"

LOL you fucking nationalist assholes can fuck off with that shit.
Feb 17 2022 8:44PM
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Chubz.
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i think the whole "weight of their entire nation weighing on their shoulders" narrative is a bit blown out of proportion nowadays lol
Feb 17 2022 9:01PM
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elcheapo
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Classy people have class
Feb 17 2022 10:49PM
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WoFlowz
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Ur a little late for Valentine’s Day homie
Feb 17 2022 10:59PM
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Abomber22
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We should all be so lucky.
WoFlowzUr a little late for Valentine’s Day homie
Feb 17 2022 11:28PM
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qazwsxedc34
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coskiier1024Thats exactly what she did though

She committed treason. You can't just go to the Olympics and drop out, that's like fleeing the draft so you don't have to fight in Vietnam.
Feb 17 2022 11:33PM
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Abomber22
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tf treason, you chafe bad
qazwsxedc34She committed treason. You can't just go to the Olympics and drop out, that's like fleeing the draft so you don't have to fight in Vietnam.
Feb 17 2022 11:50PM
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iH8pow
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Im still waiting for her to respond to my challenge down Lodgepole on my 4FRNTs. Imma put bus lengths on her
Feb 17 2022 11:52PM
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coskiier1024
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skierman"quit on her country"

LOL you fucking nationalist assholes can fuck off with that shit.


lol at nationalist being an insult

what does that even have to do with the simone biles thing anyway?
Feb 18 2022 9:45AM
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skierman
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coskiier1024lol at nationalist being an insult

what does that even have to do with the simone biles thing anyway?


LOL at you thinking its a compliment. Fucking gapers who care more about which country an athlete represents than the athlete themselves. I bet you're the kind of jackass that purchases ball sports team merchandise and when that team wins you proclaim, "WE WON!" like you had anything to do with it. Fucking pathetic.
Feb 18 2022 9:57AM
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Bellinghomie
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skiermanLOL at you thinking its a compliment. Fucking gapers who care more about which country an athlete represents than the athlete themselves. I bet you're the kind of jackass that purchases ball sports team merchandise and when that team wins you proclaim, "WE WON!" like you had anything to do with it. Fucking pathetic.


You should be a traveling missionary.
actually though my dad (doesn’t follow skiing) got mad at me when I said I wanted henrik to win big air over a hall
Feb 18 2022 11:33AM
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Abomber22
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it's an age thing for sure....dks about the judging, but HH was a hoot, even so, go usa
BellinghomieYou should be a traveling missionary.
actually though my dad (doesn’t follow skiing) got mad at me when I said I wanted henrik to win big air over a hall
Feb 18 2022 11:38AM
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mrk127
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Why the fuck did this turn into a Simone Biles hate thread? The issue she had is super common with gymnasts and really not a big deal. She was getting corked when gymnastics flips and spins are obviously on axis. Y’all are retarded to think Simone was a “quitter” or whatever
Feb 18 2022 12:59PM
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PeppermillReno
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I mean this is like Tiger Woods in his prime missing the cut at the masters or Nadal losing in the 1st round she wasn't close on anything.

Not sure what shes supposed to say though.

If she was ahead of Vonn at the same stage in their careers before the Olympics she might not be anymore.

Has Vlhova taken the crown from her permanently as best at Slalom? They are the same age. Shiffren isn't interested really in Super G or Downhill.
Feb 18 2022 9:37PM
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coskiier1024
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skiermanLOL at you thinking its a compliment. Fucking gapers who care more about which country an athlete represents than the athlete themselves. I bet you're the kind of jackass that purchases ball sports team merchandise and when that team wins you proclaim, "WE WON!" like you had anything to do with it. Fucking pathetic.


i do the opposite of that you fucking midwit
Feb 19 2022 1:17AM
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