This is absurd; and goes to show HOW out of touch the Prime Minister of the UK is to think that this is remotely true. The call about WHY Labour lost to the Green’s is actually coming from INSIDE the Labour house.

Referee in this Dublin Derby is letting Shamrock Rovers get away with everything after booking Bohs Dawson Devoy well early in the match. If it keeps up this way, he might lose control of this match

As we say good bye to these Olympics, I'll be saying "ta ta for now" to Opera Browser which has kept me connected to CBC Gem for the entirety of this Olympics (often in split screen mode). Enjoy your hibernation until the 2028 Summer Olympics.

So we finished down six on the projections. That's not great, but we missed in well funded (for us) sports where we also medaled, speed skating and freestyle skiing. I'm worried that the there/thereabouts sports which need the funding will suffer to try and recoup these unexpected losses in 2030.

*EXCLUSIVELY reserved This is what I get for imaging a Cross Country Ski event which has a marathon like course instead of laps of a circuit, I forget very important words from my initial thought.

Yes, the last day should always be reserved for long distance sport, marathons in the Summer Games, Cross-Country Ski in the Winter Games. I wonder if it would be possible to do the 50km Cross Country Ski events in a way that they're just not repetitive laps of a circuit?

Sidney Crosby going full John Terry in a loss?!

The Gaudreau jersey is a very nice touch from Team USA; I will say.

So they’ve bastardized the sport with 3v3 overtime AND gotten rid of the shootout? What the fuck even is hockey anymore?

DUMB FUCKING PENALTY RIGHT THERE.

Real time thought: HOW DO YOU FUCKING MISS FROM THERE?! Replay thought: WHAT A FUCKING SAVE

This is very poor power play work from Canada.

That’s a poor goal for Canada to concede and it’s the US’s first shot on goal…

Maybe Mark Messier just looked old for his entire career because he only looks like he retired about five years ago.

“No one wants to see the same nations sweeping the podium” says the commentary on CBC for the 2 women Bobsled as Taiwan/Chinese Taipei finish their third run amid commentary crosstalk about standardizing sleds. I’m sure the nations sweeping the podiums would argue they would like to see it continue.

“Here comes the Dairy Queen” says the CBC commentator as Sarah Blizzard begins her run; unable to resist noticing that the Aussie sliders surname is the same as the famous frozen dessert served by Dairy Queen franchises.

Has CBC TV (I’ve been watching on Gem this is my first network event) had those sports wagering brand trivia/ads during play in the Olympics the entire way? That seems like something which shouldn’t be allowed.

So men’s gold medal curling and bobsled at the same time eh? But who to root for in the curling? The nice Scottish lads representing Team GB or the Canadian rink I actively dislike. Technically as a dual citizen I can’t lose; but more accurately there’s absolutely a result I don’t want to see.

Ivanie Blondin with a fantastically planned race, pops out a superb last lap and takes a silver for Canada in the women’s mass start.

The Kazak skater has been a terror in this mass start event smashing into anyone who comes near her.

Maltais is back with the pack after an early fall, but will she have gas in the tank for later in this race, she had to make up nearly 3/4s of a lap.

What the fuck IS Kristy Coventry aware of as IOC President? This is shameful.

Jaysis; the pack has left this way too late. Bergsma has played a fucking blinder here. Genius skate from the 40 year old for gold in the Mass Start

Ok so the mass start comms mentioned marathon speed skating and after a quick google, I’ve never wanted an event in the Olympics more. Shame it requires natural bodies of water to be safely frozen over; considering natural bodies of water don’t really freeze over as much these days, for reasons

Bring on the Long Track Mass Start shenanigans!

Everyone hide your gold cards!

THE ICE IS THE SAME FOR BOTH TEAMS.

WHAT. A. HIT. Dawson Devoy with a superb free kick goal and it’s 1-nil Bohs at Derry.

And they’re not even supposed to be good at this type of speed skating!

The Dutch absolutely battered that relay. Canada, the less said about their race/race strategy the better, I feel.

That is fucking shocking! The two favourites in the second semi final Xandra Velzeboer and Courtney Sarault both biff it on the ice. Sarault’s bid to go podium perfect at this game is over.

Bronze!

The worst (but also thrilling) part of long track; counting down the pairs and waiting.

I was not expecting the mass of gunfire in the Mass Start Biathlon for some reason this morning.

Yep @jockcartier.bsky.social is right, 3v3 overtime (especially on Olympic Ice) is dumb.

Right as I learned during the Canada v Czechia game, there is not enough time to run to the lav for a quick slash between the third period and overtime of Olympic hockey. So do not do that between the third and overtime of this game.

Hold on there's a Swede with the last name of Raymond?

The Netherlands Teun Boer (taken out by Dandjinou) just apologized to Dubois for being in his line towards end of the race, so he definitely DID NOT try to set a pick to help his fellow Dutch skaters who took silver and bronze.

This has been a disaster of an Olympic calendar from Dandjinou as he gets DQ'd in the final for a kamikaze pass attempt. But that was an incredible race from Steven Dubois to take the gold for Canada!! Looked like the Dutchman Dandjinou took out tried to set a pick on Dubois near the end of the race

Commentators blaming the ice in short track now when results don't go Canada's way.

A third video review as the US skater biffs it coming out a corner.

Two video reviews in the B Final. Come on short track just let the racers go for it in the non-medal finals.

Comes back into room to see Canada has scored an overtime winner. I guess they don't do intermissions and floods in the knockout rounds?

Isabelle Weidemann being nearly a foot taller than both Valerie Maltais and Ivanie Blondin is almost like a cheat code for aerodynamics and draft in Team Pursuit.

How long have Italy been this much of a winter sports force? I mean I've never remembered Italy as a big speed skating country, for instance. I know they've always been up there in Alpine skiing and sliding, but 5 medals in both speed skating codes and a shot for a 6th today. Where'd this come from?

Ok that's a great 80s Computer/Sci-Fi inspired grid paint scheme on the Slovakia sled, he says in heat four of the monobob, because he's missed the three other heats.

Again I think I said this on Day Two, Snowboarding but from the Ski Jump hill, no flippy stuff just straight distance covered!

If I am the IOC, I'm telling World Curling to get its shit together or curling is up for review. Also, if I'm World Curling, I'm bringing the hammer down on all the athletes after this. The kids clearly can't be relied on to police themselves anymore, so they lose their privileges to do so.