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@michellebruton
senior editor at Triumph Books; Olympics and action sports writer at Forbes SportsMoney; emo scholar at The Alternative; Packers writer here and there; IPA defender; parasocial Boston Bruins fan. NH ➡️ CHI
Sorry, I should say struggling to get out of bed in the morning. I am waking up at 5:30 every day 🤣
I’m still struggling to wake up in the morning from Italy jet lag and meanwhile the Olympic snowboarders are gearing up to compete in Snow League finals in Aspen today. Just built different
Thanks, I will!
And, as someone who has to read information to absorb it (and *reads along with the transcript* if I ever listen to a podcast), I’d never want to make anything I have to say less accessible to people who learn the same way I do
fun bit of history: Connor Hellebuyck is the first goalie in the history of the Olympics to make 40+ saves in a game and get an assist in a game. (assisted on Hughes GWG with Werenski)
Sorry, was in no way trying to excuse their behavior. Just noting a gross, engrained part of the culture that will take a very long time to change
To the player who said “Absolutely!” and the one who chanted “2 for 2”—please rub off on your friends.
(I do think some of the cheering in response to what Trump said was meant to be in support of the women’s team. But those other cackling laughs must be heartbreaking for the women’s team to hear.)
YES exactly
This was the thing that stood out when reading about the Blackhawks covering up sexual assault. No one wanted to rock the boat, with them thinking that talking about the sexual assault was the boatrocking, not the assault itself. It's so bad.
Re: Trump telling the men’s team that he’s going to “have to” also invite the women’s team, and the men laughing—one of the most toxic aspects of hockey culture is that it is unfailingly “polite.” They are raised to listen to their elders, not to push back even when they know something is wrong
big shoutout though to the one guy on the US hockey team who starts chanting 2-FOR-2! 2-FOR-2! when Trump brings up the women's team while pretty much everybody else laughs, he gets a pass
in public, the men's hockey team has been supportive of the women's team, going to games, cheering them on, saying they were inspired by the OT golden goal
must be gutting to feel that support and then get first-hand evidence that behind closed doors, when it's just The Boys, they're laughing at you
thank you friend! 🥹
Paralympics start March 6 😅
I’m taking ownership over the “the Tkachuks never closed their door for two weeks” anecdote from my question 😆
exactly right!
The Olympics are done! I’ve written 37 articles this month! I am SLEEPING FOREVER
Closing out the Olympics with one of my favorite stories I've written during them www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
*Stares in Hellebuyck*
Reporters were certainly trying to get Sullivan to give a quote saying just that. It just may be
not too yet because we (press) won’t leave them alone 😆
Jack Hughes: “I looked on the ice and saw my teeth”
You can smell the champagne from here!
Sway when he sees the gold medals: “Wowwww” 😆
GOALIE HUG: OLYMPICS EDITION
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