I love the winter Olympics! But of course, there’s a downside to everything, and that usually results in an Old Man Rant. This is actually an old rant topic- I first spouted off about the winter games back in 2022. And since things have remained unchanged since then, I’m reposting my complaints.

But wait! There are also a few new items that are ruining my Olympic spirit- let’s get to those first;

The Twizzle Needs To Fizzle

I admit, I’ve been enjoying the ice dancing much more than I expected to, but when the announcers say the word “twizzle” , I feel the urge to reach out and choke someone. I can’t explain why this word sets me on fire, it just does. It’s a shame that a twizzle is a basic element of ice dancing, because that forces the announcers to say it over and over and over. ANNOYING!!

They should sizzle the twizzle with a fire that won’t fizzle, then tell the tale in a song by TSwizzle. Fo’ shizzle!

Boo Hoo!

Too many people are crying at the Olympics.. I partly get it- when you train your whole life for the big moment and under-perform when it happens, that really sucks. I might cry then too. BUT- when you do a sport that involves judges, you know right out of the gate that subjective bullshit will be involved. It’s not like most other sports, where scoring is very clear and obvious. Instead with judges, you are at the mercy of the world’s most fallible element: human opinion.

I’m annoyed when I see ice dancers and figure skaters exuberant after nailing their routine on the ice, but bursting into tears when the judge’s score ranks them .02 points less than their opponents. Boohoo! What the hell is .02 anyway?! It’s a judges opinion- not a scientific fact. If the skaters are satisfied that they performed their best routine, a medal is really just an opinionated rose of icing on the cake.

No tears! Hey skaters- go live the rest of your lives basing your success and self-worth on the opinion of others, and let me know how that works out for you.

And here’s my original Winter Olympics Rant- straight outta 2022

If you’re interested in the myriad of other things I spend too much time getting mad about, check out the full Old Man Rant catalog.

But now, I need to go run some punks of my front lawn.

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