"Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers by urinating the words “Fuck Ice” on the snow just before the start of the Winter Olympics.
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"Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers by urinating the words “Fuck Ice” on the snow just before the start of the Winter Olympics.
In a post on Instagram the 34-year-old, who will compete for Team GB in the free-ski half-pipe in Milano Cortina, also urged Americans to write to their senators to “rein in” ICE and border patrol."
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/06/team-gb-winter-olympic-skier-gus-kenworthy-targets-ice-graphic-message-in-snow
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUWAmjeDq2L/?hl=en
#Politics #Olympics
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"Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers by urinating the words “Fuck Ice” on the snow just before the start of the Winter Olympics.
In a post on Instagram the 34-year-old, who will compete for Team GB in the free-ski half-pipe in Milano Cortina, also urged Americans to write to their senators to “rein in” ICE and border patrol."
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/06/team-gb-winter-olympic-skier-gus-kenworthy-targets-ice-graphic-message-in-snow
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUWAmjeDq2L/?hl=en
#Politics #Olympics
1/n"In Milan, near the end of the ceremony’s lengthy Parade of Nations, the U.S. delegation of athletes entered the stadium to cheers and whistles. But the crowd’s mood seemed to shift when the screen switched from the athletes to the stands, where Mr. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, were waving small American flags.
Their appearance was met with a smattering of jeers and boos that were audible despite the loud music playing for the parade."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/jd-vance-olympics-opening-ceremony.html
#Politics #Olympics
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"In Milan, near the end of the ceremony’s lengthy Parade of Nations, the U.S. delegation of athletes entered the stadium to cheers and whistles. But the crowd’s mood seemed to shift when the screen switched from the athletes to the stands, where Mr. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, were waving small American flags.
Their appearance was met with a smattering of jeers and boos that were audible despite the loud music playing for the parade."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/jd-vance-olympics-opening-ceremony.html
#Politics #Olympics
2/n@AkaSci I wondered if I was hearing that right.
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"Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy has launched a blistering attack on US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers by urinating the words “Fuck Ice” on the snow just before the start of the Winter Olympics.
In a post on Instagram the 34-year-old, who will compete for Team GB in the free-ski half-pipe in Milano Cortina, also urged Americans to write to their senators to “rein in” ICE and border patrol."
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/06/team-gb-winter-olympic-skier-gus-kenworthy-targets-ice-graphic-message-in-snow
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUWAmjeDq2L/?hl=en
#Politics #Olympics
1/nThis is great, but I am skeptical that anyone has the skills to piss-write with such crisp, isolated, letters.
That alone would deserve a gold medal.
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This is great, but I am skeptical that anyone has the skills to piss-write with such crisp, isolated, letters.
That alone would deserve a gold medal.
@jamesbritt @AkaSci a gold shower medal
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This is great, but I am skeptical that anyone has the skills to piss-write with such crisp, isolated, letters.
That alone would deserve a gold medal.
@jamesbritt
We are assuming it was done standing up with accurate aim and control.There are perhaps other ways to make that artwork with the right material

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"In Milan, near the end of the ceremony’s lengthy Parade of Nations, the U.S. delegation of athletes entered the stadium to cheers and whistles. But the crowd’s mood seemed to shift when the screen switched from the athletes to the stands, where Mr. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, were waving small American flags.
Their appearance was met with a smattering of jeers and boos that were audible despite the loud music playing for the parade."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/jd-vance-olympics-opening-ceremony.html
#Politics #Olympics
2/nI’m surprised he isn’t booed everywhere. Oh wait, I think he is!
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"In Milan, near the end of the ceremony’s lengthy Parade of Nations, the U.S. delegation of athletes entered the stadium to cheers and whistles. But the crowd’s mood seemed to shift when the screen switched from the athletes to the stands, where Mr. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, were waving small American flags.
Their appearance was met with a smattering of jeers and boos that were audible despite the loud music playing for the parade."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/world/europe/jd-vance-olympics-opening-ceremony.html
#Politics #Olympics
2/nIn other Olympics news -
"Having a bigger bulge on a required 3D body scan taken in the pre-season could earn jumpers extra centimeters of material in their jumpsuits—and a suit’s larger nether regions provide more surface area to glide to the gold.
A 2025 simulation-based study suggested that every 2 cm of extra fabric in a ski jumpsuit could increase drag by about 4% and increase lift by about 5%, providing an extra 5.8 meters of distance."
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In other Olympics news -
"Having a bigger bulge on a required 3D body scan taken in the pre-season could earn jumpers extra centimeters of material in their jumpsuits—and a suit’s larger nether regions provide more surface area to glide to the gold.
A 2025 simulation-based study suggested that every 2 cm of extra fabric in a ski jumpsuit could increase drag by about 4% and increase lift by about 5%, providing an extra 5.8 meters of distance."
@AkaSci
This brings to mind an old Dan Ackroyd/Steve Martin sketch. -
In other Olympics news -
"Having a bigger bulge on a required 3D body scan taken in the pre-season could earn jumpers extra centimeters of material in their jumpsuits—and a suit’s larger nether regions provide more surface area to glide to the gold.
A 2025 simulation-based study suggested that every 2 cm of extra fabric in a ski jumpsuit could increase drag by about 4% and increase lift by about 5%, providing an extra 5.8 meters of distance."
@AkaSci at this level of sport everybody is a massive dick
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