Ryan Erik King
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Sports fan, Everywhere
Staff Writer, @jalopnik.bsky.social | Co-host emeritus, Motorsport 101
New York, NY
Staff Writer, @jalopnik.bsky.social | Co-host emeritus, Motorsport 101
New York, NY
Surya Bonaly became the only skater (until Malinin) to land a backflip on one foot at Nagano in 1998.
The FIS banned the backflip after Terry Kubicka successfully did one at the 1976 Olympics. That ban was lifted until 2024. #MilanoCortina2026
youtu.be/AdH921rNkT4?...
The FIS banned the backflip after Terry Kubicka successfully did one at the 1976 Olympics. That ban was lifted until 2024. #MilanoCortina2026
youtu.be/AdH921rNkT4?...
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Surya Bonaly became the only skater (until Malinin) to land a backflip on one foot at Nagano in 1998.
The FIS banned the backflip after Terry Kubicka successfully did one at the 1976 Olympics. That ban was lifted until 2024. #MilanoCortina2026
youtu.be/AdH921rNkT4?...
The FIS banned the backflip after Terry Kubicka successfully did one at the 1976 Olympics. That ban was lifted until 2024. #MilanoCortina2026
youtu.be/AdH921rNkT4?...
The plushie brigade has arrived. I know everyone gets a medal, but I have one of those. I'm more interested in the mascot plushies. #MilanoCortina2026
February 8, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The plushie brigade has arrived. I know everyone gets a medal, but I have one of those. I'm more interested in the mascot plushies. #MilanoCortina2026
I'm pleading for Seattle. As a tortured Jets fan, I can't cope with another Patriots Super Bowl win.
okay folks, who are we going for in the super bowl (its seattle right?)
February 8, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I'm pleading for Seattle. As a tortured Jets fan, I can't cope with another Patriots Super Bowl win.
Also, I don't know who the color commentator is on the TNT Sports UK feed, but she's a real Ilia Malinin naysayer. She's not a fan of backflips... and I'm like why?! #MilanoCortina2026
February 8, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Also, I don't know who the color commentator is on the TNT Sports UK feed, but she's a real Ilia Malinin naysayer. She's not a fan of backflips... and I'm like why?! #MilanoCortina2026
It might not have been enough for Japan to win gold, but Shun Sato had a great performance regardless. #MilanoCortina2026
February 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It might not have been enough for Japan to win gold, but Shun Sato had a great performance regardless. #MilanoCortina2026
A backflip! Just incredible! Okay, I* can see why Ilia Malinin is world number one! #MilanoCortina2026
*me, a filthy casual.
*me, a filthy casual.
February 8, 2026 at 9:37 PM
A backflip! Just incredible! Okay, I* can see why Ilia Malinin is world number one! #MilanoCortina2026
*me, a filthy casual.
*me, a filthy casual.
Ilia, you're making me sweat here!!!! #MilanoCortina2026
February 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Ilia, you're making me sweat here!!!! #MilanoCortina2026
You could hear the crowd get louder and louder. Then, Matteo Rizzo sealed a medal for Italy in the team figure skating, then the arena erupted!
I'm still sweating over the duel for gold between Japan and the United States.😅 #MilanoCortina2026
I'm still sweating over the duel for gold between Japan and the United States.😅 #MilanoCortina2026
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
You could hear the crowd get louder and louder. Then, Matteo Rizzo sealed a medal for Italy in the team figure skating, then the arena erupted!
I'm still sweating over the duel for gold between Japan and the United States.😅 #MilanoCortina2026
I'm still sweating over the duel for gold between Japan and the United States.😅 #MilanoCortina2026
HE'S HIM, AND HE KNOWS IT! Max Langenhan sets a new track record every run and wins gold in the men's luge.
That celebration was cold as hell. I'd expect nothing less from someone with red visor aura. #MilanoCortina2026
That celebration was cold as hell. I'd expect nothing less from someone with red visor aura. #MilanoCortina2026
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
HE'S HIM, AND HE KNOWS IT! Max Langenhan sets a new track record every run and wins gold in the men's luge.
That celebration was cold as hell. I'd expect nothing less from someone with red visor aura. #MilanoCortina2026
That celebration was cold as hell. I'd expect nothing less from someone with red visor aura. #MilanoCortina2026
Luge is one of the sports I know I'd be hospitalized if I ever gave it a try. #MilanoCortina2026
February 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Luge is one of the sports I know I'd be hospitalized if I ever gave it a try. #MilanoCortina2026
IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN! Another Olympic record has fallen on the speed skating oval. World record holder Sander Eitrem has taken the Olympic record in the men's 5,000 meters. The event has yet to finish, but the gold seems certain. #MilanoCortina2026
February 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN! Another Olympic record has fallen on the speed skating oval. World record holder Sander Eitrem has taken the Olympic record in the men's 5,000 meters. The event has yet to finish, but the gold seems certain. #MilanoCortina2026
Going back-to-back at the Olympics must be one helluva drug. Benjamin Karl took off his jacket and shirt then laid belly-first in the snow after winning gold in the snowboarding men's parallel giant slalom. #MilanoCortina2026
February 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Going back-to-back at the Olympics must be one helluva drug. Benjamin Karl took off his jacket and shirt then laid belly-first in the snow after winning gold in the snowboarding men's parallel giant slalom. #MilanoCortina2026
I just had the weirdest dream where I interviewed someone. I genuinely had no idea who this person was, they didn't tell me their name and I had to Google them after I woke up.
February 8, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I just had the weirdest dream where I interviewed someone. I genuinely had no idea who this person was, they didn't tell me their name and I had to Google them after I woke up.
lol, Ivana Wey is a loose cannon. Gets a 2-minute minor for boarding, Switzerland survives. She leaves the penalty box and immediately gets another boarding call.
The second time around, Canada scores immediately.
The second time around, Canada scores immediately.
February 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
lol, Ivana Wey is a loose cannon. Gets a 2-minute minor for boarding, Switzerland survives. She leaves the penalty box and immediately gets another boarding call.
The second time around, Canada scores immediately.
The second time around, Canada scores immediately.
Lol, I only found out yesterday that the ISU lifted the ban on backflips in competition since the last Winter Olympics. It's going to take a while for me to stop losing my mind when someone does one.
February 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Lol, I only found out yesterday that the ISU lifted the ban on backflips in competition since the last Winter Olympics. It's going to take a while for me to stop losing my mind when someone does one.
Holy Shit! What a run from Kira Kimura to win the gold medal for Japan in the snowboarding men's big air. #MilanoCortina2026
February 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Holy Shit! What a run from Kira Kimura to win the gold medal for Japan in the snowboarding men's big air. #MilanoCortina2026
I appreciate the ambition, but this dude ate shit. #MilanoCortina2026
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I appreciate the ambition, but this dude ate shit. #MilanoCortina2026
Oh, man. This drone is playing with fire at the Big Air ramp. I wouldn't want to be the drone operator who clips a snowboarder. #MilanoCortina2026
February 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Oh, man. This drone is playing with fire at the Big Air ramp. I wouldn't want to be the drone operator who clips a snowboarder. #MilanoCortina2026
Oh, somebody fucked up! The Olympic Broadcasting Services map put Milan in Turin's location, lmao. Did they just copy/paste the spot from the 2006 Games? #MilanoCortina2026
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Oh, somebody fucked up! The Olympic Broadcasting Services map put Milan in Turin's location, lmao. Did they just copy/paste the spot from the 2006 Games? #MilanoCortina2026
You really couldn't write this. Lollobrigida wins Italy's first gold medal at their home Winter Olympic Games on her birthday, no less.
It's also his first gold after participating in four Games. The new Olympic 3000m record-holder finished 23rd in her 2014 Sochi debut. #MilanoCortina2026
It's also his first gold after participating in four Games. The new Olympic 3000m record-holder finished 23rd in her 2014 Sochi debut. #MilanoCortina2026
February 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
You really couldn't write this. Lollobrigida wins Italy's first gold medal at their home Winter Olympic Games on her birthday, no less.
It's also his first gold after participating in four Games. The new Olympic 3000m record-holder finished 23rd in her 2014 Sochi debut. #MilanoCortina2026
It's also his first gold after participating in four Games. The new Olympic 3000m record-holder finished 23rd in her 2014 Sochi debut. #MilanoCortina2026
NEW OLYMPIC RECORD! Francesca Lollobrigida with a stunning run in the women's speed skating 3000m. One pairing left to determine if she'll secure Italy's first gold medal at their home Winter Olympics. #MilanoCortina2026
February 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
NEW OLYMPIC RECORD! Francesca Lollobrigida with a stunning run in the women's speed skating 3000m. One pairing left to determine if she'll secure Italy's first gold medal at their home Winter Olympics. #MilanoCortina2026
"Sally Ride's got a gun" lives in my mind rent-free.
February 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"Sally Ride's got a gun" lives in my mind rent-free.
Franjo von Allmen cooked! The first gold of these Winter Olympics goes to Switzerland in the men's downhill. Italians pick up silver and bronze. #MilanoCortina2026
February 7, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Franjo von Allmen cooked! The first gold of these Winter Olympics goes to Switzerland in the men's downhill. Italians pick up silver and bronze. #MilanoCortina2026
Lol, NASA threatened to give their Artemis lunar lander contract to someone else and they realized they need to get their shit together.
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
SpaceX Delays Mars Plans To Focus on Moon
Elon Musk’s rocket company had aimed to reach the red planet in 2026
www.wsj.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Lol, NASA threatened to give their Artemis lunar lander contract to someone else and they realized they need to get their shit together.
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
www.wsj.com/science/spac...
I love an Olympic opening ceremonies, but did this have to be three and a half hours long?
February 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I love an Olympic opening ceremonies, but did this have to be three and a half hours long?