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Ski jumping: Wada responds to penis injection claims - BBC Sport

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 19:57:55 +0000

Hyaluronic acid, which is not banned in sport, can be used to increase penis circumference by one or two centimetres. This would increase the surface area of their suits during competition, which, according to FIS, the international ski and snowboard federation, could increase their flight in the air.

Tags: #olympics #skiing #sports #wtf

Olympic girl seen but not heard - CNN.com

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:30:18 +0000

"Games organizers confirm that Lin Miaoke, who performed "Ode to the Motherland" as China's flag was paraded Friday into Beijing's National Stadium, was not singing at all. ... Lin was lip-syncing to the sound of another girl, 7-year-old Yang Peiyi, who was heard but not seen, apparently because she was deemed not cute enough. ... "The reason was for the national interest," said Chen Qigang, the ceremony's musical director, in a state radio interview. "The child on camera should be flawless in image, internal feeling and expression. ... Lin Miaoke is excellent in those aspects.""

Tags: #ceremonies #china #cnn #fake #lipsyncing #olympics

“groovy mother” :: Completely random prediction that I just want to jot down here so that I can point to it if it turns out to come true

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:57:35 +0000

"This year’s Beijing olympic games will have the highest TV viewing figures in the US for, let’s say, 10 years, since it’ll be the first summer games shown in high-definition."

Tags: #hdtv #olympics #predictions

The Greatest Curling Shot Ever | MetaFilter

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 15:58:00 +0000

"I will never mock curling again." Holy crap, this makes me want to watch more curling.

Tags: #curling #olympics #sports