Your favorite Winter Olympic athletes all-time

[john4psu]

Which Winter Olympic athletes did you root for or like perhaps more than others?

Franz Klammer
USA Hockey 1980
Sidney Crosby
Eric Heiden
Bonnie Blair
Dan Jansen

and of course Dorothy Hamill

 

[psuro]

Eddie The Eagle
The Jamaican Bobsled Team
Eric Heiden
Alberto Tomba - party animal
Jean Claude Killy
Anyone who does luge

Peggy Fleming

 

[AWS1022]

I was at a bar with my brother in law in 1988. The whole place came to a standstill to watch Brian Boitano battle against Brian Orser. I told my brother in law that I didn’t realize men’s figure skating could be used as crowd control in a bar.

Of course the US hockey team is still the best sports story of my lifetime.

 

[Mister Magoo]

Dorothy Hamill Female
Alberto Tomba Male

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Katarina Witt

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[psuro]

Katarina Witt

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Flag.

C'mon - you know the rules.

This is not your first time - we may have to refer you to the Disciplinary Board for further actions.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Katarina Witt

.... end thread

But seriously

Dan Jansen
Klammer
Bode Miller
Picabo Street
Mikayla Shiffrin
Johann Olav Koss
Ykaterina Gordeeva (absolutely gorgeous)

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Flag.

C'mon - you know the rules.

This is not your first time - we may have to refer you to the Disciplinary Board for further actions.

I didn’t speak to her hotness, but followed up with a penalty-inducing post. I’ll indulge you in a second

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Fraulein Witt (at 50)

 

[Chickenman Testa]

“Katya” Gordeeva at about 45

 

[BobPSU92]

1980 U.S.A. Hockey

 

[Art]

Elvis Stojko. How can you not love a guy named Elvis?

 

[Erial_Lion]

Dan Jansen

 

[Agoodnap]

How about Bill Johnson...the perfect example of American arrogance. I loved it at the time.

 

[Nitwit97]

Eric Heiden. When you consider he won gold at five different distances - OUTSIDE!! The 80 Men’s Hockey Team obviously owns my heart, but to pick one specific athlete, it will always be Eric Heiden. Amazing accomplishment.

 

[Uh Clem]

Fraulein Witt (at 50)

Ex-wife was Scott Hamilton's attorney and he became a close family friend. After Stars on Ice skated at the Spectrum in the mid 1990s, we rode back to their center city hotel on the SOI bus. My 3 year old son insisted on sitting on Katerina's lap the entire bus ride. Neither I nor his mother could entice him away from her and after arriving at the hotel we dragged him away crying and fussing. I was surprised he wasn't speaking German afterward.

 

[sluggo72]

No Lindsey Vonn fans??

you notice they cropped at the knees, which probably have several zippers on them!! I dont know how she rehabs so quickly

 

[PSU95alum]

Sometimes y’all really show your age on this board. No mention of Shaun White, who is now considered the old man of his sport?

Come on, man!

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Sometimes y’all really show your age on this board. No mention of Shaun White, who is now considered the old man of his sport?

Come on, man!

He was going to get my vote.

 

[Carl Spackler]

Franz Klammer
Stein Erickson
Eric Heiden
USA Hockey Team 1980
Pavo Nurmi (Summer Olympics, great name, great man)

 

[bkmtnittany1]

Wow!! No Tonya votes????

 

[BobPSU92]

Sometimes y’all really show your age on this board. No mention of Shaun White, who is now considered the old man of his sport?

Come on, man!

Dick Button.

 

[STPGopherfan]

No Lindsey Vonn fans??

you notice they cropped at the knees, which probably have several zippers on them!! I dont know how she rehabs so quickly

Meh, typical Minnesota lady...

 

[fairgambit]

Jennifer Jones. Canada curling Gold medalist (and...a lawyer)

 

[STPGopherfan]

Eddie The Eagle
The Jamaican Bobsled Team
Eric Heiden
Alberto Tomba - party animal
Jean Claude Killy
Anyone who does luge

Peggy Fleming

Nice list. I have to add Ms. Vonn, and The 1980 Hockey team, otherwise they'll take away my Minnesota card...

 

[Aardvark86]

Eric Heiden. When you consider he won gold at five different distances - OUTSIDE!! The 80 Men’s Hockey Team obviously owns my heart, but to pick one specific athlete, it will always be Eric Heiden. Amazing accomplishment.

And also a pro cyclist. Amazing athlete.

If you do nothing else before you die, go to lake placid to visit the 80 rink, and then, go outside and take a couple of loops on the oval where Heiden won his medals.

 

[T J]

Jennifer Jones. Canada curling Gold medalist (and...a lawyer)

Good to know fair.

But, for this athletic evaluation and physical attributes review, we can overlook her off-the-ice career indiscretion.​

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[PSUSignore]

I have a short-term memory but thanks to a poster above I remembered Tomba. Here are some that come to mind.

Alberto Tomba
Lindsey Vonn
Shaun White
Bode Miller
Eddie the Eagle
Hermann Maier

 

[Player2BNamedL8r]

But seriously

Dan Jansen
Klammer
Bode Miller
Picabo Street
Mikayla Shiffrin
Johann Olav Koss
Ykaterina Gordeeva (absolutely gorgeous)

Count em....1-2-3 flags!!!

 

[Mister Magoo]

No Lindsey Vonn fans??

you notice they cropped at the knees, which probably have several zippers on them!! I dont know how she rehabs so quickly

Eldrick wrecked that. Before Stratton could get to her.

 

[Player2BNamedL8r]

Picabo

Mikaela

Ekaterina

 

[mrtailgate]

I was at a bar with my brother in law in 1988. The whole place came to a standstill to watch Brian Boitano battle against Brian Orser. I told my brother in law that I didn’t realize men’s figure skating could be used as crowd control in a bar.

Of course the US hockey team is still the best sports story of my lifetime.

You sure it wasn’t a gay bar? I’ve never been in a bar when people watched dudes figure skating. I jest.

 

[mrtailgate]

Jean Claude Killy
Peggy Fleming

These two are probably responsible for the Winter Olympics becoming popular.

 

[T J]

Count em....1-2-3 flags!!!

One flag lifted.

Not to be confused with...

 

[AWS1022]

You sure it wasn’t a gay bar? I’ve never been in a bar when people watched dudes figure skating. I jest.

Me neither, that’s why it was so surprising. It wasn’t usually a gay bar but it turned into one that evening apparently.

 

[UncleLar]

Flag.

C'mon - you know the rules.

This is not your first time - we may have to refer you to the Disciplinary Board for further actions.

Katarina on Oglympics (NSFW)

 

[LafayetteBear]

The one with the largest breasts.

 

[psuro]

The one with the largest breasts.

Only correct answer.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Picabo

Mikaela

Ekaterina

Don’t know who that middle chick is, but it’s not Shiffrin. Here’s Shiffrin at the same ESPY’s. She’s more of the Girl Next Door - and also the best female skier on the planet

 

[Chickenman Testa]

Count em....1-2-3 flags!!!

Flags are only supposed to be thrown if you opine on a woman's looks but provide no accompanying pic. I opined on Katya and attached a pic of said goddess