T&D News - February 9th, 2022

At last, Team USA has its first gold medal of the 2022 Olympic Games! Lindsey Jacobellis won gold Wednesday in the women’s snowboard cross. She’s been trying for this medal for 16 years and she almost had it back in 2006, but on the last jump, she infamously tried to add a celebratory grab and fell. Which allowed another snowboarder to catch up and pass her. SEE THE WIN.

Russia continues to clean up at the Olympics and Monday they took the gold in figure skating, however the medal ceremony last night was delayed because of “legal issues” after one of the athletes on the team failed a drug test. Russia is already competing under the Russian Olympic Committee banner they country has been banned due to a doping scandal. READ MORE.

Peloton did great early on in the pandemic, but sales recently have been way down. They let go of 2,800 employees yesterday, about 20% of their workforce. And each person's severance package includes a one-year Peloton subscription for FREE. READ MORE.

Foo Fighters are hosting a one of a kind concert experience after the big game on Sunday with a virtual reality, post Super Bowl concert. They'll have multiple 180° cameras positioned around the stage, so no matter where you’re watching you’ll have the "best seat in the house.” The show is free, but if you wanna watch with VR obviously you’ll need to have a headseat, but you can watch in 2D as well. READ MORE.

The producers responsible for “The Matrix Resurrections” are taking Warner Bros. to court over the film’s lackluster debut. They say the studio used the movie to try to get subscriptions for HBO Max, which was in breach of their contract. Warner ordered their entire 2021 rooster to be released simultaneously on the streaming service then moved up the release from its original 2022 date to December 2021 to try to hit their subscription goal. READ MORE.


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