- Princess Mary hits the dancefloor and rocks out at a private concert with her family to celebrate son Christian’s 18th birthday in Christiansborg Palace Daily Mail
- Prince Christian Poses for Group Photo with 4 Future Queens at Birthday PEOPLE
- Prince Christian of Denmark’s Birthday Celebration Photos – Royals in Attendance Town & Country
- Remarkable photo shows Prince Christian of Denmark flanked by four Queens-in-waiting on his 18th birthday – af Daily Mail
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Twitch speaks out on gambling controversy, confirms it will be banning gambling as of October 18th
After a recent gambling controversy hit the spotlight in Twitch’s community, the streaming service has announced that starting October 18, streaming any kind of gambling site that includes slots, roulette wheels, or dice games that are not licensed in the United States is prohibited. While they announced a small list of websites included in this ban, it was stated that more could be added if they were identified to be harmful.
All of this arose after some of Twitch’s most prolific content creators banded together to push the new hashtag, #TwitchStopGambling. A streamer who goes by Sliker was recently called out by his community for his gambling tendencies and has since admitted to borrowing more than $200,000 from his fans and fellow content creators without paying it back. He first began gambling with Counter Strike: Global Offensive skins before moving on to real money. Sliker has since apologized for his actions and says he is seeking help in rehab for his gambling addiction.
While a lot of the main casino attractions you would see have been banned from Twitch, this does not have an effect on sports betting, fantasy sports, and poker games on the platform. The included tweet states that Twitch will reveal more about their policy change on streaming gambling on their site before the October 18 changes go into effect.
Before the ban comes to, you are still able to see gambling streams on the service, although it is expected to see this quickly dwindle down as the end date gets closer. Even today, as the announcement has come out, you can find streaming categories that have to do with slots and other gambling games within the most popularly viewed streams on Twitch. The hope is to help mitigate and eliminate possible gambling addictions spreading amongst the Twitch community that could end up being quite harmful.
Winter Olympics 2022 — Mikaela Shiffrin 18th in downhill, Eileen Gu earns silver, plus more from Beijing
On Tuesday at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Mikaela Shiffrin raced in the downhill, while Eileen Gu earned a silver medal in ski slopestyle and Anna Gasser won her second straight Olympic gold in snowboard big air.
If you are feeling extra ambitious this evening, we suggest trying to stay up to watch women’s figure skating take center stage in the early morning hours (Eastern time). As always, we have live updates of all the action:
Yiming is golden
Su Yiming gets big air, can confirm.
Yiming’s second medal of the Games (silver in slopestyle), and first gold medal, carried extra significance as he became the first Chinese snowboarder to win gold at the Olympic Winter Games — and he did it in his home country.
After scoring a 89.50 on his first run, the 17-year-old completed a ridiculous second run earning a score of 93.00. The pair of huge 1800s (front and backside) in his first two runs were enough to secure him the men’s snowboard big air crown. After his final run — which was essentially just a victory lap as the win was already sealed — he received a standing ovation before being swarmed by his fellow competitors in congratulations for his historic feat.
“UNBELIEVEABLE!”
Su Yiming’s second run earned himself a 93.00 en route to his men’s snowboard big air GOLD! 🥇#WinterOlympics | #WatchWithUS pic.twitter.com/t6ZUt9DXZi
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 15, 2022
Meanwhile, things didn’t go exactly according to plan for Team USA’s Red Gerard and Chris Corning.
Gerard came in fifth place, which is the same spot he finished at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, while Corning finished seventh. — Tory Barron
Shiffrin races again
After a challenging first week at the 2022 Olympic Games, which saw her record two “Did Not Finish” results in her best two races and a ninth-place finish in the super-G, Mikaela Shiffrin returned to competition in Tuesday’s downhill event.
Competing 12th in a field of 36, Shiffrin crossed the finish line in 1:34.36, which was the 11th-fastest result at the time of her completion. It was her first time competing in the race in the Olympics, but she has won the event twice on the World Cup circuit, and recorded five podium finishes.
By the time the event concluded, she had fallen to 18th place and was 2.49 seconds behind gold-medalist Corinne Suter of Switzerland. Sofia Goggia and Nadia Delago, both of Italy, earned the silver and bronze.
“I think I have a shot and that’s really nice.” 💫
Mikaela Shiffrin shares an update ahead of the combined event.#WinterOlympics | @NBCOlympics pic.twitter.com/hn1VUPYhjk
— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) February 15, 2022
Shiffrin, who has been candid about her struggles at these Games, told reporters she wasn’t thinking about finishing on the podium before the race.
“I’m not focusing on the medal anymore,” she said. “It’s just trying to do my best execution every day. Anyway, that’s my best shot at a medal. So it’s a little bit of maybe a paradox … that your best chance to have that performance is to stop thinking about the performance and to focus on what you’re doing in that moment. So I’m just trying to be present in the moment, especially with the downhill.”
Shiffrin seemed to do just that as she smiled and waved at the camera after finishing the race. She’ll have one more opportunity to win a medal at the 2022 Olympic Games during Thursday’s combined event. She won the silver medal in the discipline in 2018. — D’Arcy Maine
Gu gets another medal
Eileen Gu had a second-place finish in the women’s ski slopestyle competition, meaning she could still become the first action-sports athlete to capture three medals at the same Winter Games. (She will compete in halfpipe later this week.)
Medal # 2️⃣ for Eileen Gu. 🥈
The 18-year-old earns her second Olympic medal of the 2022 #WinterOlympics in women’s freeski slopestyle.
📺 @nbc and @peacockTV
💻 https://t.co/kCkQzKDhze pic.twitter.com/oDfUgndd3g— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 15, 2022
Gu won big air last week, but her bid for another gold medal was thwarted by Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland. Sitting in eighth place after two runs, Gu used a strong final run to work her way onto the podium. She couldn’t catch Gremaud, who scored an 86.56 on her second run. Kelly Sildaru of Estonia took home bronze.
Valieva ‘tired emotionally’ after hearing
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was worn out after a grueling doping hearing ended with her being allowed to skate Tuesday in the women’s short program at the Beijing Olympics.
“These days have been very difficult for me,” Valieva, who practiced in both of her allotted sessions Monday, told Russian state broadcaster Channel One in comments shown that night. “I’m happy but I’m tired emotionally.”
There won’t be a medal ceremony if Valieva finishes in the top three because the International Olympic Committee is concerned that she could still be banned after a full investigation of her doping case. The three-member court ruled only on whether she could skate at the Olympics and did not consider the full merits of the case.
“I sat there for seven hours, we had one 20-minute break, and I sat there and watched. It was very difficult, but it is apparently one of the moments, of the phases, that I have to go through,” Valieva said, adding that the entire process had taught her that adult life “can be unfair to some extent.”
Valieva is scheduled to perform in the final group, 26th among the 30 women taking part in the individual competition on Tuesday morning in Beijing. More on Valieva.
Repeat in big air
Austria’s Anna Gasser did it again! The 2018 Olympic gold medalist won back-to-back gold in women’s snowboard big air after earning a 95.50 score in the third run.
Gasser, 30, held the lead after the first round as she went head-to-head with this year’s slopestyle gold medalist, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, of New Zealand. Sadowski-Synnott came back strong to take the lead by .25 in the second run. Under pressure, Gasser recorded a superb third run, while Sadowski-Synnott fell in her third run.
Anna Gasser DEFENDS HER GOLD!
The Austrian goes back-to-back in women’s big air thanks to a 95.50 on her final run!#WinterOlympics
📺 : @USA_Network and @peacockTV
💻 : https://t.co/DaRR18atEa pic.twitter.com/IFu3t5mbIZ— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 15, 2022
Immediately after Gasser’s run, the rest of the snowboarders swarmed her, embracing her for her performance. She joins Chloe Kim, Jamie Anderson and Ester Ledecká as the only women with multiple gold medals in snowboarding at the Olympics.
Japan’s Kokomo Murase picked up the bronze, and Team USA’s Hailey Langland finished 12th. — Aishwarya Kumar
Shuster has an epic day
Team USA’s skipper, John Shuster, who is playing in his fifth straight Olympics, came in clutch, stealing a point off his final throw of the eighth. That shot resulted in the U.S. beating Switzerland 7-4, making the four-team playoffs. His family was, understandably, quite excited:
“USA! USA! USA!” 🇺🇸
The family watch party for Team Shuster was ELECTRIC tonight as @usacurl won an exciting match.
(Via @TeamShuster) | @TeamUSA
pic.twitter.com/NbdlAUE4bx
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 15, 2022
The U.S. will play Italy next on Tuesday, which is currently at the bottom of the standings.
Shuster also had a pretty great Valentine’s Day …
Roses are red, medals are gold?
When it comes to Valentine’s Day, roses and chocolate are par for the course for the occasion. However, Shuster’s son, Luke, had something a little more timely in mind when crafting a card to show love for his dad.
Namely, gold medals.
John Shuster is feeling the love!❤️
His son, Luke, sent his dad the sweetest Valentine’s Day card cheering him on at the #WinterOlympics. (via IG/shoostie) pic.twitter.com/NzmwpJaI0F
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 15, 2022
We see no lies here.
Judging frustrations
Olympic judging at snowboarding events on slopestyle, in the halfpipe and now at big air has come under fire from the boarders themselves, who say they are fed up with inconsistent and, at times, blatantly incorrect scoring with so much on the line.
“It’s heartbreaking,” Red Gerard said Monday. “There’s nothing they can do after they put the scores in to change it. … You’re talking about, this is life-changing for some people, you know?” Read more on it here.
Upcoming events (all times ET)
11:10 p.m.: Men’s hockey quarterfinal playoff (Slovakia vs. Germany; Denmark vs. Latvia)
12 a.m.: Men’s snowboard big air final
3:20 a.m.: Speedskating team pursuit finals
3:40 a.m.: Men’s hockey quarterfinal playoff (Czech Republic vs. Switzerland)
5:00 a.m.: Figure skating women’s short program
7 a.m.: Men’s curling round robin (multiple matches)
8:10 a.m.: Men’s hockey quarterfinal playoff (Canada vs. China)
Dutch princess’ 18th birthday party broke Covid-19 rules
According to a letter sent by Prime Minister Mark Rutte to the Dutch parliament, dated Thursday, the royals hosted 21 people in the park near the royal palace on Saturday.
This is despite government advice that people in the Netherlands should have no more than four visitors over the age of 13 in their home per day.
The park is considered part of the private home of the royal family, a government spokesperson told CNN.
According to Rutte’s letter to Parliament, all guests were asked to take a test, were vaccinated, and maintained social distance.
“The king informed me that on closer inspection it was not right to organize this,” Rutte said in the letter. “I think that’s a sensible response.”
Initial birthday celebrations were canceled due to the coronavirus situation, but Saturday’s gathering was organized at the “last minute,” Rutte said.
The Netherlands is currently at Covid-19 alert level three, which means the healthcare system is facing “serious” pressure. The Omicron variant is expected to outpace Delta “in the coming weeks,” the government said Tuesday.
As a result it has decided to prolong restrictions, including closing restaurants, bars and non-essential shops at 5 p.m., until January 14, 2022. People are also being urged to stay at home as much as possible.
Commenting on the royal Covid breach, lawmaker Eva van Esch from the “Party for the Animals” (Partij voor de Dieren) emphasized that the rules applied to everyone.
“Setting a good example is essential for people in the Netherlands to comply with the measures, which apparently has not happened here,” van Esch said in a statement.
“I understand that celebrating your 18th birthday is a milestone, but other 18-year-olds can’t throw a party either.”
A24 will stream The Green Knight for one night on August 18th
A24’s The Green Knight will make its virtual debut much earlier than expected — on August 18th, you’ll be able to buy a $20 ticket to stream the film through A24’s Screening Room platform.
The one-night-only stream isn’t a full streaming release for rental or purchase, given that The Green Knight is still otherwise exclusive to theaters. (A regular digital release will come later on in the theatrical cycle.)
As such, the screening is also far more limited than a typical rental: once you’ve purchased a $20 ticket, you’ll be able to stream the film during a four-hour window on August 18th starting at 9PM ET. The stream does come with a bonus Q&A with the cast and crew after the film, however.
Based on the classic epic poem, The Green Knight stars Dev Patel as the would-be knight who answers an ill-fated challenge to the titular Green Knight on Christmas day. The film was originally planned for a May 29th, 2020 release, but was delayed until this summer due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Once you’ve bought a ticket, A24 offers three ways to watch the film: through a web browser, through the Apple TV app, or through the Roku app. Unfortunately, though, A24 is only screening The Green Knight for US viewers — international film fans won’t be able to join.
The move marks the latest blurring of the line between theatrical and streaming releases. At $20, the price of a streaming ticket is comparable to seeing The Green Knight in theaters (especially if shared with multiple friends or family members), with the added bonus that A24 won’t have to share that ticket price with theaters. It’s a similar balancing act that has driven moves like Disney Plus’ Premiere Access films, which have offered the option of simultaneous $30 digital purchases and theatrical releases for films like Black Widow or Jungle Cruise. HBO Max has also taken a similar approach, offering simultaneous digital debuts for its 2020 slate at no extra cost to streaming subscribers alongside theatrical debuts.
The ‘Snyder Cut’ of Justice League is coming to HBO Max on March 18th
Zack Snyder’s Justice League (aka “The Snyder Cut”) will hit HBO Max on March 18th, the director announced on Twitter today.
The original theatrical release of Justice League debuted in November 2017 and, ahead of its release, endured a difficult production. Most notably, director Joss Whedon stepped in to finish the film during post-production after Snyder stepped away from the project for personal reasons. After Justice League was released, fans criticized Whedon’s contributions to the film, which included a lighter tone. Fans started an internet campaign for Warner Bros. to “Release the Snyder Cut” in the years since.
Warner Bros. previously announced in May that the long-rumored extended cut was getting an official release but as an exclusive on WarnerMedia’s new streaming service, HBO Max. With a firm release date for Zack Snyder’s Justice League finally set, the film is launching at a competitive time for superhero media as it will release one day before the debut of Marvel Studios’ newest miniseries, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which will stream exclusively on Disney Plus.
Zack Snyder’s Justice League isn’t the only new film arriving on HBO Max this year. In December, Warner Bros. announced that every single one of its films in 2021 would release simultaneously on HBO Max the same day they premiered in movie theaters. AT&T now credits the decision for helping boost HBO Max subscriber numbers in its latest earnings report.