To be fair, the meme shows her ( Kim Yeji of South Korea) from a tense angle, unlike the one from her original viral pic
Also, afaik, they both won silver and she broke the Olympic record before her compatriot Oh Ye Jin broke THAT record to take the gold.
Basically, they’re super cool in each their way, he’s just older and prefers regular glasses over the actually pretty standard for the sport headgear she sports.
Bonus info: that cute plush elephant she has hanging from her belt? That belongs to her 5yo daughter back in South Korea.
I highly recommend this The Athletic piece about her.
One last bit of trivia: the author shares a name with a New Girl character and it’s not Coach 😛
Its a joke.
My very esteemed advisor admitted to me that he would often just make the ppt during the flight to a convention. He also admitted most of his time at the convention was hitting pubs with the boys from his grad school he knew eons ago.
While it’s admirable he knew his stuff well enough to pull it off, hangover and all, he was also kind of an ass so it’s a bit of a push.
Usually the talks are just an advertisement for the paper. The real value of in-person conferences is meeting your peers and talking about your field in less-formal settings i.e. during the dinner and breaks.
btw if you’re a student, see if there are any student organizations to join, especially if they do workshops or research tracks at a conference, it’s a great way to build a network.
