Winter Olympics

[Doseone]

Living a bit on past glory, I was a Biathlete and cross country skier before that, very fortunate to have had a go at quite a lot of the winter sports including the bobsleigh which is mental. If anyone has not watched the Biathlon, do so, it's absolutely fascinating with no guarantee of winning until the last shoot is over, as I know to my cost, once did a clear shoot on the next lane's targets, 5 laps of the magic roundabout made sure I never made that mistake again .

I'm glad to hear that the British Biathlon team have got funding again. The partner of someone I work with is currently in Germany with the British team at the moment - helping out, he's not one of the athletes.

 

[ScotiaLass]

Living a bit on past glory, I was a Biathlete and cross country skier before that, very fortunate to have had a go at quite a lot of the winter sports including the bobsleigh which is mental. If anyone has not watched the Biathlon, do so, it's absolutely fascinating with no guarantee of winning until the last shoot is over, as I know to my cost, once did a clear shoot on the next lane's targets, 5 laps of the magic roundabout made sure I never made that mistake again .

Ooooh is that the one where they do a cross country ski then have to lie down and shoot at targets??
I love that one!

 

[Ganymede]

Living a bit on past glory, I was a Biathlete and cross country skier before that, very fortunate to have had a go at quite a lot of the winter sports including the bobsleigh which is mental. If anyone has not watched the Biathlon, do so, it's absolutely fascinating with no guarantee of winning until the last shoot is over, as I know to my cost, once did a clear shoot on the next lane's targets, 5 laps of the magic roundabout made sure I never made that mistake again .

Cool! Or as we say in my family, Kewl!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Biathlon

I'm surprised the Russian Authorities have allowed it!!



I'll get me coat...

 

[Tin Pot]

I'll be watching with my kids. We became a skiing family three years ago, love anything snow - always have. Love slalom, but the ski cross is mental!

@totallyfixed
Love the biathlon - well done.

I'm trying cross country skiing this season, trying to find a winter triathlon for next season - don't suppose you know of any?

 

[totallyfixed]

Ooooh is that the one where they do a cross country ski then have to lie down and shoot at targets??
I love that one!

Yes, imagine trying to hit a 5 golf balls next to each other while your heart is yammering away at typically 160 - 175 bpm depending on the approach to the range. You also have to repeat this in the standing position where the targets are a bit bigger but still harder, in some events there are 2 shoots and in some 4. Easily the toughest sport I have ever done.

I'll be watching with my kids. We became a skiing family three years ago, love anything snow - always have. Love slalom, but the ski cross is mental!

@totallyfixed
Love the biathlon - well done.

I'm trying cross country skiing this season, trying to find a winter triathlon for next season - don't suppose you know of any?

I'm afraid not as I don't even know what winter triathlon is!

 

[VamP]

Only if you have ADHD or the attention span of a 5 year old or something.

Its one of these sports where there's actually a lot more to it than meets the eye, beleive me, I know!

So is snooker apparently. Equally as uninteresting to me.

 

[ScotiaLass]

Yes, imagine trying to hit a 5 golf balls next to each other while your heart is yammering away at typically 160 - 175 bpm depending on the approach to the range. You also have to repeat this in the standing position where the targets are a bit bigger but still harder, in some events there are 2 shoots and in some 4. Easily the toughest sport I have ever done...

I love watching as they regulate their breathing to steady themselves before they take a shot....that's some discipline and made to look so easy by the pro athletes!

 

[VamP]

My sister-in-law's son (himself a very good skier and now top ski mechanic/engineer with Fischer skis) is very good mates with Andrew Musgrave and reckons he has serious chances of getting a medal in several of the cross country skiing events.

Peter Northug (the bad boy of cross country skiing) could well take a hatfull of gold medals.

An ex girlfriend's niece (Therese Johaug) , who is already a world and Olympic champion in cross country skiing is another I'll be looking out for. And I'll be cheering on Finland's ice hockey team.

Although you have let the side down a bit by referring to it as ice hockey... Go Czech Republic.

 

[Dayvo]

Although you have let the side down a bit by referring to it as ice hockey... Go Czech Republic.

If I had just put 'hockey', I'm sure someone would have put me 'right' and said 'hockey' was a summer Olympic sport.

 

[Stephenite]

A couple of years ago I was giving away 'hockey skates, size 44' on this very forum. Someone wrote, very annoyed, that i hadn't stipulated what type hockey skates.

 

[Stephenite]

I'm trying cross country skiing this season, trying to find a winter triathlon for next season - don't suppose you know of any?

There's this one (looks a toughie - to me):

Edit. There's 20,000euro to the winner!

 

[Dayvo]

There's this one (looks a toughie - to me):

Good one, Stephenite.

And if anyone is interested in competing, they're welcome to stay a night before and a night after at my flat in Oslo.

 

[totallyfixed]

There's this one (looks a toughie - to me):

Edit. There's 20,000euro to the winner!

Can we assume that is the prize for the first man and first woman?

 

[Stephenite]

Can we assume that is the prize for the first man and first woman?

That's right. First man gets 20000euro, first woman gets 20000euro. And prizes are given to the first six placings of both sexes.

The prizes are given in Norwegian kroner. So, to carry on in the generous spirit of Dayvo, anyone who wins a prize can use my norwegian bank account as a means to facillitate ease of swift payment of said monies minus tenpercent