Cathryn
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I am quite excited about watching them! Not that fussed about the curling which is on today but the whole slalom/snowboard tricks/luge/ski-jump things are amazing!
Winter Olympics
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Cathryn
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- Marlborough, Wiltshire
I went out with someone of that name. (Frantically heads off to google)
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Cathryn
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- Marlborough, Wiltshire
Definitely not the same one.
Stephenite
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- OslO
There’s a tv series following the GB gents cross country team as they’re gearing up for the 2022 Olympics.
It’s called The Olympic Draum.
It’s called The Olympic Draum.
steveindenmark
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Why would a GB film crew start using Nordic words in film titles?
Tenacious Sloth
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- Huntingdon, UK
X-Country and Biathlon for me.
I do hope the BBC up their game and make it easier to find their coverage of these events. In previous years it’s been a nightmare to find out what’s on when.
I do hope the BBC up their game and make it easier to find their coverage of these events. In previous years it’s been a nightmare to find out what’s on when.
vickster
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/59939987
Europsort tends to have a lot of winter sports too generally
CanucksTraveller
Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
- Location
- Hertfordshire
I particularly like all the outright speed events, so things like the downhill, the super G, luge, skeleton and bobsleigh. I always look forward to those, such bravery and such a spectacle. I'm starting to get more into the snowboard events as well for the same reasons, the cross and slopestyle, big air... those kids are insanely brave. I can take or leave some of the other events, the figure skating and the bowls on ice leave me cold. (Sorry). Half pipe is a bit samey. I'm a natural fan of the Ice Hockey although the unbridled violence of the NHL is rather tempered at the Olympics and there's virtually no chance of some pagga between a couple of enforcers.
[Cool story Bro]: I was once lucky enough to have a go at skiing the downhill course used in the 2010 winter Olympics, only 8 weeks before the Olympics were held. I thought it was surprisingly doable and I proudly got down in one piece in a time of about 20 minutes... then I considered that the racers would do that course with a time of less than 2 minutes. And in a rather straighter line than my tentative zig zaggy traverses. That brought me back to earth somewhat.
Brave, crazy nut cases!
[Cool story Bro]: I was once lucky enough to have a go at skiing the downhill course used in the 2010 winter Olympics, only 8 weeks before the Olympics were held. I thought it was surprisingly doable and I proudly got down in one piece in a time of about 20 minutes... then I considered that the racers would do that course with a time of less than 2 minutes. And in a rather straighter line than my tentative zig zaggy traverses. That brought me back to earth somewhat.
Brave, crazy nut cases!
Shadow
member
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- edge of the south downs
Most certainly. However, I think his chance was 4 years ago. We shall see.
Always difficult when there is such s huge time difference. If you want to see stuff live - which I often do. I have been known to get up at 03.00 to watch something I hope to be memorable - usually hockey.
Shadow
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Insanely fast. So fast that medals are determined by hundredths of seconds, something I find hard to watch sometimes.
Olympic Games factoid: luge is the only sport to time to thousandths of a second!
I was at the finish line of 4 man bob for a while in 2010. The adrenalin, size and muscularity of these guys was astonishing, something that I never really noticed on tv.
Something that is much reduced these days. The days of 'going to a fight and finding a hockey game breaking out' is quite rare, certainly at pro level. Generally only found during regular season matches. Come the playoffs, it is almost zero because it can be so devastatingly detrimental to a team winning.
Quite true. Playing short-handed because of of some goon's idiotic penalties could be crucial to a game's outcome, penalties tend to be few in any given game. And as the knock out stages are one game only affairs at the Olympics, unlike the Stanley Cup playoffs of 7 games, it makes sense to concede as few penalties as possible.
I would love to see the Olympics final to be a best of 3 or 5 affair!
Shadow
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- edge of the south downs
For GB fans, the mixed curlers have got off to a great start by beating 2 medal contenders. Looking like an excellent bet for a medal - just which colour?
Big shame for the Swedes and Canucks🇨🇦.
Big shame for the Swedes and Canucks🇨🇦.
Dayvo
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I met him a number of years ago at my nephew’s wedding. They are friends and trained and competed with each other.
The Norwegians (whose opinion in these matters are second to none) rate him highly.
matticus
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(*I think motorsports generally do too?)
I accidentally saw a bit of the World Bobsleigh Pushing Championships a few/many years ago. By the harbour, in the roasting summer heat of Monaco.
They basically setup short railway lines as the track, then charged along them, bellowing like ... well like a 4-man bob team starting a race.
