Speed Skating and the Downhill are friggin intense .. Great stuff

WorldNumberOne · Feb 15, 2006

How bout if one of the skaters put his hand down in a turn just as a guy is going to pass him ..

Could lose a few digits.. Ouch.

dmmd98 · Feb 15, 2006

There is no margin for error in either sport. You make one bad turn in the downhill or a misstep in speed staking you are done.

tooran · Feb 15, 2006

yeah one chance, one run. No room for error at all. Pretty unforgiving to stumble after 4 yrs of prep. Not like hockey where a team gets a number of second chances to stay alive. And at least a number of the short speed skating races are combined attempts.

Something cool about the downhill though, the 100 m dash of the winter games.

trytrytry · Feb 15, 2006

that downhill seems so on the edge of control and so difficult compared to that lame ass half pipe crap!

TTinCO · Feb 15, 2006

It's too bad that you really can't tell how fast they are really going in the downhill. I'd say it's about 5x as fast as it looks.

WorldNumberOne · Feb 15, 2006

you hit it..

my 2 favorite olympic events..

the downhill

100 m dash.

dmmd98 · Feb 15, 2006

TTinCO said:
It's too bad that you really can't tell how fast they are really going in the downhill. I'd say it's about 5x as fast as it looks.

The speeds are about 80 mph to a high of around 95 mph depending on the course.

WorldNumberOne · Feb 15, 2006

dmmd98 said:
The speeds are about 80 mph to a high of around 95 mph depending on the course.

i'm afraid to drive that fast on a straight highway .. cant imagine cruising down a mountain that quick.

what an event..

Journeyman · Feb 15, 2006

Will never forget the line "He's all over the mountain"

And you could feel the rush from the old Zenith console TV

Who was "He"? :suomi:

WorldNumberOne · Feb 15, 2006

Journeyman said:
Will never forget the line "He's all over the mountain"

And you could feel the rush from the old Zenith console TV

Who was "He"?

franz klammer

dmmd98 · Feb 15, 2006

Well Vinko Bogataj was the "agony of defeat guy" but he was a ski jumper. Another fucked up sport if you ask me.

Journeyman · Feb 15, 2006

Remember the SI cover Feb 21 1976?

:suomi:

Journeyman · Feb 15, 2006

dmmd98 said:
Well Vinko Bogataj was the "agony of defeat guy" but he was a ski jumper. Another fucked up sport if you ask me.

:smoking: That is one nutty event.

WorldNumberOne · Feb 15, 2006

franz klammer and secretariet produced the greatest and most exciting under 2 minute events in the history of sports ...

and they have been over 30 years ago..

only thing that lasts under 2 minutes that is even close to being as exciting is my sex life....

dmmd98 · Feb 15, 2006

Wide World Of Sports needs to make a comeback. Damn HBO and boxing.

Journeyman · Feb 15, 2006

Classic

ThumperDragon · Feb 16, 2006

Was watchin Xgames Mens half-pipe skiing , now that's some crazy chit.

Speed Skating and the Downhill are friggin intense .. Great stuff

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