 Poster: A snowHead
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What Olympic fever? There seems to be a distinct lack of threads with any Olympic news/feel to it. Anybody out there excited about the games starting in just over a week's time? Anybody going?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No point in getting excited as the D family will be away in Canada skiing 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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tessaventer, Yes it is a bit strange to me as well ... could be that people are focused on thier own sliding?
I will avidly watch everything I can ( and look out for the GB competitors) .. Biathlon, Nordic combined ... luge etc although I will probably pass on all the "pretty' skating ..
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As mentioned on another thread, the Radio Times is really splashing on it, if you want to get psyched up. There's a choice of (I think) four alternative magazine covers - choose your favourite sport - which is fun.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I'm not really bothered about it. I'll watch it if any of it is on "normal" tv, especially the bobsleigh events but it doesn't grab me like the summer Olympics.
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David Goldsmith, Which other thread ? You mean I've missed one? 
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I would be getting far more excited about it, if it didn't clash with half term, and therefore me going skiing myself!!
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For me watching winter sports on telly is always a bit dissappointing as it doesn't convey properly the difficulty level, and skill of the athletes. The slopes all look flat (when you know that they're extremely steep), the bobsleigh looks as if any four duffers could get in it and be spat out at the bottom, the skeleton bob just looks like it's a part of the mental health act, the ski jumping is interesting for one or two competitors, then it all gets a bit repetitive.
I think that the more new school disciplines are the way forward in televised snow sports - skier cross (langlaufcross being the best), big air competitions, and extreme freeriding. All far more interesting, exciting, and rewarding to watch in my opinion.
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I'm quite prejudiced against sports where winners get decided subjectively by judges. Anyone else feel this way?
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DavidS, Yes ! True for all so-called 'sports' like that. I was about to reply to Kramer in a similar vein. I saw some 'Snowboarding' 1/4 pipe?? from Avoriaz last week .... so boring I might as well have watched paint dry ! Marked by judges again ..
I disagree I find W-Sports on TV fun .. oh well.. and I thought that 3 of the 4-man Bob teams had to be mentally deranged anyway !
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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DavidS, I get your point, but unless you're going to judge everything on speed, or length or height, how do you judge events like ice-skating, gymnastics?  I think it would be a pity to lose these altogether.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I'm excited! I'm going! 14th - 19th Feb I'll be out there.
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I prefer the Winter Olympics to the Summer Olympics, which isn't saying much. Short track ice skating is a laugh, and the sliding events (luge and so on) ar equite good. Quite what ice dance or whatever it's called is doing there is anybody's guess, though.
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You know it makes sense.
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Not to mention the curling.........
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Winter Olympics are way more fun than summer, I guess that's because I prefer winter sports. They're just more awesome. They're more 'dangerous' and I think there's more adrenaline, IMHO. My favorite ? LUGE http://www.olympic.org/luge-singles-men
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