 Poster: A snowHead
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
I can only presume they are going to expand the area like you say. The vertical drop is only 116 metres though... 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
Well that makes more sense...thanks for the link.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
And the country who successfully bribed the officials most is..... South Korea!
What a f'in disaster!
I really hope this one blows up in their faces - literally - courtesy of their commie cousins up north! 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You have to give them marks for persistence - thay applied for the 2010 and 2014 games too, so third time lucky.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
Congratulations to South Korea.
They did a great job of the football world cup in 2002.
Have no doubt they will also do the winter olympics justice.
Apparently the rival Munich and Annecy bids were both handicapped by local politics /infighting (some elements in both cities, including general public, didnt want the associated cost & hassle). Plus the venues were geographically spread out. So its no real surprise that Pyeonchang won.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Winter_Olympics
Last edited by You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net. on Wed 6-07-11 21:23; edited 1 time in total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
| Quote: |
I really hope this one blows up in their faces - literally - courtesy of their commie cousins up north!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
They also did a great job with the Seoul summer Olympics. They will have everything ready for use a couple of years prior to 2018. The snow record is very good. They already hold World cup races.
Remember there is more than just alpine skiing at the winter Olympics - 98 events in 15 different sports I think.
There has always been some contoversy at the choosing of where the Olympics are held, but probably without exception all have delivered. Can't see why the South Koreans can't do it just as well as the rest.
Pity it's so far away. Gonna have to start saving for my flight out there to watch TJ in the skiing.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Props to the IOC for finding a venue called Jongbong combining two of the funnest words associated with skiing
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
good luck to them, and to the doubters about the suitability, this would be as opposed to Sochi which didnt basically exist when they were awarded the olympics!! seems a whole lot more suitable than a footbal world cup in Qatar! 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
I don't see anything wrong with this. Germany had their share of Olympics (3 all together), same goes for France (5 all together). So why not Korea this time. As far as places for competition go, I don't think there will be problem. First, Olympics are much more then just alpine skiing. In fact, alpine skiing is nowhere near most important events  Second, they had few major ski events there already (few alpine skiing WC races, biathlon WCH, winter university games...) and they always did at least ok, so I don't think there should be much of problems with Olympics either.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
Will be fun to see the Korean hockey team looking to dominate on home ice.
...and the Seoul riot police bussed in to deal with them being sore losers
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
|
Good luck to them, why should they not have the chance for the Olympics?
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
looking forward to the jack russell fondue 
would love to go actually, fascinating part of the world IMO
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
|
Total disaster. Plenty of better places to hold it. The place only has 150m vertical!!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
|
Read before post?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
pam w, shoogly,
No, I just like to rant a bit sometimes!
Speaking more calmly I do think it is a bad choice, mainly because of the real security problems in the region. Sadly the North Koreans could genuinely see the winter Olympics as the best opportunity for years to seriously p*ss off the South. Hopefully that does not mean any kind of act of war, either during the games or before. However, in a culture where loss of face is everything, it would surely appeal to them to try anything to get it cancelled anytime from between now and (even better from the Norths point of view) at the last minute?
Im sure they will organise it well, don't doubt that. From a purely personal point of view the 2002 World Cup was one of the more forgettable ones, almost as bad as last years. Does anyone believe that South Korea themselves got to the semi-final that year solely due to their footballing ability.......
Yes they had the Olympics in 1988. Ask most people what they remember of that and they will tell you about Ben Johnson cheating and being stripped of his title.
Any one else notice a common theme here, I wonder?
Form a purely personal point of view it will be a disappointment to watch the skiing in particular, as presuming the races are all run at the normal time of day they will be live in the early hours of the morning here.
When Sochi beat Salzburg for 2014 I thought to myself it was a debatable choice - but at least its not Korea!
So full marks for persistency for Pyeongchang. At least 2022 must be a stick on for the Alps? Provided we can find a big enough brown envelope?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Boooooooooooooooooooooo.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
| paulio wrote: |
| Boooooooooooooooooooooo. |
I guess that's your chance to rent out your flat gone then?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
기가막혀 우리가 올림픽
|
|
|
|
|
|
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
|
| Quote: |
Yes they had the Olympics in 1988. Ask most people what they remember of that and they will tell you about Ben Johnson cheating and being stripped of his title. |
That's just your view.
If you ask mine, I don't remember ANY of the previous Olympics! So the 1988 ones are equally unremarkable but no less so.
| Quote: |
Speaking more calmly I do think it is a bad choice, mainly because of the real security problems in the region. Sadly the North Koreans could genuinely see the winter Olympics as the best opportunity for years to seriously p*ss off the South.
|
But nothing happened during 1988 in the summer Olympics, which has a much higher profile worldwide than the winter one. So your insecurity is groundless.
| Quote: |
When Sochi beat Salzburg for 2014 I thought to myself it was a debatable choice - but at least its not Korea!
|
So you have something against Korea, period!
|
|
|
|
|
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You know it makes sense.
|
|
|
|
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
|
|
|
|
Poster: A snowHead
|
| Quote: |
I am sure that there must be some winter sports they are good at and good luck to them.
|
Well in 2010 they managed to finish 5th in the medal table above, amongst others, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Russia and Austria. So, yes, they must be good at some... Good luck to them I say and I fully expect them to do a great job hosting in 2018.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
|
The NotW editor should look at this, he needs a new Korea. 
|
|
|
|
|
|
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?
|
taxi for geepee
gutted not at munich/Garmish as its only a short drive away...
they had the biathalon WC in korea the other year, and it had a rain storm the day before and all the snow went..so over night they got volunteers to shovel trucked in snow over the course an dby morning it was race ready if slushy..so fair play..but then again the money in the sport and fans base is europe and thats now going to be 3 iin a row not in europe..
|
|
|
|
|
|
You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
|
Swirly, Interesting, point taken.
I remember that great Korean skier though.... hmmm... what was his name.. Hu Eight Rover???
I'll get my coat...............
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
|
| robboj wrote: |
So full marks for persistency for Pyeongchang. At least 2022 must be a stick on for the Alps? Provided we can find a big enough brown envelope? |
South Korea is richer than Italy.
It will soon be richer than Scotland.
The European Alps are drying up and snowfall is shrinking.
Old Europe is fading fast.
Asia is the future.
Times have changed, dude.
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
|
| robboj wrote: |
| I remember that great Korean skier though.... hmmm... what was his name.. Hu Eight Rover??? |
Once again... Olympics are much more then alpine skiing. There are 10 skiing disciplines out of 90 or so all together. There are sports which matter much more then some alpine skiing. So just to burst your bubble... World is not spinning around alpine skiing. And even if it would be, I really don't know why you with all those "great" skiers you guys have, would have anything to say about it.
As far as your arguments about danger, and I don't know what else, go... But you can look this from someone else point of view too. Sure North Korea is just over the border. But so was also USA last year in Vancouver too. And even though they terrorize half of the world they didn't attack Canada and Olympics went by just fine, so I don't see reason, why these ones wouldn't go either.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitegold, Can't disagree with any of that. Although maybe we should try and keep some things whilst we still have the power to do so, and, probably or even hopefully, the snow?
primoz, I'm sure there are, Alpine Skiing is my thing though. Although I will happily watch any other events that are exciting too. Maybe I just like to look at snow? Whereas, Curling, something Scotland is relatively good at, is very good for insomnia.
The main problem for me is that neither I, nor many people in Europe will be watching much live Winter Olympics at all in 2018. Unless they don't need sleep or don't have a job. 
As I said earlier its a forum for putting ones opinion, others are free to disagree?
Interesting comments re the relative dangers. Obviously you don't like the evil capitalist dogs, or maybe its the great satan, or whatever you call them? I do hope the CIA aren't watching, or you won't be chasing the WC in the USA for a while
If you would really rather have the likes of Kim Jong-il across the border than Uncle Sam, then I'm sure you'll have a great time! 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Considering whole Europe has what, 500 millions? of people, while USA with Canada, Mexico and few others, have probably something like this, and China itself has around 1.5 billion, I don't think those few people watching it in Europe are main concern Besides... Olympics in Vancouver were some 8 or 9 hours away too Besides, if say alpine skiing is only important thing in Olympics, alpine skiing events in GAP or Annecy would be held sometime between 9 and 13... time when most of (normal) people are at work... or skiing So you wouldn't get much of those either.
| robboj wrote: |
I do hope the CIA aren't watching, or you won't be chasing the WC in the USA for a while
If you would really rather have the likes of Kim Jong-il across the border than Uncle Sam, then I'm sure you'll have a great time! |
Well if CIA is watching or not, and my next travel to USA will be influenced by these comments, then I don't think Uncle Sam is any better then Kim Jong-Il. Besides if we look a bit more realistically... how many countries North Korea invaded until now? How many Uncle Sam did? So my comment about last years Olympics and danger is not so out of line as you might think
|
|
|
|
|
|
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FAQ
