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Сочи 2014 (Winter Olympics Thread)

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jwhouk:
I'm actually not sure why they don't have mixed curling in the Olympics. Probably because the IOC is rather tenuous as to whether to consider it a sport (on the one hand) and as to it being dominated by two countries (GBR and Canada, on the other hand).

Akima:

--- Quote from: Metope on 06 Feb 2014, 03:45 ---Norway always goes apeshit about the Winter Olympics because they actually have a chance at winning loads of stuff
--- End quote ---
Australia is the same about swimming.

jwhouk:
The reason for the Winter Olympics is pretty much logistics. There's no way you could host Alpine/Nordic and sledding "disciplines" in the same venues as a summer Olympics - and definitely not in the same time frame. Ice "disciplines" would be doable - but difficult; humidity would be hard to control, and that would have a huge effect on performance and play.

For those of you in places where the Winter Olympics aren't as meaningful: there's seven basic "disciplines" (IOW: Sports) that are part of competition in the games. They are:

* Alpine Events (Downhill skiing, slalom, freestyle, snowboarding)
* Nordic Events (Cross-Country, Ski jumping)
* Combined Events (Nordic combined, Biathlon)
* Sledding (Bobsleigh, skeleton, luge)
* Curling (men's and women's)
* Hockey (men's and women's)
* Skating (figure/dancing, speed skating)The Sochi Olympics will hold medal events in 98 different competitions within these sports.

Blue Kitty:

Lines:
I will be watching the olympics purely for the outrageous curling pants. And I'll wear a rainbow something while doing so. And possibly hum "What Would Brian Boitano Do?" during the whole thing.

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