What I expected was them to have to climb upto a fixed point on any route they chose and ski down off piste
Yes - disappointed. Hadn't done my research and wasn't expecting what we got. The skimo I have seen in the flesh was of the marathon length event style, and basically skin/run up to a col and ski down the other side. Maybe repeated over multiple col/descents or a run along a ridge line before a descent. Much more like an alpine tdf road stage. I think it would have made much more interesting telly and given the host nation a real chance to show off their geography.
I'dguess they put in skimo sprint as the big version is a bit expensive to organise and present a good, long course, and it's a taster to see if they expand it.
I'd agree that given the location it's a shame they disn't go for a big course but I'm sure they had their reasons
Maybe but given anywhere that hosts a Winter Olympics will have a big mountain host the alpine skiing on it all seems a bit poor. They could at least make them skin up to the start of the dh course and ski down
If you haven’t seen it, the men’s mass start speed skating final doesn’t quite go to plan, great race
So next Winter Olympics is going to include freeride events as per the freeride world tour. If you haven’t seen one of these, the skiing especially is bonkers.
Broadly speaking the competitors get to study a mountain face via photos etc then are dropped off at the top and ski / board to the bottom. Judged on risk, speed and flow of line as well as what tricks they chuck off cliffs along the way. It’s not a fully controlled environment- one of the competitors got avalanched during his run at the recent Serre Chevalier stop!
it will be worth watching.
it will be worth watching
I'm afraid I'm in the "if it involves tricks it's not a sport" camp.
well that’s a whole different discussion. Was more making the point that it’s not going to be sanitized like skimo and it is going to showcase the French alps in a way that snow parks / ski cross courses don’t
Or cross country skiing and rifle shooting. Or cross country skiing and ski jumping.
Those two are not comparable.
What a great games. Plenty of excitement and medals for Team GB.
I really hope that the US american medal winners decide to boycott any invitation from Trump to the Whitehouse (especially the women).
Great ice hockey final, low on goals but high on action. Wrong result I suppose, but as stories go a young lad who's just had his front teeth removed by a high stick offence scoring the overtime winner and then the team celebrating with the kids of their lost team mate is a decent one.
Of course, you know who addressed it with his customary class
https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/2025604750608040191
So, paralympics.
Just watching the seated Men's downhill. Just looks brilliant.
So, paralympics.
Just watching the seated Men's downhill. Just looks brilliant.
Just watched the last bit of it.... much kudos to those guys.... a battle of attrition with so many not finishing,