Winter Olympics

**1inStripes** · February 10th, 2006, 10:50 AM

Who will be tuning in much for the Olympics? Also, what events peak your interest the most?

I love watching the bobsled, skeleton, and luge. Also skiing events off all type. I can't imagine what it must be like to do the "long jump", but if I could still ski like I used to I wouldn't care to try it.

**CoeburnCane** · February 10th, 2006, 10:57 AM

Bobsled, skelly, & luge are my faves too...but I really dig the speed skating. I think that's something that could really catch on if there were a full-time league in the US, even if they had to switch over to in-line skates on hardwood/indoor track.

**OAR** · February 10th, 2006, 10:58 AM

bobsled, luge, long jump, curling, and snowboarding

I kinda like watchin the speed skating....anyone who can go that fast on skates is something amazing

**CoeburnCane** · February 10th, 2006, 11:05 AM

Yeah--those dudes fly...plus it's awesome to see the skill it takes too. Those guys have to hit their marks, keep their form throughout the entire race, or else one guy wrecks the rest of them and a guy that has no business winning it gets the gold...exciting stuff. I liken it to Nascar w/o the cars and since each race is shorter, it works for people w/short attention spans like myself. [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

**1inStripes** · February 10th, 2006, 11:18 AM

How could I forget about the speed skating? I love watching that as well. Man those short track dudes take some spills, and like the Nascar reference, you get the multi car pile ups sometimes. I like long distance speed skating as well. It takes a lot of endurance, and some mental aspect also I would believe.

**luvLPDsports** · February 10th, 2006, 02:12 PM

speed skating is by far the best sport in the winter olympics.

**gcdevil22** · February 10th, 2006, 03:13 PM

man i loved watchin Apollo Anton Ohno in the last Olympics, but unfortunately he had that freak fall and the Australian guy won it

**imported_MoonlightGraham** · February 11th, 2006, 05:10 PM

I really dislike the winter olympics, probally because i jus would rather watch scrubs, my name is earl, and the office.....sorry if that makes me unamerian.

Tom Emansky thank you for all your great videos, who was your orginally?

**Unchained** · February 12th, 2006, 12:16 PM

Canada's women ripped Italy 16-0 and now are up 7-0 after ONE period. Looks like the U.S. Hockey ladies had best pack a lunch if they are planning on taking that Gold away from the defending champs. U.S. beat Switzerland 6-0 yesterday (could have been much worse, but the Swiss goalie had 50 saves-WOW!) Proof that a solid goalie can make things interesting. Our women play Germany today at 1.