officeglenn Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 From TSN.ca:Likely to be approved for inclusion at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver is skicross, a freestyle event similar to snowboard cross, which debuted at the Turin Games 10 months ago and drew good crowds.Skicross involves groups of skiers racing each other to the bottom of a course featuring jumps, rollers, banks and other manmade and natural terrain features. The competition is part of the International Ski Federation's World Cup freestyle circuit, which also includes the Olympic events of aerials and moguls.Among other events up for consideration are women's ski jumping, a team event in alpine skiing, individual curling and team luge. However, the prospects of any of those being approved appear slim.Ski jumping is the only sport in the Winter Olympics in which women don't participate. While the IOC is eager to have gender equity in all sports, officials say women's jumping hasn't yet been fully established, noting that the first world championships in the event aren't scheduled until 2009.Canada's women ski jumpers sent a letter to Vancouver organizers on Nov. 20, urging them to "embrace this opportunity to remove the final barrier to equal participation by women at the Vancouver Olympics." OK, the skicross and women's ski jumping I'm all for. But the team alpine, the team luge, and individual curling baffle me. I don't even know how you would do these events, especially the curling. The team is kind of integral to the whole concept of curling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I thought they already had women's ski-jumping....I would imagine "individual curling" would be nothing more than shuffleboard on ice, without the sweeping..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Clemente Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I was hoping they'd allow ice shotput.--Roger "Time?" Clemente. Follow me on Twitter if you care: @Animal_Clans.My opinion may or may not be the same as yours. The choice is up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyvoodoo Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 To me this is absoulte crap. I'm on board for skier-x and womens ski jumping, but they are reaching really far for team alpine, the team luge, and individual curling. For those who don't know I coach with the Alberta halfpipe ski team (which is the defacto national team) and to me the IOC is messing up by not adding that event for 2010. Skiing halfpipe was practically created at Whistler, and it's been the hub for the progression of the sport. Snowboard halfpipe is one of the highest rated events in the Olympics and they seem to be missing the boat here. But I guess it makes sense since the IOC is generally run by the prehistoric european way of thinking in terms of "extreme/action" sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCBoy Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Wow, a team alpine skiing event would be awesome, that would really showcase who has the most quality skiers (although Austria would probably kill the competition) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gueman Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Team Luge??? How do you fit more than two on a sled? Mixed doubles luge would be better Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Apart from skiX and jumping for the chickybabes, they are bordering on ridiculousness. But if SkiX is anything like SnowboardX then i'm gonna see something great at the next Olympics apart from our one or two medals. Yeh Beggs-Smith for back-to-back Golds! twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Snowmobile racingAdversarial Biathlon: Skiers are released from individual stations, and must get to the finish time in the fastest time. Any competitor they see along the way, they can feel free to dispatch with their rifle. After all, that's what biathlon originated from... [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gueman Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Snowmobile racingAdversarial Biathlon: Skiers are released from individual stations, and must get to the finish time in the fastest time. Any competitor they see along the way, they can feel free to dispatch with their rifle. After all, that's what biathlon originated from... Hey you might be on to something. Replace the .22 with a paint ball rifle and you have a winner. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Tongue-in-cheek or not, there probably won't be any snowmobile racing. I don't think there are any engine sports in any of the Olympics. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Snowmobile racingAdversarial Biathlon: Skiers are released from individual stations, and must get to the finish time in the fastest time. Any competitor they see along the way, they can feel free to dispatch with their rifle. After all, that's what biathlon originated from... Sorry, with Borat in ya avatar, I just can't take you seriously. Makes me laugh every time. twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Bring back Speed Skiing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Bring back Speed Skiing!!!I would be all for that, provided their uniform was a hard-plastic or fibreglass shell that they actually had to get into while it was molded in that position.Also, airbags. Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Speed Skiing rules www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProvidenceRI Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Why isn't basketball a winter sport?It was invented to be a winter sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Why isn't basketball a winter sport?It was invented to be a winter sport.I think snow or ice is a requirement of the Winter Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Basketball is basically an all-year sport. But the major pro leagues run in either Winter or Summer, but down lower you'll find there is plenty of leagues running in their off-season twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original6 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I agree with the poster above, make basketball apart of the winter olympics. James Naismith from Almonte Ontario made this game so Football and Lacrosse players (you can tell he was from Ontario pre-maple leaf BS) can play in the winter. It makes sense... who cares if there isn't any ice involved. What makes it more of summer sport than a winter sport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Considering the Olympics get top basketball players to play I doubt they will move it from the summer. Let's remember the NHL is pulling out of the Olympics after 2010, I doubt David Stern is a dumb as Gary Bettman and would make the same mistake if they moved basketball to the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 It makes sense... who cares if there isn't any ice involved. What makes it more of summer sport than a winter sport?A Winter Olympic sport is defined as requiring snow or ice.Just because it's indoors doesn't make it a winter sport. Should volleyball and gymnastics be Winter Olympic sports? Fencing? Table tennis? Squash? Bowling? Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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