Winter Olympics 2010

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  • CyclingBantam
    CyclingBantam Posts: 1,299
    Garry H wrote:
    Anything with this lot in :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVrvRxHn ... 2Aod_yXTXQ

    Sorry to hiijack this but does anyone know that tune?
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Frank the tank wrote:
    Garry H wrote:
    Frank the tank wrote:
    Why don't the uci push to get cyclo-x into the winter olympics?

    I reckon it would be a great addition to the itinary.

    Because snow or ice isn't a requisite?

    Is that the reason?

    Shame that.

    Could run the race on the bobsleigh course I supose...
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    It is the bob course, only the entry point is different as the luge racers need a specialised starting gate to get initial momentum.

    Looking at the corner, the original wall looks much too low immediately after the corner and the "safety" enhancement looks improvised and inadequate, giving only a few inches of extra height.

    The Luge Doubles is the event most likely to have crashes in, due to the greater weight going through the corners.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • fungus_the_muffin_man
    fungus_the_muffin_man Posts: 1,608
    Simply tragic about the Georgian fella :(

    However life goes on as they say. I'll be watching as much as possible. I love winter sports. Done a lot of skiing in my time. Plus it's in Canada. my second best place in the world after living there for 7 months a few years back.

    Plus now i've got HD I can watch it all on eurosports in even better clarity than before :D
    Bianchi. There are no alternatives only compromises!
    I RIDE A KONA CADABRA -would you like to come and have a play with my magic link?
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    and the "safety" enhancement looks improvised and inadequate, giving only a few inches of extra height.


    Not sure what safety enhancement you've seen - but they added about 12 feet of hoarding to cover up the area where he went off the track. It would be impossible for anyone to leave the track at that point now.
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    Mike Healey wrote:
    I don't suppose the US is selecting that one who threw away the gold medal in the 4-cross with that daft attempt at a trick on the last jump?

    yes - i think she's a favourite.......Lindsay jacobellis.

    I was watching that live, at stupid o'clock in the morning, as my wife was having contractions and woke us up - I reckon my boy'll grow up to be a ski bum!!!!
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    snakehips wrote:
    This is our four-yearly opportunity to get excited about a bunch of Scottish housewives with brooms messing about with a polished lump of rock.

    Can't wait.

    Snake

    My Library

    It's Scottish blokes this time who are faves.... :)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Just seen video of the crash for the first time. There must be a case of negligence for the organisers to answer there surely? It must have been predicatable that someone could lose it and go off there. If I designed a road with pillars that close on the outside of a bend I'd expect to end up in prison in the event of a crash.
  • chriskempton
    chriskempton Posts: 1,245
    There was an interesting article in the Guardian on saturday that included a quote from the track designer that he knew "next to nothing" about luge and skeleton racing :shock:

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