Chickendoodle Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Watched the ski cross from behind a cushion - they are completely mad and fearless. What a crazy and exciting sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Ah. I thought this was a trendy new name for cross-country skiing. But it's more reckless crazy madness isn't it? Winter Olympians make Summer Olympians (pole vaulters excepted) look like wussy girls. They is WELL hardcore aren't they?! It's all so visceral and death-defying! Is Ski Sunday still on? We should get some Omlet Power going to get more winter sports on the telly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 How about the ski cross. So exciting. I loved it I always thought downhill racers were completely unhinged, but then they invented a new type of downhill - with jumps, and four of them racing together and called it ski-cross! It is absolutely insane. I thought it was brilliant, but I'm not tempted to have a go. I have skied a ski-cross course *on my own* and found it pretty alarming, and definitely didn't go full speed all the way down. I was cheering for the guy from Jamaica because my sister-in-law is Jamaican. Shame he didn't get to the semi-finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I was cheering for the guy from Jamaica because my sister-in-law is Jamaican. Shame he didn't get to the semi-finals. yay ...... echos of Cool Runnings I loved that film Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Amy the skeleton sledgy woman is a nut. Head first at hyperspeed on a tea tray. Wow and mega EEEEEEK! Agreed, but if I was ever given the opportunity to try it I think I would! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I'm sure you could knit a tea tray and find a hill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I'm sure you could knit a tea tray and find a hill! Somehow I don't think it would be quite the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I read this morning that her tea tray is worth 100k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 She'd only want to serve Wedgwood on that then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 I read this morning that her tea tray is worth 100k When she was talking about it before she won Gold she said it was worth four and a half thousand - perhaps it's just the one she won with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I read this morning that her tea tray is worth 100k When she was talking about it before she won Gold she said it was worth four and a half thousand - perhaps it's just the one she won with? Yep, they cost £4500 to buy normally. It's just hers is special as she won on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 We watched some amazing womens skiing last night - ski cross I think it was called. Barking mad,the lot of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 I watched the ski cross too .........absolutely mad - all those jumps had my knees going ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 We watched some amazing womens skiing last night - ski cross I think it was called.Barking mad,the lot of them! Yep, that's right. It is an insane sport, but good to watch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Did anybody watch the mens cross country relay? Those guys are seriously fit and mad. A lot of them are going on to do 50K at the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 I have done some cross country skiing and it is seriously hard work Those men doing the relay must be so fit - many of them were just collapsing over the line after the exertion. Some of those hills would nearly kill me to walk up, let alone ski up! That Norweigian guy was totally amazing to come up from over 30 seconds behind to take the silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 That Norweigian guy was totally amazing to come up from over 30 seconds behind to take the silver. It was an astounding feat of fitness. Cross country skiing is seriously hard work - not just going up the hills. Some of those hills would be steep on proper alpine skis with good edges to give you control but these guys are on skinny skis without good edges, and they manage to get down slopes that would have many an alpine skier thinking hard about it. I love watching winter sports! Looking forward to the second run of the womens' GS if it happens today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 I'm still trying to catch up - I had a poorly grandson to look after today.....so I taught him the finer points of curling - he really enjoyed the speed skating and 2 man bob. as well. Missed the cross country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
