Did you see the journo go down with a cam? Reduced to gibbering within seconds, and the footage looked like real-life Wipeout. I wanna go!
et avec John, excellent lecteur de road-book, on s'en est sortis sans erreur
A gold medal winner in a downhill sport.From Cambridge!
Quote from: andygates on 20 February, 2010, 12:15:09 pmDid you see the journo go down with a cam? Reduced to gibbering within seconds, and the footage looked like real-life Wipeout. I wanna go!This one?BBC Sport - Vancouver 2010 - Ed Leigh tries Skeleton
Quote from: clarion on 20 February, 2010, 11:52:27 amA gold medal winner in a downhill sport.From Cambridge!I think she hails from Bath.
When I was in Seattle I used to see WHL games, youngsters trying to be noticed to get a place in the big leagues.
Have given this a great deal of thought and decided not to contribute to any further Threads for the time being.
Okay, who else got a bit teary watching the skelly re-run? Now Super G. What's the difference between Super G and Downhill? Looks like the same course?
Now Super G. What's the difference between Super G and Downhill? Looks like the same course?
... you'd still be skiing in 1-piece ski-suits if it wasn't for snowboarding.
Quote from: Jakob on 16 February, 2010, 06:17:52 pm... you'd still be skiing in 1-piece ski-suits if it wasn't for snowboarding. That reads like a classic 'snowboarders sneering at the old fogies who use skis' comment. And as is the norm for such snobbery, it's a load of garbage. Apart from serious racers, who need them for obvious aerodynamic reasons, one-piece suits have always been a minority taste.