So I have the misfortune of turning on the TV to watch the news and am confronted with "Ice Dancing" - how is this still an Olympic sport? Bad dancing, bizarre costums combined with announcers who are entirely too enthusiastic. It feels like watching an SNL skit, but it's not. I have nothing against them ice dancing, just stop it as an olympic sport. Seems like someone would be on to them by now "Ahh, you've fooled us for so long but now we realize it's just been an elaborate hoax, you got us."
If they are going to continue on with this in the Olympics I think they should put 6 pairs on the ice at once and make it a cage match - then you've got something!
And while we're on the subject - CURLING???? HUH? It looks like it might even be fun to participate in, like horshoes, but again how is this an Olympic sport? Sliding and sweeping, hmmm.
And since this is about Winter Olympics I'm not even gonna get started on the ribbon twirling, ball catching summer olympic 'sports.'
My boss is actually a curler! He is way into it and can tell you all about the techniques and injuries associated with it. Apparently for a good steady slide and release you have to have your knees bent and foot totally sideways. As you can imagine this causes a lot of joint fatigue and can really cut a curler's career short. Also, they "pebble" the ice. The surface consists of smoothe pebbles of ice which lessens resistance.
Posted by: joe | April 14, 2006 at 02:38 PM