I turned on the TV a little while back just in time to catch the last runs of the gold medal round of the men’s luge. The guy in gold position had a relatively slow run and there was much rejoicing by some and gnashing of teeth by others.

It looks like the luger does little more than just lie there but there is a lot going on. He steers by using his calf muscles to flex the sled’s runners with his foot or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure in order to shift his weight. Aerodynamics are important as well.

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Currently the women on the snow boards are catching a bit of wind and coming unstuck regularly.

Ian said:

I turned on the TV a little while back just in time to catch the last runs of the gold medal round of the men’s luge. The guy in gold position had a relatively slow run and there was much rejoicing by some and gnashing of teeth by others.

It looks like the luger does little more than just lie there but there is a lot going on. He steers by using his calf muscles to flex the sled’s runners with his foot or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure in order to shift his weight. Aerodynamics are important as well.

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Currently the women on the snow boards are catching a bit of wind and coming unstuck regular

Makes me wonder how well paralmpians do at the luge.

At last. An activity more bearing than summer olympics, commonwealth games and tennis.

bucolic3401 said:

At last. An activity more bearing than summer olympics, commonwealth games and tennis.

bearing?

From: bucolic3401
ID: 1187536
Subject: re: Winter Olympics

At last. An activity more bearing than summer olympics, commonwealth games and tennis.
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Could be bears in Sth Korea, but correct wording is boring. Sorry, late in the day.

I remember Roy and HG describing of the steering of the luge as being critically dependent on positioning of the “dude” (wang, donga, dick). For the luge doubles they had so many ribald riffs.. well…

Roy and HG – Luge Doubles Explained

LOL but shouldn’t

This women stole a man’s car after he fell asleep (she was in his apartment) crashed it into security gates until the second one opened and drove the severely damage car until the engine caught on fire and burnt the car out.

Cymek said:

LOL but shouldn’t

This women stole a man’s car after he fell asleep (she was in his apartment) crashed it into security gates until the second one opened and drove the severely damage car until the engine caught on fire and burnt the car out.

Some people will do near on anything for a medal.

Cymek said:

LOL but shouldn’t

This women stole a man’s car after he fell asleep (she was in his apartment) crashed it into security gates until the second one opened and drove the severely damage car until the engine caught on fire and burnt the car out.

Now there’s a winter sport that would bring in the viewers…

Stumpy_seahorse said:

Shopped.

Roy and HG are currently slumming it over at MMM

https://omny.fm/shows/the-sporting-probe-with-roy-hg-catchup/the-sporting-probe-11-02-2018

Dear Probesters, how often do you hear the word, ‘smut?’ This pressing question and so many more are answered in this week’s The Sporting Probe with Rampaging Roy Slaven and HG Nelson.

To wit:

• What will be taught at the Bernard ‘The Cornflake’ Tomic High School? (Hint: avoiding the pitfalls of fame and fortune.)

• Which sport will soon feature 24 robot Jennifer Hawkins one week and 24 AI Sophie Monks the next? (Hint: vrrooom, vrrooom.)

• Why is The Sporting Probe advocating changing the dates of the Australian Open? (Hint: I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.)

If that doesn’t have you licking your lips in anticipation there’s breaking Winter Olympic news, Bledisloe Cup outrage and so much more in one of the finest Sporting Probes to ever push through the backed up stoolage in the S bend of sport. Dive in!

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Warms up after about 20 mins

Ian said:

Roy and HG are currently slumming it over at MMM

https://omny.fm/shows/the-sporting-probe-with-roy-hg-catchup/the-sporting-probe-11-02-2018

Dear Probesters, how often do you hear the word, ‘smut?’ This pressing question and so many more are answered in this week’s The Sporting Probe with Rampaging Roy Slaven and HG Nelson.

To wit:

• What will be taught at the Bernard ‘The Cornflake’ Tomic High School? (Hint: avoiding the pitfalls of fame and fortune.)

• Which sport will soon feature 24 robot Jennifer Hawkins one week and 24 AI Sophie Monks the next? (Hint: vrrooom, vrrooom.)

• Why is The Sporting Probe advocating changing the dates of the Australian Open? (Hint: I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.)

If that doesn’t have you licking your lips in anticipation there’s breaking Winter Olympic news, Bledisloe Cup outrage and so much more in one of the finest Sporting Probes to ever push through the backed up stoolage in the S bend of sport. Dive in!

——

Warms up after about 20 mins

Club Buggery was good, the Nissan Cedrics with Jane Skully was a highlight.
I think they peaked in Club Buggery.

Ozzie Matty Graham has won Australia’s first medal in PyeongChang, snaring silver with a beautiful run in the moguls super final.

Ian said:

Ozzie Matty Graham has won Australia’s first medal in PyeongChang, snaring silver with a beautiful run in the moguls super final.

twas good.

Australia’s Scotty James wins bronze medal in snowboard halfpipe to become his country’s first men’s snowboard medallist at a Winter Olympics.

James got his medal with his first run of 92 points but ultimately couldn’t match the silky skills of American Shaun White who snatched the gold with his last run of 97.75.

Ian said:

Australia’s Scotty James wins bronze medal in snowboard halfpipe to become his country’s first men’s snowboard medallist at a Winter Olympics.

James got his medal with his first run of 92 points but ultimately couldn’t match the silky skills of American Shaun White who snatched the gold with his last run of 97.75.

Not the sort of thing Aussie kids could practise in their back yards.

AMERICAN luger Emily Sweeney crashed out of the PyeongChang Olympics on Tuesday, losing control of her sled midway through the final run of the competition.

She was able to walk toward the finish about 10 minutes after the crash, albeit very gingerly and with some assistance from team and on-site medical personnel. A source from USA Luge confirmed to NBC Connecticut that though Sweeney is very sore, she does not have any broken bones.

Sweeney lost control around Curve 9, the track’s most treacherous spot, and then began careening all over the track. She wound up sliding feet-first up one curve toward the track roof before getting thrown from her sled and eventually tumbling to a stop.

The mother of Emily Sweeney looks on.

Bubblecar said:

Ian said:

Australia’s Scotty James wins bronze medal in snowboard halfpipe to become his country’s first men’s snowboard medallist at a Winter Olympics.

James got his medal with his first run of 92 points but ultimately couldn’t match the silky skills of American Shaun White who snatched the gold with his last run of 97.75.

Not the sort of thing Aussie kids could practise in their back yards.

Was watching the snowboard halfpipe during lunch today. I found the manoeuvres to be absolutely jaw-dropping. I think some of the photography (the real time photography not the slo-mo) was done using a drone.

Ian said:

AMERICAN luger Emily Sweeney crashed out of the PyeongChang Olympics on Tuesday, losing control of her sled midway through the final run of the competition.

She was able to walk toward the finish about 10 minutes after the crash, albeit very gingerly and with some assistance from team and on-site medical personnel. A source from USA Luge confirmed to NBC Connecticut that though Sweeney is very sore, she does not have any broken bones.

Sweeney lost control around Curve 9, the track’s most treacherous spot, and then began careening all over the track. She wound up sliding feet-first up one curve toward the track roof before getting thrown from her sled and eventually tumbling to a stop.

The mother of Emily Sweeney looks on.

“My sled what have you done my daughter”

Bubblecar said:

Ian said:

Australia’s Scotty James wins bronze medal in snowboard halfpipe to become his country’s first men’s snowboard medallist at a Winter Olympics.

James got his medal with his first run of 92 points but ultimately couldn’t match the silky skills of American Shaun White who snatched the gold with his last run of 97.75.

Not the sort of thing Aussie kids could practise in their back yards.

I think I heard the father owns a skate park thing and his ‘cross training’ is on skate board. (I am not an expert on sport.)

mollwollfumble said:

Bubblecar said:

Ian said:

Australia’s Scotty James wins bronze medal in snowboard halfpipe to become his country’s first men’s snowboard medallist at a Winter Olympics.

James got his medal with his first run of 92 points but ultimately couldn’t match the silky skills of American Shaun White who snatched the gold with his last run of 97.75.

Not the sort of thing Aussie kids could practise in their back yards.

Was watching the snowboard halfpipe during lunch today. I found the manoeuvres to be absolutely jaw-dropping. I think some of the photography (the real time photography not the slo-mo) was done using a drone.

not drone, camera on a fly line, like AFL/Cricket’s spidercam

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

Ian said:

Australia’s Scotty James wins bronze medal in snowboard halfpipe to become his country’s first men’s snowboard medallist at a Winter Olympics.

James got his medal with his first run of 92 points but ultimately couldn’t match the silky skills of American Shaun White who snatched the gold with his last run of 97.75.

Not the sort of thing Aussie kids could practise in their back yards.

I think I heard the father owns a skate park thing and his ‘cross training’ is on skate board. (I am not an expert on sport.)

that was the japanese bloke whose dad owned the skate park.
James’ parents drove him 6 hours to perisher quite often apparently

Stumpy_seahorse said:

mollwollfumble said:

Bubblecar said:

Not the sort of thing Aussie kids could practise in their back yards.

Was watching the snowboard halfpipe during lunch today. I found the manoeuvres to be absolutely jaw-dropping. I think some of the photography (the real time photography not the slo-mo) was done using a drone.

not drone, camera on a fly line, like AFL/Cricket’s spidercam

a tethered drone?

JudgeMental said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

mollwollfumble said:

Was watching the snowboard halfpipe during lunch today. I found the manoeuvres to be absolutely jaw-dropping. I think some of the photography (the real time photography not the slo-mo) was done using a drone.

not drone, camera on a fly line, like AFL/Cricket’s spidercam

a tethered drone?

they run on motorised pulleys along a cable.
got a close look at one last year at clipsal that taversed from the hairpin along pit straight to the chicane, damn fast they are

Stumpy_seahorse said:

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

Not the sort of thing Aussie kids could practise in their back yards.

I think I heard the father owns a skate park thing and his ‘cross training’ is on skate board. (I am not an expert on sport.)

that was the japanese bloke whose dad owned the skate park.
James’ parents drove him 6 hours to perisher quite often apparently

Ah. Aren’t you glad I am not an expert?

sarahs mum said:

Stumpy_seahorse said:

sarahs mum said:

I think I heard the father owns a skate park thing and his ‘cross training’ is on skate board. (I am not an expert on sport.)

that was the japanese bloke whose dad owned the skate park.
James’ parents drove him 6 hours to perisher quite often apparently

Ah. Aren’t you glad I am not an expert?

a drip under pressure?

:P

Still surprised that among NZ’s 118 Olympic medals, only one is from the winter games.

silver for australia

Gold medal match is on in the Curling.

Chess on Ice

Ian said:

Gold medal match is on in the Curling.

Chess on Ice

I recommend this movie:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_with_Brooms

buffy said:

Ian said:

Gold medal match is on in the Curling.

Chess on Ice

I recommend this movie:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_with_Brooms

Ok. Ta.

5.9/10… imdb

It wasn’t a great movie but it was kinda fun. There were certainly lots of Canadian in-jokes.

Up the Swiss

Ian said:

Up the Swiss

So who won the curling and was anyone sent off?

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

Up the Swiss

So who won the curling and was anyone sent off?

SWE

Peak Warming Man said:

Ian said:

Up the Swiss

So who won the curling and was anyone sent off?

One of the Russians curlers got done for drugs and doping, if that means anything.

Ian said:

buffy said:

Ian said:

Gold medal match is on in the Curling.

Chess on Ice

I recommend this movie:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_with_Brooms

Ok. Ta.

5.9/10… imdb

It wasn’t a great movie but it was kinda fun. There were certainly lots of Canadian in-jokes.

You probably should know I rather like Paul Gross.

There have been plenty of knee injuries for those on skis in particular. Some, including Australian aerialist Lydia Lassila, have competed with torn or missing ACLs. How they manage this ifiik. It means that the knee is unstable.

Ian said:

There have been plenty of knee injuries for those on skis in particular. Some, including Australian aerialist Lydia Lassila, have competed with torn or missing ACLs. How they manage this ifiik. It means that the knee is unstable.

Yeah, is bad. Had a torn/separated ACL. I was worried about going down stairs, let alone hurtling through the air.

Ian said:

There have been plenty of knee injuries for those on skis in particular. Some, including Australian aerialist Lydia Lassila, have competed with torn or missing ACLs. How they manage this ifiik. It means that the knee is unstable.

Yeah, is bad. Had a torn/separated ACL. I was worried about going down stairs, let alone hurtling through the air.