Winter Olympics

[rfuerst911sc]

Congratulations to Breezy Johnson for winning the gold medal 🏅. Job well done 👏 . Go USA

[unclebilly]

Emma Aicher, Silver, is a lovely person. I met her at the Frankfurt airport this fall.

Amazing skiing today by all of the competitors.

Hoping for speedy recoveries for Vonn and Becerra.

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by rwest

Saturday Night Live did a funny, yes funny skit about the Olympics and it features the luge as the comedic bit.



https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ky63j4VUjSc

That was pretty funny!!!
"I can't go, I'm sick"!

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[rfuerst911sc]

Parallel giant dual slalom is interesting to watch . The weather looks perfect .

[mjohnson]

Originally Posted by berettafan

Anybody watch the cross country ski event? Is it correct the one type of ski grips in one direction? Is that harder than the kick off style of moving on flat land or hills?

I think you mean the "classic" or normal/old-fashioned method.

Those skis have enough bend (camber) for the bits underneath the feet to not touch the snow when gliding. Only when you kick down on each stride does that part of the ski contact and grip the snow to shove you forward. Fancy wax voodoo is involved.

Us hack XC skiers probably have "fish scales" in that section of ski base which directionally grip to stop the ski from sliding backward when you kick. You still get the benefit of the camber to keep that textured draggy bit of the ski off of the snow except for when you're pushing down on it dynamically. Some old crusty skiers use skis without scales and stick to wax, typically on their wooden skis and they'll tell tales of the romantic aroma of pine tar mixed with sweaty wool.

Skating is faster and usually requires a groomed path. You can do the old kick-and-glide most anywhere.

And now I've probably mis-explained something complex enough that each of those teams of athletes you see on TV each have teams of pros keeping their skis in the right tune.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by berettafan

Anybody watch the cross country ski event? Is it correct the one type of ski grips in one direction? Is that harder than the kick off style of moving on flat land or hills?

I have both styles of XC ski. My OLD skis have a hickory bottom that I had to coat with pine tar so that the wax would stick. However climbing had to be done with the herringbone technique. My new skis have fish scales which prevent back sliding and as stated forward grip when kicking. I never did the skating style.

[berettafan]

Thanks for the real world explanation! Wish I lived near some place to do that regularly. Seems like an awesome activity.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by berettafan

Thanks for the real world explanation! Wish I lived near some place to do that regularly. Seems like an awesome activity.

It's a real workout. Yeah you need some real space for it. I live near a forest preserve with miles and miles of trails.
Back in the day she who was but is no more and I would backpack into the ADK, make camp and ski thru the High Peaks.

Here (for no other reason than it's a fav of mine) is a pic of her carrying her skis into the Mt Marcy area.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by rwest

Saturday Night Live did a funny, yes funny skit about the Olympics and it features the luge as the comedic bit.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ky63j4VUjSc

That was hilarious.

[rfuerst911sc]

Men's luge final runs on now . Amazing how fast they go .

[astrochex]

Have they shown Simona Di Silvestro?

[rfuerst911sc]

Quite the run by the German to win the gold ! . I could be wrong but I don't believe women's bobsled has run yet .

[Scott Douglas]

[astrochex]

^Context?

[Scott Douglas]

Team USA skaters receiving their gold medals for the Team competition win.

[astrochex]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

Team USA skaters receiving their gold medals for the Team competition win.

Cool, congrats Team USA skaters!

I like how drones are being used, definitely unique camera angles.