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06-18-2021, 10:29 PM #1
Ski mountaineering - Olympics 2026?
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06-19-2021, 10:02 AM #2
I'm all for it and will watch. I wonder if the general American public will have a hard time differentiating between skimo and nordic skiing events... Just another event with skinny skis, tight suits, aero tucked descents. I bet it gets more viewers across the pond.
It will be interesting to see what happens to skimo gear as more money and attention pours in to development.
I'm a little surprised at the addition of skimo before something more akin to the FWT, which is probably much more exciting to watch for the casual observer.
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06-19-2021, 01:08 PM #3
Most exciting moment will be transitions?
I wondered about that too re FWT
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06-19-2021, 03:17 PM #4
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06-19-2021, 06:12 PM #5Meadowskipping old fart
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06-19-2021, 08:33 PM #6
sure, it's that stuff that interrupts the figure skating and the heart warming tales of struggling amateur olympic hopefuls....
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06-20-2021, 11:48 AM #7Registered User
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06-21-2021, 07:57 AM #9
If they can find a way to contrive some airy bootpack at whatever venue they use and get some good drone shots, it will make for some great TV or highlights. The top guys are absolutely pushing their skis to the limits on the way down and are on the verge of control. Is that more or less entertaining than watching the mastery of skiers in the alpine events?
FWT style Olympic event wherever they have the Olympics (aka Pyeongchang, Beijing, etc)? Better call up the Baldface guys to build some wooden platforms and aim some snow guns at them.
Would love to see mountain running in the summer. I know track and field is the ultimate athletic test, but it would be cool to see who the best athletes are going uphill, downhill, and over some varied terrain.
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06-21-2021, 10:16 AM #10Registered User
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There are too many sports in the Olympics.
There should be one ski event.
Mass start - everyone skis to the top of the mountain.
Anyone who bags a forest creature with their biathlon rifle on the way up gets a time bonus.
Transition - DH to a SG to a Slalom to a mogul course, to a free style course to a ski jump which has to be hit switch.
All the points from the free style and mogul scores are thrown out because judging in sport is stupid.
First one down wins.
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06-21-2021, 07:34 PM #11
I've never watched skimo. Is it a mass start, first one to cross the finish line wins? Depends on size of field? The format will make a big difference in popularity.
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06-21-2021, 07:55 PM #12Registered User
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you just need a huge motor, an ultra runner come up to a local event and beat the next fastest guy by at least 6hrs but he couldn't ski worth a shit
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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I'm not sure how I feel about skimo as an Olympic sport. Contrary to popular belief, good individual courses are really quite technical. At the world cup level, 90+ min races are won by seconds, and usually on the descents. Makes for really good racing, but I'm worried that aspect will get lost in a TV friendly Olympic format in which case it does turn into a biggest engine competition. I guess we'll see. XC MTB seems to have survived Olympic inclusion and it's a decent analogue for skimo.
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