seeLive wrote to All <=-
I'm not seeing any discussion about the Olympics, which seems a
bit surprising... anyone watching them?
I'm not seeing any discussion about the Olympics, which seems a bit surprising... anyone watching them?
I'm not seeing any discussion about the Olympics, which seems a bit surprising... anyone watching them?
No. I used to be a big fan, and watched the games a lot. Now
it's become such a farce that it isn't worth my time.
On 02-19-22 11:11, seeLive wrote to All <=-
I'm not seeing any discussion about the Olympics, which seems a bit surprising... anyone watching them?
On 02-19-22 20:53, Jeff wrote to seeLive <=-
I'm not much of a sports fan, although I am very interested in
following the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge; I believe the next one
is in 2023, but I'm not sure exactly when.
And curling is fascinating, how they control the stone with the broom. :)
I just finished watching an ice skating end of competition festival that had a ton of countries involved and just putting on a show for everyone
to watch and enjoy :)
Saw some bobsledding today too... and the Jamaican team :)
I didn't see any of it. My preferred sports are in the summer, rather than winter Olympics, though I do find some of the winter sports interesting to watch, like luge, skeleton, bobsled, aerials, to name a few. And the figure skating is incredibly skilful.
And curling is fascinating, how they control the stone with the broom. :)
Yeah, Ice skating was a little nutty with the whole doping thing... but, some really great performances.
Yes! The Jamaican's are back, mon... it was really great to see them... although, they seem to be still be getting their themselves sorted... the German's put on a hell of a show, though... wow, really impressive...
Biathlon was really great as well... Was an interesting year overall, I thought...
seeLive wrote to Avon <=-
Yes! The Jamaican's are back, mon... it was really great to see them... although, they seem to be still be getting their themselves sorted...
the German's put on a hell of a show, though... wow, really
impressive...
Biathlon was really great as well... Was an interesting year overall, I thought...
On 02-21-22 20:01, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
We have an ice skating and curling ring here in Dunedin. I think when
the covid-19 outbreak is over I may give curling a go.
On 02-21-22 16:40, seeLive wrote to Vk3jed <=-
There were truly great performances, especially figure skating this year... the Russians put on quite a show...
And curling is fascinating, how they control the stone with the broom. :)
Yeah, a seemingly simple game, but with definite subtleties...
I loved watching all of the snowboarding competition; it's a close-knit community that celebrate together and makes you realize that for them,
the sport comes first.
I'd be interested to hear how you go. It looks quite challenging.
On 02-23-22 15:42, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-
On 23 Feb 2022 at 12:51p, Vk3jed pondered and said...
I'd be interested to hear how you go. It looks quite challenging.
If/when I do I'll let you know, for now I will soon be traveling for
about 5 weeks or so then when I get home I hope to have a rest :)
I'm not seeing any discussion about the Olympics, which seems a bit surprising... anyone watching them?
winter Olympics, though I do find some of the winter sports interesting to watch, like luge, skeleton, bobsled, aerials, to name a few. And the figure skating is incredibly skilful.
Sometimes it seems like countries hosting the olympics is just them
trying to put on a show to make themselves look good to the rest of the world when there are bad things going on there that we aren't hearing
all the time,
Re: Olympics
By: seeLive to All on Sat Feb 19 2022 11:11 am
I'm not seeing any discussion about the Olympics, which seems a bit surprising... anyone watching them?
I've heard some stories of how badly China treats some people (going as far human rights violations). So I'm not really interested in watching the olympics this year. Sometimes it seems like countries hosting the olympics just them trying to put on a show to make themselves look good to the rest o the world when there are bad things going on there that we aren't hearing ab all the time.
Nightfox
Sometimes it seems like countries hosting the olympics is just them
trying to put on a show to make themselves look good to the rest of
the world when there are bad things going on there that we aren't
hearing all the time,
Not to mention the costs involved in hosting the Olympics. Making yourself look good to the rest of the world is expensive. Montreal hosted the Olympics back in 1976, building a new stadium for a pricetag of $1.4B. It wasn't paid off until November of 2006!
The Biathlon announcer was over the top! So excited!
I loved watching all of the snowboarding competition; it's a close-knit community that celebrate together and makes you realize that for them,
the sport comes first.
On 02-23-22 09:41, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I've never heard of "skeleton" as a sport. What is that?
On 02-23-22 14:15, Warpslide wrote to Nightfox <=-
Not to mention the costs involved in hosting the Olympics. Making yourself look good to the rest of the world is expensive. Montreal
hosted the Olympics back in 1976, building a new stadium for a pricetag
of $1.4B. It wasn't paid off until November of 2006!
On 02-23-22 12:12, Nightfox wrote to Warpslide <=-
Wow.. Yes, it is expensive, and there are potentially better ways of spending money. Around 2012 or so, I remember hearing about people in Brazil protesting the Olympics being hosted there because there were
more significant problems that they could have been focusing on instead (such as their homeless situation, education system, etc.).
On 02-23-22 12:12, Nightfox wrote to Warpslide <=-
Wow.. Yes, it is expensive, and there are potentially better ways of
spending money. Around 2012 or so, I remember hearing about people in
Brazil protesting the Olympics being hosted there because there were
more significant problems that they could have been focusing on instead
(such as their homeless situation, education system, etc.).
A lot of the facilities built for Rio rapidly fell into disrepair after
the
Olympics. What a waste. :(
Wow.. Yes, it is expensive, and there are potentially better ways
of spending money. Around 2012 or so, I remember hearing about
people in Brazil protesting the Olympics being hosted there because
there were more significant problems that they could have been
focusing on instead (such as their homeless situation, education
system, etc.).
A lot of the facilities built for Rio rapidly fell into disrepair after the Olympics. What a waste. :(
Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-
A lot of the facilities built for Rio rapidly fell into disrepair after the Olympics. What a waste. :(
That's disappointing. :(
I've been to Brazil (including Rio) and there are areas that do
seem like they aren't maintained very well.
Vk3jed wrote to Warpslide <=-
It's expensive for sure. But if host cities can manage to utilise existing infrastructure, or use the games as an opportunity to invest
in sporting infrastructure, something of value can come from it. Similarly, if the village, etc, can be utilised afterwards, then all
the better.
On 02-25-22 13:07, Brian Murrey wrote to Vk3jed <=-
A lot of the facilities China built in Bejing (2008) literally rusted away, some even just collapsed.
I don't think the Olympics has the lustre and national attraction it
once did, I pretty much lost interest when they split the summer and winter games.
On 02-25-22 14:17, Nightfox wrote to Vk3jed <=-
That's disappointing. :(
I've been to Brazil (including Rio) and there are areas that do seem
like they aren't maintained very well.
On 02-25-22 08:01, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Vk3jed <=-
There's a photo essay of abandoned ex-olympic stadia, some built especially for the games and used once.
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/abandoned-olympic-venues-sites/12/
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