Alpine Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[NearPup 3,072]

2 minutes ago, Triplecast said:

News Flash:  Team Event won't happen today.  May not happen at all.  

This would be the first cancelled winter Olympic event since 1928(!).

[Triplecast 156]

5 minutes ago, NearPup said:

This would be the first cancelled winter Olympic event since 1928(!).

I'd been thinking the same thing for the last hour or so,  Although, in 1928 it was too warm.  

[heywoodu 15,174]

5 minutes ago, NearPup said:

This would be the first cancelled winter Olympic event since 1928(!).

Has any summer Olympic event been altogether canceled 'recently'?

[NearPup 3,072]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Has any summer Olympic event been altogether canceled 'recently'?

Not to my knowledge, but I have a better grasp of Winter Olympic history than of Summer Olympic history.

[Triplecast 156]

Someone just cited to Olympic Charter Bylaw 32 which basically says you can't hold an Olympic event outside the 16 day duration of ther Games.  Its being speculated they could hold the Team Event at the World Cup Finals in March.

[Triplecast 156]

23 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Not to my knowledge, but I have a better grasp of Winter Olympic history than of Summer Olympic history.  

1932 Equestrian Team Jumping was cancelled but not because of weather.  To explain, it was held simultaneously with Individual, but no team completed the event with the required number of riders so no medals were awarded.

[orangeman 2,002]

29 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Has any summer Olympic event been altogether canceled 'recently'?

Technically, you could say every event in the 1940 SOG was cancelled.  

[Triplecast 156]

More trivia, sorry, in 1968 and 1998, the 4-man bobsled was shortened due to weather.  Two runs wre cancelled in 1968, one run in 1998.

[NearPup 3,072]

Just now, Triplecast said:

More trivia, sorry, in 1968 and 1998, the 4-man bobsled was shortened due to weather.  Two runs wre cancelled in 1968, one run in 1998.

Women’s snowboard slopestyle in 2018 didn’t have qualifying. What would have been qualifying was used as a (farcical) final instead.

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31 minutes ago, NearPup said:

Women’s snowboard slopestyle in 2018 didn’t have qualifying. What would have been qualifying was used as a (farcical) final instead.

That event was about like the halfpipe tonight. Not a lot of clean runs.

 

News Flash  Team Event will be held tomorrow at 9:00 local