Olympian1010

Yeah we should have elevators and whatnot in the hills, but that’s expensive to build and maintain, and like I said, those tiny communities don’t have the money.

Or even the awesome construction workers who worked tirelessly for two weeks to build an entire freaking new hospital from nothing.

Yeah Noble Peace Prize for him please.

Yep, her and her horse should trot right on in there.

How so? (I’m not really aware of the issue there)

Iron Mountain stays opened because the Free Ski community likes to use it for insane stunts. In fact they went so far as to repair parts of the hill a few years ago.

Yep, total agreement there. Good to be back on the same side buddy

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You’re the one of made it personal to begin with. Don’t dish what you can’t take. Also, your recent elections didn’t really prove me wrong... Never called you “a crying little bitch”, I stereotyped it to generation like you did mine. At least we agree that Biathlon is the best winter sport

Yeah, I’m not a fan of the Mass Start 60.

Hey, don’t take subtle swipes at my boy @Vojthas like that. Laser rifles can hit targets just the same, and their eco-friendly. (Disclaimer: I’m not in favor of switching to laser rifles, I just see the argument for it)

There’s different between “I don’t think this change is the right direction, but I’m willing to give it a chance”, and “Run for the damn hills! They ruined are sport and they’ll come for yours next!”

The point of changing an event is to make it more interesting and competitive. At least Johaug’s competitors can see her, and fans can see the actual difference in skills.

Yes, that is exactly what we’ve been saying. We shouldn’t eliminate the individual, but maybe we should modify the format.

Because Europeans throw a fit when winter sports leave the continent. Ski Jumping hills are expensive to maintain, and those little communities don’t have the money. There are actually quite a few hills still in operation though.

At least we see something different every run though.

I do watch fucking cycling time trials or NASCAR races because they’re boring as fuck. They take way to much time out of my day, and there’s literally zero excitement. Same goes for most team sports. Free Ski and Snowboard aren’t that difficult to understand by the way. One 360 is better than another 360 because the grab or method of rotation is more difficult. Aerials is literally outdoor winter gymnastics. It’s one of the best additions to the Winter Olympics. Comps take like 2-3 hours so...

And if sports changes in the slightest you’re generation becomes a bunch of crying little bitches that preach the end of days! You complain about the younger generation constantly, without even trying what we suggest. I love distance events. The only sports I do are distance events. The 50km still exists, it’s just been improved. The world has changed. People are busy and have less “free time”. It shouldn’t mean the end of distance events, but we have to find ways to cater to new fans.

Never said we should be “getting rid of tradition”, but I think tradition can be modified. Everything changes overtime, it’s essentially a “law” even though it isn’t. We can either adapt to change, or continue to live in a lesser age. Sometimes change isn’t good, but we can’t definitively know until we’ve tried.

Right, but keeping track of who’s doing well is easier in the sprint. It’s tangible because we can see the athletes do a penalty loop, and the time checks are more on the center like statistically. It’s also shorter and easier to watch for fans. I’d also argue that shooting still matters to a degree in the sprint.

What if we add a round of target shooting in between the two rounds of dancing... Street biathlon anyone

Well, yeah. People here are drawn to those sports because they’re new and they adapt over time. We’ve also had much more success in them, and our ski resorts are tailored to them. Cross Country skiing requires facilities that are hard to keep up in many parts of the US, and world tours for both Cross Country Skiing and Nordic Combined/Ski Jumping refuse to come to the US or Canada.

I do! ? Again, not one person had said we should eliminate the individual.

You’re generation’s greatest contribution to sports was dopped up athletes so... I sorry I didn’t have 6 hours to watch a race

It has more to do with the format. The sprint works because there’s a tangible loss when someone misses a target. In individual you really have to be focused on the commentary, skiing, shooting to have any clue what is happening. Again, @Agger @Wumo and myself are pro-individual, we just think it’s understandable as to why people don’t like it. There may be ways to make it better for fans, but people so set in pointless tradition and old ways like @heywoodu and @Monzanator won’t accept that we should look at improving the event.