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It always amazes me what kind of things you grow up with nearby can be a live long dream for other people (Its probably the same for other people with surfing).
by patall 9y ago
It always amazes me what kind of things you grow up with nearby can be a live long dream for other people (Its probably the same for other people with surfing). As kids, it was just one of the many thing we did, that we were invited at school by the local club to try this sport with them one day for free. Sure, it we did not get a suit and we had to carry the sledge our selves but we won prices in the end and if was generally fun. Well, at least so much as going down a few times is interesting but from the tenth time on the same track it would become repetitive and less engaging than building your own tracks in snow and trying them out, improving etc.
- oh_sigh 9y agoYes. I like to call the winter Olympics the privilege Olympics. Summer Olympics is running and jumping, throwing sticks or stones, and wrestling each other Winter Olympics is zipping down a multi-million dollar luge track
- patall 9y agoI would not go that far. With every type of olympics these days, you need to have money to fully concentrate on the sport (including many years before you become successful). There may be some sports that require less dedicated support like running but when a nation like India that has about 1 on 6 people wins 1 or 2 medals in summer olympics again and again it should become clear that those games aren't any different.