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This led him to narrow it down to 4 sports of Bobsled, Luge, Downhill Skiing and Cross-Country Skiing.

by 001sky 13y ago

001sky 13y ago
Is it really hacking the olypmics to pic the sport with the least skill/co-ordination possible? Why do people think this is anything other than narcissism? Nordic skiing from a tropical country?
- efa 13y ago
  I agree. If you'd trained your whole life you'd feel great with this guy besides you, who found a loophole to get it when he didn't deserve it. And I can't believe any country would let someone become a citizen just to do this. They want this guy representing their country? I'm sure the Colombians will so proud when they watch him compete.
- kaitai 13y ago
  Have you tried cross-country skiing, my friend? Cross-country merely has the lowest risk of death of the four named. The skill and co-ordination needed to be good are dramatically higher than the skill and co-ordination needed to make it to the finish line intact.
  - 001sky 13y ago
    Its clear that 'good' is not the criterion for performance. Its merely the only sport not likely to cause death or risk of permanant injury to a dilletante. Nordic is a bitch for Vo2 max, with our without technique, I'm not arguing the case thatway.[1] Its just lame to think one is being anything other than narcissitic to be an "olympian" in this way. Its just brute-forcing a rules book. [1] But then again, so is walking (postholing) in soft snow, without skis.
- yetanotherphd 13y ago
  Who knows why this guy wants to get into the Olympics, people want a lot of strange things. And maybe it is "narcissism" but I don't know that this is always a bad thing. As long as he is being honest and following the rules, I don't see what is wrong with what he was doing. However like you, when I saw the title I expected him to adopt the smartest training regime and tactics while competing, thus enabling him to compete with younger fitter individuals. That would have been much more interesting.
ameister14 13y ago
I found this strange; as a former competitive alpine racer, there's really no way I can think you'd pick that as a sport to quickly gain entry in. Nordic makes slightly more sense, but not really; they're some of the most fit people in the world and the technique is a large part of their speed. Out of shape and not knowing the technique? Not a good combination.

This led him to narrow it down to 4 sports of Bobsled, Luge, Downhill Skiing and Cross-Country Skiing.

by 001sky 13y ago

This led him to narrow it down to 4 sports of Bobsled, Luge, Downhill Skiing and Cross-Country Skiing.

Is it really hacking the olypmics to pic the sport with the least skill/co-ordination possible? Why do people think this is anything other than narcissism? Nordic skiing from a tropical country?

efa 13y ago
I agree. If you'd trained your whole life you'd feel great with this guy besides you, who found a loophole to get it when he didn't deserve it. And I can't believe any country would let someone become a citizen just to do this. They want this guy representing their country? I'm sure the Colombians will so proud when they watch him compete.
kaitai 13y ago
Have you tried cross-country skiing, my friend? Cross-country merely has the lowest risk of death of the four named. The skill and co-ordination needed to be good are dramatically higher than the skill and co-ordination needed to make it to the finish line intact.
- 001sky 13y ago
  Its clear that 'good' is not the criterion for performance. Its merely the only sport not likely to cause death or risk of permanant injury to a dilletante. Nordic is a bitch for Vo2 max, with our without technique, I'm not arguing the case thatway.[1] Its just lame to think one is being anything other than narcissitic to be an "olympian" in this way. Its just brute-forcing a rules book. [1] But then again, so is walking (postholing) in soft snow, without skis.
yetanotherphd 13y ago
Who knows why this guy wants to get into the Olympics, people want a lot of strange things. And maybe it is "narcissism" but I don't know that this is always a bad thing. As long as he is being honest and following the rules, I don't see what is wrong with what he was doing. However like you, when I saw the title I expected him to adopt the smartest training regime and tactics while competing, thus enabling him to compete with younger fitter individuals. That would have been much more interesting.

ameister14 13y ago

I found this strange; as a former competitive alpine racer, there's really no way I can think you'd pick that as a sport to quickly gain entry in. Nordic makes slightly more sense, but not really; they're some of the most fit people in the world and the technique is a large part of their speed. Out of shape and not knowing the technique? Not a good combination.