Post #381426
2026-02-17 18:09 UTC
Replies (11)
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@Rhaedas@fedia.io 2026-02-17 18:35
Like watching the pace lap on a NASCAR race, the cars crawl around the track at typical car speeds, then they go green and open up.
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@themeatbridge@lemmy.world 2026-02-17 18:47
The hard part is cleaning up the mess at the bottom of the ski jump.
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@moondoggie@lemmy.world 2026-02-17 18:42
An average Joe before the event, and someone with ALL the steroids after for added comparison.
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@Doug@piefed.social 2026-02-17 18:56
And then, to make the non-athletic person feel better about themselves, they show us a skill they themselves have perfected in life. Surely we've all got that under our belts, right? For example I can get groceries faster than everyone else at Winco on a Sunday morning; I know the exact route to take through the store to be as economic with my time as possible.
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@Soulphite@reddthat.com 2026-02-17 18:39
Right? I mean, I feel like I could put a shot pretty far. How hard is it to throw a ball?
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@chefdano3@lemmy.zip 2026-02-17 22:57
Literally saw a YouTube short of someone doing just that. The did the skeleton luge. They did half the run, and then they estimated the rest of the run and she came in almost 2 min slower than the last place finish in the Olympics.
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@billwashere@lemmy.world 2026-02-18 01:24
Pick random people from each country to compete in each event and give them a year to train. We’ll see which country is the best. For the Winter Olympics it will be Norway.
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@Nastybutler@lemmy.world 2026-02-17 20:49
No way in hell I'm doing luge, skeleton or bobsled on those Olympic tracks for my first attempt. Maybe I'd go down it in one of those inflatable balls that people roll down hills in. They're getting to around 100 mph if they don't hit the walls, and if I got to even half that speed and slammed into a wall I'd be in the hospital for a long time
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@theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-02-17 21:52
Just pull people from the crowd make it an interactive experience.
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@Mac@mander.xyz 2026-02-18 00:37
[Out of shape Olympics (IG)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU1nmmHjpdk/)
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@Dearth@lemmy.world 2026-02-17 23:21
I jessy watched flava flav do skeleton.