Skeleton in the Winter Olympics

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Gordon Bennett!!

Are they mad?

Its making me anxious watching them.

Im not sure Ive seen this before, not sure how Ive missed it

Luge is feet first.

Feet first v head first

No, they appear to be wearing leotards with legs

And a helmet of course. Safety first and all

FFS.

Did it win? (The skeleton) 😁

It is interesting that the sprinters that turn to winter sports end up in the bobsleigh and not the Skeleton Bob. Montell Douglas aka Fire and also Phantom were sprinters come
bobsleighers.

We are pretty good at identifying talent in the UK and getting them into the right sport. Helen Glover was a county level hockey player before becoming a double gold medalist in rowing. Rebecca Romero turned to cycling after her sculling career.

We're not even finished yet, the final is later so the Skeleton stil has a chance. Although muscle control is quite poor.

Im now watching people snowboard into the air

And apparently on iplayer is ice skating but I want to watch both!!!!

The one I think is insane is double luge!

I'm from SW and I believe there is a self taught "skeltonist" from Bath who figured quite highly at either the last or one before WO....scary but fair play!

Alas, I'm poorly in bed with black screen thunder on the TV for sleeping so will have to rely on everyone's commentary until reading sends me to sleep 😴

The most bonkers of them all. The bottom one must be squashed!

Yes the double luge is insane, how do you decide who’s on top?

Presumably because you can't really encourage children to launch themselves headfirst down an ice slope.

I’m going to tell 16y old DS this! He’s a good middle distance runner but no Josh Kerr. Maybe his future is in skeleton and he just doesn’t know it yet 🤣. He’s looking at potential Unis now - I’ll advise him to look for ones that offer more obscure sports he can have a crack at 😁

Sounds like Bath should top the list!!

The half pipe is reminding me of a ski holiday I took when I was newly pregnant with DD - but wasn’t actually aware I was pregnant at that point. I ventured into the half pipe on my snow board fancying myself as a bit of a trickster. I think I made it about 1/4 of the way up one side, before tentatively sliding back down again and shuffling all the way through the middle to the end. Whilst DH pissed himself laughing, taking unflattering photos. Luckily DD survived the ordeal. How these people get to the top of the thing is beyond me - let alone all the jumping about without cracking your head open on the way back down to earth.

They train at Bath uni on a non-ice track I understand

And just why?! the double luge is possibly the most puzzling of all 😂

I love the commentators

I used to play SSX on the PlayStation and it’s my delusion that I could totally do all the tricks on the half pipe, despite never stepping foot on a ski slope in my life.

DH reckons he would rather do skeleton than luge but I would 100% rather break my legs than my neck.. gives me palpitations just thinking about 80mph head first 🫣

I'm just watching them now, in their little cupboard!

It makes us chuckle as though they’ve panicked about where to put them so they’ve just sectioned off an area of the portacabin and taped up some kids drawings 😂

I am loving the half pipe. I have no idea how the commentators can tell what they are doing. Double aleeoop, 1200, switch.Honestly all looks the same to me. Yeet up the air, twizzle around and try not to land on your head.

John Hunt usually does horse racing. After all he has been through it is great to hear him in commentating on a very big event.