Biathlon
Wow, what's better than cross-country skiing? Cross-country skiing with guns! The Men's Pursuit was fascinating. The penalty loop is funny to watch.
posted by wchien at 10:30 AM
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posted by wchien at 10:30 AM
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The biathlon reminds me of a Seinfeld standup bit, where he talks about what an odd combination that is. "It's like combining swimming and strangle a guy. Why don't we have that? That makes absolutely as much sense. Just put people in the pool at the end of each lane for swimmers."
Actually, it's not that strange. The biathlon started as a military exercise in Scandinavia.
Did you know that or did you just look it up?
c'mon, everybody knows that.
oh, and seinfeld is stupid. that's what i really meant to say.
The really lame part is how many different events there are - mass starts, pursuit, relay, etc. There are 10 distinct events. Germany got 11 of their medals in Biathlon, more than a third of their total, causing them to "win" the Olympics.
um, that's not particularly different from the other big traveling sports (cycling, running, speed skating, swimming).
and don't get me started on this pathetic "medal count" bullshit.
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