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Winter Olympics

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Ness Feb 2022 8:12pm, 8 Feb 2022 19,511 posts	Quote Pin Ness Watching the ‘free ski’ (?) Have not seen this event before. It’s awesome!
Bintmcskint Feb 2022 8:26pm, 8 Feb 2022 46,635 posts	Quote Pin Bintmcskint It is pretty amazing
larkim Feb 2022 8:43pm, 8 Feb 2022 16,943 posts	Quote Pin larkim Love the Big Air in front of the cooling towers!
Angus Clydesdale Feb 2022 11:30am, 9 Feb 2022 24,292 posts	Quote Pin Angus Clydesdale I'm surprised they need cooling towers. Are they for the snow?
larkim Feb 2022 12:10pm, 9 Feb 2022 16,954 posts	Quote Pin larkim It feels so China to have an expensive chilled high quality free ski jump right in the middle of what looks like Sheffield!
Ocelot Spleens Feb 2022 12:44pm, 9 Feb 2022 33,108 posts	Quote Pin Ocelot Spleens I just checked they're part of what used to be a steel mill, the mill was shut in 2008 before the summer Olympics because of the pollution it used to spew out. Apparently it's a gree eco regeneration area!
larkim Feb 2022 12:46pm, 9 Feb 2022 16,959 posts	Quote Pin larkim That's quite cool then actually. I did presume it wasn't just a working facility otherwise it would have been a very very odd location to choose. BBC iPlayer coverage has been good so far - I've been getting in at the end of the day and using their "must see" 15-20 minute programmes on the key medal events to catch up with the best bits.
Fragile Do Not Bend Feb 2022 7:58pm, 9 Feb 2022 9,230 posts	Quote Pin Fragile Do Not Bend Luge doubles has got to be one of most undignified-looking sports in the games.
JenHB Feb 2022 8:02pm, 9 Feb 2022 503 posts	Quote Pin JenHB fdnb - I agree re luge doubles.
HappyG(rrr) Feb 2022 1:23pm, 10 Feb 2022 41,384 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) When did Steve Cram become a curling expert - "it's a hard curl on the draw side, but at least GB have the hammer in this end..." eh, what?! G