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Does anyone else think the Snowboard Cross is insane? - DP - 02-17-2014
This just screams injury and maybe worse. I normally don't follow this stuff so it's the first time I'm seeing this. Already a couple have collided and gone down hard.
Any forumites do this?
Re: Does anyone else think the Snowboard Cross is insane? - mrbigstuff - 02-17-2014
yeah, but I like it a lot better than freestyle - each person essentially doing the same tricks over and over again.
Re: Does anyone else think the Snowboard Cross is insane? - mattkime - 02-17-2014
since when did the olympics decide to let anything in that happened on snow?
Re: Does anyone else think the Snowboard Cross is insane? - max - 02-17-2014
It is almost an equivalent to Super G on the ski side.
It is not insane, it just requires a specific, well honed, skill set....
Re: Does anyone else think the Snowboard Cross is insane? - Pops - 02-17-2014
I realized why I only snapped cross country skis on in my youth after I saw Franz Klammer win the Olympic downhill in 1976.
Re: Does anyone else think the Snowboard Cross is insane? - Lux Interior - 02-17-2014
No more insane than downhill skiing IMHO.
Re: Does anyone else think the Snowboard Cross is insane? - DP - 02-17-2014
I should clarify-I mean when they go off in a group like that. With all they have to concentrate on individually, it seems the proximity just begs for disaster.
Re: Does anyone else think the Snowboard Cross is insane? - hal - 02-17-2014
People - Snowboard Cross is a race down the mountain with a bunch of crazy snowboarders...
It's NOT like downhill skiing. It's more like a cross of downhill and short track skating.
Yes, it's insane...
Re: Does anyone else think the Snowboard Cross is insane? - The UnDoug - 02-17-2014
The Hernandez woman had a *really* horrible crash! I can't imagine how crazy and dangerous it will be when there are six boarders on the course at the same time.
Re: Does anyone else think the Snowboard Cross is insane? - BernDog - 02-17-2014
I really like it. Much more entertaining than watching someone race a clock. Can you imagine watching a car race run one car at a time?