Winter Olympics

Depends, are there any sports that are incredibly expensive to play, only played by about 5 countries and can be won by spending more on the kit than anyone else? As that is our real sweet spot in the Olympics. Is there a winter Olympics equivalent to rowing, sailing and cycling?
To be fair, you've just described pretty much every winter Olympic sport. The only problem is that you also need proper mountains and snow.

You forgot the key element. You also then need to find as many slight variations as possible to the sport, so that when you get good at something, you can win shitloads of medals with just a handful of athletes entering every event.
 
To be fair, you've just described pretty much every winter Olympic sport. The only problem is that you also need proper mountains and snow.

You forgot the key element. You also then need to find as many slight variations as possible to the sport, so that when you get good at something, you can win shitloads of medals with just a handful of athletes entering every event.

Sheer discrimination. Why shouldn't the Netherlands be allowed to host? No need for slo me replays on the downhill skiing either.
 
To be fair, you've just described pretty much every winter Olympic sport. The only problem is that you also need proper mountains and snow.

You forgot the key element. You also then need to find as many slight variations as possible to the sport, so that when you get good at something, you can win shitloads of medals with just a handful of athletes entering every event.
Shit, forgot about the importance of the identical events with tiny variations.

You'd think something like bobsleigh would be our main aim, looks expensive, no one has the facilities, doesn't appear to involve natural talent and there are a few varieties that look similar. Maybe spend a billion building a top of the line bobsleigh track in the center of London?
 

Quite enjoyed Scottish ladies winning curling gold
Tap pic for full view.
 
Bit sick of watching Elise Christie crying about how some keyboard warriors sent her nasty tweets after Sochi.
It really pisses me off when these athletes keep telling us how hard they have worked for the last 4 years. In real life everybody works really hard without mummy and daddy funding their "job" of fannying about in the snow.
 
It really pisses me off when these athletes keep telling us how hard they have worked for the last 4 years. In real life everybody works really hard without mummy and daddy funding their "job" of fannying about in the snow.
To be fair, the winner of the luge was a police woman.
 
Good to see the Beeb cuts biting - Olympic studio in Salford Quays lol.
 

Quite enjoyed Scottish ladies winning curling gold
Tap pic for full view.

Im sure she’s been cryogenically frozen for 4 years. Didn’t look aged at all in her tv interview.
 

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