Winter Olympics

[Grace]

Ski jumping - women can compete this year for the first time. I know I would simply pass out from sheer fright - but this sport fascinates me. They clear the hill and soar with the eagles - almost perfectly parallel with their skies.

[Freedom]

I love watching the skating, they are so elegant on ice! Singles, pairs, dance, all the ice skaters are wonderful to watch.

The skiing is also fun to watch, more daredevil to me, though.

I'll also watch bobsled, luge and other things. My Mum always made sure we watched the Olympics, and paid attention! LOL So it is tradition. The hockey and such hold no interest for me, though.

Not being in to sports, I much prefer watching and enjoying, rather than imagining which one I would do!

[Bonny]

I like the whole works. Years ago Eddy The Eagle from England sold me on ski jumping. Then there were the Jamaican bobsledders. My favorites are the American U. S. Ice Dancers. Years ago back in the 1950's my folks took me to the ice capades in St. Paul, there was an older couple that skated beautifully across the ice, he wore a suit & she had on a wool looking dress that went down to her ankles. There weren't any fancy lifts like today. That down hill skiing has me on the edge of my seat. They must be going 90 mph clipping down through the course.

[smokey the elder]

I always liked hockey, so would love to be a hockey player. Probably defense.

[Alysser]

I would love to do the downhill skiing!

[Karen]

Having grown up with a "challenging" set of sledding runs in the neighborhood, I see luge and know I could die, easily - no urge to try those! And I have done a tiny bit of downhill skiing, which was fine, but not very thrilling, but ski jumping - that would be soooo cool!

[kuhio98]

I love the Super Giant Slalom where they ski very, very fast. I would love to be a Super G gal. Too bad I barely mastered the snowplow!

Okay, I'm totally embarrassed to admit this, but I've become obsessed with curling.
I watched it in the last Olympics and I still can't figure out the terminology and rules. So, I'm determined to figure it out this time.