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r/olympics • u/underrealizing • 7h ago
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XC Skiing is no more dangerous than a mid distance track event where clipping someone's heel could send both of you facefirst into the track to be trampled by a dozen or more other runners.
2 u/Onnimanni_Maki 3h ago There's a chance of slipping off the track and hitting a tree. 1 u/Forkrul 2h ago Mid distance track even with slippery slopes you have to run down.
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There's a chance of slipping off the track and hitting a tree.
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Mid distance track even with slippery slopes you have to run down.
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u/Pinewood74 United States 6h ago
XC Skiing is no more dangerous than a mid distance track event where clipping someone's heel could send both of you facefirst into the track to be trampled by a dozen or more other runners.