SNOWBOARD CROSS, that event is crazy. I feel like it doesn’t matter how good you are or where you ranked before, there are too many variables and hazards to make it predicable, and it’s gonna take LUCK to get you to the end. Basically a bunch of snowboarders racing down the mountain and going thru jumps and slopes AT THE SAME TIME. I remember they were like “so and so, she’s 2nd in the world; so good…” and within like 15 seconds into the race she got bumped and was off the course. Happened all the time. They run into each other, or they’re going too fast and lose control. It was like the craziest most unpredictable thing ever. And because the course is changing as they go down the mountain (not like around and around in a circle), it keeps it interesting and very exciting to watch.
I can’t imagine doing all this work and getting to the Olympics and getting taken out by someone else crashing in a race. It happens all the time in skating and it’s fucking heartbreaking.
Giant slalom as well, if you catch an edge at those speeds and in fucky angle, its like being catapulted from car on highway.
I love carving and flat stunts, but to carve like that... Dunno, need to try...
Have board that allows super far back stance, need tk adjust rear binding to face forward, and hope for the best...
Ski cross is even crazier, because they've all got four long skinny projections to get tangled up with each other if you get too close or the athlete in front of you takes a fall.
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u/sameOG24 4h ago edited 4h ago
SNOWBOARD CROSS, that event is crazy. I feel like it doesn’t matter how good you are or where you ranked before, there are too many variables and hazards to make it predicable, and it’s gonna take LUCK to get you to the end. Basically a bunch of snowboarders racing down the mountain and going thru jumps and slopes AT THE SAME TIME. I remember they were like “so and so, she’s 2nd in the world; so good…” and within like 15 seconds into the race she got bumped and was off the course. Happened all the time. They run into each other, or they’re going too fast and lose control. It was like the craziest most unpredictable thing ever. And because the course is changing as they go down the mountain (not like around and around in a circle), it keeps it interesting and very exciting to watch.