Here's the random Olympic thing I'm wondering about today.
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Here's the random Olympic thing I'm wondering about today.
Who spends the least, and most, actual time competing?For instance, some of the speed skaters might do one 500m sprint, lose, and they're done. Less than a minute.
Contrast with curlers. Even if you're in last place, you play nine matches before the medal round, each of which lasts about 90 minutes. That's a lot of time on the ice. (Albeit with a lot of "standing around.")
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Here's the random Olympic thing I'm wondering about today.
Who spends the least, and most, actual time competing?For instance, some of the speed skaters might do one 500m sprint, lose, and they're done. Less than a minute.
Contrast with curlers. Even if you're in last place, you play nine matches before the medal round, each of which lasts about 90 minutes. That's a lot of time on the ice. (Albeit with a lot of "standing around.")
@shayman ski jumping is also very quick/short for athlete. For hockey games, winner of one game moves to next round until they are down to two teams. So lots of tine on ice. Versus one shot sports where your measure/time of a single performance dictates your overall ranking.
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@shayman ski jumping is also very quick/short for athlete. For hockey games, winner of one game moves to next round until they are down to two teams. So lots of tine on ice. Versus one shot sports where your measure/time of a single performance dictates your overall ranking.
@jfmezei True - I think curlers spend more time actually on the ice than the hockey players do (they're on the bench for 2/3 of the game)
It's probably even more extreme at the summer olympics. Weight lifting? High jump? You're done in a few seconds.
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@jfmezei True - I think curlers spend more time actually on the ice than the hockey players do (they're on the bench for 2/3 of the game)
It's probably even more extreme at the summer olympics. Weight lifting? High jump? You're done in a few seconds.
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Here's the random Olympic thing I'm wondering about today.
Who spends the least, and most, actual time competing?For instance, some of the speed skaters might do one 500m sprint, lose, and they're done. Less than a minute.
Contrast with curlers. Even if you're in last place, you play nine matches before the medal round, each of which lasts about 90 minutes. That's a lot of time on the ice. (Albeit with a lot of "standing around.")
@shayman 100m sprinters less than a minute for qualifying and finals
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