02-18-2006, 01:45 AM
I didn't think this would be a particularly interesting sport, but after watching it, I'm suddenly hooked. The sport...Women's Biathlon.
Where do I begin?
First off (for the guys here), the women are all beautiful, in a totally athletic, buff, confident and capable way, not the "I'm a decoration" pinup way.
Second, the competitive demands are insanely difficult. These women must transition several times over the course from a completely aerobic, whole body workout (the skiing part), to a calm, precision activity where finesse is everything (the shooting part), then back to full on aerobics again. For every shot they miss they have to do extra skiing before reentering the main ski course.
Third, the competition demands 100% out of these women. Almost all of them put so much effort into getting across that finish line that they collapse into the snow and lie there virtually unconscious until the oxygen percolates back into their body. The scene 20 feet beyond the finish line looked like a war zone.
Fourth, there are a lot of competitors. There were something like 80 competitors on the course at one time for the event I watched and it so the action was non-stop.
Right after watching biathlon, I watched the men's curling. Talk about your couch potato sport. I thought it would have been more interesting though if the guys with the brooms had been wearing french maid outfits.
Where do I begin?
First off (for the guys here), the women are all beautiful, in a totally athletic, buff, confident and capable way, not the "I'm a decoration" pinup way.
Second, the competitive demands are insanely difficult. These women must transition several times over the course from a completely aerobic, whole body workout (the skiing part), to a calm, precision activity where finesse is everything (the shooting part), then back to full on aerobics again. For every shot they miss they have to do extra skiing before reentering the main ski course.
Third, the competition demands 100% out of these women. Almost all of them put so much effort into getting across that finish line that they collapse into the snow and lie there virtually unconscious until the oxygen percolates back into their body. The scene 20 feet beyond the finish line looked like a war zone.
Fourth, there are a lot of competitors. There were something like 80 competitors on the course at one time for the event I watched and it so the action was non-stop.
Right after watching biathlon, I watched the men's curling. Talk about your couch potato sport. I thought it would have been more interesting though if the guys with the brooms had been wearing french maid outfits.
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