The one thing that I've found interesting about the Vancouver Winter Olympics (okay, the only thing I've found interesting besides how CTV has turned into a propaganda machine for the IOC) is how some on these events have an air of legitimacy, just because they have an Olympic medal attached to them.
Take luge, for example. This event is ridiculous - a luger sits on a pie plate with two knives on the bottom and hurls down an ice track. I'm not saying that there's not a level of skill and athleticism involved, but it was no surprise that the luger from Georgia died. (IOC officials should be ashamed for the double-speak after the accident - they blamed in on 'athlete error' but went ahead and made track changes).
What's even worse than luge is skeleton, which is the same thing but you go head first. Head first!
I mean, seriously, this is worth a medal?
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