depends on how long a hill, I bet on many of the hills in the course, they can get enough momentum on the straights to go faster up the hill than running, even with the groomed and packed trails. Don't know how long it takes to put on/off skate skis but my manual bindings (Roto NNN-BC manual...
Yeah, skin color is irrelevant. I'm trying to see if I can joing the Ethiopian National Ski Federation just because I think I could be the only Asian in an African organization dedicated to skiing. Go Robel! Jay
My next door cubemate plays competitive badminton. I have played it a bit when I was in college for a bit. it's nothing like your friendly backyard game!! I don't know how fun it is to watch but certainly is fascinating if you've never played it competitively. Jay
As a cross country skier myself (traditional nordic style), we should have them out in the backcountry with 14" fresh powder and blowdowns... Ha! Groomed, my ass! :) I remember reading an article about the army trying to recruit many of the biathlon skiers, and with the recent wars in...
I would get rid of figure skating too, not entirely just because it's subjective is that I can see that elsewhere other than the olympics. There are so many pro tours and "world cup" events on tv that having half the TV schedule on the olympics dedicated to figure skating of some kind is kind of...