Winter Olympics 2014- The weird and the wonderful. (SPOILERS INSIDE)

[NZfarmgirl]

Post here anything you find noteworthy -funny, heartwarming, tragic, amazing or shocking about the games.

 

[NZfarmgirl]

I noticed a US athlete on crutches in the opening ceremony, here is the story:
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/02/ol...g-message-on-facebook-after-daughters-injury/

 

[NZfarmgirl]

We have already discussed the German Prince / Mexican skier's funny ski suit, but did you know he is also a pop star? Scroll down on the article to see the video.
https://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/01/mexian-skiier-mariachi-sochi/

 

[segacs]

India's athletes are competing under an Olympic banner instead of under their own country's flag. Here's why:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/artic...you-won-t-see-the-nation-s-flag-in-sochi.html

 

[segacs]

Also, all three Dufour-Lapointe sisters qualified for the women's moguls final:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sochi/all-in...l-qualify-for-women-s-moguls-finals-1.1674711

It's hard enough for one person to qualify for this sport. Two siblings are rare in the same Olympics but it's happened. But three? In the same sport? At the same time? Pretty amazing. They're making big headlines here at home.

 

[NZfarmgirl]

Also, all three Dufour-Lapointe sisters qualified for the women's moguls final:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sochi/all-in...l-qualify-for-women-s-moguls-finals-1.1674711

It's hard enough for one person to qualify for this sport. Two siblings are rare in the same Olympics but it's happened. But three? In the same sport? At the same time? Pretty amazing. They're making big headlines here at home.

Yes that's special, New Zealand has 3 Wells brothers in the slope style. Their dad is their coach. There is a 4th brother at home who is very good too.

 

[segacs]

Yes that's special, New Zealand has 3 Wells brothers in the slope style. Their dad is their coach. There is a 4th brother at home who is very good too.

Yes, actually, I saw that in the opening ceremonies. I wonder if they're hanging out with the Dufour-Lapointe sisters at all?

 

[cheerrabbit]

India's athletes are competing under an Olympic banner instead of under their own country's flag. Here's why:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/artic...you-won-t-see-the-nation-s-flag-in-sochi.html

Thank you for this. I will read it later but I was wondering this due to this man:
https://www.nbcolympics.com/video/indian-luger-shiva-keshavan-crashes-then-makes-amazing-save
Pretty amazing to get back on and finish!

 

[NZfarmgirl]

India's athletes are competing under an Olympic banner instead of under their own country's flag. Here's why:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/artic...you-won-t-see-the-nation-s-flag-in-sochi.html

I feel sorry for the athletes. I hope they can an excellent games regardless.

 

[NZfarmgirl]

Yes, actually, I saw that in the opening ceremonies. I wonder if they're hanging out with the Dufour-Lapointe sisters at all?

Here are the Wells boys, they look like the might all get on

 

[Kimmyt]

They can leave the bearded one to me...

 

[litterbug]

Here are the Wells boys, they look like the might all get on

They look like trouble to me. Fun trouble, that is. Predictably, I like the long-hair.

 

[RuthB]

They're 23, 21 and 18. Here's a video about them, it's also got some nice footage of one of our southern ski areas, including the types of roads we have to drive up to go skiing

https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/690491.0/Olympic-Stories--The-Wells-Brothers?c=11&o=3&t=6

And this one shows the same mountain during spring training (the time immediately after the field closes to the public for the season there is time for international athletes to train before the snow goes

https://www.snowspaper.com/fantastic-video-from-the-wells-brothers-wanaka-new-zealand/

 

[Jilly]

Those girls are going to go 1 - 2 -3!! Well's here hoping.

 

[NZfarmgirl]

They can leave the bearded one to me...

Here you go then

 

[geargrrl]

Oh my.

 

[Jenny]

Yeah.

 

[litterbug]

Mmm-mmm-mmm!

 

[RuthB]

Oh we breed em good down here

Not an olympian, but only because big mountain skiing isn't an olympic sport yet, but we also have Sam Smoothy who has just won the Kappl leg of the Freeride World Tour

 

[Kimmyt]

So what was the deal with the Finnish Slopestyle trainer guy in the starting chute who was knitting?