Americans,a sportsquestion

Campino · 02-20-2002, 03:24 PM

I think the American speedskaters are doing extremely well
these Olympics.Worldrecords (and gold medals)by Derek Parra and Chris Witty,bronze medal for Jennifer Rodriguez,and maybe another gold today
(Witty).

My question:how "big" is speedskating over there?
Can you see it live on TV?
I'm curious.

Edit:Jennifer Rodriguez has just won her second bronze medal (1500 metres)

[ 02-20-2002: Message edited by: Campino ]

Larry_OHF · 02-20-2002, 03:33 PM

I thought it was an Olympics sport only. I have never heard of any Speed-skating outside of the Olympics!

I am also in NC, so we don't get much of anything, around here.

MILAMBER · 02-20-2002, 03:35 PM

I've never seen it on TV before in my life. Occasionally we'll see figure skating or dance skating on TV, but never speed skating.

Thoran · 02-20-2002, 03:55 PM

No speed skating gets no airtime outside the olympics... sadly. I watched it for some time over the weekend and it's an exciting sport... especially the team version where they have to switch off every other lap... wild stuff.

JR Jansen · 02-20-2002, 07:31 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Thoran:
No speed skating gets no airtime outside the olympics... sadly. I watched it for some time over the weekend and it's an exciting sport... especially the team version where they have to switch off every other lap... wild stuff.

I think you are mistaking speed skating with short track.

Anyway, speedskaters are world famous in Campino's country, the Netherlands

.

[ 02-20-2002: Message edited by: JR Jansen ]

Micah Foehammer · 02-20-2002, 07:40 PM

About the only time that speedskating ever gets shown on TV here in the USA, aside from the Olympics, is when the World Chamionships are taking place, and sometimes not even then. What's interesting is that a lot of the current US speedskaters are "transformed" in-line skaters, which has opened a huge talent pool for the USA. KC Bouttier started the trend over four years ago and Jennifer Rodriguez is a transformed in-liner, hence her nickname "Miami Ice". [img]smile.gif[/img]

BTW, Short track skating is HUGE in Japan and Korea.

02-20-2002, 03:24 PM	#1
Campino Avatar Join Date: November 12, 2001 Location: Netherlands Age: 55 Posts: 522	I think the American speedskaters are doing extremely well these Olympics.Worldrecords (and gold medals)by Derek Parra and Chris Witty,bronze medal for Jennifer Rodriguez,and maybe another gold today (Witty). My question:how "big" is speedskating over there? Can you see it live on TV? I'm curious. Edit:Jennifer Rodriguez has just won her second bronze medal (1500 metres) [ 02-20-2002: Message edited by: Campino ] __________________

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Larry_OHF Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Midlands, South Carolina Age: 48 Posts: 14,759	I thought it was an Olympics sport only. I have never heard of any Speed-skating outside of the Olympics! I am also in NC, so we don't get much of anything, around here. __________________

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MILAMBER Lord Soth Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,948	I've never seen it on TV before in my life. Occasionally we'll see figure skating or dance skating on TV, but never speed skating. __________________ \"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.\"<br />-General George Patton (1885-1945)<br /> <br />Member of CLAN HADB<br />Founder of The Anti Clan Coalition

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JR Jansen Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: May 31, 2001 Location: Mol (Belgium) Posts: 658	quote: Originally posted by Thoran: No speed skating gets no airtime outside the olympics... sadly. I watched it for some time over the weekend and it's an exciting sport... especially the team version where they have to switch off every other lap... wild stuff. I think you are mistaking speed skating with short track. Anyway, speedskaters are world famous in Campino's country, the Netherlands . [ 02-20-2002: Message edited by: JR Jansen ] __________________ JR<p>Damned i lost cousin Jan\'s techno gloves<p>Forest runner and first gnomish demiranger-protector with slightly rougueish tendencies and a natural dislike for Aerie

02-20-2002, 07:40 PM	#6
Micah Foehammer Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 3,253	About the only time that speedskating ever gets shown on TV here in the USA, aside from the Olympics, is when the World Chamionships are taking place, and sometimes not even then. What's interesting is that a lot of the current US speedskaters are "transformed" in-line skaters, which has opened a huge talent pool for the USA. KC Bouttier started the trend over four years ago and Jennifer Rodriguez is a transformed in-liner, hence her nickname "Miami Ice". [img]smile.gif[/img] BTW, Short track skating is HUGE in Japan and Korea. __________________ “Every tavern’s an opportunity, I say.”

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Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 56 Posts: 2,109	No speed skating gets no airtime outside the olympics... sadly. I watched it for some time over the weekend and it's an exciting sport... especially the team version where they have to switch off every other lap... wild stuff.

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