2014 Review/2018 Questions

[Maccalus]

An easy event for them to add would be synchronized skating since it would require no new venues. I have seen petitions floating around to get in introduced.

I would also love to see crashed ice make it into the Olympics at one point.

[craigwd]

I really enjoy synchro skating. A lot of precision going on there.

[Kelekin]

Honestly, I'm quite surprised speed skiing isn't back, considering precautions have been taken in current course designs and added security measures have made it so people aren't dying. =p

[Knut]

Originally Posted by Fire

Check it out on Youtube. It's looks like a combination of hockey, lacrosse and soccer.

Would ensure Sweden Wins another gold.

Seems like a fun game.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by craigwd

I really enjoy synchro skating. A lot of precision going on there.

I enjoyed the Slapshot Pinwheel.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Maccalus

An easy event for them to add would be synchronized skating since it would require no new venues. I have seen petitions floating around to get in introduced.

I would also love to see crashed ice make it into the Olympics at one point.

If it's not a real enough sport to make it in the X-Games I don't think you'll ever see it in the Olympics. Besides that's a real big and expensive course to make for a single event, whereas the slope style stuff and bobsled tracks are used for many different events

[Maccalus]

Ski Cross isn't in the X-games anymore. The X-games isn't a good indication of if an event is a real sport.

I'm not expecting crashed ice to make the Olympics anytime soon, but it is exciting. It does have it's own world tour this year with 4 events, 2 in Europe and 2 in North America. I do agree it is at least a couple Olympic cycles away from being considered.

Regarding the Course, the Moguls course is made for only 2 events (moguls mens and womens), Until this year the half pipe was made for only snowboard halfpipe. A Crashed Ice course costs $3-5 million to construct. That hardly breaks the bank on an Olympics budget (Source: http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/201...e-taking-shape )