There's Way Too Many Skiing Events in the Olympics

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Arsenal14

The challenge with adding something like 3 on 3 hockey is they'd need to build another rink in each host city. With figure skating, short track and men's and women's hockey the arenas are at maximum.

3x3 hoops is in a temporary outdoor venue (fun fact: they use a women's sized ball that is as heavy as a standard men's ball to mitigate wind). So they could make a pond hockey venue. But I'm not really sure what the appeal would be without NHL players

[powderjunkie]

Women's Super-G is a good watch. Mostly competitive carnage (because they don't get any training runs it's really hard to stay on course) in low vis conditions, but there were also at least two gnarly crashes (seems like they're both fine though).

Skiing is great.

[calgarygeologist]

The skiing events are some of the best events at the Olympics. Skiing, sliding and short track speed skating are the most fun to watch. The only event that I don't really understand the need for is doubles luge. Figure Skating is probably the most overrated part of the winter Olympics and gets too much exposure.