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02-10-2018, 05:34 AM
Ranking every sport in the Winter Olympics, even the ridiculous ones
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The Winter Olympic Games are here and that can only mean one thing: time to come out of your hygge (https://mashable.com/category/hygge/) cave, don your most patriotic gear to root on your country (while simultaneously ignoring the quiet specter of rising nationalism), and watch the finest specimens of athletically trained human compete in physical activity on a global stage for honor and glory.
SEE ALSO: These LGBTQ Olympians are here to break records (and tiny queer hearts) (https://mashable.com/2018/02/08/winter-olympics-2018-lgbtq-athletes/)
A general theme of all the winter sports — whether it's bobsleigh, ski jumping, speed skating, or even luge — is "how do I use ice to turn my body into a speeding, vulnerable projectile," and for that reason alone, we have to say up front: all of these sports are incredibly difficult, require tremendous skill, "it's an honor just to just be nominated," yaddah, yaddah, yaddah.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/09/best-worst-winter-olympics-sports-ranked/)
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The Winter Olympic Games are here and that can only mean one thing: time to come out of your hygge (https://mashable.com/category/hygge/) cave, don your most patriotic gear to root on your country (while simultaneously ignoring the quiet specter of rising nationalism), and watch the finest specimens of athletically trained human compete in physical activity on a global stage for honor and glory.
SEE ALSO: These LGBTQ Olympians are here to break records (and tiny queer hearts) (https://mashable.com/2018/02/08/winter-olympics-2018-lgbtq-athletes/)
A general theme of all the winter sports — whether it's bobsleigh, ski jumping, speed skating, or even luge — is "how do I use ice to turn my body into a speeding, vulnerable projectile," and for that reason alone, we have to say up front: all of these sports are incredibly difficult, require tremendous skill, "it's an honor just to just be nominated," yaddah, yaddah, yaddah.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/09/best-worst-winter-olympics-sports-ranked/)
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