To follow up on my last bitching about snowboarders… the women’s snowboard cross was last night. The chick from the USA was going to win by a long shot… she decided to throw a nifty trick on the second to last jump – then she fell, smacked her head on the ground, got passed, and ended up getting the silver metal. OOPS – you failed to take your sport seriously.
She was interviewed afterward saying that she was just doing the grab to stabilize herself – but my new favorite announcer quoted Bob Dylan: “You don’t need a weatherman to tell which way the wind is blowing.”
The end. Practice, grow up, and come back in four years when you take the olympics seriously.
* Edit 2/24 *
Doug (big fan of snowboarding punkism) claims that the US snowboarder who fell was not showing off. He pulled up the video of her race. The conclusion: yes, she tucked down when going off each jump. On the last jump she grabbed the front of her board, twisted sideways and held her arm out like a superhero. This was just prior to falling and smashing her head into the ground.
Winner of debate – me. Oddly enough, this was based on his evidence.
Oops.
PS. I want to go shoot stuff, but have no weaponry.
That’s the best thing I’ve heard all week.