Winter Olympics observation
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Now that the men and women have both competed in the snowboard slopestyle, I've noticed quite a few differences in the tricks that each perform. I did not see any of the women perform flips, only spins and grabs. As part of their routine, the men did flips, spins, and both together. Was this nothing more than coincidence, or is that just the way the two genders differ on that particular discipline?
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Now that the men and women have both competed in the snowboard slopestyle, I've noticed quite a few differences in the tricks that each perform. I did not see any of the women perform flips, only spins and grabs. As part of their routine, the men did flips, spins, and both together. Was this nothing more than coincidence, or is that just the way the two genders differ on that particular discipline?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
Hey it's better than me "Right, can you skateboard?" (me) "No, chipped a tooth last time I tried", "ride a bike?" (me) "No, I have balance problems", "best you not try this then" (me) "Well I did tell you..."
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Hey it's better than me "Right, can you skateboard?" (me) "No, chipped a tooth last time I tried", "ride a bike?" (me) "No, I have balance problems", "best you not try this then" (me) "Well I did tell you..."
Or me: "Right, can you skateboard?" (me) "Has it got a motor?", "No." (me) "Not interested then."
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Now that the men and women have both competed in the snowboard slopestyle, I've noticed quite a few differences in the tricks that each perform. I did not see any of the women perform flips, only spins and grabs. As part of their routine, the men did flips, spins, and both together. Was this nothing more than coincidence, or is that just the way the two genders differ on that particular discipline?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Or me: "Right, can you skateboard?" (me) "Has it got a motor?", "No." (me) "Not interested then."
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Now that the men and women have both competed in the snowboard slopestyle, I've noticed quite a few differences in the tricks that each perform. I did not see any of the women perform flips, only spins and grabs. As part of their routine, the men did flips, spins, and both together. Was this nothing more than coincidence, or is that just the way the two genders differ on that particular discipline?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
The woman with a gymnastics background did back flips. I don't recall her name at the moment.
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Now that the men and women have both competed in the snowboard slopestyle, I've noticed quite a few differences in the tricks that each perform. I did not see any of the women perform flips, only spins and grabs. As part of their routine, the men did flips, spins, and both together. Was this nothing more than coincidence, or is that just the way the two genders differ on that particular discipline?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
I was underwhelmed by the Women's Slopestyle (ski) competition. (I've not seen the men ski slopestyle yet). I think men are a lot more stronger in those events; they are heavier and will carry a lot more speed when coming to the jumps and will allow them more "space" to do tricks. GO CANADA.
I'd rather be phishing!
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I was underwhelmed by the Women's Slopestyle (ski) competition. (I've not seen the men ski slopestyle yet). I think men are a lot more stronger in those events; they are heavier and will carry a lot more speed when coming to the jumps and will allow them more "space" to do tricks. GO CANADA.
I'd rather be phishing!
I found it pretty dull as well. Give me the downhill any day.
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Now that the men and women have both competed in the snowboard slopestyle, I've noticed quite a few differences in the tricks that each perform. I did not see any of the women perform flips, only spins and grabs. As part of their routine, the men did flips, spins, and both together. Was this nothing more than coincidence, or is that just the way the two genders differ on that particular discipline?
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
I noticed that too, but also noticed that in snowboarding and freestyle, men and women compete on the same course, whereas in downhill and slalom and luge and bobsled and skeleton, the women compete on a shorter course. Note that there is now women's hockey and women's ski jumping -- when women athletes want to compete equally they speak up and get heard. Plus, the only skater to one-foot land a backflip is a woman.
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