Whoever is in first place before the first turn seems to win almost all the time. Announcer also said that one of the middle gates is the worst starting position of the four.

Cool sport to watch, plenty of action.

They should also consider adding BobsledX (BobX, BobCross, BobsledCross) as well. Wouldn't that be fun to see bobsledders getting some air?

(Disclaimer: In no way was this something I thought of in light of the luger who died. I just thought it'd be kind of funny to see Bobsleds hitting jumps...maybe the USA BobX'er could put a General Lee paint scheme on their bobsled and yell "YEEEE HAW" when they catch air)

I think SkeltonX would be the best. It would also likely be something those who don't ski could relate to.

Perhaps tubing will become an olympic event? 1 man, 2 man, and maybe even a dogpile tubing event.

Tubing? TubEing? Whichever one works. Going downhill in a tub could be exciting.

A plastic lunch tray would be exciting too!

You ever see what you can do with plastic [lunch] trays under the rear wheels of a front-drive car? Tray drifting, lunch tray drifting, tray slides, etc.

Lunch trays and inner tubes are for sissies. Try a truck hood. Now yer talkin'.

If skicross were a sport when I was in college I likely would have quit school and joined a team.

This is exactly the kind of racing that I would have loved. Forget those damned gates in the slalom and GS, this is elbow-to-elbow no holds barred grit and determination.

My teammates and I would often end our day on the slopes with what we called a Chinese Downhill. No idea where the name came from, but we would take the last lift ride to the top and wait 10 minutes to let all other skiiers get down the hill.

Then we'd race to the bottom. No rules.

As a mediocre racer, this was my time to shine. A flick of the ski pole to my right could undo their bindings, and an elbow to the left could help me nudge out in front.

And when we hit the knolls? Let's just say that you didn't want to fall in front of someone else.

That's awesome stuff right there, and now it's a friggien olympic event.

I was born two decades too soon.

don't sweat it Tailgater.

Are you going to be at NERF?

I have a cigar for you to try.

I may have been black listed.

I haven't seen any emails about it.

capenaz

at

comcast dot net

Tailgater (#10), in reference to "chinese downhill," wasn't there a movie that had some kamikaze skiier in it? I'm thinking maybe the movie Hotdog (remember that?), but I may be wrong.