# Winter Olympics **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [February 4, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624 "2022-02-04T14:31:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ihatethegeneralpublic/32/4656_2.png) [@ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ihatethegeneralpublic)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/42 "2022-02-07T08:13:20Z")
[https://twitter.com/fionnviteza/status/1490571252901240836?s=21](https://twitter.com/fionnviteza/status/1490571252901240836?s=21) ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/les_zeppelin/32/26016_2.png) [@Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Les_Zeppelin)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 10:17am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/43 "2022-02-07T10:17:23Z")
Seems the BBC only has condensed highlights. Here’s the slopestyle final Winter Olympics, Must See: Men’s Snowboarding Slopestyle: [BBC Sport - Winter Olympics, Beijing 2022, Must See: Men's Snowboarding Slopestyle](http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0blh3zj) via @bbciplayer ---
**Author:** ![ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ihatethegeneralpublic/32/4656_2.png) [@ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ihatethegeneralpublic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/44 "2022-02-08T09:08:13Z")
No bronze in the curling then 👎 ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/les_zeppelin/32/26016_2.png) [@Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Les_Zeppelin)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 9:24am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/45 "2022-02-08T09:24:44Z")
From what I remember last Olympics the curling never seems to end. I guess they all have a go individually as well(?) ---
**Author:** ![ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ihatethegeneralpublic/32/4656_2.png) [@ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ihatethegeneralpublic)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/46 "2022-02-08T09:30:28Z")
Yeah you’re right, plenty to go, this was just the mixed doubles! ---
**Author:** ![Deacon](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Deacon](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Deacon)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/47 "2022-02-09T20:35:02Z")
Is anyone watching Luge Doubles? Surely it’s just an excuse for a cuddle on a sledge!! ---
**Author:** ![ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ihatethegeneralpublic/32/4656_2.png) [@ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ihatethegeneralpublic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2022, 9:34pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/48 "2022-02-09T21:34:45Z")
I saw some of that earlier, I think it was a Slovak pair who went over just as they were crossing the finish line, they walked away at least. ---
**Author:** ![ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ihatethegeneralpublic/32/4656_2.png) [@ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ihatethegeneralpublic)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/49 "2022-02-10T22:38:22Z")
[https://twitter.com/bbcsport/status/1491724877203656706?s=21](https://twitter.com/bbcsport/status/1491724877203656706?s=21) 🤯 ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/les_zeppelin/32/26016_2.png) [@Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Les_Zeppelin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/50 "2022-02-14T20:20:28Z")
Why do freestyle skiers bother with poles? I was watching it now and not one put one on the ground at any point. ---
**Author:** ![ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ihatethegeneralpublic/32/4656_2.png) [@ihatethegeneralpublic](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ihatethegeneralpublic)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/51 "2022-02-14T20:24:01Z")
I also don’t care how many times they call going backwards switch, they’re going backwards with their head looking over their shoulder. ---
**Author:** ![ciaran](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/ciaran/32/42_2.png) [@ciaran](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ciaran)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/52 "2022-02-14T20:27:49Z")
So literally backwards as opposed to sideways. ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/les_zeppelin/32/26016_2.png) [@Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Les_Zeppelin)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/53 "2022-02-14T20:39:11Z")
The women’s aerials was really gnarly earlier. Some of them took some absolutely batshit slams. If you mistime your spins by a fraction of a second you are almost guaranteed to smash your head back into the ground. ---
**Author:** ![anon3368876](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@anon3368876](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anon3368876)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/54 "2022-02-14T22:46:35Z")
Yeah, how come not fakie? It’s not like switch is even more intuitive as a term to the average non-fan watching. ---
**Author:** ![voodoo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/voodoo/32/24279_2.png) [@voodoo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/voodoo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/55 "2022-02-14T22:52:34Z")
I think switch sounds better and less confusing than fakie to Joe Public… “Oh, they’re switching it up” “Fakie? What’s fake about it?” ---
**Author:** ![Deacon](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Deacon](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Deacon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 7:53am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/56 "2022-02-15T07:53:56Z")
This! Its blatantly fakie. Pretty sure bladers call it fakie when theyre rolling backwards. Didnt bladers do some cheesey ‘one hand in the air’ thing when they were spinning the harder way round too, or am i just dreaming that lol ---
**Author:** ![doowyrag](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/doowyrag/32/23325_2.png) [@doowyrag](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/doowyrag)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 8:30am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/57 "2022-02-15T08:30:19Z")
> [@Deacon](#): > > This! Its blatantly fakie. Pretty sure bladers call it fakie when theyre rolling backwards. Exactly. It’s fakie. It’s even fakie when I’m reversing my car ffs. Can’t vouch for the one hand thing, but I might have to adopt it when parallel parking etc. ---
**Author:** ![roncalow](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/roncalow/32/79_2.png) [@roncalow](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/roncalow)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/58 "2022-02-15T08:32:25Z")
Ha ha I heard same thing with BMXers too. Put your hand up to let everyone know it’s not your preferred rotation 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Deacon](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Deacon](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Deacon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:21am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/59 "2022-02-15T09:21:16Z")
Yep, i think bladers called it ‘unnatural’ haha. I promise i was never a blader by the way! ---
**Author:** ![Scurbrampwoody](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/user_avatar/ukskateforum.co.uk/scurbrampwoody/32/16083_2.png) [@Scurbrampwoody](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Scurbrampwoody)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:23am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/60 "2022-02-15T09:23:41Z")
> [@Deacon](#): > > i was never a blader by the way! I bet these guys were… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gcyb4ydUlRs/maxresdefault.jpg "MOST GUTTER") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcyb4ydUlRs) It was a random YT throw up. Initially I thought it was going to be an Andy Evans style parody - urban skiing, yeah right. Then I thought, oh it’s blading on skis - wack. I kinda zipped through and it has it’s moments. Some it is pretty mental. I’m not rushing out to buy some skis any time soon though. At least these guys aren’t just doing comp based spinaroonies and are keeping it real by ‘taking it to the streets’😉 ---
**Author:** ![Deacon](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Deacon](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Deacon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:47am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624/61 "2022-02-15T09:47:51Z")
I remember snowblades being pretty popular for a while but it seemed like skiiers could just do all the same tricks but with the added advantage of being able to absolutely hoon it down a mountain. [Previous page](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624.md?page=2) [Next page](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/winter-olympics/2624.md?page=4)