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Winter Sports Rant
Dec. 31st, 2019 04:08 pmThe Eurosport commentators have stopped doing it so much now that Austria are less dominant in ... everything alpine and most things ski jumping but I still get significantly miffed when if the Austrian team do something, it's because their mean and evil but when someone else, particularly the Americans and Norwegians, do the same thing, it's fine. For example, when an Austrian is replaced by one of the juniors it's because the ski federation are impatient. When the Norwegians do it, it's because they have strength in depth.
It's not that the various Austrian winter sports federations are nice. They're not. They're stubborn, baby-eating fiends who haven't heard of patience and believe nothing other than first place is worth it. It's just that that is true of all the winter sports federations of any country. Normally, if they show patience, it's a sign that there's no depth, no young 'uns coming up.
Also, when do the commentators expect the teams to blood in the young ones? Or are you supposed to let athletes carry on floating on a wave of past glories until they retire?
Most annoying.
(I should be more zen because they have been being really nice about Hirscher, but they've only been this nice about him since he's retired. They also seem to be unwilling to recognise the awesome that is Michaela Schiffrin.)
It's not that the various Austrian winter sports federations are nice. They're not. They're stubborn, baby-eating fiends who haven't heard of patience and believe nothing other than first place is worth it. It's just that that is true of all the winter sports federations of any country. Normally, if they show patience, it's a sign that there's no depth, no young 'uns coming up.
Also, when do the commentators expect the teams to blood in the young ones? Or are you supposed to let athletes carry on floating on a wave of past glories until they retire?
Most annoying.
(I should be more zen because they have been being really nice about Hirscher, but they've only been this nice about him since he's retired. They also seem to be unwilling to recognise the awesome that is Michaela Schiffrin.)
