The Olympics end Sunday right? Because I don't think I can stand anymore midless chatter about sports that we only give a damn about for three weeks every four years. Now the Apollo Onos and Flying Tomatos of the world can crawl back into relative obscurity. Except for the Vonn girl. She can stay. And the Johnny Weir skating fans can go back to watching Lifetime and Hallmark movies. What are the Olympics if not a ploy to get women to watch sports and maximize advertising revenue. I'll pass. If I want to watch a fruit prance around on some ice I'll freeze the sidewalks in front of a salon. I've got no use for Johnny Weir or winter sports. Well except for this one.
Naked sled race draws 14,000
The Local
A naked sledging event in Germany’s Harz region created a logistical nightmare over the weekend after 14,000 people showed up to watch 30 men and women strip before sliding down the mountain.
Normally the gentle slope in front of Braunlage’s town hall is a pretty quiet place during the winter. Beginning skiers practice their first turns, parents plop their children on sleds, and pensioners take some air.
But the scene was quite different on Saturday, when thousands unexpectedly turned out for a nearly naked sledging contest sponsored by a radio station. Completely taken by surprise, authorities in the small town in Lower Saxony struggled to deal with the massive crowds.
“The traffic is huge problem for us,” complained Braunlage’s police chief Michael Huth.
But the logistical challenges didn’t keep around 30 contestants from stripping down to their panties or briefs and racing the 100-metre course on little red and black sledges. Many of the tanned racers looked more ready for the beach than the piste, as some even bared what had to be rather chilly nipple rings.
“We had a lot of luck with the weather,” said André Gierke from the radio station 89.0 RTL. “A proper winter for naked sledging.”
Now thats winter sports baby. I've never been so happy to be German.
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