I love the Winter Olympics. Last night I watched some curling - lawn bowls on ice! I also really enjoy the Alpine skiing and the Giant Slalom as well as the Snowboard Cross and the Half-pipe. I still don't get moguls or figure skating, but the speed skating is awesome.
I get similar feelings about the Summer games as well, but you don't often see cycling or athletics advertised or promoted in the media - these are things you need to seek out. So we're off to the Melbourne Madison soon, thanks to Robin letting me know it was on.
So many people enjoy watching many of these events but wouldn't know that there is a domestic/national/international series held locally and so forget about it until the next Olympics. Most of us will never get to an(other) Olympic games so you should support your local versions of the same sports I reckon :)
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try ice hockey - www.melbourneice.com. Now they are at the Ice House in Docklands it will be amazing.
One of the guys at bowls has sons (or maybe now only one son) that play for the Ice and they are complaining about the new venue. Mainly about the parking and it being in the city.
Apparently the association/clubs/whatever would have been happier with 2x $5M ice rinks - one in the Eastern Suburbs and one in the West. Instead they got a single $30M stadium in a part of the city that is difficult to get to and largely unserviced.
Maybe Melbourne will grow into Docklands eventually!
But yes, we'll have to get off our butts this season and come and check it out in its new digs!
BTW Tony, when does the next season start?
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