[QUOTE]Originally posted by ElTianti
[B]The downhill is the best event.

 

Picabo made the downhill team. Her speciality was super G - she didn't make that.

Women ski a course which covers less vertical feet than the men. Same on World Cup. Hence their race is shorter.

Two times slope degrees equals percentage slope.

NBC sucks because they show very little competition, and too much "human interest" crap. European TV shows comps live, starting at #1 - 'til its over. Too many of the commentators on NBC don't know jack.

Bode kicked ass today.

I could care less who is winning the medal count.

 

Approximately.

 

I trust that you mean that you couldn't care less; i.e., it doesn't matter to you.

(I know, I know, this belongs in the "peeves" thread.)

 

Now this is the reason why I'm a CS major

 

Here's a story about the technology they use to show multiple skiers' runs simultaneously:

http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,128...2,50376,00.html

Pretty cool stuff.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mntony
[B]Truly awesome. I could imagine similar technology being used for other sports - auto racing, for one. The slow motion was also great.

 

It was also use for Indy quals by ABC last year.