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A Guy, post: 14503, member: 22 said:

Eddie the Eagle :)

A Guy

I’m watching the ski jumping as I write.

I remember watching Eddie at Calgary in ’88. Too bad there isn’t a gold medal for perseverance. He would have gotten it. Got to hand it to a guy that was really too physically big for the sport. 20 pounds heavier than the average jumper. Might as well put skis on a rock.

On top of the monetary concerns, Edwards had worries about his sporting life. Wearing six pairs of socks to make his second-hand boots fit, and a helmet tied on with a piece of string as it was too big for him – on one landing his helmet fell off, before the Italy team kindly provided him with a better fit – Edwards also had the problem of far-sightedness, which meant he had to wear glasses while jumping. "Sometimes I take off, and I can't see where I'm going," admitted a rather blasé Edwards, who didn't seem at all concerned that his glasses misted up in mid-air and restricted his vision. Sheer madness.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/201...cs-ski-jumping

Poland just took the gold in the men’s jumping. Not sure, but I don't think the Americans even placed this time around.

More CSI tonight...

rvbfan, post: 14611, member: 56 said:

Both the Americans and Canadians didn't make it out of the first round.

Thanks. I should have been watching more TV and less writing.

rvbfan, post: 14642, member: 56 said:

Nope.
I firmly believe TV is an evil.
Please keep on writing.

I have certain thoughts along those lines. :)

A Guy, post: 14647, member: 22 said:

I fix evil for a living

A Guy

You little devil, you.