I ran across a list of Olympic sports that they won’t be doing any more this year. I don’t know what half of them are. So I looked them up. Have you ever heard of Skijoring? It’s an event where a person on skis is pulled by a horse, dog, or vehicle. It’s sort of like the good old Nebraska tradition of riding a sled tied to a car. If you’ve done that, congratulations, you’ve done an old Olympic sport. Except for the part where you crash into a face or your face hits the bumper.
There’s Bandy, which is hockey with a ball instead of a puck. Also, Ice Stock Sport which is basically Curling on ice. We won’t see any Ski Ballet this year. Ski Ballet, which looks very difficult, but also like the ugly cousin of ice skating. It’s clunky like a ballerina with clown shoes on. Other sports not on the list for Beijing are Dog Sled Racing, Military Patrol, Snowshoeing, Winter Pentathlon, Synchronized Skating, and Speed Skiing.