EDITORIAL: We love the Olympics, but all that sports-speak sure is confusing
Make no mistake. We are fully pumped to watch the Olympics and cheer on our U.S. athletes. We’d just like to understand the games a bit more.
There’s so much sports-centric Olympic-speak going on by TV commentators that a viewer can get, well, lost in the snow.
Take for instance the terms “super G” and “super combined” and “ice dancing” vs. “ice skating.” Or “catching a tip” on the skis or “rattling” down a slope. What’s the difference between a “triple lutz” and “triple loop?” And we don’t think there are any cows actually involved in a triple “sow-cow.” Are there?
If you want us to root, then speak our language.
Or at least provide an index, frequent definitions or graphics to help us.
Maybe it’s the similarity of the slopes (which appear to all look the same, despite different ski event names) but it’s all awash to us.
Nevertheless: Go USA!
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