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Will BMX Racing Be An Olympic Hit Like Snowboard Cross?

By ⋅ August 21, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

There’s a lot of talk right now about BMX racing, which is making its Olympic debut in Beijing. The concept of BMX racing is very similar to that of snowboard cross, which made its Olympic debut in 2006: ride over a bunch of obstacles, fly in the air, and try to get to the finish [...]

A Snowboarding Controversy, Canada Style

By ⋅ April 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Despite living in a country that’s got plenty of snow and mountains, Canada’s medal haul has sucked ass more than once at the Winter Olympics. When we hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics, for example, we didn’t even win a gold medal. So, once Vancouver/Whistler was awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics, it was decided a national [...]

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