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34. How about home neighborhood skiing and sledding?

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 12:11 PM

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Growing up we waited for snow and then hit our steep streets with skills! I'm surprised none of us killed ourselves by not stopping in time at the lower roads with traffic. It would be all day long--all the kids and faces burgundy from the exercise and cold.
Those were some winter sports!

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If you were in the Winter Olympics, what sport would you be in? I always liked the ice skating. How about you? [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

Sledding because I can't ski or ice skate. I tried but just clutzy. 👍 TommieMommy Yesterday #1

Thank you, TommieMommy. I can't ice skate, But I would love to, I love to watch their moves on the ice in wonderment. debm55 Yesterday #6

Yes, they look so beautiful. TommieMommy Yesterday #47

Agree debm55 21 hrs ago #65

Ice skating SheltieLover Yesterday #2

Thank you very much SheltieLover, for sharing with us. debm55 Yesterday #7

Well, ⛷️ ski jumping. I can't do it but often wondered Polly Hennessey Yesterday #3

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. I like all the sports. The ski jumping is great. debm55 Yesterday #8

Actually used to race Downhill justaprogressive Yesterday #4

Thank you very much , justaprogressive. I have done cross country skiing but never regular skiing. That would feel debm55 Yesterday #9

you're right, it feels almost like you're flying. justaprogressive Yesterday #12

I went downhill skiing precisely once, when I was about 14. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #23

I tried it once on a bunny hill, First and last time I went skiing. And there was a teacher there and I was surrounded debm55 Yesterday #26

I watched the downhill coverage this morning ok_cpu 5 hrs ago #69

Oh nuts I misses it. Thank you very much. ok_cpu debm55 58 min ago #74

Luge. Raven123 Yesterday #5

Thank you so much for sharing with us, Raven123. I love watching luge. Wish I had the nerve to do it. debm55 Yesterday #13

Competitive Zamboni Driver ret5hd Yesterday #10

Oh you , So you like hockey? debm55 Yesterday #14

Speed Skating Deep State Witch Yesterday #11

Thank you very much. Deep State Witch. I love speed skating. PS I would go to the South Park skating ring and watch debm55 Yesterday #16

I sported a Dorothy Hamill wedge haircut for years. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #17

Me, too! Deep State Witch Yesterday #19

I had a Dorothy Hamill cut to . or so the hairstylist said it was one. debm55 Yesterday #27

We lived in the Wash DC area for 8 years during my husband's final Air Force assignment... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #32

You were luck, I only had a semi, Dorothy Hamill. Never a true one. debm55 Yesterday #42

I'd love to experience floating in the air the way the ski jumpers do. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #15

I did that floating in the air thing once! pandr32 Yesterday #37

Yikes!!! Near the pediatric office from which I retired, there is a ski jump. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #38

Very scary. pandr32 Yesterday #41

You are brave. I don't think I could ever do it. debm55 Yesterday #44

It was by accident. pandr32 Yesterday #49

Oh , I am glad that you were not seriously hurt. debm55 22 hrs ago #54

I agree about the floating in the air. I found out that Pittsburgh has a curling club. Would like to try it once and see debm55 Yesterday #43

The closest I ever came to this was what I guess you'd have to call a wind tunnel ride... 3catwoman3 23 hrs ago #53

I always thoughr ski jumping would be terrific, but I'd likely wind up like this poor fellow... Harker 1 hr ago #72

One of those indelible images that sticks with you... 3catwoman3 59 min ago #73

I was always entranced by luge racing EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #18

Thank you EYESORE 9001 debm55 20 hrs ago #67

Curling n/t gladium et scutum Yesterday #20

YES!!!!!!!! I just found out that there is a Curling Organization in Pittsburgh. debm55 21 hrs ago #66

Ice skating. LoisB Yesterday #21

Thank you very much, LoisB. It is favorite to watch. debm55 21 hrs ago #64

Ice skating! KT2000 Yesterday #22

Thank you very much, KT2000 for sharing with us. debm55 21 hrs ago #63

Biathlon. The combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting sounds like fun to me. Borogove Yesterday #24

I agree, Borogove, I have done cross country target practice. but not together. Thank you. debm55 21 hrs ago #62

Downhill skiing, of course I would also already be dead. surfered Yesterday #25

Thank you very much, my friend. debm55 21 hrs ago #61

Bobsled, for sure. CanonRay Yesterday #28

Two person or four person? Thank you very much CanonRay. debm55 21 hrs ago #60

🐎 🏒 underpants Yesterday #29

That is in the Summer Olympics, not the Winter Olympics. debm55 Yesterday #30

Figure skating, for sure Mad_Dem_X Yesterday #31

I second that , Mad_Dem_X. I tried once to ice skate or I should say ice walk. Crawled back to the gate on all fours and debm55 Yesterday #33

LOL! pandr32 Yesterday #35

Looking back it was and I was a Senior in HS. debm55 21 hrs ago #59

How about home neighborhood skiing and sledding? pandr32 Yesterday #34

Thank you pandr32. We had what we called the double dip. One part of hill was high the other not so high. If you got debm55 22 hrs ago #58

Sounds like fun! pandr32 2 hrs ago #71

The luge gay texan Yesterday #36

HAHAHAHAHAH. thank you very much for sharing with us, gay texan. debm55 Yesterday #48

Downhill skiing which launches me down a ramp into race boat skiing... GreenWave Yesterday #39

Thank you Green Wave. It is not an Olympic event but I have seen videos of people doing this in the Summer. debm55 Yesterday #46

Downhill skiing. When I was younger I was pretty good. Ritabert Yesterday #40

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Ritabert. debm55 Yesterday #45

If this was an Olympic event I'd win the Gold Medal LogDog75 23 hrs ago #50

HAHAHHAHHAhHAh. that is funny. Thank you,LogDog75. debm55 22 hrs ago #57

Biathlon, but using a shotgun and snowmobile. Sneederbunk 23 hrs ago #51

Thank you very much, Sneederbunk. Have you tried it in your area? debm55 22 hrs ago #56

Figure skating. Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #52

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Ocelot II, debm55 22 hrs ago #55

Interesting! Talitha 13 hrs ago #68

Thank you very much, Talitha.for sharing with us. debm55 4 hrs ago #70