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

Reply to pandr32 (Reply #37)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 12:36 PM

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I often reflected on how scary it must be to be a parent watching your child go down that thing for the first time.

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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 Friday OP

Sledding because I can't ski or ice skate. I tried but just clutzy. 👍 TommieMommy Friday #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 Friday #6

Yes, they look so beautiful. TommieMommy Friday #47

Agree debm55 Friday #65

Ice skating SheltieLover Friday #2

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

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

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

Actually used to race Downhill justaprogressive Friday #4

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

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

I went downhill skiing precisely once, when I was about 14. 3catwoman3 Friday #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 Friday #26

I watched the downhill coverage this morning ok_cpu 20 hrs ago #69

Oh nuts I misses it. Thank you very much. ok_cpu debm55 15 hrs ago #74

Luge. Raven123 Friday #5

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

Competitive Zamboni Driver ret5hd Friday #10

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

Speed Skating Deep State Witch Friday #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 Friday #16

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

Me, too! Deep State Witch Friday #19

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

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

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

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

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

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

Very scary. pandr32 Friday #41

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

It was by accident. pandr32 Friday #49

Oh , I am glad that you were not seriously hurt. debm55 Friday #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 Friday #43

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

That sounds wonderful. Thank you for sharing your experience. 3catwoman3 debm55 10 hrs ago #77

I always thought ski jumping would be terrific, but I'd likely wind up like this poor fellow... Harker 15 hrs ago #72

One of those indelible images that sticks with you... 3catwoman3 15 hrs ago #73

As does the line about "the thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat." Harker 10 hrs ago #75

I can hear the music and the commentator's voice. 3catwoman3 9 hrs ago #83

I used to watch that all the time, The Wide World of Sports debm55 8 hrs ago #85

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

Thank you EYESORE 9001 debm55 Friday #67

Curling n/t gladium et scutum Friday #20

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

Ice skating. LoisB Friday #21

Thank you very much, LoisB. It is favorite to watch. debm55 Friday #64

Ice skating! KT2000 Friday #22

Thank you very much, KT2000 for sharing with us. debm55 Friday #63

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

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

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

Thank you very much, my friend. debm55 Friday #61

Bobsled, for sure. CanonRay Friday #28

Two person or four person? Thank you very much CanonRay. debm55 Friday #60

🐎 🏒 underpants Friday #29

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

Figure skating, for sure Mad_Dem_X Friday #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 Friday #33

LOL! pandr32 Friday #35

Looking back it was and I was a Senior in HS. debm55 Friday #59

How about home neighborhood skiing and sledding? pandr32 Friday #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 Friday #58

Sounds like fun! pandr32 17 hrs ago #71

The luge gay texan Friday #36

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

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

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

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

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

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

HAHAHHAHHAhHAh. that is funny. Thank you,LogDog75. debm55 Friday #57

Biathlon, but using a shotgun and snowmobile. Sneederbunk Friday #51

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

Figure skating. Ocelot II Friday #52

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Ocelot II, debm55 Friday #55

Interesting! Talitha Yesterday #68

Thank you very much, Talitha.for sharing with us. debm55 19 hrs ago #70

My athletic talent knows no bounds. WestMichRad 10 hrs ago #76

HAHAHHAAHAHAH. Thank you very much, WestMichRad. Cross Country Skiing is the one winter sport I can do. debm55 10 hrs ago #79

I really never had MuseRider 10 hrs ago #78

thank you very much, MuseRider.for sharing with us. debm55 10 hrs ago #80

I grew up on the west coast of Florida, and I have zero winter sport skills ms liberty 9 hrs ago #81

Thank you very much, ms. liberty. for sharing with us. debm55 9 hrs ago #82

Ice skating, for sure. n/t whathehell 8 hrs ago #84