02-18-2006, 06:57 PM
You guys both mised the point.
Unlike many of the sumer events where good athletes manage to find there way in regardless of back ground the winter olympics are are mostly activities that you only learn if you live in the far north or have a lot of money.
The fact that so few blacks are there is a sign of the limited pool these athletes come from.
There is something to be said of course for having events for common activities from Northern countries, but it often seems that in most cases the summer events have better athletes.
Unlike many of the sumer events where good athletes manage to find there way in regardless of back ground the winter olympics are are mostly activities that you only learn if you live in the far north or have a lot of money.
The fact that so few blacks are there is a sign of the limited pool these athletes come from.
There is something to be said of course for having events for common activities from Northern countries, but it often seems that in most cases the summer events have better athletes.