I love watching most sports and have enjoyed the Winter Olympics. I wonder if I am the only one disturbed however by how important chance seems to be in many winter events. I am particularly thinking about short track skating and snowboard cross. The Olympics should be about being the best,not the luckiest.
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
Second, Koreans are into short track not because they are little but probably because of some cultural significane of the sport to them. Why through this definititon, would so many Janpanese women run marathons?
Not sure I get your point. Are you saying lots of Japanese women do run marathons, or don't? Height doesn't seem to be a requirement to run marathons well. The African distance runners, for example, are typically on the small side.
Anyway, it's obviously a combination of things. Koreans excel at the sport because it's popular in Korea and their body types tend to be suited to it.
Originally posted by craiglll@yahoo.com
Second, Koreans are into short track not because they are little but probably because of some cultural significane of the sport to them. Why through this definititon, would so many Janpanese women run marathons?
Not sure I get your point. Are you saying lots of Japanese women do run marathons, or don't? Height doesn't seem to be a requirement to run marathons well. The African distance runners, for example, are typically on the small side.
Anyway, it's obviously a combination of things. Koreans excel at the sport because it's popular in Korea and their body types tend to be suited to it.
