So the basic question is what’s your reason for watching?
I also think luge looks like a blast … to do. I’ll watch it during the Olympics to bring back childhood memories of sledding. But I can’t imagine watching it in general. There’s no teamwork, no visible skill, no scores, and you can’t see the whole course. All you really have for the spectator is the finishing time and slo-mo instant replay. I’m not saying it doesn’t take skill, of course it does, I’m saying it doesn’t manifest in a visible way for a spectator to appreciate.
I’ve always felt like the wrong sports are popular (both to participate in and to watch)
Since the Olympics were on recently, I found myself watching a lot of luge, skeleton, etc. That looks like a fucking blast.
A well put-together marching band or drum corps show is something to behold.
Once in a while you can find a lumberjack competition - log rolling, 2 person crosscut saws, climbing trees with an axe, etc.
But instead of cool stuff like that, we want to watch people fight over a ball.
So the basic question is what’s your reason for watching?
I also think luge looks like a blast … to do. I’ll watch it during the Olympics to bring back childhood memories of sledding. But I can’t imagine watching it in general. There’s no teamwork, no visible skill, no scores, and you can’t see the whole course. All you really have for the spectator is the finishing time and slo-mo instant replay. I’m not saying it doesn’t take skill, of course it does, I’m saying it doesn’t manifest in a visible way for a spectator to appreciate.