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Hi guys,
It was interesting to hear about your preferences when it comes to Tennis earlier, and as there's now another sports event starting this week, the Winter X Games in Aspen, I'd love to hear if you also follow this one or if you're interested in any of the winter sports included in the event! 
I wasn't familiar with this myself before looking into it further just now. Did you know they also have music gigs at the X Games? I saw at least Lil Wayne, Kygo, Chainsmokers and Louis the Child listed in the schedule. 
There's many types of winter sports happening (you can see a full schedule here), most likely not all of them televised though - for example:
- Snowboarding
- Skiing
- Slopestyle skiing
- Snowboard slopestyle
- Snowmobile freestyle
- Snow BikeCross
- Snowskating
- Snow hill climbing
- Snowbiking
Are you interested in any of these sports? Any other winter sports that you follow and/or have tried yourself? I did a lot of cross-country skiing and ice skating in my childhood as they were mandatory winter activities at school, but haven't done anything since many years ago. Perhaps I might go ice skating sometime this year. 
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Not really interested in any winter sports unless it's the Olympics. Then I will occasionally watch Skiing, the Skeleton and Ice Skating...(none of which are featured in the X games) 
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@Cleoriff wrote:Not really interested in any winter sports unless it's the Olympics. Then I will occasionally watch Skiing, the Skeleton and Ice Skating...(none of which are featured in the X games)
Same here @Marjo. I do like watching the ice skating in the Olympics, pity it's not included.
Interesting that ice skating was part of your school curriculum. Explains why Saara Aalto is so comfortable on the ice in DOI. Mind you, you certainly get the weather for ice skating in Finland and throughout Scandinavia 
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I also used ot watch Ice skating (back when I had TV), I found it so graceful and mesmerizing ... the profesionnals make it look so easy, yet whenever I have tried to ice skate myself it was quite a challenge 
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I used to follow figure skating quite a lot - had a big crush on Evgeni Plushenko as a teenager and wanted to skate like him. 
His performance from 2010 Olympics below. From 1:35... the music he performs with here is also one of my favourites:
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@Marjo wrote:I used to follow figure skating quite a lot - had a big crush on Evgeni Plushenko as a teenager and wanted to skate like him.
His performance from 2010 Olympics below. From 1:35... the music he performs with here is also one of my favourites:
@Marjo he is amazing. I can see why you had a crush on him. He was quite cute and what a skater!!
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@EmilieT wrote:I also used ot watch Ice skating (back when I had TV), I found it so graceful and mesmerizing ... the profesionnals make it look so easy, yet whenever I have tried to ice skate myself it was quite a challenge
It looks easy when the professionals do it because they practice, practice, practice @EmilieT.
I tried ice skating in my teens. The challenge for me was remaining upright; I a$$ skated far more than I ice skated 
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@Glory1 wrote:
The challenge for me was remaining upright; I a$$ skated far more than I ice skated
almost spilled my coffee
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@Glory1 wrote:
@EmilieT wrote:
I also used ot watch Ice skating (back when I had TV), I found it so graceful and mesmerizing ... the profesionnals make it look so easy, yet whenever I have tried to ice skate myself it was quite a challenge
It looks easy when the professionals do it because they practice, practice, practice @EmilieT.
I tried ice skating in my teens. The challenge for me was remaining upright; I a$$ skated far more than I ice skated
@Glory1 I can somehow relate
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Sadly I didn't get as far as that @Glory1
My one and only attempt saw me hanging on to the barrier for dear life. I circled half the rink like this then fell into the escape gateway....
That was it. Tried it...never again
I was good at roller skating though.
