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Today I Discovered The Marvellous, Ridiculous Sport Of Skijoring
At the 1928 Winter Olympics, in St Moritz, Switzerland, a most unusual demonstration sport was played for the first and last time. It’s so unusual, it didn’t even appear in the official record of the Games. Skijoring: The sport of horse-drawn skiing.
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Today I Discovered Eric The Eel, Your New Favourite Athlete
The Olympics are internationally-renowned for the stories of triumph, overcoming the odds and incredible athletic feats. The story of Eric the Eel is definitely a story of triumph and overcoming the odds – though incredible athletic feat? That’s questionable. Yet, his win at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 remains one of the greatest Olympic stories…