My turn: Kentucky offers no slopes for Olympians-in-training
Tristan Meiman
Issue date: 3/4/10 Section: Perspective
Up until the closing ceremonies earlier this week, most of us had been glued to our TV screens watching every second of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. We had seen more ridiculous events than there were nations competing, as well as most of the nations taking home at least one gold (perhaps killing what made gold medals "special" to begin with) and more than enough advertising to drive some of us mad, but I suppose I digress.
I on the other hand, have been trying my hardest to prepare to represent our beautiful country for the 2014 Winter Olympics scheduled to take place in scenic Sochi, Russia.
This, of course, leads me to my current issue: Where is an aspiring Olympic skier to work on his downhill skiing around here!?
If you know me, you should know that I'm not a person who takes defeat easily. Yes, I know that a rocky, slick or muddy hill does not constitute a proper practice area, but I'm not about to let a few broken bones or a dislocated shoulder keep me from training.
Real Olympians aren't quitters.
Our campus, as well as its surrounding counties, sadly can't seem to offer the countless Winter Olympians in training the proper location to practice our respective crafts. For the many of us who I'm sure are out there and who wish to represent our Nation in one of the biggest sporting competitions in the world, this is most disappointing.
Sure, the University of Vienna over in Austria has skiing as well as snowboarding areas for their students; apparently they care to see their country represented. We, on the other hand, clearly do not.
Our lack of a proper practice area for said Winter Olympic sports is not only an inconvenience for me, but for anybody who wants to try their hand at skiing in the Madison County area.
Yes, there's a climate problem around here: namely that the weather changes every five minutes. But if we as human beings gave up so easily, what does that say about our character?
I on the other hand, have been trying my hardest to prepare to represent our beautiful country for the 2014 Winter Olympics scheduled to take place in scenic Sochi, Russia.
This, of course, leads me to my current issue: Where is an aspiring Olympic skier to work on his downhill skiing around here!?
If you know me, you should know that I'm not a person who takes defeat easily. Yes, I know that a rocky, slick or muddy hill does not constitute a proper practice area, but I'm not about to let a few broken bones or a dislocated shoulder keep me from training.
Real Olympians aren't quitters.
Our campus, as well as its surrounding counties, sadly can't seem to offer the countless Winter Olympians in training the proper location to practice our respective crafts. For the many of us who I'm sure are out there and who wish to represent our Nation in one of the biggest sporting competitions in the world, this is most disappointing.
Sure, the University of Vienna over in Austria has skiing as well as snowboarding areas for their students; apparently they care to see their country represented. We, on the other hand, clearly do not.
Our lack of a proper practice area for said Winter Olympic sports is not only an inconvenience for me, but for anybody who wants to try their hand at skiing in the Madison County area.
Yes, there's a climate problem around here: namely that the weather changes every five minutes. But if we as human beings gave up so easily, what does that say about our character?
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