You get a good feel about the tension before coming down the luge track and what is involved in luge. Even for someone who has had hundreds of runs down the course in a double luge, it can be a daunting experience to go by yourself.
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Figure Skating – 1960 Squaw Valley
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Figure Skating
Some amateur film footage from the Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley in 1960. Not the original soundtrack (I don’t think Enya was around then), but great to see what the crowd would see. Not the fanfare that you will get these days.
Tags: 1960 Olympics·1960 Winter Olympics·Figure Skating·ice skating·Squaw Valley·USA·winter olympics·winter sports
Luge Cam – See What They See
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Luge
For those who don’t think you will ever get to ride down a luge course, here is a view from the luger, with full sound effects that you will hear.
Tags: extreme sports·Luge
Street Luge
January 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Unusual
I thought luge on ice was crazy. The sport of Street Luge, where they race down a hill with no barriers at 80 mph and 2 inches of the ground is more crazier! This is a profile of street luge champion Biker Sherlock, which shows just what it is like to street luge.
Tags: Luge·street luge
Marathon Joggling Training
January 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Unusual
A nicely edited video showing someone in training for a joggling marathon. As weird as it sounds, it looks natural to be running and juggling at the same time.
World Joggling Championships 2007 100m 5-ball
January 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Unusual
Joggling is an unusual sport which combines running and juggling. There are events ranging from 100m up to the marathon. In this video example, Eric Walter runs the 400m while juggling 3 balls (Joggling), setting an Official Guinness World Record of 55.81 sec. As per the rules, if a ball is dropped, the athlete has to return to the place that the ball was dropped. See more about the sport of Joggling.
Soccer Testing with OptoJump
November 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Agility, Equipment, Football (Soccer)
Optojump is an optical measurement device designed for fitness testing, as demonstrated here. The apparatus is activated when the light beams between the rods are broken, so can be used to measure time events.
Team Flight Brothers Can Jump
October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Vertical Leap
This video from the Team Flight Brothers includes images of Terry Cournoyea, alias TDUB. He is just 5’9” tall and able to touch the rim with his head. Seeing is believing. These guys have some serious springs in their legs. Check out our list of top vertical jump records.
Tags: Basketball·Fitness·Team Flight Brothers·Terry Cournoyea·vertical leap
Volleyball Power Leaper Leonel Marshall
October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Vertical Leap, Volleyball
Here is some spectacular leaping by Leonel Marshall, the star of men’s Cuban National Volleyball team. He reportedly has a 50" Vertical Jump to his name.
Tags: Cuba·Fitness·vertical leap·Volleyball
New Zealand Extreme Sport of Zorbing
October 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Unusual
Another unusual extreme sport from New Zealand, Zorb Ball Extreme Sport (Zorbing) is taking a little while to catch on, but looks like a lot of fun. I dont really know if it is a sport if you just roll down a hill in a ball. Is it a race to the bottom?
Tags: new zealand·Unusual·zorbing
