Reasons to Watch the Olympics
I receive a daily e-mail from a company called Thrillist, which is supposed to provide suggestions of things for men to do in Manhattan—bars, new restaurants, places to work out, etc. It's occasionally useful, although it has a Maxim-like quality to it.
Today's Thrillist contained an interview with former Olympic skiier Johnny Mosely which I found amusing. I've always wanted to be the television producer for the Olympics, even though I have absolutely no relevant experience, because I never feel like I'm really getting a good explanation of what's going on there. NBC takes it so seriously! It's as if we're eavesdropping on church.
Mosely's q-and-a, some of which I've excerpted below, provides a lighter take. Okay, borderline juvenile. But...it does sound true.
So, what are we supposed to watch this Olympics?Well, I'll be watching the freestyle moguls, and the downhill's going to be interesting with Bode and Daron [Rahlves]. With Shaun White, the halfpipe's going to be sick too.
Right. Anyway, what event has the most potential for spectacular crashes?The downhill, no doubt. You're guaranteed to see a good NASCAR-style wreck. Although border cross can be more interesting -- you've got four snowboarders competing at once, and so guys take each other out.
Is there any particular Olympic sport that produces more sluts?Loose chicks? I'd definitely say the skiing/snowboarding crew are the ones to just shack up with. They're more reckless. For the long-term, probably biathlon, or cross country. There's a reverse correlation between the duration of the event and the sluttiness of the girl.
Which national team has the reputation for being the biggest dicks?The French. Hands down. It's weird, but of all the countries, they speak the least English -- or at least they pretend they can't.
If you got in a drunken brawl with the French, which national team would you want backing you up?The Russians. The pre-Putin generation guys really like fighting. They grew up when you could bribe your way out of anything, so they have no conception of law and order.
Russians are scary....
RB: If you enjoy such stuff, you can find Thrillist here.
