Sochi

[emmie]

some of these winter sports are quite bonkers, adrenaline rushing, mind bending action. Not one for snow sports, but the aerial skiing and the snowboarding cross is very high octane action. If you haven't watched either take a look see

[joggerjayne]

You also get a split second's warning.

As you feel your edge going, and you can't recover it, you know you're about to get hurt, and it's just a question of how badly.

In the case of Chemmy Alcott and Lindsey Vonn, the answer can be very badly.

[emmie]

if you look at the snowboarding cross, the crashes are horribly spectacular

[joggerjayne]

The course is very steep.

[emmie]

i think on one round, three boarders went out, the speeds and jumps are extraordinary

[joggerjayne]

Oh, the drops are like going off multi storey car parks. Just look at how long they are dropping through the air before they land on the next bit of the course.

[emmie]

i always thought ski jumpers were mad, when you see the height they jump from, and then fly through the air, but this is like a roller coaster.

[joggerjayne]

Ski jumping is more controlled. The snowboard cross is definitely more dangerous.