Should the cross country run be in the Winter Olympics?

no.

No, it should be in the Summer Olympics.

Obviously it should be run in the Fall olympics

zzzz wrote:

No, it should be in the Summer Olympics.

Why did they remove it?

It seems the IAAF doesn't know where it's going with cross country. It's not even run annually any more, and they are struggling to "fix" it by making it some sort of extreme sport. It's not ripe to go into the Olympics.

Mamede wrote:

This idea has been brought up in the past.

No shit. Thanks for starting the 512th pointless thread on the subject.

The Winter Olympics are restricted to activities conducted on snow and ice. Period. Think you all can remember that this time?

Sheesh.

Yeah, about that... wrote:

Mamede wrote:

This idea has been brought up in the past.

No shit. Thanks for starting the 512th pointless thread on the subject.

The Winter Olympics are restricted to activities conducted on snow and ice. Period. Think you all can remember that this time?

Sheesh.

Why couldn't a xc race be conducted on snow? Are you saying the Winter Olympics are so deeply rooted in tradition that they couldn't tweak a rule or two? Give me a break, they should be doing whatever they can to try and get people to watch that snooze fest. Not that adding distance running would move the needle much, but you get my point.

Yeah, about that... wrote:

Mamede wrote:

This idea has been brought up in the past.

No shit. Thanks for starting the 512th pointless thread on the subject.

The Winter Olympics are restricted to activities conducted on snow and ice. Period. Think you all can remember that this time?

Sheesh.

Harsh, but fair. I came to post something similar.

Lighten up Franky wrote:

Yeah, about that... wrote:

No shit. Thanks for starting the 512th pointless thread on the subject.

The Winter Olympics are restricted to activities conducted on snow and ice. Period. Think you all can remember that this time?

Sheesh.

Why couldn't a xc race be conducted on snow? Are you saying the Winter Olympics are so deeply rooted in tradition that they couldn't tweak a rule or two? Give me a break, they should be doing whatever they can to try and get people to watch that snooze fest. Not that adding distance running would move the needle much, but you get my point.

They would have to change the Olympic charter to do that. If there's not enough impetus from the runners of the world to have it in the summer games it doesn't make sense to co-opt winter sports' time in the spotlight for this obscure sport.

Mamede wrote:

This idea has been brought up in the past. I believe Sebastian Coe said it would be a great initiative for African countries to be more involved in the Winter Olympics.

Including the cross country run in either the Summer or Winter Olympics would be a better idea than the 50 km walk for women.

Thoughts?

Yes- with two races- one in the beginning- say 4-6 races with the top teams and individuals qualifying for the Medal Race at the end of the games.

Add Indoor Track, too.

I love the Winter Olympics, unfortunately, most of the world doesn't agree with me. They need something to make it a world wide sporting event- at least until Burundi and Kenya get their luge team to qualify.

Yeah, about that... wrote:

Mamede wrote:

This idea has been brought up in the past.

No shit. Thanks for starting the 512th pointless thread on the subject.

The Winter Olympics are restricted to activities conducted on snow and ice. Period. Think you all can remember that this time?

Sheesh.

Ummm hellowwwwww- they can change the Olympic Charter. Remember THAT.

And the world cross champs at Poland and Boston had some snowy weather. Probably others, too.

Could be a way to expand diversity and get other countries competing at the Winter Olympics. Course would have to be snow covered. It's possible, but unlikely. More likely to be in summer games I think.

keepgoing wrote:

And the world cross champs at Poland and Boston had some snowy weather. Probably others, too.

Exactly.

Why can't XC be run over snow and mud?

Give the Europeans half a chance against the Africans.

xc belongs in the Fall Olympics

Something like this would be highly entertaining and make great TV. They could follow it with a drone. Have the runners cross or hurdle a frozen icy river in the middle of the course- more drama and unpredictability.

the snow events are on manmade snow not real snow

Two or three Olympic cycles from now there won't be any snow anywhere that the Winter Olympics can be hosted. It's just about impossible now, and there's no way the Games can be somewhere like Innsbruck now. They will HAVE to add sports, and I'd welcome XC being a part of it, rather than another variation of snowboarding we can dominate until Japan pushes us aside.

Just re-name it the Scandinavian Games, allow a few non-Scandinavian countries in, and we're good.