I know Fred that you live in Florida, but you can run a cross-country race entirely on snow and ice. Once I went to compete in a cross-country ski race but it had rained the night before then froze. The director changed it into a running race over the same course. My shoes never touched ground. Tom Derderian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Finke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Shawn Devereaux" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ghill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "track list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 4:04 AM Subject: RE: t-and-f: Interesting Tidbit from the IOC
> Actually I investigated getting XC as an olympic event 4 years and even got > a response from the IOC. The reason that it will NEVER be possible (as I > was told) is that all winter sports must take place on snow or ice. > > > ******************************************************* > Fred Finke, LDR Men's Coach Selection Coordinator > --- O Men's Team Leader, World Cross, Morocco, 1998 > -- <^_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] and [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- \/\ > ******************************************************* > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Shawn Devereaux > Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 5:47 PM > To: ghill; track list > Subject: Re: t-and-f: Interesting Tidbit from the IOC > > > how about indoor track at the winter olympics? > > > --- ghill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > From: Ed and Dana Parrot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Reply-To: Ed and Dana Parrot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:19:12 -0700 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: t-and-f: Interesting Tidbit from the IOC > > > > > > X/C should be added to the winter Olympics, absolutely. Not sure why > > there > > > hasn't been more of a push for this. Nice simple 12K and 4K distance > > for > > > both men and women with team medals only but with qualification only > > by the > > > team the same way some other team sports qualify. Have the worlds > > after the > > > Olympics the same way that I believe several other sports do.>> > > > > Basketball should also move to Winter to ease the crowding of Summer > > (and > > make Winter even more popular). Unfortuately, the IOC retains its caveat > > that all Winter sports must be conducted on frozen water. This was their > > "recent" response to basketball suggestions. > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > >
