On 2014-01-09, DreadfulBitch > wrote:

> Way back when ABC's Wide World of Sports covered the Olympics they
> did it in a way to cover as many sports as possible.

Yep. I saw my first coverage of Squaw Valley in '60.

> Who remember the ski jumper from Scandinavia (don't remember the
> country) who was expected to come in dead last, but was out there
> giving it his best?

I don't recall that particular guy, but how can we forget the guy that
made "agony of defeat" a household phrase, what with WWS milking it
fer 20 yrs.

> What is "two man women's bobsled?"

Mixed pairs? Hell, I don't know, but it's on the list of events.

nb