Kenyan Cross Country Ski Team at the Olympics

2010-01-21 13:19:31

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Pug: UR father's brother's nephew's former roommate; +652|6828|Texas - Bigger than France

https://www.news.at/articles/0152/img/27086_i.jpg?1009201808

Sorry...biggest one I could find.

http://tvnz.co.nz/othersports-news/keny … or-3329020

article wrote:
Kenya's sole competitor at next month's winter Olympics, cross country skier Philip Boit, has improved his times since his last three Games and wants to show that his snow-starved country can produce respectable results.

Boit, who in 1998 became the first Kenyan to compete at a winter Games and finished last in his race, will ski in the 15km cross country event at the February 13-29 Vancouver Games.

Results:
'98 games = 92nd (last) in 10k race
'02 Games = 64th (fourth to last) in the sprint
'06 Games = 92nd (sixth to last) in the 15k

So here's my question which I ask myself every Olympics:

Spirit of the Games? Or a waste of money?

Discuss

Ps. The picture is of Bjorn Daehlie, the Norwegian cross country skier who won the race. Philip's son's name is Daehlie Boit.

Last edited by Pug (2010-01-21 13:32:44)

2010-01-21 13:22:01

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nlsme1: Member; +32|5703

Spirit of the games. But I wonder who finished behind him before, and how they are holding up.

2010-01-21 13:23:40

#3

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|7002

Good for him lol
Looks like he is having fun...

Love is the answer

2010-01-21 13:23:41

#4

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6783

inb4Jamaicanbobsledteam

2010-01-21 13:26:34

#5

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7018|St. Andrews / Oslo

actually, Philip Boit's son is named Daehlie Boit

There's a nice story behind that pic. When Dæhlie won the race, they were, as is usual, going to do the award ceremony before the last athletes crossed the line. Bjørn refused, and returned to the finish line to wait for the last athlete to finish the race. Mr. Boit finished the race to a massive applause

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2010-01-21 13:27:27

#6

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6854|Mountains of NC

waste

though he could go to the sand dunes and get kinda same results .............. except for the cold ............ nothing like coming from 90 * weather and step off the plane in 10 * to make your butt hole pucker up

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/17445/carhartt.jpg

2010-01-21 13:29:29

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Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6953

As long as he qualifies, good for him. It's not like he's the only Kenyan Olympiad.

Last edited by Ilocano (2010-01-21 13:29:52)

2010-01-21 13:35:10

#8

Pug: UR father's brother's nephew's former roommate; +652|6828|Texas - Bigger than France

Jenspm wrote:
actually, Philip Boit's son is named Daehlie Boit

There's a nice story behind that pic. When Dæhlie won the race, they were, as is usual, going to do the award ceremony before the last athletes crossed the line. Bjørn refused, and returned to the finish line to wait for the last athlete to finish the race. Mr. Boit finished the race to a massive applause

Yeah, that was cool.

Sorry about the name confusion. I thought it was one of those nordic naming schemes, like "Frodo son of Bilbo son of Johansen", or something like that. edited above

2010-01-21 14:50:06