Questions, Questions, Questions.

We’ve been watching the Olympics a lot. When I watch them passively, I enjoy it. If I’m scrolling through Twitter or playing a game on my phone it’s a GREAT form of background noise. When I watch the events a little more actively, however, I find myself asking question after question. Most importantly: HOW DO AUSTRAILIAN ATHELTES GET GOOD ENOUGH AT SPORTS THAT REQUIRE THIS MUCH SNOW? Who decides where the Olympics will be held each year? How does one become a judge at the Olympics? Do you have to judge smaller events first? Do said judges have to prove they can judge unbiasedly? Do judges strive to judge the Olympics like athletes strive to compete at the Olympics? 

Right now there is an event called “Big Air” on. It’s new this year; basically, snow boarders go on the top of a ten story, steep hill of snow and then go off a ramp at the bottom and do the best trick they can. Who decided this was the year that they should start Big Air? Do events get “retired” when they start new ones? 

Now, I’m sure I could hop on Google— or ask Sophie —and find any of the answers to these questions in roughly 30 seconds. But I kind of like not knowing. As a proud Millenial in the era of the internet, I often don’t leave easily-answerable questions unasked and unknown. I think I like not knowing these answers. It adds to the magic.  

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