… Each Winter Olympics, which also take place every four years, the watching world suddenly becomes obsessed with (and self-declared experts in) an event they know almost nothing about.
While luge neophytes confidently discuss body position and exit steering in the chute, in Iowa part-time politicos show off by citing obscure caucus rules and the latest Quinnipiac polls. Once it’s all over, of course, you hear nothing of either.
The comparison is helped by the fact that both take place on frozen terrain, involve a careful balancing act and are thrilling because of the risk of a spectacular, and (politically) fatal crash. CONT.
BBC News