Hard Starts: Luge v Bobsled v Skeleton | The Awl

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Okay, okay, living for years in the shadow of the Olympic Training Center, I admit—those men are HOT. I mean, 1 percent body fat, nipples facing down, 12 meals a day. What’s not like to like? And, in fact, since they’re being watched constantly, they have to be on good behavior, just like the military-just without the uniforms.
With that in mind, I stumbled across this little bit. But here’s the thing. As I watched the video, hoping for some shirtless awesomeness, I found out something--
--the training situations these men are in are very cool, totally unrelated to their hotness factor. It’s like mini rollercoasters.
I would never actually DO those sports-something about sliding on ice a few inches above the ground frightens the crap out of me-but there’s an educational component this video did not realize it was posting!
Enjoy.
Hard Starts: Luge v Bobsled v Skeleton | The Awl