Tag: ski ballet

We Love the Olympics, But It's Missing One Sport

To say we’re pumped for the Winter Olympics is a definite understatement. We love watching cold-weather sports like bobsledding (Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme!), the terrifying-but-exhilarating art of ski jumping, figure skating (perhaps the most dance-centric event) and even more obscure options like curling. But that’s not the say the Olympics aren’t lacking in […]

Can We Please Bring Back "Ski Ballet"?

Oh my gosh, you guys. We owe Buzzfeed an eternal debt of gratitude for introducing us* to “ski ballet,” the most amazing Olympic sport that ever was. Unfortunately, we’re using the past tense here for a reason. At the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, ski ballet was a demonstration sport—it had a trial run, essentially, to […]