OMG Nigeria's women's bobsled team...

[ehrnst]

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look like they've never lost a lightcycle race and Daft Punk wrote them a soundtrack

WOMEN POWER: BOBSLED TEAM FROM NIGERIA IS THE FIRST TO QUALIFY FOR WINTER OLYMPICS

http://www.newsweek.com/women-bobsled-team-first-nigeria-qualify-winter-olympics-713962

[MineralMan]

1. Jamaica and now Nigeria!

Bobsledding will never be the same!

[Hekate]

21. Cool Runnings!

[Takket]

25. I smell a sequel for 2018 lol

[Butterflylady]

38. Love that movie!!!!!!!!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Who has the movie rights? NT

[MuseRider]

3. I love beautiful, strong

competitive, smart women and I love to see this.

Thank you!

[Snotcicles]

5. +1 nt

[Aristus]

36. Me too!

[dembotoz]

4. hope they do well

as i rule i never watch the olympics....outside of womens soccer if we are in it....but i might tune this in

[HipChick]

6. #Black Girl Magic...

[malaise]

7. Good for them - Cool Runnings

Our guys team was the first non-winter country bobsled team

[MLAA]

8. Those are some strong, glorious women! Yeah!

[Grammy23]

9. And then there is Curling....

😂😂😂😂😂

Actually, my husband and I started watching that a few years ago and now we never miss it in the Olympics. Some might say it is boring or silly....what with the sweeping and sliding. But it actually is kinda fun to watch.

These Nigerian women bobsledders will, no doubt, be fun to watch. They look as serious about their sport as a heart attack. I hope they do well!

[Submariner]

11. I agree

If I knew it was like this I would have started watching years ago. USA...USA...USA

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[Grammy23]

14. Good one! I am a kitty lover, too!

😹😹😹😹😹

[TlalocW]

17. This sport should be heavily featured on ESPN 8: The Ocho

TlalocW

[Saviolo]

13. I am an avid curler

My team is actually the only undefeated team in our league this year! Having a bang-up season!

Always happy to talk about the mechanics of the sport. The sweeping may look odd, but it is vitally important!

[Grammy23]

15. We figured that after watching them in action.

It looks odd at first but once you observe them playing, you understand it is a game with precision and all the strange movements actually make a lot of sense. My husband and I are looking forward to Curling in the next Winter Olympics.

No chance of Curling where we live....NW Florida....unless someone brings a portable ice rink as they do in some places that are far too warm for a naturally occurring pond or lake.

[Saviolo]

19. Next time you're in Toronto, bring some clean shoes

I'll show you how the ice works (sort of... there's still lack of scientific consensus on that!)

[Grammy23]

26. I shared this video with my nieces husband who has a son who teaches physics in college.

My niece and her husband, who are both educators, who have spent 25+ years teaching college level teachers to be better educators. Making a problem a fun project that a group of students could work on is right up their alley. I enjoyed the video, too. And I am no scientist, but the video was engaging and informative! Thanks for sharing!

[Thor_MN]

22. Not much curling on naturally occurring ponds or lakes.

The surface of the ice is "pebbled", meaning that small drops of water are frozen to the surface of the ice. It's not smooth like a normal ice rink, skating of it would be horrible. If the ice were smooth, the stones would not travel nearly as far. The little bumps of the pebbled ice limit contact (thus friction) with the stones.

Any curling is going to be on a purpose made rink, almost exclusively indoors.

There's one in Daytona Beach, a couple in Atlanta, one in Mississippi - not much in your neck of the woods. There's a dozen or so within 15 miles of my house.

[ProfessorGAC]

32. I Want To Be The Guy Who Throws the Stone

The sweeping looks to fatiguing.

[Saviolo]

34. The sweeping is a lot of work!

But the way the team works, everyone throws two stones and then sweeps the other member's stones except for the skip. The skip is sort of the captain, and they have to plan the strategy for the end, call all of the shots, and hold their brooms on the ice as a target for all of the other team members, so they don't have to do as much sweeping (just a little in the house sometimes to clear an opponent's rock after the T line).

[ProfessorGAC]

35. Well, Then Count Me Out!

I ain't doing the sweeping! LOL!

[jberryhill]

20. Chess on ice

[Kaleva]

23. I enjoy watching curling

There's a great deal of strategy that goes into it. And it's a sport where one doesn't have to be an elite athlete to compete in at the highest levels.

[mcar]

10. That is awesome!

[marble falls]

12. They do look serious and capable. I'm now a supporter, where do I sign up?

[SpankMe]

16. LOL! They look like superheroes!

In fact, they ARE superheroes! Break them barriers, ladies!! But be careful. Those bobsleighs move fast! You wouldn't get me on one.

[ProfessorGAC]

31. I Actually Thought Hancock!

Admittedly, i really enjoy that movie, but i also though it looked like a superhero outfit.

[njhoneybadger]

18. I see some advertisement gigs in their future. n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. 3? That's an odd (literally) bobsled team

since, as the article itself admits, it's 2 or 4 people in a bobsled. They don't both telling us which that is - the former with a spare athlete, or is someone missing from the photo and writeup?

[luvtheGWN]

37. Perhaps they're competing in the 2-man (er, woman) bobsled.

It's always wise to have a spare. Bobsledding is just a wee bit dangerous! Anyhow, good on them!

[denbot]

27. They do look kinda badass.

Best of luck ladies.

[MFM008]

28. Charlies Angels

of bad assery.....

[Gothmog]

29. K&R

[ProfessorGAC]

30. That's A Fantastic Picture!

They look like they have a need for speed! Very cool!

[Maynar]

33. I am lookin' at

three full portions of AWESOME!

Slay 'em girls!