Curling & Luge
Another lovely day at the games, but as you heard from our announcers it won't stay that way forever! While the weather mages can certainly keep the courses clear for the full event, there is certainly a mental edge to be had when the sky is wide open with possibilities! In order to make sure the last few days don't run long with the extra maintenance required the schedule has been bumped up for quite a few events. While this might be a little stressful on the athletes it does mean that I get to bring everyone watching at home twice the excitement today!
Starting us off this morning is the Curling! It's a team event so there's four folks for us to cheer on today! Here they come onto the ice now, the guardians with their stones, the spirals with their brooms!
Now, curling is quite similar to a game we play in the woods called crokinole though a blind fish could see there are quite a few differences. Besides the ice and the size of the pieces, both teams play from the same side of the boards. Leading our team in the role of captain, or skip, is Silesia, a newcomer to the curling and crokinole she's taken to both games very well and her sharp eyes and analytical mind are here to lead our athletes to victory!
While Silesia may be leading the team in this event, the true heart behind it is Nadira! This guardian is an ice flight native who played curling with her family as a child. When she heard about the winter games she got right to work getting the team together and teaching them the ropes. Without her we would not have a team for this event! Additionally to all the hard work she put in before the event, Nadira will be the one filling the role of skip while Silesia is throwing her stones.
Ifrit and Mudmurk were initially quite intimidated to learn that brushing the ice was not the only thing they had to do today but they've put in countless hours of practice and now should be able to throw stones with the best of them. Their quick reactions may also be vital during Silesia and Nadira's throws as sometimes working those brooms correctly can put a stone right where you want it!
But this wouldn't be a proper sport without some competition! Here comes their opponents out on the ice...
Some Time Later
I hope everyone's sitting down after a good lunch because this afternoon's event is so fast blink and you'll miss it! For those of you who have been studying up on your trivia, that's right! It's the Luge event!
This is absolutely the fastest sport at the games, with sleds being able to travel faster than some dragons in aerial free dive! This event has both a singles and a doubles category but we'll only be seeing our own athlete in the singles event. Some of you may be surprised to find that Mineral will be representing us in Luge, but after years of knowing the man I can tell you there's not another dragon as eager to pilot strange contraptions as he!
Those who are more mechanically minded may have already noticed that the sled Mineral is stepping up to has no apparent method of steering. Well folks, this is because the sled will be controlled through minor shifts in weight and pressure in Mineral's legs. It truly is a wondrous thing to see.
He pushes off and there he goes! Wow oh wow look at the speed he's picking up as he takes those corners, his entire bulk as flat as possible for maximum aerodynamic. He's got good concentration now but it remains to be seen if he can keep that up as he'll have to complete several more runs today. Making good time as he hits the midway point. He's really flying now! See if you can spot the subtle movements he makes to control his sled's descent, because honestly folks, it looks like magic to me!
((hope this is alright, didn't particularly want to double post. Also Mineral is not actually using magic it's just watching luge is a little baffling tbh))
