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Torino 2006 Skeleton Gold Medalist athlete Duff Gibson chats with Olympic Outsider host Dave Thorvald about having a beer named after him, life as a Calgary fireman, being Canada's (and the world's) oldest gold medalist, training for technical and speed courses, the Whistler track, athletic challenges and the future of the sport at an Olympic rally at the Vancouver Art Gallery in May 2006.

Download The Duff Man! - Olympic Laughs with the Superhero Skeleton-ist Duff Gibson
(.mp3, 8MB, 9:53)

Host Dave Thorvald with Dan Funboy and buddy Lance wrap up the performances of Torino 2006 with emphasis on Team Canada's athletes.

Topics include notable Men's and Women's performances in Luge, Skeleton, Bobsled, Curling, Short-Track Speedskating, Long-track Speedskating, Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing, Biathlon, Freestyle Skiing, and Snowboarding.  Plus banter on doping measures, police raids, sportsmanship, new sports, and herbal remedies.

This 38:18 long podcast is enhanced with 'chapters' for your listening convenience. 

Grab thew show:
Olympic Outsider Episode 5 - Wrapping Up XX Part 1  (m4a)
Olympic Outsider Episode 5 - Wrapping Up XX Part 1  (mp3)

The latest Poll idea was cool, but i forgot to include Snowboarding so (i ssume) that most votes counted in "something else" were for the omitted sport - ooops.

Beyond that, Short-track Speedskating was the popular pick with 25% of the 61 votes, followed by Ski Jumping (my vote) with 20% (12 votes), then "Something  Else"  (likely Snowboarding) 16% rounded out the top 3 picks. 

Freestyle Skiing and  the Sliding Sports (luge, bob, skeleton) tied for a strong fourth with 13% each while Longtrack Speedskating (11%) and Cross Country Skiiing (2%) rounded out the poll.

Any new sports you think should be added to future Winter Olympics? 

Day Seven and I am in Heaven, How about you?

A few quick notes after busy day of attending the RainCity / Bryght-sponsored Symposium at Vancouver's Take 5 coffeeshop.

The event linked up the Torino street-maniacs Krug, Scales and (the not sooo maniacal) Bman at the BC lodge in Turin, Italy.  Participants on the Western hemisphere included Gold Medalist Ross Rebagliati, plus photo-machine Roland Tanglao, boy-wonder Will Pate, very public Michael Tippet, photo queen Spiral Goddess, my buddy Bread and many more.