A thread to log weather events that affected the performance, outcome or staging of major sporting events
in 2019 so far we’ve had the humidity and rain in Japan.
Is it not the wind is the bigger issue than an owl drop of rain?
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver had too much sun and not enough snow, they had to import snow
This went ahead - so wrong thread.
pfft, thats nothing. buffalo for snow
2003 and that snow game was when I fell in love with NFL and the Pats ---- I was snowed in myself in Halifax, Nova Scotia — heating on - lots of food and beer and was still trying to decide if I liked NFL …
You found that in google like myself.
Fraud.
of course I found it in google. Who the fuck remembers the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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I’m working off the lookalikes thread ethics here. Gotta come up with it yourself.
I don’t give a shit actually, bored at my desk.
up your game the next time you have a pop, son.
Noted.
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“Affected” is such a broad, encompassing term. Are we talking about events that were curtha ar ceal, or are we to also discuss events that still went ahead, but where the weather was one of the major talking points surrounding the event?
How many NHL/NFL* games can I post before I am banned from the thread?
*Real NHL/NFL, not North American bullshit.
There are no rules.
There is no spoon
The 1993 ulster senior football final
Germany v Poland 1974 FIFA World Cup. Known as the Water Battle of Frankfurt.
Poland v England FIFA qualifier 2012. Postponed after torrential rain.
The 2019 World Athletics Championships, where Jerry Kiernan’s real athletes discovered it was way too hot to be running (or even walking).