Impaired skiing

If the roads are bad due to all the new snow, you might consider skiing to your destination. I doubt that Calgary police would stop you for “bad technique.” If it was a criminal offense, I’d be in jail for the rest of my life. 

 

This story was posted in “The Local, Norway’s news in English“

Inebriated Norwegian skier stopped by police due to poor technique

The man, who is in his 30s, decided on Saturday to try and combine going out for a few drinks with winter sport, reports Nettavisen.

With around 10 centimetres of snow on the ground, the man saw skiing as the easiest way to get home, according to the report.

But his technique was reportedly so bad that onlookers made the decision to alert the police.

“The [police] patrol had to take care of a very inebriated man on skis in the centre of Kongsberg. It was clearly neither classic nor cross country,” police tweeted.

The man’s skis were reportedly confiscated on the spot.

“The patrol drove [the man] away and had a chat with him. It was obvious he had to take off the skis. We drove him home,” police operation leader in Kongsberg Trond-Egil Groth told Nettavisen.

The intoxicated skier is not thought to have presented a risk to others and was skiing on the pavement, but his drunken state had a clear detrimental effect on his technique, police said.

No further police action is expected.

Sort of on the same subject, here’s another story of interest Beckie Scott’s Passionate work against doping

It’s the answer to a trivia question: What Canadian cross-country skier won all three medals in one race?

“The International Olympic Committee said Scott is the only athlete to be awarded all three medals in a single event.”

Beckie Scott gets her gold medal