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This should happen. I find the winter Olympics boring but seeing as the majority of members are tropical nations it would be fucking hilarious. I wanna see someone from Anguilla doing the skeleton bob

Skeleton Bob was none too happy the last time.
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I don't suppose there is any fundemental reason why they couldn't have the likes of Ice Hockey, Curling or the Skating disciplines at the existing (summer) Commonwealth Games.

In practice the problem is that very little of the Commonwealth is any good at them. Canada and Great Britain & NI (in practice Scotland) have qualified for every Curling event at the Winter Olympics for example, but only New Zealand - and only in the mens and only once - has also ever qualified. Canada are a huge force in Ice Hockey but only Great Britain & NI, during 1920s & 1930s, and Australia in 1960 have ever qualified.

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I don't suppose there is any fundemental reason why they couldn't have the likes of Ice Hockey, Curling or the Skating disciplines at the existing (summer) Commonwealth Games.

In practice the problem is that very little of the Commonwealth is any good at them. Canada and Great Britain & NI (in practice Scotland) have qualified for every Curling event at the Winter Olympics for example, but only New Zealand - and only in the mens and only once - has also ever qualified. Canada are a huge force in Ice Hockey but only Great Britain & NI, during 1920s & 1930s, and Australia in 1960 have ever qualified.

I like the cut of yer jib HJ and I enjoy your football posts but that might just be the dullest feckin' thing I've ever read on P&B !!

... and I used to read Skyline's stuff !!

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I don't suppose there is any fundemental reason why they couldn't have the likes of Ice Hockey, Curling or the Skating disciplines at the existing (summer) Commonwealth Games.

In practice the problem is that very little of the Commonwealth is any good at them. Canada and Great Britain & NI (in practice Scotland) have qualified for every Curling event at the Winter Olympics for example, but only New Zealand - and only in the mens and only once - has also ever qualified. Canada are a huge force in Ice Hockey but only Great Britain & NI, during 1920s & 1930s, and Australia in 1960 have ever qualified.

only Singapore are any good at table tennis in the commonwealth.... Doesn't stop that being in the games..... Could say the same about gymnastics tbh. I don't think curling would ever be in the summer games because bowls is already there but can't see why skating... Speed or figure couldn't.
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