The Nordic countries... throw in Lichtenstein, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Italy... look at the mix of sports. Luge? Bobsledding? Not much there for Americans not living in the Rockies or Sierra Nevadas.
Is the Jamaican bobsled team at this year’s Winter Olympics?
Jamaica entered the bobsled competition some time ago (”Cool Runnings”), and then Nigeria this time out....
On the men’s side, Ross Minor (2nd at US Nationals) got bumped for Adam Rippon (4th). Ashley Wagner got 4th among the women (and no Olympic berth), but she got the Bridgestone Tire endorsement.
Someone mentioned the less subjective scoring system. Of course it was necessary to switch to a bean-counting system after the French judge was caught not watching the competition and giving out a high score anyway. The bean-counting system would seem to favor athletic routines over artistic routines.