ハーフ・パイプ

2月21日（日）快晴

雪が降らない豪州では五輪報道は超控え目。ウインター・スポーツやサッカーや野球は豪州では見向きもされません。それでもサッカーでも野球でも、豪州は日本に負けたことはありません。人口は日本の6分の1ですがスポーツ大国。五輪のメダル獲得数は常に豪州が上。今回の五輪ピックでも女子ハーフ・パイプで金メダル。「OZも服装が乱れている！」と母国から文句が。あのねえ、スノボってこういう服を着るんです。（photo by Sydney Herald）

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Halfpipe
Sun. February 21 : fine

The Olympic Games coverage is in very modest quantities in Australia, the country with no snow. Even though winter sports, soccer or baseball are not popular in this country, Australia has never been defeated by Japan in soccer or baseball games. The population is one sixth of Japanese one but it’s the sports power. Australia always wins more medals than Japan. In this Olympic Games they have won a gold medal with ladies’ halfpipe. “OZ’s uniform is also negligent” Someone from my mother country complained. Well, I want to explain that the athletes in snowboard wear such kind of uniforms. （photo by Sydney Herald）

Lucky!!