Pyeongchang haiku

Winter Olympics
British athletes trying hard
But no gold medals

Elise Christie cried
After falling on the ice
I could have done that!

Cold, windy weather
Many snowboarders tumble 
Many viewers chuckle

I’m not an athlete
But I love playing in snow
Can I join in please?

No amount of cash
Could tempt me to take part in
Skeleton or luge

This isn’t a haiku but is something I’d like to mention: I don’t enjoy the Winter Olympics quite as much as the Summer version, mainly because so many of the events are left in the hands of judges. It makes it less about physical achievement, and more about the opinions of a handful of people sitting in attendance. Those people are human and therefore open to mood swings and subconscious prejudices, and medals could be awarded based on how they feel rather than how the contestants perform. 
I’m not ACCUSING any of them of anything, I’m just pointing out where I feel the Olympic system is flawed. It’s the same reason I don’t enjoy things like gymnastics and synchronised swimming in the ‘other Olympics.’
It’s only my view, of course. It’s not really a problem with the Games, I think it’s more a reflection of my scientific, logical mind and my borderline OCD. I want things that are measurable and discernible, not left open to human interpretation.
Anyway - back to the haiku.

The downhill skiing
Is being run on FAKE SNOW!
It doesn’t seem right…..

RC 16-2-18