It is, of course, the Winter Olympics where, to all intents and purposes, sane and rational people in all other aspects of life, leap and twist and jump and pivot over snow or ice in the most bizarre and utterly hypnotic ways. The Winter Olympics doesn’t quite have the reach or audience of its summer counterpart but it is just as compelling and far, far more brilliantly bonkers. Ireland has a team but truth be told winter races or icy competitions of any ilk have never been our forte. I was living in Japan when the Winter Olympics took place in Nagano. Watching the Olympics, it’s nice to think of what might have been.

Source: The Irish Times February 16, 2026 20:31 UTC