how strange the change from major to minor

The Summer Olympics, formerly known as The Olympic Games, mostly makes sense. Quite a lot of the velodrome racing was devised by drunk people, obviously, and there is dressage, and there is pole vaulting which, come on, who thought that was a good idea?

But mostly the Olympics in summer makes reasonable sense.

The Winter Olympics - bonkers, or what?

I mean.

Hurtling down a steep slope then up a short slope then doing aerial acrobatics with planks of wood strapped to your feet. Or hurtling around an arena and getting dizzy with sharp blades strapped to your feet. Sure, it's fascinating to watch, and clever, and impressive, but... bonkers.

Curling.

Ice hockey - okay, fine. Downhill skis, okay, fine. Games make sense, even when played intimidatingly fast, and races make sense.

Except for Luge. Grown women lying down on supercharged tea trays to hurtle down an ice tunnel at eighty miles an hour in a supine position.... Just bonkers.