Episode 1090: Winter Olympics Wow, Luge Life, Podium Pain, And Michael Duignan On Home Advantage In Hurling
Without the burden of knowledge or insight, and freed from the pressure of expectation of Irish medals, the 2018 Winter Olympics has been a non-stop fun-a-thon in Second Captains HQ.
Second Captains can’t get enough of snowboard cross #PyeongChang2018 pic.twitter.com/IUDZqolNVI
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) February 16, 2018
Sinead O’Carroll, news editor with The Journal, told us on the World Service ten days ago why she spurns sleep in order to follow the Games, and she’s in studio today to talk over all the hurt, heartbreak and heroics.
He strapped back on his board and finished the course … Finished. A. Snowcross. Course. With. A. Broken. Neck. https://t.co/pCMlWLbFHt
— Sinead O’Carroll (@SineadOCarroll) February 15, 2018
If your sole focus is winning the All-Ireland, is it okay to throw your hat at the league? That’s the question we ask Michael Duignan, as Waterford lost their third game in a row on Sunday. Clare are a study in contrast, and he picks one county out as a team that could win the league, and use it as a springboard for success in the summer.
Kilkenny beat Waterford in the third round of the Allianz Hurling League, Watch the Full-Time highlights here on GAANOW! pic.twitter.com/8M1kyckhe3
— The GAA (@officialgaa) February 18, 2018
Plus there’s Murph’s biased local commentary experience, and the spectacle of watching an athlete go through the entire span of human emotional experience on television.
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— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) February 16, 2018