1. Welcome to SportsJournalists.com, a friendly forum for discussing all things sports and journalism.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register for a free account to get access to the following site features:
    • Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
    • Access to private conversations with other members.
    • Fewer ads.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!

Russian dies in sauna competition

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Smallpotatoes, Aug 8, 2010.

  1. Smallpotatoes

    Smallpotatoes Well-Known Member

    http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-world-europe/20100808/EU.Finland.Sauna.Contest.Death/

    As best I can tell, the object is to sit in a sauna until you can't take it anymore. Stupidest competition in the world as far as I'm concerned.
     
  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    I think this made Rick Reilly's latest one-liner-fest book on stupid sports competitions. All fun and games 'til someone dies.
     
  3. deskslave

    deskslave Active Member

    So ... he didn't win?
     
  4. terrier

    terrier Well-Known Member

    ESPN The Mag ran a story on these recently. Nobody died, but a couple guys did themselves significant cosmetic damage.
     
  5. Gator

    Gator Well-Known Member

    Dumber than the WWE?
     
  6. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    "You only cover us when someone has significant cosmetic damage ..."
     
  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Reminds me of this story from 2003:

     
  8. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Damn, beat me to it.

    WWE is not an actual competition. Now, if you want to talk about Vince McMahon's World Bodybuilding Federation ...
     
  9. HejiraHenry

    HejiraHenry Well-Known Member

    Heaving read the Reilly thing also, that does not surprise me in the least.
     
  10. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    Seriously, what kind of complete friggin dolt thinks this is a good idea?

    Up next, the Stick You Dick in a Blender World Cup!
     
  11. Second Thoughts

    Second Thoughts Active Member

    I heard the sauna competition was heated. Bada boom.
     
Draft saved Draft deleted

Share This Page