Okay, curling I can understand, but the German chick who competed in the skeleton in 2006? Isn't the skeleton just like luge, but even more balls out crazy?

It appears from pictures that you do the skeleton like the luge but on your stomach, head first. So yeah, probably more crazy.

I wonder if it does effect her performance at all as she gets further along. I don't know much about curling, or pregnancy, but I do know that pregnancy can really throw off your center of gravity and balance.

I always found the second trimester to be the most fun. You can still move around pretty well, you're not puking up your breakfast, and you can start to feel the teeny little kicks.

She's probably got some good energy going, too. Baby's growing days are about twice a week, so she doesn't have to readjust her walking skills much.

So yeah, the physics should be fine, but in two months she's not going to be able to balance that well.

Baby's growing days are about twice a week, so she doesn't have to readjust her walking skills much.

Seriously? Can you feel that it has grown on those days?

"The Pregnant Olympian" makes a great username.

Isn't the skeleton just like luge, but even more balls out crazy?

Skeleton is head first, with luge speed. Kids are (or should be) taught NEVER to sled or slide head first due to the fact that impacts like that tend to not be so nice on spinal health.

So yeah, balls out crazy, or whatever the female equiv for that would be.

I suppose it would be here where I chime in that I've had 2 women friends/competitors who, well into their 2nd trimester, competed in national level sporting events. One in show jumping (equestrian) at ~6 months, and one at track nationals (velodrome cycling) at ~7 months. Both are strenuous, risky sports laced with a good chance at falling/crashing. My teammate, the cyclist, medalled in individual pursuit, which is a lot less risky than, say, a mass start event such as the points race (which is sort of the bike version of short track speedskating), but still. She said she felt fine, with no balance issues beyond having to swap saddles to accommodate her...er, spreading bottom.

Luge is faster, and you steer with your feet, vs. your shoulders. Both are ballsy.

What was that whole thing that older women atheletes had babies before competitions to get good hormone going - Dara Torres and a marathoner whose name and location escape me. They were post preggers at competition, but trained through pregnancy.

Seriously? Can you feel that it has grown on those days?


Yeah. Your balance is off, things are just perceptively bigger, and the water balloon that is your belly feels tight.

You're a little sore in spots, too.

First trimester, it's about once a week. During the third it goes quickly from every other day to every damned day to "screw this, I'm not getting up until it's time to go to the hospital".

Wow, I never noticed that lysdexic! Then again, I'm never very in tune with my body. Didn't even feel like I was a preggo until the kidling started belting me in the ribs.

Heh. For me it was the kidneys.

Seriously? Can you feel that it has grown on those days?

nope.