"If a dog could compete in the Winter Olympics, which disciplines would it be best at? This age-old question took on new relevance Wednesday, when a Czechoslovakian wolfdog dashed onto the cross-country skiing course during the women's team sprint qualifiers. "So I'm going to say that it's domesticated. Wants to enjoy the finish as well," said commentator Duane Dell'Oca as the canine interloper, a local pooch named Nazgul, raced Croatia's Tena Hadzic and Australia's Phoebe Cridland across the finish line."
"But it's high time that they were allowed to do so not just as party crashers, but as full-fledged competitors. I know what you're thinking: You can't put a dog in the Olympics! Well, to paraphrase the immortal words of the referee in Air Bud, "Ain't no rules say that dogs can't compete in the Olympics." And if there are rules that say that, well, I'm prepared to ignore them."
A Czechoslovakian wolfdog named Nazgul dashed onto the women's team sprint cross-country skiing course, ran across the finish line alongside competitors, and sniffed an Argentine skier. Broad public enthusiasm greeted the canine's appearance. Dogs should be allowed to compete in the Winter Olympics as full-fledged competitors rather than party crashers. The exercise assumes dogs can use skis, skates, and sleds and provides a definitive ranking of the 16 Milan-Cortina disciplines by likelihood that a canine could medal. An artist created a rendering of Nazgul as a monobob competitor.
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