Turn on the coverage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics right now and it’s hard not to feel inspired to pick up a winter olympics video game. Athletes who’ve devoted themselves to very specific, often dangerous disciplines, braving the harshest elements and representing their nations at the very top level of their sport – who wouldn’t want a brief glimpse of what that feels like?
It’s why my classmates and I turned our shop class into a surprisingly well-equipped curling tournament (perspex, CNC machines and youthful exuberance go a long way) during the 2002 Winter Olympics, and why a lot of us are looking to video games for that elite winter athlete hit right now.
