The skulls (Beijing 2008)

I just noticed that the 1-man/woman rowing competitions in the 2008 Beijing Olympics is called 'The skulls"......

The skulls
en.wikipedia.org...

A major Hollywood feature a while back about Skulls & Bones secret society at Yale, where coincidently rowing was frequently featured, a sport for the upper class if you will.

Coincidence?

edit for spelling!

[edit on 16-8-2008 by StefanO]

Strikes me that you're really digging for a tie-in.

It's Scull - defined as a one, two or four person lightweight oar driven boat.
Oars called sculls in this case....

... yeaa.. isn't what they "DO" .. called "sculling"??

slap slap slap. bad thread.

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Actually, the bit I find interesting is that the scull has its origin in China. www.chinaculture.org... I always think of sculling as an Ivy-league sport, but the rotating oar method apparently dates back to the Han Dynasty.

Allright, My bad, crappy thread......I just kind of found it interesting, and was not aware of it being called skulling