A Neil Young Song For Every Event

Due to Canada's failure to have Neil Young light the torch, or even to acknowledge that he is from Canada (No "Needle and the Damage done" during breaks in hockey?) I have decided to assemble the definitive Neil Young Winter Olympic playlist. Definitive because there's no way anyone else has had this idea.

Alpine Skiing - Heart of Gold. Neil Young's enduring classic. Maybe not the most popular song now, but the quintessential favorite that really caused his solo career to take off.



Biathlon - Powderfinger

Bobsleigh - Motorcycle Mama

Cross Country Skiing - Cowgirl in the Sand. Possibly the only Neil Young song that could last for an entire 50k race.

Curling - Albuquerque. Understated yet eloquent. Unfolds slowly but evolves with every note in its place.

Figure Skating - Looking Forward

Freestyle Skiing - After the Garden

Ice Hockey - Rockin' In The Free World



Luge - Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown. An exhilerating and upbeat song, but also a commemoration of a life ended too soon.

Nordic Combined - Song X

Short Track Speed Skating - The Losing End (When You're On)

Skeleton - Out of My Mind

Ski Jumping - Sugar Mountain



Snowboarding - Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black). Neil Young's punk-influenced song could describe a sport that is still gaining mainstream acceptance.

Speed Skating - Country Home. An homage to the kind of town most skaters move to to train for the sport.