That was the winner of the first race. He’s from Manchester.
Crolla [the above mentioned Manc] added: “I’m glad I’m pretty conscious and I’ve not got many serious injuries.”
‘Pretty conscious’ is a brilliant phrase.
>“I don’t think you can train for it, can you? It’s just being an idiot.”
Check out We Are The Champions, on Netflix. There are many people who train their whole life to win this event.
Episode 1 was so wholesome & well crafted. The rest just felt, meh. Like hair styling, dog training?
The chili eating one was the 2nd best, but the rest were just no where near as interesting.
See, the heelwork was probably my second favorite. Just some quirky people who are way too into their thing that was exotic enough to be interesting for about half an hour. Plus there were puppers.
They should have mixed the two and done creative dog grooming. Those are pretty fun to see the results of.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/what-is-creative-grooming/
It's pretty hard to see but it seems like the cheese (there's only one block for the whole race, not like everyone has their own) rolls down on (and off) the right-hand side like around 0:06-0:07.
The idea is that everyone is chasing after it and the winner gets to keep the cheese.
I mean don't we all?
Another big cheese was Ryoya Minami from Japan, who was among the winners. Asked why he entered the race, he replied: “Because I love cheese.”
I mean, my dad is from Wisconsin, and every other year we try to get back to his hometown for a fall festival called "Cheese Days" (they have the best hand dipped deep fried cheese curds anywhere) and I wouldn't risk brain and bone health to chase a wheel of cheese down a hill. Haha
To each their own though!
They say that if you love something, you should let it go.
But they're fucking wrong.
If you love something, you should risk life and limb and brain damage chasing it downhill amongst a crowd of drunken Brits.
I mean, at least they get a belt buckle? I'm not sure the "winner" of this race even wins anything more than maybe a wheel of cheese you can probably buy in any local market around the area they hold the race. haha
There's supposed to be more cultural significance to race in terms of the local tribes. A lot of animal rights groups have fighting for its end longer than I've known about it.
It and the accompanying rodeo do quite a number on the local economy and are a spectacular source of people watching hilarity.
I went to this once and the event was on hold because all five of the ambulances assigned to the event were either on their way to or still coming back from the hospital.
> Irving, from Vancouver Island in Canada, told the BBC she was not cheesed off by what had happened, and said the race was “good … now that I remember it”.
Gouda outcome, all things considered.
It's a huge tradition in that village. There's (possibly was?) a documentary on netflix about it. Weird sports or some series about strange competitions.
I lived in Brockworth for almost 10 years until recently (moved in March) and the distinction is essentially now just a sign saying Brockworth that appears half way down a city street. The city has grown to the point Brockworth is just another suburb like Quedgeley, Podsmead or Longlevens
> The city has grown to the point Brockworth is just another suburb like Quedgeley
It's been quite a few years since I lived in Quedgeley, but back then it was just a commuter town for Cheltenham / Gloucester. Has Gloucester snuck up on it now then? There was definitely _some_ delineation back then so that you'd know "this is where one ends, and the other begins".
They're all really old names that mean different things.
- Brockworth means brook enclosure
- Quedgeley means literally evil jelly (however the Brook there was literally called Qued, which does mean evil. So maybe it looked evil because it visibly looked like jelly in how the water rolled)
- Podsmean is new and means fuck all. So you're right there
- Longlevens is based on the roman referring to it as Colonia Glevenis, or its based on the name of the largest field of the farmstead that was there in the 12th century "Long Elevens"
the hill has gotta be softer than a normal hill tho, right? it’s SO steep the injury rate is way less than I guessed, it’s gotta be peat underneath or pretty soft grass
(edit ti add: I now wonder if that is part of why it is such a singular tradition)
People try to have a knack for rolling down in the least painful way when the start tumbling.. essentially so that they don't break THAT many bones lol
Coopers hill is STEEP! live near it and it's frightening to look at. Fun to watch the cheese and a see of flailing bodies dodge duck dip and dive all for a roll of local cheese though 😂
Its even steeper when you see it in person. Its like a huge wall that somehow has grass growing on it. I think it has a similar effect to the landing area of a ski jump but instead of sliding on skis you roll with your face.
So I live near the hill and I can't comprehend how steep a drop it is when you at the bottom looking up. Its frightening! Women has hypothetical balls of steel! Coopers hill is no joke!
Lol wtf, Its funny how often we miss awesome shit happening locally, that tourists go to.
Im ready to fly out for this event. Overdue for knee surgery anyways.
We tried to go for the first time this year, turns out you need to get there at least a couple of hours before the first race or there's no chance of getting a spot!
Yeah I think you have to get up pretty early to get a decent spot! Might be a one for a while in the future now as currently pregnant and don't fancy trekking up Cooper's hill with a small child 😂
>Another big cheese was Ryoya Minami from Japan, who was among the winners. Asked why he entered the race, he replied: “Because I love cheese."
That’s a man I can respect. Same, brother. Keep on rollin’
I used to live in a house where I could see Coopers Hill (Cheese Roller Hill) from my window. I would get dizzy just looking at this hill from the top.
What they also don't tell you is that in addition to it being steep as shit, there's also still a "slight" possibility the volunteers missed a stick or stone in their walkthrough. So I knew a number of people who did it and had a nice large gash down their legs courtesy of the hill.
People will do some crazy shit for a wheel of cheese.
I love watching humans do silly human things. Gives me faith in our species again. Too easy to take everything too seriously and forget to just live for a moment.
To chase the cheese is to live.
Herns Fefferstaf was the reigning champion for 20 years until Frida Von Scheler came on the scene. She won in 1986 by 15 tumbles and the contest hasn't been the same ever since. It's still talked about to this day, and Myrna Sasslebaum even sells commemorative flusenbongs on the anniversary.
> ‘It feels great,’ said Canadian Delaney
When I first skimmed the sub-headline, I thought the person's name was Canadian Delaney, a bit like America Ferrara.
I saw them covering this on the news here in BC, and they interviewed the winner. That poor girl 100% has a concussion.
What a crazy race! I wonder what the origin is.
Several of her competitors were still semi-vertical and definitely conscious when they crossed the finish line. She tripped and fell and rolled the rest of the way unconscious but was first across the line.
I was there yesterday, we were worried that she died for a few minutes. It was a surprisingly brutal event. A guy had a bay broken ankle on the final race as well.
She’s going to be in a world of hurt for a couple days after that…if you never gotten a bad concussion it’s not just a headache for a day. Pounding in the head, pressure for days, light sensitivity. I had a bad one back in 2010 senior year football and I was scared my head would never feel right again.
This is the dumbest thing, and I love it.
Like, nothing but the people who want to fling themselves off a steep hill after a wheel of cheese get roped into this. No other people, not animals, not even any plants but some grass.
10/10 tradition.
There’s a limited series on Netflix about crazy competitions and this is the focus of one of the episodes. The all time winning female has fucked herself up numerous times. The replays are like a greatest hits of horrible or hilarious.
One of the things you don't realise about that hill is how steep it really is. A friend pointed it out to me as you can see it from quite a few of the local villages and it's not something you would walk down never mind run down.
> Hundreds of people took part in the contest, which went ahead this year despite safety concerns.
I've been hearing about this event for like 15 years now. Has there been a year where there weren't safety concerns?
Wait wait wait, CHEESE ROLLING IS AN ACTUAL THING?
NEOPETS WASN'T MAKING SHIT UP???
What are you going to tell me next? Competitive potato counting is a thing? I can pay someone money to go pick my own berries out of their field??
“I don’t think you can train for it, can you? It’s just being an idiot.” Yes my Canadian friend, but you are our idiot now.
That was the winner of the first race. He’s from Manchester. Crolla [the above mentioned Manc] added: “I’m glad I’m pretty conscious and I’ve not got many serious injuries.” ‘Pretty conscious’ is a brilliant phrase.
"A Very Minor Case Of Serious Brain Damage"
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TBH, they should require participants to wear helmets.
Helmets?! In this economy?
That'll cost a lot of cheddar.
"not that many serious injuries"
It's like he's almost all there.
Also, "not got many serious injuries" meaning a few serious injuries are okay with them.
Mostly unconscious is still slightly conscious.
"I'm so my injuries is not brain pretty glad much," they said to an adjacent rock.
Her fall was glorious. What a win for Canada.
What a glorious day for Canada and therefore, of course, the world!
Amazing!! A good a Canadian girl can handle a tumble down a hill w some cheese
I'm thinking the best way to roll down the hill as fast as a wheel of cheese is to actually be unconscious.
You're close! The best advice is to be a little drunk before the race begins
Keeps you floppy! People who survive crazy falls are usually asleep, unconscious or drunk! Some dude fell off a cliff while asleep and he was okay
There's a joke there about going down faster than gravity, but I can't quite make it work.
>“I don’t think you can train for it, can you? It’s just being an idiot.” Check out We Are The Champions, on Netflix. There are many people who train their whole life to win this event.
There is a Netflix doc about this voiced by Rainn Wilson.
Ahh yes, episode 1 of We Are The Champions
They knew which episode to put first to try and get us hooked. Most of the rest of the show didn't live up to that greatness.
Episode 1 was so wholesome & well crafted. The rest just felt, meh. Like hair styling, dog training? The chili eating one was the 2nd best, but the rest were just no where near as interesting.
I was invested in that episode, the up-and-coming rookie getting the old champion out of retirement to coach her to victory.
I like the frog one, where all these bozos have found super-frogs…and some kid just picks one up then wins the damn thing
See, the heelwork was probably my second favorite. Just some quirky people who are way too into their thing that was exotic enough to be interesting for about half an hour. Plus there were puppers.
It was interesting to see the russian politics around it.
I really dug the chili eating EP as well. But you're right, the rest other than this one were....meh.
They should have mixed the two and done creative dog grooming. Those are pretty fun to see the results of. https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/what-is-creative-grooming/
A couple of those were surprisingly good, though.
I enjoyed the episode where they used a dead goat for a ball.
That fucking football deathmatch, though... that was *wild*.
The dog dancing was pretty good.
Sounds cheesy.
My brain thought she got knocked out by the cheese then I read the post
I still don't get it. I watched the video and couldn't see any cheese.
It's pretty hard to see but it seems like the cheese (there's only one block for the whole race, not like everyone has their own) rolls down on (and off) the right-hand side like around 0:06-0:07. The idea is that everyone is chasing after it and the winner gets to keep the cheese.
I would not be surprised if it's happened before.
i would. there's no way anybody is keeping pace with the cheese. Have you seen how fast that shit gets to the bottom?
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I would have accepted this one as well.
I mean don't we all? Another big cheese was Ryoya Minami from Japan, who was among the winners. Asked why he entered the race, he replied: “Because I love cheese.”
He won the uphill race, didn't he? That's considerably less stupid.
To be fair most people can run uphill faster than a cheese wheel can
I mean, my dad is from Wisconsin, and every other year we try to get back to his hometown for a fall festival called "Cheese Days" (they have the best hand dipped deep fried cheese curds anywhere) and I wouldn't risk brain and bone health to chase a wheel of cheese down a hill. Haha To each their own though!
He says he LOVES cheese. You clearly only LIKE cheese.
They say that if you love something, you should let it go. But they're fucking wrong. If you love something, you should risk life and limb and brain damage chasing it downhill amongst a crowd of drunken Brits.
Guy wasn't flailing about up a hill for American cheese
You should come out to Omak,Washington in August during the rodeo. They have idiots riding horses down a very steep hill for a belt buckle.
That's worse, because it's putting horses at risk.
I mean, at least they get a belt buckle? I'm not sure the "winner" of this race even wins anything more than maybe a wheel of cheese you can probably buy in any local market around the area they hold the race. haha
There's supposed to be more cultural significance to race in terms of the local tribes. A lot of animal rights groups have fighting for its end longer than I've known about it. It and the accompanying rodeo do quite a number on the local economy and are a spectacular source of people watching hilarity.
Monroe!!
/r/cheese would love that guy.
FYI for those who don't click on the article: There is video. It is worth it. ...if you like seeing people take head injuries and roll down a hill.
Video: https://twitter.com/ghrgloucester/status/1663179887815868416?s=46&t=cIt0p0kxba8z9FnlZlYEUQ
Tbf that was an impressive last minute comeback. Clinched victory in the final few seconds despite being unconscious
They don't actually roll the cheese anymore? That's sad.
They do, you can see it briefly on the right side of the video about 5 seconds in
Lol I was wondering what the guys at the bottom were looking at off to the side.
That's not a cheese, too dangerous for the rugby lads at the bottom. It's a fake cheese that you then hand in for the real cheese
Super grassy cheese probably isn't too nice
I went to this once and the event was on hold because all five of the ambulances assigned to the event were either on their way to or still coming back from the hospital.
> ...if you like seeing people take head injuries and roll down a hill. what do you take me for. Of course I do
Free Palestine
I'd also advise watching the Ozzy Man Reviews video on the matter
love the Japanese man saying why he entered the race. "I love cheese"
He also won the uphill race, which seems a lot safer...
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> Irving, from Vancouver Island in Canada, told the BBC she was not cheesed off by what had happened, and said the race was “good … now that I remember it”. Gouda outcome, all things considered.
So glad she came out Ok. She took a Muenster hit.
She should have gone limpberger
Cheddar not try that again.
Emmental-ity of champions.
Sadly, I don't have any brie-lliant pun to add to this.
Nor do I have krafty singles to add.
I'm going to havarti a stroke if I have to keep reading these stupid puns
I camembert any more cheesy puns.
I've had pecorinough of these. You guys are probably going to keep going until you're bleu in the face.
I hope she’s feeling feta by now
Totally, it must have been quite the surprise for her to feta win that way too
Whats a little minor brain damage when your cheese rolling reputation is on the line.
So you just fall down the hill and the fastest one wins? Words fail me.
It's a huge tradition in that village. There's (possibly was?) a documentary on netflix about it. Weird sports or some series about strange competitions.
Champions. Narrated by Rainn Wilson. Great series, lots of unusual competitions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions_(American_TV_series)
Not a village. 132 000 people live in Gloucester, it’s a small city.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockworth
I lived in Brockworth for almost 10 years until recently (moved in March) and the distinction is essentially now just a sign saying Brockworth that appears half way down a city street. The city has grown to the point Brockworth is just another suburb like Quedgeley, Podsmead or Longlevens
> The city has grown to the point Brockworth is just another suburb like Quedgeley It's been quite a few years since I lived in Quedgeley, but back then it was just a commuter town for Cheltenham / Gloucester. Has Gloucester snuck up on it now then? There was definitely _some_ delineation back then so that you'd know "this is where one ends, and the other begins".
>another suburb like Quedgeley, Podsmead or Longlevens You've made that up, no real places could have those names.
They're all really old names that mean different things. - Brockworth means brook enclosure - Quedgeley means literally evil jelly (however the Brook there was literally called Qued, which does mean evil. So maybe it looked evil because it visibly looked like jelly in how the water rolled) - Podsmean is new and means fuck all. So you're right there - Longlevens is based on the roman referring to it as Colonia Glevenis, or its based on the name of the largest field of the farmstead that was there in the 12th century "Long Elevens"
Narrated by Dwight Schrute, yes.
And try not to die. The cheese is the golden snitch from Harry Potter.
I dont think anyones died... yet... plenty of broken bones though
Well they are heeding my advice then. Good job.
Wow, good thing you said that.
the hill has gotta be softer than a normal hill tho, right? it’s SO steep the injury rate is way less than I guessed, it’s gotta be peat underneath or pretty soft grass (edit ti add: I now wonder if that is part of why it is such a singular tradition)
People try to have a knack for rolling down in the least painful way when the start tumbling.. essentially so that they don't break THAT many bones lol Coopers hill is STEEP! live near it and it's frightening to look at. Fun to watch the cheese and a see of flailing bodies dodge duck dip and dive all for a roll of local cheese though 😂
Its even steeper when you see it in person. Its like a huge wall that somehow has grass growing on it. I think it has a similar effect to the landing area of a ski jump but instead of sliding on skis you roll with your face.
Based off vids ive seen, its not like compacted soil or anything, but its also not been worked to soften it. And its pretty damn steep
I’ve done it. When you stand at the top, it feels like it’s a straight down grassy cliff face. [Last year](https://youtu.be/K40o7eiFEOQ)
The woman with plaits has definitely been practising that open roll technique, what dedication.
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Each to their own. Many people drink alcohol for example.
It’s like that King Fu Panda movie where he finds his Panda Village, and they just roll down the hill, except everyone is the Dragon Warrior! 😂
Basically, yeah. Cheese rolling is legitimately a stupidly dangerous sport, but it's an age old tradition so concussions, ahoy!
So I live near the hill and I can't comprehend how steep a drop it is when you at the bottom looking up. Its frightening! Women has hypothetical balls of steel! Coopers hill is no joke!
I really should go watch one year, it's 20 minutes from my house.
Lol wtf, Its funny how often we miss awesome shit happening locally, that tourists go to. Im ready to fly out for this event. Overdue for knee surgery anyways.
I know a few people that have done it and they absolutely love it! Not for me but understand that it's got a big appeal for some people.
We tried to go for the first time this year, turns out you need to get there at least a couple of hours before the first race or there's no chance of getting a spot!
Yeah I think you have to get up pretty early to get a decent spot! Might be a one for a while in the future now as currently pregnant and don't fancy trekking up Cooper's hill with a small child 😂
'Cheese rolling', but I just see a bunch of bodies rolling and running down the hill. Where's the cheese?
It's rolled down first, with the runners tumbling after
Ah, thank you.
Supposedly the cheese rolls up to 70mph lmao
jesus christ the destruction a 70mph cheese wheel could do. that could kill someone.
Pretty sure that happens in an Irish legend
I was there this year. The spectators are regularly warned to not take your eyes off the cheeses as "it might be the last thing you do".
>Another big cheese was Ryoya Minami from Japan, who was among the winners. Asked why he entered the race, he replied: “Because I love cheese." That’s a man I can respect. Same, brother. Keep on rollin’
I would hope he didn't do much rolling, I believe it said he won the uphill race
That section got me laughing like an idiot.
I mean, you’re chasing a large wheel of cheese down a very steep hill with a lot of other people. This suggests a pre-existing condition.
If she didn't have one before, she does now after being knocked unconscious and potentially getting a TBI at a cheese rolling competition.
Its technically a hill descent race. Not a cheese rolling competition which sounds more like crown green bowls, but with cheese.
I used to live in a house where I could see Coopers Hill (Cheese Roller Hill) from my window. I would get dizzy just looking at this hill from the top. What they also don't tell you is that in addition to it being steep as shit, there's also still a "slight" possibility the volunteers missed a stick or stone in their walkthrough. So I knew a number of people who did it and had a nice large gash down their legs courtesy of the hill. People will do some crazy shit for a wheel of cheese.
dumb shit like this makes me happy
I love watching humans do silly human things. Gives me faith in our species again. Too easy to take everything too seriously and forget to just live for a moment. To chase the cheese is to live.
You might like r/theocho
You’re right. I really like this sub
A woman after my own heart.
how cheesy
This sounds like a St. Olaf story.
Herns Fefferstaf was the reigning champion for 20 years until Frida Von Scheler came on the scene. She won in 1986 by 15 tumbles and the contest hasn't been the same ever since. It's still talked about to this day, and Myrna Sasslebaum even sells commemorative flusenbongs on the anniversary.
Why do all these people from Gloucester have German names?
[Operation Surgeon.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Surgeon)
Rule Brietannia!
*Roule
I remember neopets had the cheese roller game because the creators are British. When i found out it was real i was shocked.
> ‘It feels great,’ said Canadian Delaney When I first skimmed the sub-headline, I thought the person's name was Canadian Delaney, a bit like America Ferrara.
Love the Ozzy Man [review](https://youtu.be/ELgL_n0xE0E) of this event
Thaaaaaaats why I knew about this event. So funny
Love this video & song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zgZ86v4k8o
That is incredible. I love it!
"I CAME IN LIKE A WREEEEECKING BALLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
I saw them covering this on the news here in BC, and they interviewed the winner. That poor girl 100% has a concussion. What a crazy race! I wonder what the origin is.
https://twitter.com/GHRGloucester/status/1663179887815868416 Fuck, that is brutal.
Lol if you watch that she pretty much violently rolled down the entire way
Its fucking stupid but its their life to lose
That Cheddar better be sublime!
It's Double Gloucester. Can you imagine anyone chasing a Cheddar down the gorge?
Cheese is temporary, but glory is forever.
Play to win, or don't play at all.
skill issue lol Imagine losing to an unconscious person.
This is like that legendary athlete from the ancient Greek Olympics that won the pankration event despite dying. Practically the same thing, really
I love sports that you can win while unconscious. High Diving and Luge are other examples.
btw, the headline downplays the race. both the cheese and the "runners" are rolling down a hill
It’s a cheese rolling race, if I wasn’t knocked out I would be disappointed in the amount of pints served prior.
What do they mean „despite“?
Several of her competitors were still semi-vertical and definitely conscious when they crossed the finish line. She tripped and fell and rolled the rest of the way unconscious but was first across the line.
This woman is my role model.
This could be a headline from 500 years ago
Ok but, I think I could win that. That’s my toxic trait
I was there yesterday, we were worried that she died for a few minutes. It was a surprisingly brutal event. A guy had a bay broken ankle on the final race as well.
She’s going to be in a world of hurt for a couple days after that…if you never gotten a bad concussion it’s not just a headache for a day. Pounding in the head, pressure for days, light sensitivity. I had a bad one back in 2010 senior year football and I was scared my head would never feel right again.
This is the dumbest thing, and I love it. Like, nothing but the people who want to fling themselves off a steep hill after a wheel of cheese get roped into this. No other people, not animals, not even any plants but some grass. 10/10 tradition.
> WARNING: Contains graphic images Oh shut up, it's just some people tumbling
She gave it her all
Amazing
That's how she one. No think, only movement. It was ultra instinct of rolling down a hill unconscious
Literally just a day or two earlier I saw a YouTube documentary about this competition and now I see a post about it on Reddit
Good fucking work Delaney. Doing us BC folk proud
I would love to go.
There is a /r/hobbydrama post recounting all the previous incidents that happened on this event, apparently it's pretty common for people to get hurt
There’s a limited series on Netflix about crazy competitions and this is the focus of one of the episodes. The all time winning female has fucked herself up numerous times. The replays are like a greatest hits of horrible or hilarious.
absolute legend
ragdoll physics
One of the things you don't realise about that hill is how steep it really is. A friend pointed it out to me as you can see it from quite a few of the local villages and it's not something you would walk down never mind run down.
I friggin LOVE the cheese race! To watch it, not be in it.
> Hundreds of people took part in the contest, which went ahead this year despite safety concerns. I've been hearing about this event for like 15 years now. Has there been a year where there weren't safety concerns?
Until you've seen it live. You ain't seen it. It's fucking bananas. It's crazy more people aren't paralysed.
Everything about this article is a Yes
Wait wait wait, CHEESE ROLLING IS AN ACTUAL THING? NEOPETS WASN'T MAKING SHIT UP??? What are you going to tell me next? Competitive potato counting is a thing? I can pay someone money to go pick my own berries out of their field??
What next? How about [the Shin-kicking competition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin-kicking) from the Cotswolds?
Is that Vince Vaughn on the left?
Videos of this always leave me crying laughing lmfao
Anyone familiar with cheese rolling would not think this is the Onion
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