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My parents bought Bronco's season tickets when I was a child, so I grew up to Bronco games every year. Despite the snow -covered weather and the icy temperatures, it was fun. We would bring thermosis from hot chocolate and bundle with warm layers and parkas. Sometimes we had to rely on the helping hands of the people at the end of the rows because our seats were high up in the stands and the steps were frozen. The cold weather didn't stop us. After all, we were Broncos fans.

Now I'm a Buffalo Bills fan. I have a T-shirt with the words “I have in this” next to a Buffalo Bills logo. My husband grew up in Buffalo and comes from a large, narrow family. Some of his cousins ​​live in Niagara Falls, Canada and Toronto, while others live in the USA before every game in Florida, Boston and cities. The news has our large family of the family to cheer the team and share photos of children and pets that were attracted to Outfits invoices. It is a great way to connect with the extended family when we cheer on the team. Although some family members take part in games in Buffalo, others have traveled to Indianapolis, Los Angeles and even London to cheer on the bills.

But nothing in our family compares Bills fans in Antarctic. Palmer station is the northernmost US research station in the Antarctic. The Palmer Station of the National Science Foundation (NSF) was built in 1968 and is one of three NSF research stations in the Antarctic. In summer, about 45 people work there and in winter, which falls at around 20. It is an important center for marine research and biological research, climate research, atmospheric studies and data research of seismic activities. There are 26 buildings, including laboratories, work areas, a pier and all daily necessities for the researchers. Almost 3,500 meals are served in the course of the year.

In 2013, Ken Halanyach, professor at Auburn University and Auburn Football fan, worked on a ship near the Palmer station. During one of the teams of the teams at home, he persuaded Palmer Station manager to raise an Auburn flag on the ship.

Husband and wife researcher Megan and Darren Roberts follow the Denver Broncos, even if they explore penguins in the Antarctic. According to an article in the New York Times, Darren followed a Google graphic that illustrated a football on a digital area to keep up with the game games. When the Broncos won the Super Bowl, Megan and Darren were on a research ship near Palmer station. They convinced the captain of the ship to steer the ship close enough to the station to connect to the Internet and to listen to the radio program of the game. The captain agreed even though he was a fan of the opposing team. For another year, Megan and Darren were busy counting Penguin colonies and measuring huge petrel chicks when the Broncos in the playoffs had lost against the bills.

Meredith Nolan is another committed Bills fan who spent time in Antarctic. Nolan is a graduate of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and examines the effects of climate change on zooplankton. During her time in the Palmer station, she knew that it would help her to stay connected to the outside world and increase morality. She wears her Bills hat and shirts and distributes the word about upcoming games.

Fortunately, Palmer wins Starlink for high-speed internet access. In December, Starlink satellites started from the USA rather than Chile, which made it possible to stream the Bill's game live on YouTube. With her iPad, she can now follow the games in action. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, the invoices lost to the chiefs, which the invoices only left one game in front of the Super Bowl.

“It was quite a crap,” said Nolan in an SMS. When the ship made the way to the treacherous Drake passage, she celebrated a crying face emoji and then celebrated a great season with Bills. Nolan's father Jim grew up in the state of New York, so she gives him deep accounting loyalty in her family.

On the Super Bowl Sunday, some fans looked at the game from other countries or at airports and during the flights. NASA set up the international space station so that astronauts could see the game, but only during their free time. In our technologically networked world, we are lucky enough to stay in contact with events around the world. Sport is simply an avenue to contact others near and wide and hopefully this year, some fans of the Palmer Station Antarctica had the chance to be part of it.