Author Topic: Olympic sports (Read 1229 times)

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #45 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:09:26 PM »

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Originally posted by Samiam
One could argue that if it needs to be judged, it's not a sport.

Actually not true.

I think there is at least 1 one that needs to jbe judged (to keep people from getting killed) that nowbody can really argue is a sport. Though not in the Winter Olympics

Boxing

RedTop · « **Reply #46 on:** February 17, 2006, 06:37:30 PM »

Curling Teams are made up of the BEST WHITE Middle class housewives and stay at home dads the GOP has to offer. Cleaning up after 2 year old twins with a penchant for slinging Koolaid all over the floor...can teach you to mop in a hurry.

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #47 on:** February 17, 2006, 07:47:04 PM »

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Originally posted by BlueJ1
What?!

I want to see you even try what some of those competitors do. Doing multiple backflips high above the ground on skis and not dieing is a skill in my book, not a passtime for us regulars.

Not argueing that doing a mobius is not difficult. Its fun to watch.

Watching the trapeze act at a circus is terrific. I just do not consider doing circus tricks should be considered equal to running a 2:08 marathon or lifting a world record weight.

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #48 on:** February 17, 2006, 07:54:52 PM »

Apples and oarges I guess. Everyone has their own opinions on what makes the Oylimpics.

TexMurphy · « **Reply #49 on:** February 20, 2006, 03:03:44 AM »

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Originally posted by GreenCloud
tex..you obviously have never snowboarded in a halfpipe..let alone get to a skill level where theses guys are launching...i dotn liek all the spins..im more of a large air style guy but..its no joke and cross countyr skiers wont break there spine if they ski wrong

you totally missunderstood my entire point.

Im a hardcore skiier that loves to live in the backcountry and Ive been skiing for 28 of my 31 years... so I know very well what every skiing discipline requires...

The point I was making was that if you say that one sport (curling in this case) isnt physical enough for the olymipcs and get rid of it then next time there will be another sport which aint physical enough. What Im saying is that there are several components to sports and that skill and tactics shouldnt be underated.

Halfpipe and freestyle jump are two extreamly skill based sports yet not very physicaly demanding if you compare to the 50km cross country.

Im pointing this out because you CANT judge sports on only their need of physical exhaustion.

Curling requires a crap load of skill, tactics and mental strength.

Halfpipe requires a crap load of skill, body control and mental focus.

Skii jumping requires a crap load of skill, body control and mental focus.

Free style jump requires a crap load of skill, body control and mental focus. (and bindings that dont come off:) )

Cross country requires alot of skill, physical fittnest and tactics.

None is a lesser sport then the other.

Tex

Nilsen · « **Reply #50 on:** February 20, 2006, 06:27:19 AM »

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Originally posted by TexMurphy

None is a lesser sport then the other.

Tex

well said

Rolex · « **Reply #51 on:** February 20, 2006, 06:54:13 AM »

And let's not forget vulching...

Synchronized Vulching

Free-Style Vulching

These require patience, timing, several ounces of back pressure on the stick, extensive conditioning & training and hand-eye coordination.

gofaster · « **Reply #52 on:** February 20, 2006, 02:15:51 PM »

I'll admit that I watched some of the curling this weekend, mostly because I was too tired from playing beach volleyball to roll over and change the channel. But seriously, my wife did get into it and was trying to follow along with the rules. Seemed fairly cerebral.

The Olympic sport that I got the biggest charge out of (so far) is the snowboard cross! Holy crap!

They should have snowboardcross races every weekend on tv. It could fill the slot right before NASACAR coverage starts.

Snowboardcross is da bomb!

GreenCloud · « **Reply #53 on:** February 21, 2006, 03:26:23 AM »

gotya tex..

Ok...how about Ice Dancing?....holy sheite...

Heretik · « **Reply #54 on:** February 21, 2006, 04:12:20 AM »

Boardercross! Boardercross Boardercross Boardercross! That's what it's been called for better than 10 years, and now the Olympics come along and think they can change the name to "Snowboardcross" and make it the next curling.

/rant

TexMurphy · « **Reply #55 on:** February 21, 2006, 04:37:35 AM »

Both bordercross and skiiercross rocks... I which the later could be added to the games as well..

As for bordercross... one song comes to minde.... Red Hot Chillipeppers... Give it away...Give it away...Give it away...Give it away...now...

Christ she must be killing her self now...

Figure skating is another sport that Ive always really enjoyed when it comes to the olympics... very athletic, very skilled and the sport with the best looking female bodies ever... no other female athletes have so fantasticly tuned bodies... Skiiers, skaters, sprinters ect have proportionally too well trained legs... swimmers, rowers, ect have proportionally too well trained upper boddies... mid, long distance runners are too skinney... figure skaters... perfect...

Tex

midnight Target · « **Reply #56 on:** February 21, 2006, 10:16:34 AM »

smokin hot