Most Ridiculous Olympic Event?

[Chemical Ollie]

Re: Most Ridiculous Olympic Event?

Originally posted by Sprayber
--- I mean did they wake up one day and decide that they had some time to fill and added Beach volleyball.
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What I really want to see is sex apart of the games. ---

Did you even watch the ladies' beach volleyball?

[Ari Rahikkala]

Originally posted by Jamski

Is there a professional tour for this?

Well, since the olympics are supposed to be for AMATURE sportswomen and sportsmen.....

-Jam

I know, I know... an olympics spelling bee!

[Flandrien]

I think forum trolling should be an olympic event.

[Kropotkin]

There's plenty of so called sports that I sniff at on any other occasion, but when it's in the olympics I'm all of a sudden a die hard fan. It's great! well OK, perhaps there's a couple of sports I really can't watch even during the olympics. But those sports are few and far between.

[Natalinasmpf]

What is with you? Softball and badminton are one of the best sports my school does at. Heck, we even have a National Badminton Association.

[Imran Siddiqui]

There's plenty of so called sports that I sniff at on any other occasion, but when it's in the olympics I'm all of a sudden a die hard fan. It's great!

True dat. When its country vs. country it's much more fun than club team vs. club team!

[Kropotkin]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
True dat. When its country vs. country it's much more fun than club team vs. club team!

Well, I wouldn't say that it has to do with that for me. It's just because it's the olympics!

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As for handball; while I'm hardly a fan, I'd say an american can't complain as they've included baseball...

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OK, I have to admit, sailing and anything including horses is not exacly my bag.

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As for sports that's no longer part of the olympics. I'd love to see tug-of-war being reintroduced!

[Az]

tug of war!

And handball fricking rules.

[Ben Kenobi]

Used to play handball in our Phys Ed.

Great game.

[Sprayber]

Dodge Ball must be included or the entire games are a sham.

[Sprayber]

Re: Re: Most Ridiculous Olympic Event?

Originally posted by Chemical Ollie


Did you even watch the ladies' beach volleyball?

Yes and it was boring as hell... One of those sports that just don't really translate well over TV for me. I love baseball and softball but I can't for the life of me sit down and watch a game on TV.

Interestingly though, rowing sort of held my attention for a little bit.

I must admit this hand ball thing is turning out to be kind of interstesting, I wonder if it will be televised.

Badminton

[Imran Siddiqui]

Badminton is fun, man... watching the best do it, at least. The difference between average badminton and the best badminton is bigger than the difference between average table tennis and the best stuff.

[Q Classic]

Dodge Ball must be included or the entire games are a sham.

i watch it all the time on the Ocho.

[Winston]

Denmark has already secured at least one medal in Badminton, as apparently both our mixed-doubles have reached the semifinals.

So we make it to the overall medals ranking this time around also.

[Buck Birdseed]

I'd prefer to not have to watch sports like football, cycling and tennis where the olympics are considered a minor side-event. It's better to have small sports where everyone truly yearns for an olympic medal.