Most Ridiculous Olympic Event?

[Ted Striker]

[Alexander's Horse]

3some with synchronised swimmers is my dream

[GhengisFarb™]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse


Winter games have cooler sports.

But with the true Olympic theme of the competitors being naked I wonder how many Olympians would keep coming back after their extremities drop off from frostbite.

[shammy]

Horse dressage... I mean CMON!! Even equestrian I can remotely understand for the history etc but dressage.. aargh! Get rid of it!

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


I'm sure at least half of them recognize a good breastroke when they see one

Hey, with Amanda Beard, Kaitlin Sandeno or Natalie Coughlin, who needs to see how well they swim?

[Az]

I don't think he was talking about swimming.

(another joke fragged )

[Alexander's Horse]

fencing is pretty silly - not much swordplay - just people stabbing at each other and falling over.

[Wernazuma III]

What's wrong with table tennis and, even more, with badminton?

I'd get rid of synchronized swimming, rhytmis gymastics, allround riding (don't know the real name, but that horse competition where traditionally many horses die and which is basically an Olympic ground for aristocratic parasites).
And female gymnastics need to be reformed - the extreme focussing on feminine look and behavior in combination with those often really young girls doesn't seem right. I can smell the abuse of minors by coaches in that sport through the screen.

[Alexander's Horse]

fencing would be better if people were actually wounded or killed.

[Frozzy]

Um... how about not at all? What is wrong with a horse event based on the style of riding? It's like horse gymnastics. And besides, any event created by a military is, by definition, not ridiculous .

Why doesn't the horse get the medal then?

[Imran Siddiqui]

don't know the real name, but that horse competition where traditionally many horses die

Um... what? There is no horse competition where many horses die! There is dressage, cross country, and jumpers. None of which in which horses die and all are important competitions (and I find cross country and jumpers very exciting... and dressage has its place ).

Why doesn't the horse get the medal then?

Have the horse alone in the ring then; I bet s/he doesn't do a damned thing . Then put a rider on the horse... hey, look all this cool stuff happens .

And usually, which horse it is doesn't matter. One of the highest ranking riders in the all-around event this year was riding a horse which was originally an off the track thoroughbred for $2,500. It peformed just as well as those pedegreed $100,000 horses. The rider (and trainer) is the key.

[Ben Kenobi]

Well, speaking as one who has actually ridden a horse, it's not as easy as it looks to do simple stuff, let alone dressage and equestrian.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Have the horse alone in the ring then; I bet s/he doesn't do a damned thing . Then put a rider on the horse... hey, look all this cool stuff happens .

Do the same, except put the rider in the ring. Then add the horse.

[KrazyHorse]

No event where there's a source of power other than the athlete's body should be considered a sport.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well, speaking as one who has actually ridden a horse, it's not as easy as it looks to do simple stuff, let alone dressage and equestrian.

Same here Ben. I wonder if you put these people on a horse. I'd imagine they'd sing a different tune, even if it was just a 1 hour trail ride.

Do the same, except put the rider in the ring. Then add the horse.

Yep, so give it to the animal who is in charge, ie, the rider.