if snowboarding is an Olympic sport...
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Judged sports are silly, just too subjective. Goals/points and stopwatch scored just lead to better competition to me.
They did add BMX for 2008.
y not dh mountian biking...i know they have xc
skiers/snowboarders as a whole generally have more fundage than the skateboarding crowd. $$$ means a lot when lobbying for sports to be added in the olympic circle.
Westy said:
Although I like watching the mogul competition.............
I'm not saying it can't be entertaining, ther just doesn't seem to be that same edge of your seat type competition. A downhill race can be won by the smallest margins, a thousandth of a second, but the winner is clear. A judged competitor can win by the smallest of margins and it doesn't mean the same thing. Watching talent is fun but I get a big kick out of raw competition too.SkaredShtles said:
Although I like watching the mogul competition.............
the boardercross race is gonna be awesome.
Is Palmer in the boardercros? I saw that rumor here, but haven't heard him mentioned in the coverage yet.
gnurider1080 said:
BoarderX kicks arse. So much fun to watch, and compete in.
A race of any type is to me the purest form of competition. There are lots of people that say judged sports don't belong in the olympics but I don't agree. Take baseball for example, it is judged too but the judges are called umpires. They are constantly making judgement calls, ball, strike, safe, out, fair, foul, it doesn't mean it shouldn't be in the olympics.
yeah, that game came in when they were still trying to add some venues..."so...you slide a weight on the ice?"..."you're in!"BeerDemon said:
beer pong should be an olympic sport.
I think DH Biking in the summer would be equal to DH skiing in the winter... though possibly even more entertaining.
Funny you should mention baseball - they recently eliminated it from the Olympics.BSEVEER said:
You think wrong.dwaugh said:
Hardly.
i disagree, when they had UCI wc dh on oln it was extremely professional, and really did remind me of a ski dh race, AND entertaining. IMO very equal in terms of skill and entertainment value.
Way more then in MTB. They have tournaments up here with $20k purses. It's retarded.BeerDemon said:
dwaugh said:
When Dh is on open slopes you can film from top to bottom and they hit speeds in excess of 125km/h, I will agree. Until then, it's boring as hell to watch on TV.
Transcend said:
Of course, even if it had the traits you outline I still think it would be boring.
Stripping should be an olympic sport.
I'd volunteer to be a judge.MMike said:
Straight line big hits anb swooping corners at 125kmh could be pretty cool to watch. It's insane watching these freaks hit 135+ at sestriere - it'd be fun to watch once every 4 years...SkaredShtles said:
Of course, even if it had the traits you outline I still think it would be boring.
After thinking about it briefly, I think you're absolutely right. Watching every 4 years would be tolerable. And no style juding for the jumps. Fastest one wins.Transcend said:
I tried getting excited about XC skiing yesterday but despite really *wanting* to, I couldn't do it.
Because no other summer event needs the mountain.adurham said:
why dont they have skiing super pipe in the olympics? or skier-x?
Too many events already in that discipline.dirtjumpP.1 said:
Too many other "real" skiing events.........Transcend said:
I have to agree. I absolutely hate judged events (ie: any pipe event, figure skating etc). Boardercross, slalom etc are perfect snowboard events. Super G, slalom etc are better skiing events. I would support skier cross, as it is super fun to watch. to add it however, they would need to remove another event, which won't happen.SkaredShtles said:Too many other "real" skiing events.........
The olympics are about higher, faster stronger...not more synchronized, more choreographed and prettier to look at. No idea about curling, so don't ask!
i know many people will disagree with me on this, but if you look at a skier riding park, no matter how good they are, they never look like they are in control and they always land terribly. a halfpipe event for skiers will most likely go the way of surfing in the summer x-games. but thats just what i think, ive seen some talented skiers and they are great to watch but i still dont think it is olympic caliber stuff.