New Olympic Events

[Dylan]

Hey,

After reading the Cheating at the Olympics thread, I'm wondering what events the wise readers of the GCC would like to see abolished from, or new events brought in to the Olympic games.

Personally, I think that the floor routines in gymnastics can go, along with tennis, basketball (the US has a slight advantage, seeing as 85% of the NBA is American), and speed walking (ok, that can stay just so we can laugh at them).

I'd like to see events like tug-of-war come back, or cabre toss. Cricket would be a good fit too, since they already compete based on country (although, the Ashes are a significantly greater award than a gold medal).

Anyone else have any events they'd like to see?

[Kerschera4]

Haha no basketball?
anything from Beerfest/Great Outdoor Games. Right Canada?

[$4c@b]

skit / song competition

[kbiz]

Have you guys seen the worst olympic swimming trial?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woYG6Uq6OVU

[Audimarc]

Drinking competition? Eating? The new Olympic Beer swilling event....

[jason1st]

I don't understand a lot of the events they have.

Why no Golf?

[FITZ TITS]

Cheerleading is applying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp0RVOLqA-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUjfN...eature=related

[Dylan]

Cheerleading is applying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp0RVOLqA-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUjfN...eature=related

i think it has to be popular in more than 1 country to get in.

i'd love to see tree or rock climbing in there.

[Audimarc]

Hacky-sack? Rubik's cube? Dwarf-toss?

[$4c@b]

I would watch dodge-ball...real dodge ball where people got bloody noses.

I could see kick-ball being the sport to unite the world as the cross between soccer and baseball. (I miss that sound of the big rubber ball...peung!)

F1 racing (some kind of motorsport, maybe endurance) should be adapted to work in the olympics too.

[Dylan]

I would watch dodge-ball...real dodge ball where people got bloody noses.

I could see kick-ball being the sport to unite the world as the cross between soccer and baseball. (I miss that sound of the big rubber ball...peung!)

F1 racing (some kind of motorsport) should be adapted to work in the olympics too.

i'd love to see motorsport, but dodgeball would be awesome - or tetherball! hell, handball is already in there...

[Audimarc]

Dwarf Toss!

[Dylan]

Dwarf Toss!

Don't you mean Shawn Johnson Toss?

[Audimarc]

I would not be tossing that.....soemthing else entirely I'm sure...

[jrau13]

Im just waiting to see the BMX races but not sure if they are gonna air them. New sport for this Olympics.

[audia]

Have you guys seen the worst olympic swimming trial?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woYG6Uq6OVU

lol.. I see where the stereotype comes from now.

[FITZ TITS]

Have you guys seen the worst olympic swimming trial?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woYG6Uq6OVU

Is that real?

[Alex/AWE]

speed walking (ok, that can stay just so we can laugh at them).

Hold the boat a second.....speed walking is an olympic sport?!?!?!

[Ptwiggens]

Paintball.

[davis449]

Don't you mean Shawn Johnson Toss?

I'm surprised no one really caught this one. I was thinking the exact same thing!

[Slow4]

Someone said it first on the radio but I agree...they should get rid of soccer. There is already a World Cup, the hell do we need olympic soccer for?

Another one they should get rid of is badminton...its pointless!
Tabletennis...I understand the hand/eye coordination but f**k...throw in Halo or COD4 and let the hand/eye coordination fun take over!

I think the following should be kept for Summer Olympics (with modifications):

Archery
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
"Extreme" Kayak
Cycling
Diving
Equestrian (with Archery)
Fencing (with real swords or swords native to the country)
Gymnastics
Judo
Rhythmic Gym
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Taekwondo
Track & Field
Triathlon
Weightlifting
Wrestling

[red_nose]

two sports that I would honestly like to see make the summer olympics.

Skateboarding, and jiu-jitsu

honestly, why isn't jiu-jitsu an olympic sport yet. Judo is, as well as Tae Kwon Do... WTF IOC?

[$4c@b]

two sports that I would honestly like to see make the summer olympics.

Skateboarding, and jiu-jitsu

I have to disagree on skateboarding. I have a hard time thinking of skateboarders as olympic atheletes. Leave it in the X-games.

[red_nose]

They brought snowboarding into the Winter games... I want skateboarding dammit!

[$4c@b]

They brought snowboarding into the Winter games... I want skateboarding dammit!

the snowboarding bugs me too.


It's a stoner-sport...it should be in the X (Stoner)-Games

[FourRings80]

How about Thunderdome! Madmax style. Now that I would watch or Dwarf-toss.

[pyro]

[jrau13]

?^

[S4 in_lowplaces]

Have you guys seen the worst olympic swimming trial?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woYG6Uq6OVU

That was halarious!!

[ILoveT]

Guts - CRAG!

[Kerschera4]

its over...

[Dylan]

Hold the boat a second.....speed walking is an olympic sport?!?!?!

oh yeah - had myself a great laugh the other night!

[OverSpun]

Im just waiting to see the BMX races but not sure if they are gonna air them. New sport for this Olympics.

Now THATS sweet. I want to see that too.

[TonyD]

I'd like to see elephant tossing and giraffe grilling.

[JBM]

Ultimate freesbee would be cool.

[kbiz]

Is that real?

I don't know for sure. Parts look real, but I can't imagine sucking so bad. The commentary is fake. And some of the swim shots look fake.

I love the superimposed world record line!

[MattzWarsteiner]

They brought snowboarding into the Winter games... I want skateboarding dammit!

X2. BMX is in too, why not Sk8? US would dominate no doubt.

Originally Posted by rcfitz86 View Post
Is that real?
I don't know for sure. Parts look real, but I can't imagine sucking so bad.

Watched and lOld. It is real footage but with an Aussie comedy show doing the play by play. Pretty humorous.

[CO AVANT]

the snowboarding bugs me too.


It's a stoner-sport...it should be in the X (Stoner)-Games

Sorry not every snowboarder/skateboarder is a stoner. Being a good snowboarder or skateboarder is 100x's harder than most of the olympic sports. Badminton? Come on...

[$4c@b]

Sorry not every snowboarder/skateboarder is a stoner. Being a good snowboarder or skateboarder is 100x's harder than most of the olympic sports. Badminton? Come on...

I was referring to the fans, not the athletes...but yeah, badmintons is for the sexually questionable.

[mister_tu]

Sorry not every snowboarder/skateboarder is a stoner. Being a good snowboarder or skateboarder is 100x's harder than most of the olympic sports. Badminton? Come on...

You're right, not EVERY snowboarder, but most of them. I can attest. =)