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yakalskovich) wrote2010-02-20 06:09 pm
yakalskovich) wrote2010-02-20 06:09 pm
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Olympics
**eyes flist with posts about 'ice dancing is not a sport' and 'skeleton and luge were invented by drunk guys thinking it a good idea at the time'**
Could it be possible that even the silliest ice-and-snow activity can become an Olympic discipline because the time-and-place for them is severely limited, thanks to the overall geography and meteorology of planet Earth?
As to say, there isn't that much of a choice of things to do in ice and snow, so in order to fill the Winter Olympics calendar up nicely, even moronic stuff like curling is included. Or biathlon, which is basically cross-country skiing with added random breaks for shooting some sort of air gun. WTF, people??
Of sports and competitive activities you can do in summer, though, there are lots and lots and lots and lots. So not even kendo, which is a mass sport even offfered in schools in Japan and Korea, and has niche popularity in many, many, many other countries, has a chance of becoming Olympic.
Now, if they just wore shoes! Then they could apply for the Winter Olympics, and hit each other in the snow. The rest of their traditional gear should be warm enough. But not barefoot. Eurgh!
Could it be possible that even the silliest ice-and-snow activity can become an Olympic discipline because the time-and-place for them is severely limited, thanks to the overall geography and meteorology of planet Earth?
As to say, there isn't that much of a choice of things to do in ice and snow, so in order to fill the Winter Olympics calendar up nicely, even moronic stuff like curling is included. Or biathlon, which is basically cross-country skiing with added random breaks for shooting some sort of air gun. WTF, people??
Of sports and competitive activities you can do in summer, though, there are lots and lots and lots and lots. So not even kendo, which is a mass sport even offfered in schools in Japan and Korea, and has niche popularity in many, many, many other countries, has a chance of becoming Olympic.
Now, if they just wore shoes! Then they could apply for the Winter Olympics, and hit each other in the snow. The rest of their traditional gear should be warm enough. But not barefoot. Eurgh!
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I don't care what people think of the winter sports, I love to watch them all. Except for hockey. My life goes on hold for the televised Olympics, I kid you not. Always has.