1) Competitive badminton, is anything but a “pancy child’s game”. It takes great skill, speed, lightning reflexes and the strategy of a chess player. Ok, so brute stregnth isn’t required. If we are going to start cancelling events, I would start with rythmic gymnastics, and synchronized swimming.2) Many of the atheletes in the “minor” sports are completely self financed. Very little USOC money goes their way.
The Olympics would be greatly improved by eliminating (a) the sports like basketball which we see all the time, and (b) the absurdities at the other end of the scale like beach volleyball. Of course no one has to watch, and I don’t.
What’s interesting about the teams being DQ’d – are the teams that benefited. Team Russia and Team Canada moved up from eliminated to quarter finals and each team WON! – They are now going to be playing for Bronze. .listening to the commentators is half the fun. CTV sports guys really get involved.
blunebottle about 12 years ago
What? A slightly blue reference in a Johnny Hart comic? Shocking!
bluskies about 12 years ago
Tush?
thirdguy about 12 years ago
Why?
Daniel Aplet about 12 years ago
Yes it would make it very uncomfortable to sit with that up your……
shel4 about 12 years ago
Took me a few seconds to get it! I mean, to understand it!
natureboyfig4 Premium Member about 12 years ago
The Olympics would be a lot more fun without all those durned foreigners!
:-P
rockngolfer about 12 years ago
Saying dressage is not a sport would be more painful.
thirdguy about 12 years ago
1) Competitive badminton, is anything but a “pancy child’s game”. It takes great skill, speed, lightning reflexes and the strategy of a chess player. Ok, so brute stregnth isn’t required. If we are going to start cancelling events, I would start with rythmic gymnastics, and synchronized swimming.2) Many of the atheletes in the “minor” sports are completely self financed. Very little USOC money goes their way.
gjsjr41 about 12 years ago
To each their own……Let The Games Begin. How come bowling isn’t an Olympic sport?
J Short about 12 years ago
For God sakes, don’t say anything to the javelin or shot-put crowd.
lightenup Premium Member about 12 years ago
And definitely not the shooting or fencing crowd. And some of those weightlifters don’t even need a weapon – they’ll snap you right in half.
dennis17 about 12 years ago
The Olympics would be greatly improved by eliminating (a) the sports like basketball which we see all the time, and (b) the absurdities at the other end of the scale like beach volleyball. Of course no one has to watch, and I don’t.
JeNagVaz about 12 years ago
So, was this created before or after the cheating?
Bruce McKinney Premium Member about 12 years ago
OUCH!
Karaboo2 about 12 years ago
He invented the bird turd
zman111666 about 12 years ago
Bring back Tug Of War! heh heh
Hunter7 about 12 years ago
agreed. Dancing on air. There’s a youtube clip (6 mins) from2006 dressage freestyle. The horse kept time to the music with his tail!. .
Hunter7 about 12 years ago
What’s interesting about the teams being DQ’d – are the teams that benefited. Team Russia and Team Canada moved up from eliminated to quarter finals and each team WON! – They are now going to be playing for Bronze. .listening to the commentators is half the fun. CTV sports guys really get involved.
MasonLK about 12 years ago
Heh heh heh. Shuttlecock. Heh heh heh.
AStarofDestiny about 12 years ago
So that’s where the rest of the gaming equipment went….
lily245pj about 12 years ago
He got one up the butt..call it quits ok!
pierreandnicole about 12 years ago
One of my daughters is hoping to be part of the 2016 crochet team.
coffeemugman about 12 years ago
I second that gmartin997. The US team could at least outfit the horses with snorkels for water polo…Would make it more interesting for a sport.