I see Trampoline is an Olympic Sport. Is Cheerleading next?

[itsrobert]

Why or why not? The Laker Girls will put a rise in NBC's ratings.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. How about nude apple bobbing?

[itsrobert]

4. Not a bad idea.

Now you're talking. How about Nude Cheerleaders on Trampolines apple bobbing?

[Ellen Forradalom]

2. NBC is way ahead of you there

by prominently featuring bikini-clad volleyball players and leotarded gymnasts.

Don't think they haven't thought of the effect on the ratings.

[dkf]

7. I hear the speedos are extremely low cut this year.

Its an equal opportunity gawk fest.

[tridim]

12. The Olympics have been about celebrating the human body since ancient Greece

Except the Greeks competed fully nude.

For the life of me I can't figure out why some people don't like bikinis. I love em! :)

[cherokeeprogressive]

13. I was actually shown a super-secret copy of the NBC Olympic Dress Code Manual.

I was stunned by the number of athletes who aren't playing by the rules.

There is hope though; the male divers seem to be on board with the limitation on cubic inches of skin coverage clause.

[Blue-Jay]

17. How would you prefer to dress the gymnasts?

[bicentennial_baby]

20. Um, leotards aren't a new thing in Gymnastics...

This pic is from the 1960s.

And gymnastics are always a popular Summer Olympics event.

[tridim]

22. Yikes.. That 60's beam is made out of hardwood!

That had to hurt, even with the simple stuff they were doing back in the 60's.

[Ellen Forradalom]

49. I was a gymnast back in the day

Mid 70s. So I had a leotard or two.

[malaise]

3. Jacks

:D

[tridim]

5. Equestrian is nutty too.

Honestly I love watching all these bizarre sports, but I agree several of them probably shouldn't be in the Olympics.

[Lorien]

24. Equestrian is bizarre???

It's only one of the oldest sports in human history.

[kestrel91316]

28. You haven't seen much cross-country or ever ridden a horse at more

than a walk, have you?

I used to ride (hunt seat) and do a little jumping and believe you me, it's serious sport. With substantial risk of injury, to boot.

It's shameful that the MSM virtually ignores it.

[tridim]

30. It's a sport, I just don't think it should be in the Olympics.

IMO the Olympics should be about human strength and skill, not horsepower.

[kestrel91316]

36. The horse is part of a team, and it's partly about human strength and skill

in handling the horse. I look at it as similar to cycling and rowing, where it is human and "tool".

Like I said, if you'd ever done anything in the way of riding like they do at the Olympics, there would be no doubt in your mind how athletic an endeavor it is FOR THE HUMANS.

[Ikonoklast]

46. They should include auto racing, using your argument

Human and 'tool'.

And if you have ever driven competitively, you would know that physical stamina is useful in motor sports, also.

I used to road race motorcycles, endurance racing. I would be wiped out for days after an event.

But it, like horse racing, or jumping, or whatever, should not be an Olympic event.

[kestrel91316]

48. Well, then, I suggest you quit your job to work full time toward removing

all equestrian events from the Olympics. I'm sure the IOC will listen to you, given how popular the events are (in spite of the MSM's attempts to forget them).

[Wilber_Stool]

41. The Olympics are a test of

war skills. I'm sure you've heard of the cavalry.

[tridim]

42. Where do the fighting ice dancers fit in?

:rofl:

I think that's why they started calling it the "Modern Olympiad".

[Wilber_Stool]

45. Certainly not in the Summer Olympics..........n/t

[tannybogus]

6. I think Double Dutch should be in the Olympics!

You have to be in some seriously good shape and perform some intricate maneuvers.

I'll take Double Dutch and trampoline over rhythmic gymnastics any time.:popcorn:

[itsrobert]

8. I'm sorry, but when I think of Trampoline, I think of the "Christiian" home schooled

kids next door where they set up a trampoline in the backyard to sub for daycare while the parents are out of the house.

[tannybogus]

10. True!

But rhythmic gymnastics makes my teeth hurt. It makes me think of a beauty pageant

talent selection run amok.:yoiks:

[kestrel91316]

29. I agree that rhythmic gymnastics is a bit silly. But I also think that

beach volleyball as they do it now, with the music, and cheerleaders, and bikinis, is silly.

[Bluebear]

9. If you think you can do Olympic-caliber trampoline, have at it, Adonis :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Nns4CRknY

[Kittycat]

11. Wow, what an arrogant remark. You know little about the history of the sport.

This isn't the first year Trampoline has been in the olympics. It's been in the olympics for 8 years now. And until the late 70's when it was banned from competitive sports (risk of injury), trampoline was part of the US National Gymnastics Program (in some form it's always been there, just not what it is now, or was then). My Aunts, Bobby & Shelly Grant were both Gold Medal World Trampoline Gymnasts as part of the US National Team.

One of them now coaches a youth gymnastic and trampoline team. She ended her career at age 19 when she broke her back during competitive diving, and spent over a year in a body casts, multiple surgeries and therapy... Turns out diving was the more dangerous sport for her.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

14. I can see trampoline. Skeet shooting seems out of place to me.

[ForrestGump]

19. They'd combine pretty well,

though.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

23. Would the trampoliners be shooters or targets?

[tridim]

31. Both.

Two tramps, two shooters. One survivor.

Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY!!!

:)

[Maine-ah]

54. tramps and shooters...

if one hadn't seen the previous post....it sounds like a completely different sport...:evilgrin:

[HeresyLives]

15. Good reasons for new sports.

For one thing it allows wider participation in sports. Not everybody is interested in track and field.

For another, the 'old sports' have reached an impassable point. Winners and losers are now separated by 9/100ths of a second.

People are shaving off all body hair, including eyebrows, to win. Wearing different clothing. Worst of all, taking drugs. Anything to give them that teeney-tiny edge. So it's time for new challenges and new competitors.

[Orrex]

16. Are you serious? Actual, competitive cheerleading is certainly a sport

Every bit as athletic as any other team sport like football, softball, or baseball.

Many sports are featured in the olympics even though their presence there makes no sense to me, but who am I to judge, while sitting on my sedentary and judgmental ass?

[Lorien]

27. It is indeed. I've seen practices for the Nationals down here in Orlando

it's highly athletic and often seems a bit dangerous. The National championships don't seem to include sleazy uniforms or choreography- but what I've seen were only practice drills on Disney property-not the actual competition.

[alfredo]

18. It's not as easy as it appears, but making it an Olympic sport takes

all the fun out of it.

Cheerleading is a very competitive and dangerous sport. If you want to see cheerleading at its best, watch the University of Kentucky cheerleaders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CqaAaAAGOo
they rule the Collegiate competitions

Dunbar High. also of Lexington Ky, will either win or place in national competitions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4moVsAdGvoo&feature=related

[pokerfan]

21. I'm not in favor of any purely judged sport

especially in something as politically charged as the Olympic Games. Check out some of the nutty gymnastics scoring for just one example.

[tammywammy]

25. You obviously have never seen competitive cheerleading

It most certainly is a sport and very demanding athletically.

[Contrary1]

26. I would like to see skateboarding and golf added.

Nope, not kidding.

[tridim]

32. Golf yes.

But I like skateboarding in the X-Games. That's where it belongs IMO.

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[That Is Quite Enough]

34. No. Obviously the next sport to be added to the Olympics will be lawnchair street luging.

[L0oniX]

35. Sex should also be an Olympic sport. Maybe sex with the cheerleaders?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

37. Dodgeball must be next!

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.

[earth mom]

38. I'd like to see roller skating in the Olympics. Not inline, but quads.

It's my favorite sport. It's not that different than ice skating really. O8)

[rug]

39. I'm holding out for synchronized muff diving.

[TahitiNut]

52. "synchronized"? (Hmmmmm...)

Well, who am I to judge? :shrug:

As a former competitor (non-synchronized), I got good technical scores but poor style points.


:hide:

[KansDem]

40. I'd like to see four-square added...

[bicentennial_baby]

43. Hell yes!!

We have a Four Square league here in Boston. I really want to join! :bounce:

[tokenlib]

44. With softball getting dumped after this year--there's an opening...

Getting rid of softball kind of sucks--it's a working class sport

[Tracer]

47. Is "Ribbon Twirling" still an Olympic sport? Or am I having a senior moment?

NT

[tannybogus]

51. I think you mean rhythmic gymnastics.

and yes it is still a sport. Why I don't know.

[ThatsMyBarack]

50. How about Trapeze-Flying?

Might be fun! :D

[PfcHammer]

53. hows bout competitive hot dog eating

and beer chugging?:beer:

[WinkyDink]

55. It's fun until someone breaks their neck. Here's why the trampoline has been banned, heretofore:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/othersports/123332_forty23.html

http://www.briansternberg.com/