SerreChe 2 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 What do you think. I think not. If curling is a winter olympic sport then petanque should be in the summer olympics (damn, anybody seen my pastis?)! When I think that speed skiing with guys going close to 250km/h on skis is not an olympic sport... Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 There are some ridiculous 'sports' in the Olympics. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 How exactly do 'sports' get accepted (or otherwise) to the Olympics anyway? Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Drinking pastis with petanque improves your game. Drinking pastis with curling will make you fall flat on your face. Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 same for drinking pastis while speedskiing. So both should be Olympic Sports. Link to post Share on other sites
snobee 0 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 A friend said yesterday, definitely not, because it's a game & not a sport. And I said, is The Game of Tennis a sport or a game? And he said, that's different! But I'm all for the curling crew. Winter sports on ice or snow are few & far between as it is, so curling just adds another dimension. Shampooing, Blowwaveing and dyeing would be good too. Some other possibilities to further enhance the programme - skaters half-pipe - x-country ollying for boarders (that'd sort the athletes out from the poseurs) - giant tubing slalom (individual & teams) - rawhide (tubing with no pants) - new biathlon - replace those friggin guns with golf clubs & white balls (heh, heh) - ice fishing - ice phishing - ice carving - with chisels - (eg most realistic petunia in 5mins... etc) - dog sled cross - ol' yella - dog sled cross for the meek - ...............? I'm sure you guys could suggest many more. BUT in all seriousness, Curling iz Cool. I'm for it. Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 curling is absolutely a technical 'sport', try it one day an see how badly you suck at it. Speed skiing has merits but has drawbacks - location namely, there are few places in the world you can do it. Many Olympic venues wouldnt have the right terrain for it. The '98 Nagano Olympics for one wouldnt have been able to provide a course, they barely provided a good downhill course, it was well on the short side. Link to post Share on other sites
r45 4 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 How long are downhill courses normally, what are the specs they need to conform to? Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 12, 2006 Author Share Posted February 12, 2006 I hear you Sanno, Pastis does improve your petanque. Maybe some olympians should have a few glasses before their event, and it is legal! It is good to see people coming out defending curling. I think it would be fun to play, kinda like bowling or golf, but I still think it does not belong in the olympic sports category. I guess if Curling is in the olympics, then maybe we will have broomball there soon as well. How about basketball on ice, or dodge-ball on ice? I would watch those events for sure! Never thought about it, but true that speed-skiing must have some stringent requirements when it comes to length, steepness, etc... Not sure what the requirements for downhill are. By the way, do any of the regular ski championship events take place in Japan? I could be wrong, but I do not think so. Wonder why. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 Denmarks first and only ever medal was in womans curling in Nagano. Curling 4 ever Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 At least 5900ft - 1800 metres it would seem in 1997 "the NAOC (Nagano Olympic Organizing Committee) allegedly agreed to lengthen the downhill course by 279 feet to 5,791 feet. The International Ski Federation (FIS) has been demanding the course be extended to 5,906 feet. FIS had contended the existing course was too short and not of Olympic caliber. The change would increase the race times by 15 to 20 seconds" Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 What means Olympic caliber? - a course that can be skied by Kenians, Dutch and other exotics. I miss in the list of possible Olympic wintersports: snowshovel racing. It was on the first X-Games but I think it was too tame for them. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 How do you feel the Happo course compares to other olympic course? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 curling is old and should be there, curling is not easy. judged sports suck. Link to post Share on other sites
number9 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Yeah, but I still like watching moguls. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Curling is in for sure While I do like watching Moguls and some other judged sports... Judged sports should not be in the Olympics Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 curling is the equivalant of watching paint dry Link to post Share on other sites
js 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Creek Boy: curling is the equivalant of watching paint dry Yes, it's the equivalent to Lawn Bowls in the Summer Olympics - how unexciting can it get! Dog sledding is a legitimate one - like the equestrian events in the Summer Oly's. How about ice-climbing, igloo building and snow-cave construction? Ice carving would be interesting with those swinging chainsaws! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 at least with the chainsaws there are some chances for limbs to be lost - blood always makes sports more exciting maybe if they allowed body checkin during curling itd be cool...thatd make it a bit harder dont ya think? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 body checking would be cool Link to post Share on other sites
sock_monkey 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 curling is usually played with a belly full of beer so it gets my vote. and it is quite difficult, even sobre. at least speed is a factor in moguls so it's not just judging i think the participants in judged sports should all wear the same outfit and mirror shades/goggles so the judges don't know who's up... of course it wouldn't do much for the spectators Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 Quote: curling is usually played with a belly full of beer so it gets my vote. and it is quite difficult, even sobre. I've never watched curling but with this description, I'm kinda interested! Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 don't watch it but do it. It is fun. judging with sports suck. They should get rid of all judged sports in the Olympics. Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted February 13, 2006 Share Posted February 13, 2006 I wonder what % of events are judged events? Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted February 14, 2006 Author Share Posted February 14, 2006 Here's an article about curling: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/olympics/2006/writers/02/10/curling.good/index.html Apparently there is a movie coming out in Japan as well called... The Sim-sons http://www.sim-sons.com Tied on the vote, 7-7 Link to post Share on other sites
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