Hidden treasure - the badminton matches - the reflexes and shots these guys make are amazing. The matches are fast paced, no down time, and don't take forever.
Ridiculous - the equestrian event - just ridiculous, nonathletic well dressed rich guy on very expensive horse trotting around the field with different stupid cantors.
What's the verdict on team handball?
water polo - boring and ridiculous - like watching a bunch of guys coming up with a game in the pool
I prefer a lot of these minor sports. I think it's kind of ridiculous that the Olympics includes any sport where a gold medal does not constitute said sport's highest achievement.
Examples: tennis, road cycling, men's basketball, soccer/football, etc.
Examples of sports that obviously belong in the Olympics: track, swimming/diving, gymnastics, team handball, and so on.
Who cares if LeBron wins another gold medal this year?
Conundrum wrote:
Ridiculous - the equestrian event - just ridiculous, nonathletic well dressed rich guy on very expensive horse trotting around the field with different stupid cantors.
1/10
You do score one point for misspelling "canter."
Anything that has to be scored by judges should be tossed.
Loving the volleyball, archery, handball and water polo.
Couldn't pay me to watch fencing, rowing or dressage.
Really, that's your contribution to the thread. Does the 1/10 mean that YOU LIKE those equestrian events. Have you watched any?
Camazotz wrote:
Conundrum wrote:Ridiculous - the equestrian event - just ridiculous, nonathletic well dressed rich guy on very expensive horse trotting around the field with different stupid cantors.
1/10
You do score one point for misspelling "canter."
I'm sorry, but when you watch it, it looks like field hockey should be in the Special Olympics.
Yes, dressage is what I watched about 5 minutes of. I thought the guy was warming up the horse at first.Rowing is boring too.
ppp wrote:
Loving the volleyball, archery, handball and water polo.
Couldn't pay me to watch fencing, rowing or dressage.
Running on Empathy wrote:
Anything that has to be scored by judges should be tossed.
I've always felt that way, but I know others enjoy it, and they are a big part of the appeal.
Beach volleyball is also pretty ridiculous. What's up with the loud rock music blaring in the background? Do they really need that to get the fans pumped up?
orbitboy wrote:
I think it's kind of ridiculous that the Olympics includes any sport where a gold medal does not constitute said sport's highest achievement.
Agreed. The top tennis players are probably more worried about staying fresh for the U.S. Open than winning the OG.
Camazotz wrote:
Conundrum wrote:Ridiculous - the equestrian event - just ridiculous, nonathletic well dressed rich guy on very expensive horse trotting around the field with different stupid cantors.
1/10
You do score one point for misspelling "canter."
Actually, spelling 'canter' incorrectly merely emphasizes his point, which is that no one knows much about that 'sport', nor do they care.
Show jumping and steeple chase make sense, but Dressage makes about as much sense as having a dog show would.
Carl Lewis' National Anthem wrote:
What's the verdict on team handball?
handball rules. we played in high school. it is a great game.
Dressage is doing a lot of stuff while looking like you are not doing anything and that is really really hard to do.
Race walking on the other hand is doing a lot of stuff so it looks like you are not running while you actually are running.
What Olympic women are hottest?
Field hockey has a few
Some sprinters
some swimmers are hot.
Too bad the gymnast are so damn young.
I'd always wanted to make it with a gymnast.
As a spectator sport, women's indoor volleyball has it all over beach volleyball.
Conundrum wrote:
Really, that's your contribution to the thread.
Does the 1/10 mean that YOU LIKE those equestrian events. Have you watched any?
Oh, some I'm charged with making a "contribution to the thread," am I? The threads that appear on this idiotic board, where about 90% the posts are 90% drivel from start to finish?
Jesus F'ing Christ, get over you f'ing self.
But, yes, I like watching equestrian events. I like to watch the rowing. I like to watch the running, for that matter. I like to dick around with twits on Letsrun.
Hey Camazotz this IS all in fun. Don't get all worked up. By the way do you see the IRONY in the last line of your post? What goes around comes around.
Camazotz wrote:
Oh, some I'm charged with making a "contribution to the thread," am I? The threads that appear on this idiotic board, where about 90% the posts are 90% drivel from start to finish?
Jesus F'ing Christ, get over you f'ing self.
I like to dick around with twits on Letsrun.