This is my problem with a lot of the Winter t'Olympics.
Too many events where a subjective judgement is part of the ranking.
Sports should have objective measures - you score more goals than me, you win; I run the stated distance quicker than you, then I win.
When you start to award marks for style into it too, it becomes Notsport.
Ski Jumping for instance - not only do you have to jump as far as you can, you get marks for style too. Notsport.
So, bobsledgering, curling, speedskatering, downhill skiing - Sport; ice dancing, ski jumping, snowboarding halfpipe nonsense: Notsport. Still plenty enjoyable to watch, for sure, but not sport. Notsport.
Posted By: Arizona Bay on February 17th 2014 at 16:01:05
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- Fucking ice dancing...NOT a sport. An appeasement for women and tennis fans. (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Feb 17, 15:54:44
- This is my problem with a lot of the Winter t'Olympics. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Feb 17, 16:01:05
- And of course that's true for the Warm Olympics too. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Feb 17, 16:02:46
- err, boxing? (Other Sports) - Tombs, Feb 17, 18:03:58
- vmt (n/m) (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Feb 17, 16:04:38
- And of course that's true for the Warm Olympics too. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Feb 17, 16:02:46
- This is my problem with a lot of the Winter t'Olympics. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Feb 17, 16:01:05
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