Switters wrote in
:

t like you, I'm definitely pleased about the inclusion of boarder
cross, although it requires judges though Mike :-)

AFAIK, the judges only purposes is in determining if a
foul has happened, ie someone taking out another rider.
This is quite a bit different than judging 'artistic merit'
or saying a certain dive rates a 9.85 on 'technicals'. The
same can be said of gymnastics and pipe.

Events such as track, where the judge is there to make sure
rules are not broken, IMHO are sports. One can argue that
a penalty in hockey or basketball, etc, may not always be
100% clear, but for the most part one or two foul calls will
not determine the outcome. The winner is determined by time
or runs/goals/points physically scored.

So no, I don't consider events where the primary score comes
from a group of judges determining technical or artistic merit
as 'sports'. Athletic, yes. Skilled, yes. Sport, no.