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Old February 23rd 10, 01:37 AM posted to rec.skiing.snowboard
Joe Ramirez
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On Feb 22, 6:56*pm, "Mike M. Miskulin" wrote:
Switters wrote 3:

Well, some of the old regulars are out there reading.


Must say that I've thoroughly enjoyed the snowboarding at the Olympics.


The boarder cross is always a great event. *And while I totally
respect the pipe riders I really don't think it belongs in the
Olympics, just like the various figure skating events do not.


That's a pretty extreme position, considering that figure skating has
been part of the Winter Olympics from the very beginning. In fact,
figure skating as an Olympic sport actually predates the Winter Games,
since figure skating events first appeared in the Summer Olympics. In
terms of audience appeal, of course, removing figure skating in the
name of sports "purity" would be a devastating blow.

To
my mind they are not sports as they are scored completely by
judges.


So you would cut the halfpipe, all figure skating, and the freestyle
skiing aerials? And from the Summer Olympics, say goodbye to major
sports like gymnastics and diving, plus some minor ones, such as
synchronized swimming? I guess you really don't want many women in the
Olympic audience. But boxing and wrestling would have to go as well, I
think. Judges award the points in those sports too.
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