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First thing I thought of was:
Kam, nothing appears on my screen, is it cloaked?
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=martin+short+sycronized+swimming&hl=en&emb=0#hl=en&emb=0&q=martin%20short%20synchronized%20swimming
That was funny! Thx.
people who are professionalcupstackers also work hard, does that make it right to let them enter the olympics??
the answer is no …
Kam you lighten my day…. Haha that was funny
Looks interesting!
Speaking of ‘Olympic Sports’ - I reckon they should bring back tug-o-war!!
kind of boring
Haha, Kam, that’s great. BTW, the Blue Man Group music seems to fit really well with the synchronized swimming footage!
please keep out OOL clean. notice there’s no P in it? lets keep it that way…
Next stop in impressive athletic and artistic feats with no future career, Drum Corps International!
You know what else should be an Olympic sport? freakin’ BUFFALO WING EATING. America, fuck yeah!
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Interesting video, but what’s up with the poor quality of the mobile version… i watch most of the videos on my phone but todays was unwatchable! :(
Another great interview with an interesting person. Thanks!
Just because it takes practice and skill it deserves to be in the Olympics? Then I want Halo 3 and hot dog eating in the 2012 Olympics. Fastest typist, synchronized sky diving, and biggest chewing gum bubble should be implemented by 2016.
What dedication for such a “quick moment in the sun.” Maybe the biggest version of 15 minutes of fame around? Nice work ladies.
you mean ice SKATING? and how is floor any less olympic-worthy than other types of gym? i dont get why u wanna eliminate all these sports frm the olympics.
how so?
ok well why doesn’t synchro deserve to be in the olympics? (btw all of ur suggested activities doent require any PHYSICAL skill, and skydiving is just too hard to set up, watch, and judge).
yeh, cos u don’t do it. but u shuld still realize its one of the hardest sports out there.
Basically, anything judged is unfair. And anything that involves dancing should be taken out. The Olympics are about strength and speed, not grace. If I had it my way, there wouldn’t even be women’s events.
how do you know i don’t do it,but anyway,i didn’t mean the swimming,i meant the video.
phillyphan—- ok well u try synchro one day and tell me if u still think it shouldnt be in the olympics.
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ok. i agree that to the untrained eye, judging ma seem incredibly biased. and, at times, it is. however, there is a chance for corruption in every sport. bribed referees, unfair tiebreakers, etc etc. however, the judging system is so precise that the scores often come out within tenths of each other– and the judges hardly converse. about grace, yes sychro is graceful. it also involves A LOT of strength and speed. grace is just icing on the cake.
I’ve seen lots of fluctuating scores during the Beijing Olympics. Many were completely unfair.
Swimming, running, throwing, and shooting are all great Olympic sports. They can all determine winners without much controversy.
hm ok, well, you are right, at times there is some of contreversy involving these sports. but they are just so intricate and physically challenging that at times there are a few fluctuations. most of the time, everything is stoic. however, just because it takes a bit more to judge these sports doesn’t mean they should be removed from the olympics! the athletes that give their lives up to do synchro or gym or figure would be hearbroken!
why? women aren’t strong enough? i bet any of those sync swimmers could beat your untrained *ss
Anything that takes strength, skill, or athleticism should be in the Olympics? Then where is the Halo tournament, the beer pong, and skateboarding?
You see, the Olympics should be about stength and speed, not about any event that can be judged.
yes you already made your opinion about that very clear. but this was a reaction to your comment about women events ‘The Olympics are about strength and speed,not grace. If I had it my way, there wouldn’t even be women’s events.’ i consider this absolute rubbish because women can be strong and fast just as well. look at those swimmers. im a sync swimmer as well and i kicked my boyfriends ass in speedswimming and hes a fanatical hockey player.
as for your other comment; sync swimming also takes strength and speed, as far as i know halo and all your other examples don’t. and judges can see who’s the best, they have rules and training for that. you don’t necessary need a finish line for that. if you deviate more than a certain amount of points from the rest of the panel you get commented on that. i know that judges arent always fair but neither are referees. a trained eye can certainly see who’s the best. just like in football or hockey
I’m not saying women can’t compete. If they are better than a man, they can compete. But if they aren’t as good, they aren’t as good.
Having sexist events is similar to having racist events. It’s a fact that black people are best at short distance running, and east Asians are more flexible. So maybe, we should finish segregating all events. That, or just do in with all the sexism.
the male female difference is because of biological differences, men just have more testosteron so they are naturally stronger than women. thats why the events are seperated, not because of ethnic differences. thats the whole point of the olympics, to win for yourself and your country. and for not letting women compete because men are better and stronger, why not do that everywhere? are you going to do laudry because you can lift up the dirty laundry higher than your wife? no i dont think so..