Easiest Olympic Sport

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky

Originally posted by: nonameo
I can't believe the olympics has soccer, basketball, and baseball, but no football.

Wtf? Who plays football seriously outside of North America? The US would win gold for all eternity.

Two sports that should be in the Olympics are rugby and cricket.

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
There might be only like 20 people doing modern pentathalon, but I wouldn't like my chances in it regardless. I'm pretty sure, for example, 200m freestyle swimming times are in the 1:10 or so times. Still pretty badass. I'd have to assume the 3k times are equally impressive, and training for those things and then also practicing shooting some air pistol? Forget about it.

I'd say my best chances might be with fencing. I don't care what people say about "right of way" or whatever, both people shout, stab each other, and the judges flip a coin to decide who got the point.

I'm pretty sure they won't be in the 1:10 range since Phelps set the WR at about 1:43 😉

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
There might be only like 20 people doing modern pentathalon, but I wouldn't like my chances in it regardless. I'm pretty sure, for example, 200m freestyle swimming times are in the 1:10 or so times. Still pretty badass. I'd have to assume the 3k times are equally impressive, and training for those things and then also practicing shooting some air pistol? Forget about it.

I'd say my best chances might be with fencing. I don't care what people say about "right of way" or whatever, both people shout, stab each other, and the judges flip a coin to decide who got the point.

I'm pretty sure they won't be in the 1:10 range since Phelps set the WR at about 1:43 😉

Whoops. 😱

I meant 2:10, typo.

 

[dr150]

Badminton

The shuttle moves so slowly that even a fat dude with good reflexes could be competitive in it....sort of like bowling "athletes".

 

[Kelemvor]

http://www.break.com/index/awe...new-olympic-sport.html

 

[KeithTalent]

It's obviously swimming if that one dude can win 8 gold medals at one olympics. They need to up the difficulty there.

KT

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: dr150
Badminton

The shuttle moves so slowly that even a fat dude with good reflexes could be competitive in it....sort of like bowling "athletes".

Yeah, 200mph is pretty slow. :roll:

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[DrPizza]

badminton
You think someone out of shape could compete with that??!

 

[Bacstar]

Here's a little factoid I found on the NBC Olympic website:

In 1908 Lieutenant Wyndham Halswelle ran around the track alone and became the only track and field athlete ever to win an Olympic gold medal unchallenged

So...Not sure if it's possible, but look up any events that are offered and have no competitors, and sign up for that event.

 

[sciwizam]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
badminton
You think someone out of shape could compete with that??!

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I can't even track the shuttle, crazy smashes! :shocked:

Interesting shots

 

[hunewbie]

Winter Olympic sport...

what's that sport where they push this disc/puck on ice...and a bunch of guys start using a broom to clear the ice?

that looks easy...i remember it was mocked by the Simpsons...forgot which episode...

 

[Bacstar]

Originally posted by: hunewbie
Winter Olympic sport...

what's that sport where they push this disc/puck on ice...and a bunch of guys start using a broom to clear the ice?

that looks easy...i remember it was mocked by the Simpsons...forgot which episode...

Curling

 

[NFS4]

Trampoline

 

[Ballatician]

Originally posted by: lyssword

Originally posted by: LikeLinus

Originally posted by: Slew Foot

Originally posted by: Homerboy

Originally posted by: Ballatician

Originally posted by: lyssword

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman

Originally posted by: nonameo
I can't believe the olympics has soccer, basketball, and baseball, but no football.

Maybe b/c only a couple of countries play it.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/8504326/site/21683474/ no softball/baseball for 2012 🙁 bastards 🙁

Yea that sucks. Yet events like trampoline are here to stay?

Its only the US an CUba that are decent at baseball. Hence why they are dropping it. Nobody else can form a team to compete. Speaking of which. when's the next US men's Basketball game?

Japan, Taiwan, and the Domincan republic could all field world class teams. Mexico, Canada, and some other Asain countries could also field competetive teams.

Could? Why don't they?

So far South Korea is winning in olympic baseball, has better score (as in no losses) than Japan, Cuba and USA

Yea they beat the US the first day, I don't think competitiveness is the issue.

Maybe we should just go back to non-professional athletes in all sports.

 

[SP33Demon]

Originally posted by: Gibsons

Originally posted by: Gothgar
walking?

I seriously watched some guys walk for a medal...

The winning time was 20K in 80 minutes. Not terribly difficult to run that fast, but walking that fast is insane.

Yeah. But it's still walking.

 

[NuclearNed]

Being Eaten by a Crocodile.





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[EKKC]

World of Warcraft

 

[Modelworks]

competitive mouse clicking

 

[racolvin]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Being Eaten by a Crocodile.





<hint: this is a pop culture reference>

bwahahah



"one of the germans was caught putting remolaude (sp?) down his shorts ..."

 

[The Boston Dangler]

the correct answers are:

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Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
4 man bobsled. If you're rich you could finance a team, get the best sled engineers, hire an exceptional driver and two great pushers and hope they carry you along.

and this

Originally posted by: Agentbolt


No, that's "a" reason but not the main reason. The main reason, from the IOC chairman himself, is that Olympic sports are supposed to represent the best of the best, and baseball in the Olympics is the dregs. Other countries can field competitive teams against the US, sure, but the main problem is that 95% of the talent in baseball is currently playing in MLB.

Frankly I don't see why it'd be such a big deal to just suspend the damn season for 2 weeks. I guess baseball is too busy destroying itself to bother.

 

[Modelworks]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
It's obviously swimming if that one dude can win 8 gold medals at one olympics. They need to up the difficulty there.

KT

Agreed.
We need to put sharks in the water.
That would make it more difficult and also improve interest in the Olympics.
I know I would watch more !

 

[Farang]

Funny that a lot of you say shooting because India just won its first individual gold in it and the guy is now a national hero being constantly paraded on television (and within a day he was already in a Samsung ad there).

 

[FleshLight]

Originally posted by: Farang
Funny that a lot of you say shooting because India just won its first individual gold in it and the guy is now a national hero being constantly paraded on television (and within a day he was already in a Samsung ad there).

Well he was pretty well off since his dad was some agriculture or manufacturing mogul. When he decided to go into shooting, his dad built him his own indoor shooting range so he could practice. Then, after winning gold, his dad bought him his own hotel.