[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Elimating Non-Sports (WAS Defending ice dancing, the ISU and judging)

[Katze]

Various bits and pieces from other emails:
> > Diving and gymnastics can stay, can't they?  Those
> > are *real
> > sports.*  Actually, gymnasts aren't even regular
> > athletes.  They are
> > like space aliens who lack proper bones or
> > something.  We *can't*
> > toss them out of the Olympics.  Besides, we short
> > people have to have
> > a few sports where we excel, right?  :-)
<snip>
> >
> > I hear they are considering Trampoline as a Summer
> > event.  I suppose
> > they will slot it in the Circus Act division, right
> > up there with
> > Rhythm Gymnastics.  I understand that there is
> > actually something
> > called "Synchronized Skating."  I'm not sure I want
> > to know what that
> > is.
> 

They aren't considering....

Trampoline *IS* a summer Olympics sport. It debuted in the last Summer
games. They only showed three trampoline routines though. I consider
Trampoline more like Diving, which I do consider a sport. LOTS of
competition in that, though it can be subjective like the ice skating,
but not as extreme.

I was listening to the radio the other day and someone suggested that
they need to revamp the Ice Skating and make a like Horse racing. A
steeple race on ice! Now there's a sport!

-Katze (who actually really enjoy the ice skating section of the
Olympics, minus the ice dancing)