Olympic sports that should be gotten rid of

[JimLes]

Excluding men's basketball, everything.

Uhh, I'd keep women's basketball in, too. Have you seen Croatia's backup PG?

 

[TroutBum]

Uhh, I'd keep women's basketball in, too. Have you seen Croatia's backup PG?

Does she jump-step and travel every time she touches the ball?

 

[sirkickyass]

(Summer Olympics only)

* Anything with horses in it.
* Anything with the word "synchronized" in it.
* Anything with the word "walk" in it.
* Anything with the word "rhythmic" in it.

I may have missed a couple.

Disagree. My favorite event this summer was synchornized rhythmic horse walking.

 

[TroutBum]

Disagree. My favorite event this summer was synchronized rhythmic horse walking.

I'm trying to think of a horse/dick joke, but I'm just not feeling it right now.

 

[JimLes]

Does she jump-step and travel every time she touches the ball?

Don't know, but I'd volunteer mine so we can find out if she does.

I have an old Spalding one in a closet and one of the "new" synthetic NBA balls from 5-6 years ago.

 

[TroutBum]

Don't know, but I'd volunteer mine so we can find out if she does.

I have an old Spalding one in a closet and one of the "new" synthetic NBA balls from 5-6 years ago.

Ya, you go ahead with that. I've got two fresh ones in my sack that she can use in the interim.

 

[Gameface]

Ya, you go ahead with that. I've got two fresh ones in my sack that she can use in the interim.

Fresh? You might want to check the sell by date. Just because the package hasn't been opened doesn't mean the contents aren't rotten.

 

[TroutBum]

Fresh? You might want to check the sell by date. Just because the package hasn't been opened doesn't mean the contents aren't rotten.

I meant "fresh" as in "they just got a coating of Irish Spring and a spray of Axe body spray". And please, don't hate on my seed just because it tastes sweeter than yours.

 

[colton]

That seems like a good list. Going along with that, how about adding lacrosse?

I just ran across this article, which reminded me of your post.
https://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/08/06/why-isn’t-lacrosse-an-olympic-sport-127615

 

[Stifle Tower]

Olympics. Sports that women will watch. Yawn.

You must have missed beach volleyball. I was, ummm, fascinated by the camera focusing in on the hand signals the women were using.

Volleyball is a "must-see" for me. Partly because it was the sport I was best at as a teen. Half the US basketballers are guys I despise, so I'm less interested in watching the games.


I've got a few additions to the OP list:
Badminton
Table Tennis
Trampoline (may as well have hula-hooping too!)
Womens' Weightlifting

Need to reinstate:
Softball
Baseball

 

[UGLI baby]

Any event that the best in the world don't compete in.

Men's soccer comes to mind.

 

[trigg3r]

Everything but Basketball.

Wrong. Basketball is the least interesting thing to watch in the Olympics. Either the US takes a dump and disappoints the country in basketball or they dominate everyone and bore you. There is a reason that NBC stays away from showing the basketball games. They are ratings snoozers.