XXX Summer Olympiad

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Hmm. There was some way in which Spitz's achievement was supposedly purer and better than Phelps's.

He set a world record on each of the 7. Whereas "only" 7 of Phelps' 8 were world records (the eighth being "only" an Olympic record). Perhaps that's what you were thinking of.


I MIGHT be okay with subjective events if everyone would just accept that they are subjective and dispense with the charade of technical judging standards. Just have everyone do their routine, let the judges talk, then say "These were the 3 we thought were the prettiest." In the end it's not the subjectivity that bugs me most (though it bugs me in part), it's the disturbing, robotic, vestigial "dance" elements that remain a required part as a side effect of more and more perverse attempts to justify their subjective results.

The X-Games generally does the best job of this (not perfect, but closest). Very little focus on ways of winning or losing fractions of points, much focus on, "HOLY CRAP THAT WAS AWESOME THAT CHICK SHOULD TOTALLY WIN!"

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

As for weight lifting, while I grew up on Vasily Alexeyev, the lower weight classes lift a higher percentage of their body weight than the super heavyweights, so you could just as easily make an argument for getting rid of the fat guys on the theory that they actually achieve less.

Solution: Come up with a point system that combines value for lifting more weight and value for lifting a higher percentage of your own weight and then put everybody in one big pool.

But there is no reason that there are two gold medals available for soccer and 24 for weightlifting.

[Strangler Lewis]

I agree on that score. I thought the spectacle of putting the Japanese men's gymnastics team back in second place because upon further review it appeared that the team star accidentally achieved a handstand in his confused slop of a dismount from the horse was ridiculous.

[Strangler Lewis]

But each weightlifter can only win one in is weight class. Or maybe three, if there are medals for snatch, clean & jerk and combined.

As for the two gold medals available for soccer, that's two too many.

[Moonliner]

Yo Bear!

This ones for you.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I found many if those to be quite enjoyable.

[lashbear]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Yo Bear!

This ones for you.

The Bear thanks you !

(and feel free to check out more Beach Volleyball for yourself as a reward...)

PS: I made a pic from one of the Olympic Divers Faces pics that are going around:

Toilet diver.jpg

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by lashbear

The Bear thanks you !

(and feel free to check out more Beach Volleyball for yourself as a reward...)

If I do any more of that I'll go blind....

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Why do some swimmers wear two caps?

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Why do some swimmers wear two caps?

Very ugly partners