Aug 22 2008
Synchronized Diving is Not a Sport
COME ON!! Synchronized diving is not a sport. What on earth is the Olympic committee thinking putting synchronized diving as a sport? How does this promote competition? All I see on channel 4 is non-athletic men and women jumping on spring boards and getting wet. I say we write letters to the Olympic committee and demand they take “sports” such as table tennis, hand ball, and trampoline jumping and yes synchronized diving out of the beloved games. Yes, I know there are many more so called sports but we must start with the ones that piss me off the most.
The Chinese would hate to see these so called sports leave the Olympics since they are currently winning them all and probably will continue to win for years to come. I was so happy that Liu Xiang was going to attempt to win an actual metal in the 110 meter hurdles rather then sports where judges say who is a gold medalist. Sincerely, I was upset that he could not race due to a leg injury. I was upset because Liu Xiang is a real athlete unlike the table tennis gold medalists.
If you take away these so called sports out the Olympics the Chinese would be in third place behind the dirty Russians. I’m not here to bash on the Chinese; fencing should be kicked out also. I would not be proud to say I was an Olympic champion in table tennis or synchronized diving. Sports should be a competition between individuals and teams facing off against each other rather than trying to impress judges. I am writing a letter (e-mail) to Channel 4 and demanding them to keep diving and the rest of the worthless crappy corner bar activities off the air.
And yes, Russians are the scum of the earth.
I’d agree with you on handball and table tennis, while they’re entertaining to watch (handball because it is so ridiculous and table tennis because it’s interesting) I don’t see how they make the Olympics either. But as far as synchronized swimming goes, I think there is a lot of athletic ability we can’t see above the water. When they cut to the underwater shots, I am always amazed at how they perfectly twirl their bodies with such nice lines and precision. I dont’ think we should be deceived by the smiles, makeup, and silly swimsuits - I think they deserve some credit for their actual talent.