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Tyson DuPont Hammer throw (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What a weird sport. It's crazy that there was so much resistance to adding skateboarding in 2020 while this has remained a staple.

I don't mean that disparagingly at all. It's just a weird tradition

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Judging a skateboarder’s performance has too many variables. Throw big rock far is an easy contest to measure and watch.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Judging a figure skater's performance has just as many variables! There are other more direct examples but the "controversy" around skateboarding came to mind first

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

All Olympic events that require arbitrary judging should be replaced with Chess.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Honestly I've always held the belief (not strongly, mind you) that competitions with judges doing the scoring aren't really "sports" since you're at the mercy of opinion, not game rules. My personal definition isn't universal and is of course based on nothing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Chess-and-then-dancing (I feel boxing is too much).