tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post2296518137209365989..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Curling into the Olympic Trialssagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-84342236879236692552009-11-10T16:24:09.541-05:002009-11-10T16:24:09.541-05:00Sounds like grounds for a decent debate on the sub...Sounds like grounds for a decent debate on the subject then.<br /><br />What should be in the Olympics? What should be out?<br /><br />My view? I have an issue with sports that require an judge to assess the scoring being in the Olympics<br /><br />Swimming is fine. Synchronized swimming is not. Neither is diving. <br /><br />I am fine with hockey, less so with figure skating, though in their defence, they have done some work to clean up the sport.<br /><br />I like boxing, but I have seen too many athletes get jobbed of medals because of politics.<br /><br />Golf could be an Olympic sport, if more countries played it.<br /><br />Curling does require athletic prowess at some level, especially with front ends, and obviously I support it's inclusion in the Olympic games.<br /><br />Which sports do you think the IOC should keep, and which ones do you think the IOC should scrap?Keith Borkowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420431520714007941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-55490972982014966362009-11-10T14:09:37.466-05:002009-11-10T14:09:37.466-05:00Played it, enjoyed it, it's difficult, require...Played it, enjoyed it, it's difficult, requires skill, very social, NOT an Olympic sport though. Not played much throughout the world, even though, to be fair to it, once in a while a handful of people dedicated enough to it and from a "non-curling" nation sneak a medal, so in that regard, success is at least attainable. Curling has a great tradition in a couple countries, admirable. But it's like a parlour game, darts, horseshoes, it's not an Olympic sport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-70566120516051343852009-11-10T01:36:15.716-05:002009-11-10T01:36:15.716-05:00I disagree with the IOC's view that softball a...I disagree with the IOC's view that softball and baseball don't belong in the Olympics. I can make a case for rugby. Your comment suggests that curling isn't a sport and that you've never actually played it. On those grounds alone, it's hard to take seriously.Keith Borkowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420431520714007941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-30854278058700173062009-11-08T19:19:52.095-05:002009-11-08T19:19:52.095-05:00Now that baseball/softball is out and curling'...Now that baseball/softball is out and curling's in, how long before horseshoes makes it in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com