Team Figure Skating

[HarryD]

Is it me? I just don't get it. At best, a figure skating team is two skaters doing pairs or ice dancing.

What they are showing at the Olympics is not a team sport but 4 individuals each doing their craft. If they meant for it to be a team sport, each member would need to do each type of skating. I am thinking more like team gymnastics.

More fun would making the Hockey players do some of this stuff.

[regency]

Sorry, I'm skipping these Winter Olympics, too many Subjective sports. They may as well introduce Winter Back Rubs.

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Steve

[herr_oberst]

MMmmmmmm. Winter back rubs!!!!!

[HardDrive]

I'm holding out for a front rub.

[mjohnson]

Kill the subjective crap - somehow costumes and choreography isn't in the Olympic motto...

... and use the suddenly free ice time for BARREL JUMPING. I think it used to be in the olympics and it qualifies as a real sport as you could be crippled or killed doing it!

[jyl]

In general, the sports that do not involve judging are speed contests (races), ball and projectile sports (goal scoring, target hitting), combat sports (but that is dependent on rules + technology - compare wrestling, fencing and UFC to Olympic boxing), and strength sports (weightlifting).

There is a movement to get cross (bike) racing into the Winter Olympics. I don't necessarily agree with it, but this would add a non-judging sport.

The judging dependent sports like figure skating and snowboard halfpipe are very popular in terms of participation, audiences, and TV draw. Far more than some of the non-judging sports like biathlon. So they aren't going anywhere.

[HarryD]

Originally Posted by jyl

In general, the sports that do not involve judging are speed contests (races), ball and projectile sports (goal scoring, target hitting), combat sports (but that is dependent on rules + technology - compare wrestling, fencing and UFC to Olympic boxing), and strength sports (weightlifting).

There is a movement to get cross (bike) racing into the Winter Olympics. I don't necessarily agree with it, but this would add a non-judging sport.

The judging dependent sports like figure skating and snowboard halfpipe are very popular in terms of participation, audiences, and TV draw. Far more than some of the non-judging sports like biathlon. So they aren't going anywhere.

I have no fundamental objection to "subjective" sports but I do object to creating a "team" version when there is no team work involved.

Again, I refer to Gymnastics is a good example. The events are clearly individual but you can create a team version by requiring the participants to perform many of the components and score the team on the best efforts of the team members.

Team skating does not appear to have any of these features.

[JR Indy]

I would watch it if the finals was a demolition derby of the skaters. Last one standing wins Gold.

[sammyg2]

Team Figure Skating

True competition that involves speed or strength or any sort of potential violence is no longer considered PC by NBC and should be discouraged whenever possible.

[azasadny]

Since when do the Olympics have anything to do with sports?