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[-] glimse@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

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

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

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

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

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

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

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

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 7 points 6 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.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

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

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