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GreenPartyVoter

(72,381 posts) Mon Jul 30, 2012, 09:11 AM Jul 2012

X-post: Sports to add (or bring back) to the Olympics?

I would add competitive cheer. We already have a Team Cheer USA program in place.

Team Coed:

Team "All-Girl":

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X-post: Sports to add (or bring back) to the Olympics? (Original Post) GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 OP

I would add video games to the Olympics Baclava Jul 2012 #1

I have two potential Olympians living with me. :^D GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #6

uh.... SoapBox Jul 2012 #2

LOL I guess cheer bling isn't for everyone. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #5

I bet other countries don't have it though... joeybee12 Jul 2012 #3

Actually, it's grown very quickly over the last 10 years. I think in another 10 enough nations will GreenPartyVoter Jul 2012 #4

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

1. I would add video games to the Olympics

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:04 PM

Jul 2012

I could be an Olympic athlete!

I'll kick the world's ass, you watch

GreenPartyVoter

(72,381 posts)

6. I have two potential Olympians living with me. :^D

Reply to Baclava (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:43 PM

Jul 2012

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

2. uh....

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:21 PM

Jul 2012

I don't think that I could look at an entire Olympic event with that many BIG, BIGGER, BIGGEST hair BOWS.

GreenPartyVoter

(72,381 posts)

5. LOL I guess cheer bling isn't for everyone.

Reply to SoapBox (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:42 PM

Jul 2012

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

3. I bet other countries don't have it though...

Reply to GreenPartyVoter (Original post)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 01:40 PM

Jul 2012

Just read an article about some wanting men's rhythm gymnastics in the Olympics...it's popular, but only really popular in Asia because it combines martial arts with gymnastics...not sure how widespread a sport needs to be to make it in.

GreenPartyVoter

(72,381 posts)

4. Actually, it's grown very quickly over the last 10 years. I think in another 10 enough nations will

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 30, 2012, 04:41 PM

Jul 2012

have programs on a par with USA's that it will be a fair fight. (Although there are a couple that or close to kicking our butt.)

I'm basing this on watching the annual International Cheer Union's World Championships and the International divisions of the All-Star Cheerleading Worlds: http://cheerunion.org/membership.aspx/ (Some countries are sending high school teams to represent them, because they don't yet have the governing body in place to work out the process of selecting a team. But every year I am seeing nations make the switch to a truly national team pulled together from tryouts.)

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