If you could add an event to the Winter Olympics, what would you add?

[RoyalTea]

I think the powder eights would be a cool event. Granted, it's another subjective score, but there are so many events that are scored subjectively, so what's one more?

I just hope the tragic death of Dexter Rutecki isn't the reason it's not already part of the games.

[El Scorcho]

Instead of just a snowboard halfpipe I'd like to see a snowboard terrain park.

[TheMadMonk]

Olympic Wet T-Shirt Contest.

Cold Weather + Wet T-Shirts = Ratings Through The Roof

[astrochimp]

Snowball fights!

[das Monkey]

Decathlon: 500m short track, skeleton, large hill ski jump, snowboard cross, singles curling, 50km cross-country, biathlon (yep), moguls, alpine combined, and figure skating.

das

[Phil L.]

Well since we already have cute young blond girls on snowboards, might as well just go ahead and make it bikini snowboarding.

[deadlax]

Extreme snowboardcross, with landmines and tripwire.

[B.A.]

I would like to see a biathlon-paintball hybrid. And more snowboarding.

[Mopower]

Extreme Skiing. The kind where they jump off of a helicopter and then go down the mountain.

[GuessWho]

Baseball & softball

[Mopower]

Baseball & softball


And soccer. But have it on ice. And use something other than a ball. Like a rubber block or something. Yeah that would be pretty popular. In Europe at least.

[asabase]

Snow saucer downhill
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[RoyalTea]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games#Discontinued_sports

it says speed skiing might return in 2010.

http://www.speedski.com/images/HarryEgger_tuck_ds.jpg

[Aphex Twin]

What about poker?

[the big train]

Decathlon: 500m short track, skeleton, large hill ski jump, snowboard cross, singles curling, 50km cross-country, biathlon (yep), moguls, alpine combined, and figure skating.

das

How does one do singles curling? Do you want half of the entrants to die once they get to 50km cross-country racing?

I like it though. It's more like a winter variation of Modern Pentathlon than the Decathlon.

[The Cow]

Speed driveway snow shoveling.

[GuessWho]

Snoopy Sno-Cone Making

http://pj.doland.org/media/images/snoopy-sno-cone.jpg

[das Monkey]

• the big train •

How does one do singles curling?
You aim and curl all the rocks yourself. I believe traditionally there are no sweepers in singles curling, but I think if you can run down there and sweep your own rock, go for it.

das

[pedagogue]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games#Discontinued_sports

it says speed skiing might return in 2010.

http://www.speedski.com/images/HarryEgger_tuck_ds.jpg

Anyone want to make this into an avatar?

-p

[pedagogue]

I'd vote for:

5 on 5 Snowball Fight
Extreme Skiing / Snowboarding. Winter X Games-esque
Snow Golf (Florescent balls, played on a ski slope)
Downhill Skiing and Target Practice. I'm not talking cross-country...i'm talking about Double black level, maybe dropped from a helicopter to off piste trails.

-p

[stevevt]

Anyone want to make this into an avatar?

-p


http://garybrolsma.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/strongbad.jpg

There ya go.

[Joe Molotov]

I've always been a big fan of the Downhill Orgy.

[Red Dog]

How about the Triathlon? That's Biathlon + Ice Dancing. Instead of shooting the stationary targets, the skiers shoot moving Ice Dancers.

[U6C84]

How about Surfing

[uberjoe]

How about the Triathlon? That's Biathlon + Ice Dancing. Instead of shooting the stationary targets, the skiers shoot moving Ice Dancers.

I was about to type that exact thought. I hate ice dancing and all those other events with judges. Screw that, I say. I like my Olympic events decided by who is fastest or who can jump the highest and farthest.

I also feel there should be two-man skiing and skating events where the teammates are tethered together. Think of how cool the falls would be.

[Heat]

Team snowball fights. Give the team of, say, 6 ten minutes to build a fort and prepare snowballs, with the forts maybe 30 yards apart.

If you're hit by a snowball you're out, last team standing wins. You can run wherever you want to (other than away, don't want to give the French an unfair advantage) - that is, you can run right up to the other fort if you want to.

[mgbfan]

More ice dancing! Seriosuly, can anyone else just not get enough of this serious sport?

[kenbuzz]

How about SurfingWhere are you gonna find a lake with a slope?

[kenbuzz]

Olympic barrel jumping. Seriously.
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