# New Olympic sports you'd like to see **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 20, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770 "2014-02-20T03:42:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Sleel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sleel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleel)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/61 "2014-02-22T00:21:17Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > Whoa. Did you cross threads? The middle part of that post seems to relate to [another thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=716263) here. I think I did. Oops. ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/62 "2014-02-22T00:37:16Z")
> [@JerrySTL](#): > > I agree that cyclocross would be an awesome addition to the Winter Olympics. I watched the CX World Championships in Louisville a couple of years ago. It was nothing but snow and mud and great to watch. I think that the rules would need a slight change from a sport being played on snow or ice to include outdoor sports played during the winter. Yeah they are pushing for it, but the no ice/snow thing is problematic. Also a sport that is really only popular in Belgium, with occasional Dutchman, Czech or Frenchman having a go as well. It can be epic though. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/63 "2014-02-22T02:06:02Z")
Lollygagging. mmm ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/64 "2014-02-22T15:42:18Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Ooohhhh, I know: [Prance-rcise](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-50GjySwew)!!! My eyes!!! Gaaahhh!’ [The 100-meter mosey.](http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=19910703&id=qsFRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ylUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5390,302852) ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/65 "2014-02-22T16:34:52Z")
Doggy style, with a full pipe. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/66 "2014-02-22T17:48:55Z")
Bandy. ---
**Author:** ![shiveringsheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@shiveringsheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiveringsheep)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/67 "2014-03-04T03:03:11Z")
> [@SandyHook](#): > > I sort of remember the ski ballet. I vote for that. I agree with you SandyHook, I also would prefer Ski ballet back. Upon reading, I found out that it was popular during the 80’s and it even became a demonstration sport in the Winter Olympics in 1988. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/68 "2014-03-04T10:34:47Z")
Can’t believe no one said Jousting. ---
**Author:** ![Sleel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Sleel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleel)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/69 "2014-03-07T08:20:59Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > Can’t believe no one said Jousting. Ah, crap, I meant to. Count me as a +1 on this for sure. I actually paid to download [Full Metal Jousting](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Jousting) from iTunes just because I wanted to see what happened after they hooked me with the first free episode. I thought it would be more interesting if they showed longitudinal progress over time instead of setting it up as a typical adversarial reality show. They were all basically beginners at real jousting, though most of them had related experience. Watching inexperienced people isn’t as interesting as watching either progress toward mastery, or watching really good people competing. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/70 "2014-03-07T15:11:45Z")
Footvolley. I’m telling you it is an AWESOME sport to watch. I saw on the beaches when I was studying abroad in Rio de Janeiro. And how interesting to note, that while doing a Google search so that I could provide a link, I found out that Footvolley was created in Brazil, by Octavio de Moraes, in 1965 in Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach. [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footvolley)sums it up rather well by saying: “footvolley is beach volleyball except players are not allowed to use their hands” ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/71 "2014-03-07T16:29:59Z")
Demo Derby. Back in the 80’s a couple race tracks, one in Washington, the other in British Columbia would host the Can-Am demo derby. Each track hosted a derby with points being awarded. The team that scored the most points after both demos was the winner. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/72 "2014-03-07T23:10:44Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Does MMA have an international amateur federation? [Yes.](http://www.immaf.org/) The major difference from “professional” MMA seems to be that there are only two (5-minute) rounds per bout, unless it ends in a draw, in which case an “overtime” round is fought. (There is no specified procedure for what to do if the OT is a draw as well, but it could be as simple as “no judge can score the third round 10-10.”) ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/73 "2014-03-08T14:08:09Z")
Tae Kwon Do is an olympic sport. Last summer games, the US team included the members of a family from Houston. Brothers and sister. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/74 "2014-03-08T17:41:40Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Any _activity_ where, on a regular basis, there is a scantily clad/nude woman driving around delivering you beers can hardly be called a sport. What course do you play at and do they allow public play? ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770/75 "2014-03-09T20:27:01Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > Footvolley. > I’m telling you it is an AWESOME sport to watch. I saw on the beaches when I was studying abroad in Rio de Janeiro. And how interesting to note, that while doing a Google search so that I could provide a link, I found out that Footvolley was created in Brazil, by Octavio de Moraes, in 1965 in Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach. > > [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footvolley)sums it up rather well by saying: “footvolley is beach volleyball except players are not allowed to use their hands” The Asian version, [Sepak Takraw](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepaktakraw), is in the Asian games and is indeed awesome to watch. Here’s last year’s [world cup final](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8b0N08yDDs)between Thailand and Indonesia. Personally I’m really looking forward to Rugby Sevens at the Rio Olympics. It’ll be awesome. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770.md?page=3)