# Reinvent Olympic Sports

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 6, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632 "2012-08-06T17:13:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632/61 "2012-08-10T14:38:54Z")

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High dive modification: The artistic routine continues into and under water, finishing when the diver comes back up for air.

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**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632/62 "2012-08-10T15:09:50Z")

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Gymnastics: change into a game of H-O-R-S-E. No stupid judges, one girl does a trick and the others have to match, each girl gets one go and best score at the end wins.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632/63 "2012-08-11T15:24:09Z")

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Galley Races: [50 to 60 man ships](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Galley-knightshospitaller.jpg) racing down a river, maybe to the tunes of Miami Sound machine instead of a large kettle drum.

edited to add: My Beloved says I think too small-she’d loved to see [trireme races.](http://www.atalto.com/Trireme-42-12.JPG)

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**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632/64 "2012-08-12T15:30:29Z")

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The ultimate Olympic sport;

Olympic Calvinball!

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**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632/65 "2012-08-12T18:38:18Z")

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Synchronized Equestrian Diving.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632/66 "2012-08-12T18:58:37Z")

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> [@Tierce](#):
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> Synchronized Equestrian Diving.

Synchronized Equestrian _High_ Diving.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2012, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632/67 "2012-08-13T10:51:29Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Synchronized Equestrian _High_ Diving.

Synchronized Equestrian High Diving _Utilizing Fire_.

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reinvent-olympic-sports/630632/68 "2012-08-14T13:29:39Z")

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Synchronized Equestrian High Diving Utilizing Fire, and the Horses Get to Ride the People!

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