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6 Insane Sports That Could Be in the Next Olympics

cracked.com — Sure, we were inspired when Michael Phelps broke every world record ever despite a presumably painful condition that causes him to ***** gold medals. But take a look down the roster of Olympic events and you'll see those ... other sports. The ones that draw crowds with less energy and a higher concentration of parents than a 5 year-old's piano recit

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  • cubbbies, on 08/20/2008, -2/+40Lesbian Kissing looks to be the next upcoming sport...
  • Delber, on 08/20/2008, -6/+30The Olympic Committee needs to make Ultimate Frisbee an event.
  • fuisgofg, on 08/20/2008, -2/+26So... smashing someone with a stick counts as an Olympic sport?
    Count me in :D
  • RoroCo, on 08/20/2008, -3/+23Please go outside dude....
  • t3hmyth, on 08/20/2008, -2/+15If dueling pistols became an Olympic sport, I think that Andrew Jackson would come back from the grave every four years just to shoot everybody and win gold medals for America:
    http://www.cracked.com/article_15895_5-most-badass ...
  • Scrappy1850, on 08/20/2008, -1/+13tonya harding can finally medal
  • jordan314, on 08/20/2008, -0/+12Chessboxing!
  • frostbyt, on 08/20/2008, -0/+9Dugg for guy vomiting in the background.
  • thestormcrow, on 08/20/2008, -2/+11Dugg for "accidental man-orgy"
  • RoroCo, on 08/20/2008, -3/+12I am not saying go outside because you like video games... I am addicted to them myself... I am saying go outside because when you start adding video game tournaments (which already exist) to athletic competitions, then you need a bit of fresh air to re-tune your perspective....
  • billizm, on 08/20/2008, -0/+8Hitting a porcupine with a baseball bat should be an Olympic sport.
  • inactive, on 08/20/2008, -0/+8Cricket is played by more people than American Football. Cricket should be in the Olympics.
  • kingmanic, on 08/20/2008, -0/+7Wushu would be awesome to watch. Like a full hour of nothing but fight scenes.
  • bloodomen13, on 08/20/2008, -1/+8During the last Winter Olympics I found myself actually really getting into the Curling broadcasts.
  • mevans05, on 08/20/2008, -1/+8one thing's for sure... rugby sevens is definitely going to be in there next time around. not insane, but insanely fun to watch!
  • IphtashuFitz, on 08/20/2008, -0/+6"The rules are simple, don't die and go as fast as you can, in that order, as dying is an automatic disqualification."

    Well, duh! I mean who wants to see a corpse propped up on the dais when the medals are handed out...
  • sayoshinn, on 08/20/2008, -0/+6Dugg for the skiing suit melting and burning the skier when they fall.
  • Hellrotm3, on 08/20/2008, -1/+7Tug-o-war, I think I may still have a shot being an Olympian after all.
  • xkingADROCKx, on 08/20/2008, -3/+8It's a total joke that Curling is an Olympic sport but Skateboarding is not.
  • liuite, on 08/20/2008, -0/+5smashing someone with a stick has been a sport for ages. it's in many forms of martial arts; kendo, bojutsu, jojutsu, kali...
  • BeatPunchbeef, on 08/20/2008, -0/+5Same reason Racquetball isn't. It is played in other countries, however, it is by and large an American dominated sport. That's pretty much why baseball is hitting the rocks.

    I would like to see at least Racquetball in the Olympics, that game is out of control to watch on a pro level.
  • jakeny, on 08/20/2008, -0/+5Or at least frisbee golf, that's pretty badass if you haven't played.
  • bjs3171, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4or it could just be rugby.
  • bjs3171, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4mostly women.
  • widgetmaker, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4Anything with seats and expensive technology, should help boost our British medal toll up!
  • Hodor, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4@widgetmaker

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/medal
    med·al Audio Help /ˈmɛdl/ noun, verb, -aled, -al·ing or (especially British) -alled, -al·ling.

    –verb (used with object)
    3. to decorate or honor with a medal.
    –verb (used without object)
    4. to receive a medal, esp. in a sporting event: He medaled in three of four races.
  • fletcher008, on 08/20/2008, -1/+5Speaking on behalf of the western world, I am here to say that i have no idea what you both are talking about.
  • trib4lmaniac, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4Well, why not? A bit of 20-20 would be thoroughly entertaining.
  • bloodomen13, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4Tug-of-war used to be in the Olympics I believe.
  • MrMysterious, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4Anything to reduce the number of swimming events.
  • EruditeGoof, on 08/20/2008, -1/+5Midget tossing needs to be added.
  • lofi4life, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4I'm not sure that the other countries that play it have a high enough level of playing, they also lack funding. They have teams here in the UK but no-one really knows anything about it and there's no money to be made out of it here so no-one puts money into it.
  • bjs3171, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4i vote for Ga Ga. It's dodgeball, only way more hardcore, played in a ring, and with multiple balls. best camp game ever.
  • inactive, on 08/20/2008, -1/+5Dueling Pistols! Who says nothing good ever came from being raised by a gang!
  • frepnog, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4dressage fanboyism? who whoulda thunk?
  • T8erT0T, on 08/20/2008, -0/+4Kaiju Big Batel should be an Olympic event.
  • merbot, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3What the hell, no video of dueling pistols?
  • sayoshinn, on 08/20/2008, -2/+5for the love of god, yes they do.
  • miamiflashfan, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3Hell Yeah!

    Rotorsports, Wushu, Speed Skiing, LeCanne, Tug of War, Dueling Pistols > Baseball, Softball
  • Scrappy1850, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3the best sports are the ones you can play while smoking
  • IphtashuFitz, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3Probably the same reason softball is being pulled and won't be in the Olympics any more. It's still considered too much of an "American sport".
  • kingmanic, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3Only 2 countries play it much. Canada and the US. The field is too narrow.
  • 8randon, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3..wushu doesn't have to be choreographed ahead of time
  • candafilm, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3I assume it would be single elimination rounds.
  • girlasaurusrex, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3I'm lobbying for roller derby in the 2012 games. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13423347/
  • Scrappy1850, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3insane agility?
  • bloodomen13, on 08/20/2008, -1/+4I propose naked mud wrestling but all participants must be models, porn stars or Hooters waitresses.
  • tinkafoo, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3Rotorsports?!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr_CJL1YQRc
  • widgetmaker, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3Because no one cares about it except the states?
  • bjs3171, on 08/20/2008, -0/+3it's a comedy article. the point is to make you laugh. i'm sure there are no events in the games that organizers didn't believe was worthy of being an olympic sport.
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