If you could compete in any Olympic sport...

slkehl
slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
What would it be and why?
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  • jvinmill
    jvinmill Posts: 279 Member
    Gymnastics... I love the mixture of art and athleticism!
  • InkedBeauty89
    InkedBeauty89 Posts: 114 Member
    Gymnastics....i trained for it for 12 years. Unfortunately a back injury ruined those chances for me :-(
  • WTBSE
    WTBSE Posts: 72 Member
    Tennis...but i am so rubbish at it!!
  • RunnerFive
    RunnerFive Posts: 67 Member
    Fencing, because it looks SO damn cool!
  • dereksmb
    dereksmb Posts: 95 Member
    Olympic lifting I've always wanted to add clean and jerks to my lifting routine but lack the bumper plates. =/
  • Amryfal
    Amryfal Posts: 225
    Fencing, because it looks SO damn cool!

    you stole my answer! except i DO fence, and it IS cool! :D
  • Wuggums
    Wuggums Posts: 339 Member
    Swimming - something long, like a 500m or 1500m freestyle. Except I'd have to do it in my pool 'cuz I'm not used to flip turns.
    Or biking - the 27-mile time trials looked really interesting and similar to the 30-mile trail I like to ride.
    Of course, they'd have to lower their standards considerably since it would take me three times as long as everyone else to finish either event!!
  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    Ping Pong..............it's fun!
  • Bearface115
    Bearface115 Posts: 574 Member
    gymnastic bc anyone that can be that strong and petite, that can move like that, makes me want to fly like that! it would be my dream to become a gymnast, but im old and not yet fit, lol
  • ohmykai
    ohmykai Posts: 210 Member
    Definitely have ALWAYS loved Diving since I was a little girl!
  • jsabet
    jsabet Posts: 51 Member
    I'd be a judge.
  • gymnastics they all look great:)
  • RoseAmongThorns91
    RoseAmongThorns91 Posts: 215 Member
    Archery - it's always been my fascination!!
  • Fuax75
    Fuax75 Posts: 70 Member
    Skeet shooting
    I love watching the clay pigeons turn to dust!
  • misty0413
    misty0413 Posts: 212
    badmitton or ping pong I have done both. hell I am pretty good my brother and I used to play with no net.
  • mjt2908
    mjt2908 Posts: 9 Member
    Definitely diving!! Love it! Unfortunately, they would probably laugh me out of the arena! LOL
  • MLgarcia3
    MLgarcia3 Posts: 503
    Beach volleyball! That's my sport!
  • Basketball but I would want it with amateurs not professional players like it was now. Although it would be interesting to win the gold from a sport like badminton and see what that does for you.


    Proud dad: "We are so proud of our son, he won a gold medal at the 2012."
    Dad's friend: "Oh that's wonderful. I know you are so proud. What does he do? Track & Field, swimming, gymnastics???"
    Dad: "Badminton"
    Dad's friend: "Oh":huh:
  • cynthiamc
    cynthiamc Posts: 10 Member
    Gymnastics, Beach Volleyball or Trampoline.... All my favorite activities..
  • gymnastics or diving!!! I love gymnastics and have been doing it since I was 5, but diving just looks so cool! Like gymnastics, but into the water!
  • freew67
    freew67 Posts: 348 Member
    Shot put and discus. Did it in HS and would have done it in college if I didnt get hurt.

    http://freew67.blogspot.com/
  • Newf77
    Newf77 Posts: 802 Member
    Judo/Taekwondo… I have always enjoyed the Martial Arts and the science of use of leverage and grappling. Swimming and Water Polo come a close second and third because I swam in school and enjoyed the heck out of it.
  • feast4thebeast
    feast4thebeast Posts: 210 Member
    I was a good all rounder so would have went for Decathlon or Heptathlon. I came back from a pro soccer contract because I was homesick and my old PE teacher told me to get down the track and change sport. I really regret not having done that :( Ah refelctions with an older an wiser head lol
  • Ambition00
    Ambition00 Posts: 37 Member
    T&F 100 m. They're speed is ridiculous!
  • annew1952
    annew1952 Posts: 77 Member
    Well gymnastics because i have always loved it. It is strength and grace. If it was winter olympics i would have said ice skating.
    I was very good when I was a kid, I had a private lessons and i was once very graceful. Don't know what happened to that LOL.
    Then I thought I was a smart *kitten* 16 year old and thought I was too cool to take lessons anymore and didnt so that went out the window. If i could do it over I would have stayed with it who knows???
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    Basketball but I would want it with amateurs not professional players like it was now. Although it would be interesting to win the gold from a sport like badminton and see what that does for you.


    Proud dad: "We are so proud of our son, he won a gold medal at the 2012."
    Dad's friend: "Oh that's wonderful. I know you are so proud. What does he do? Track & Field, swimming, gymnastics???"
    Dad: "Badminton"
    Dad's friend: "Oh":huh:

    I didn't realize until this Olympics that most Americans view badminton as somewhat of a joke.

    Where I live is mostly Asian, and that shiz is serious business
  • Prilla04
    Prilla04 Posts: 174 Member
    Speed skating. My thighs are tremendous. :)
  • Basketball but I would want it with amateurs not professional players like it was now. Although it would be interesting to win the gold from a sport like badminton and see what that does for you.


    Proud dad: "We are so proud of our son, he won a gold medal at the 2012."
    Dad's friend: "Oh that's wonderful. I know you are so proud. What does he do? Track & Field, swimming, gymnastics???"
    Dad: "Badminton"
    Dad's friend: "Oh":huh:

    I didn't realize until this Olympics that most Americans view badminton as somewhat of a joke.

    Where I live is mostly Asian, and that shiz is serious business

    It's fun. When I was a kid we had a net in our backyard and we would get out and play. But yeah, most people here don't really consider that an Olympic worthy event. But seriously if you have a gift and can excel at it...go for the gold!!!
  • mhotch
    mhotch Posts: 901 Member
    SWIMMING!! For a variety of reasons, mainly I loved racing since I was a little girl, and the eye candy makes it all worth it.
  • lisa_swims
    lisa_swims Posts: 37 Member
    Equestrian, the horses are so beautiful. I would probably need a Valium before getting on a galloping horse though. ;)