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For those of us who loved Ski Orienteering at the 2019 Winter Universiade I have good news. Ski Orienteering was officially added to the 2021 Winter Universiade sports program yesterday!

I’m well aware of the situation in Afghanistan, and I still stand by my point. @NearPup makes a great argument too for skateboardings inclusion. Skateboarding in the Olympics isn’t the end of the world (but Breaking in the Olympics definitely is).

Ok, everything makes sense now . Glad to see you back on the forum regularly.

@NearPup are you Nate Rivers? Like did you get a new profile? You remind me of him, and you guys write similar posts. I’m not trying to be rude or anything, I’m just confused.

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I mean there’s video evidence of it. It get what you guys are all saying don’t get me wrong. Am I happy that Skateboarding is in the Olympics? No. Did I want Skateboarding Olympics? Not right now. Was Skateboarding going to be an Olympic sport one day? Yes. Is Skateboarding a sport? Yes. (And it least it involves physical activity, way more than e-sports or shooting). I pride myself on progressive views. There is absolutely no reason to not look forward. Skateboarding is something that the younger generations are passionate about, along with all the traditional sports. I think it is perfectly ok for Skateboarding to feature in the Olympics (though I think it’s inclusion was a little premature. There were a few issues that needed to be figured out that the IOC dismissed, and now we have a bit of a mess).

Someday yes, but not this year

I’m just waiting for your men’s synchronized diving team to come through as the surprise bronze medalists

Kelly Slater would be the people’s choice here, so hopeful he’s able to win the quota.

Well at least the strange conflict gives us nice modern stadiums (which will be used since they didn’t cost the host government anything) for the next few Pacific Games

5 Days to Go!

Africa actually has some decent participation. All of North Africa, South Africa, Botswana, Senegal, Nigeria, Madagascar, etc. The 2018 Asian Games also proved that Asia has good skaters too.

No, Skateboarding is a sport, and there are positives for inclusion in the Olympics. It’s not an expensive sport (unless you make it so), it’s participation is near universal, and it is loved by many in my generation so it probably will help some people get more interested in the Olympics

It didn’t. I read about how the youth (especially girls) have been using to break the social norms there, and then watched a skating documentary that explored the scene in Afghanistan. The Afghan IOC Member (a woman) made a similar argument to mine. You can find people skateboarding in every country. The sports is not ultra expensive, and is established enough. Skateboarding was bound to be added eventually, it would be extremely naive not to have seen that, so why not add it now. People, at least my generation (the target generation of the proposal), seem to be ok with Skateboarding and Sport Climbing. The jury is out on Surfing, and everyone agrees that Breaking has no place in the Olympics right now.

No, Wrestling definitely has enough events

Haha I’m just barely more free than @dcro #stripesovercheckers https://freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/Feb2019_FH_FITW_2019_Report_ForWeb-compressed.pdf Also congrats to our Finish, Swedish, Norwegian, Canadian, and Dutch users for being the most free. Do whatever you want (besides attempting to host a multi-sports games apparently...)

For those interested in watching: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fisu/id1457349694 Check FISU’s Facebook for links to the android app and the website (maybe). The website should be FISU.tv

Well, do expect it soon because this is a busy summer for my main passion of multi-sports games, but I try my hardest to bring these together at some point.

Could you send me a link to that please and thank you

Least shocking thing I’ve seen on the forum all week

I think you’re my punishment from God for leaving the church

Taekwondo is sooooo much better than Karate.

Taekwondo actually translate to “the art of kicking a party punching”. I’m pretty karate is the art of slow foreplay to real fighting.

Yes, I can skateboard anywhere. Kids in Afghanistan are skateboarding, not practicing karate.

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