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Watching the Winter Olympics, I wondered how long before they introduce “X-Games” style sports into the Summer Olympics, then realized they had.

Posted by Mop (aka Rburriel) Mar 3 '18, 22:45

There’s BMX style racing, and kayaking. But I’d like to see skateboarding. And a lot of the Asian speed skaters at the Winter Olympics apparently come from competitive roller skating circuits so let’s do some inline skating at the Summer Olympics, dammit!

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The L.A. 1984 Olympics had windsurfing. That's when I bought one of these.... -- (link) - Meg Mar 4, 08:36
This is the cycling event I want to see... -- (link) - Flavorize Mar 4, 05:39
Surfing and skateboarding has been added to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. -- nm - Under the Influence Mar 4, 04:25
slalom canoeing has been in since 92. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 03:39
I'd like to see it (competitive roller skating) if it's akin to the speed skating of the winter games...I like to see the wipe outs -- nm - Flavorize Mar 3, 22:56 3
- Have you see Ice Cross? This needs to come to the Winter Olympics. And then we can have roller derby in the Summer Olympics. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 23:16
- Olympic roller derby would be awesome -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 22:58 1
  - Yes! Definitely! -- nm - Flavorize Mar 3, 23:06
One of the local, sports radio stations now had "E Sport talk" on, late at night. If video games ever make it to the Olympics...and god damn it... - Flavorize Mar 3, 22:49 1
- If table tennis can be an Olympic sport, then why not darts, pool, and e-sports? -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 23:14

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Watching the Winter Olympics, I wondered how long before they introduce “X-Games” style sports into the Summer Olympics, then realized they had.

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