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Olympic Events Most Likely To Kill Me, A Mildly Athletic Blogger By Kelsey McKinney

Posted by JD (aka Jason Dean) Jul 24 '24, 08:20

The Olympics are filled with beautiful, talented athletes. I love watching them hurl their bodies through space and time, push themselves to reaches no one has ever been to before, and wonder: If I tried to do this, would it kill me?

Olympians get injured sometimes in the games, but I am not an Olympian. I am a normal woman who exercises to help her depression. I do not have training in (for example) how to jump from a diving board. I don't like to be underwater! In all likelihood if I tried to dive from 10 meters, I would somehow smack my head against the water upon entry, knock myself out, and drown. But which events are the most likely to kill me? I have attempted to determine the answer. Events that I think could maim but not kill me (short runs, throwing things, jumping, and most team sports) have been excluded.

Here are the top 20 most fatal (to me) Olympic events:

20. 400m hurdles

19. Skateboarding street

18. Fencing

17. Trampoline

16. Any swim more than 100m

15. Steeplechase 3000m

14. Gymnastics rings

13. Boxing

12. Rugby sevens

11. Skateboarding park

10. Every diving event

9. Cycling BMX Freestyle

8. Cycling Mountain Bike

7. Cycling BMX Racing

6. Pole vaulting

5. Gymnastics uneven bars

4. Water polo

3. Gymnastics balance beam

2. Surfing

1. Gymnastics vault

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Responses:

I am in constant awe of the women being able to do anything on the balance beam... - Will Hunting Jul 24, 09:01 1
- gym class was always the wait for a dude to slip and end up nutting themselves -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 09:06
I could see myself running right into the vault... Well, walking at a brisk pace, anyway. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 08:21 17
- Sub-Poll so what's the most lethal event for you? - JD Jul 24, 08:35 15
  - My neurologist told me the most common sport-caused traumatic brain injury came from soccer. -- nm - Landbeck Jul 24, 08:52 3
    - That's Scott Sterling's music! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 08:54 [youtube] 2
      - the best. the volleyball one is also awesome -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 08:57
      - HUGE Studio C fan! But the real problem is people running into each other. Looking at the ball on the ground rather than at the opponent. -- nm - Landbeck Jul 24, 08:57
  - The one where you're skiing with a gun. Biathlon? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 08:49 1
    - Oh. So if we're doing both Winter and Summer. Any of the non cross country skiing events ☠️ -- (edited) - JD Jul 24, 08:56
  - Surfing. Any of the combat sports (Taekwondo, Judo, Boxing) -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 08:48
  - Any of the combat sports, save fencing (which just gets you whacked with a stick). I'd also last a very short time in basketball - Reagen Jul 24, 08:40 2
    - Except Olympians have /died/ fencing. -- (link) - Landbeck Jul 24, 08:49 1
      - Yes, but they've changed the equipment in response. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 08:58
  - Ski jump -- nm - con_carne Jul 24, 08:40
  - pole vault -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 08:39 1
    - I would consider this but I don't think I can even lift the pole so can't even make the run so can't miss the plant - JD Jul 24, 08:49
  - i'd say boxing OR surfing -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 08:36 1
    - Hmmm..there's gloves and headgear for boxing. Oh! and weight classes so I'd like to think that'd be a more long term CTE type thing for me -- (edited) - JD Jul 24, 08:45
- this is Mop -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 08:29 [youtube]

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