aulbjerg 0 #1 August 13, 2004 I just considered... When is skydiving gonna be a disipline in the Olympics... RW or Freefly could be funny to see there... Does anyone know why we dont see anything like that??--- BLUES - Jacob D-601, Denmark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #2 August 13, 2004 Unless I'm mistaken, the Pro Swoop Tour people will be participating in the 2005 World Games (the first step towards being accepted into the Olympics). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdweller 0 #3 August 13, 2004 I just considered... When is skydiving gonna be a disipline in the Olympics... RW or Freefly could be funny to see at the there... Does anyone know why we dont see anything like that?? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RW and Freefly are not "fan Friendly" spectator sports, where as setting up a swoop course at ground level allows fans to watch the action. So my guess is that if anything makes it into the olympics it will be swooping.------------------------------------------------------ "From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" C. Montgomery Burns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aulbjerg 0 #4 August 13, 2004 I see...!! I didnt know! Skydive WG 2005--- BLUES - Jacob D-601, Denmark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aulbjerg 0 #5 August 13, 2004 I think so too... Its not fan friendly to watch RW video...--- BLUES - Jacob D-601, Denmark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelem 0 #6 August 13, 2004 The problem has always been that you can't do FS inside a stadium, I don't know why CRW isn't an olympic sport though, its quite cool to watch. Maybe lack of competitors? I also think if they were able to get good air-to-ground radio links for video cameras it could be really exciting, although landing areas could be a problem. You could have several small planes (4 or 8 way + camera), all at altitude at the same time. Someone would signal to all the groups to exit at the same time and you could relay their videos to big screens in the stadium. Some of the skydivers could then land in the stadium (probably couldn't get everyone landing there though). There are probably several holes in that plan, but I think its a nice idea anyway. Swooping does show potential to become an olympic sport though, which should be interesting. Question there is do we want to encourage wuffos to focus on swooping? Would that lead lots of people to take up skydiving just so they could learn to swoop? If it did, would these people be patient enough to wait until they are skilled enough to start swooping? We don't want to increase the already high death toll due to people swooping when they don't know how to properly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #7 August 13, 2004 QuoteI also think if they were able to get good air-to-ground radio links for video cameras it could be really exciting, You dont think it exists? Its the standard now for RW competition (and I assume FF too, but I dont know). You can search all the threads that have been done on this issue.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckbrown 0 #8 August 13, 2004 QuoteThe problem has always been that you can't do FS inside a stadium, I don't know why CRW isn't an olympic sport though, its quite cool to watch. Maybe lack of competitors? I don't think it's a lack of competitors, although there aren't lots of them. Watching competitive CRW is really amazing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aulbjerg 0 #9 August 13, 2004 Quote***You can search all the threads that have been done on this issue. I have done that now... I see that the subjekt have been turned before... It was just a thought when I looked at the opening tonight...--- BLUES - Jacob D-601, Denmark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #10 August 13, 2004 Hey! We can discuss it again... but looking at the old threads will give you some more info too...Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aulbjerg 0 #11 August 13, 2004 QuoteHey! We can discuss it again... but looking at the old threads will give you some more info too... There is some pretty funny threads... I just looked at the Olympics Official Website... Olympic Sports And i wonder... A sport like Fencing!! There must be more skydivers in the world than fencers... Or am i wrong??--- BLUES - Jacob D-601, Denmark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #12 August 13, 2004 I don't know about Fencing being less popular then Skydiving. I would think in the European countries like France it would be vary popular due to the history. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #13 August 13, 2004 I personally hope skydiving never gets into the Olympics. And I especially hope nobody asks for it to get in. I feel like asking for the Olympics to include a sport is like begging for someone else's acknowledgement that the sport is valuable. To me, skydiving is valuable on its own. I don't think someone else has to think it's cool for it to be great fun. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #14 August 13, 2004 QuoteI personally hope skydiving never gets into the Olympics. And I especially hope nobody asks for it to get in. I feel like asking for the Olympics to include a sport is like begging for someone else's acknowledgement that the sport is valuable. To me, skydiving is valuable on its own. I don't think someone else has to think it's cool for it to be great fun. I totally agree with that. I jump because I like to jump. No other reason is needed. I don't care what anyone else thinks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #15 August 13, 2004 QuoteAnd i wonder... A sport like Fencing!! There must be more skydivers in the world than fencers... Or am i wrong?? Fencing was an original sport in the first games, USFA currently lists some 30,000 members (US only) also USFA membership is not required the way USPA is (for the most part) so many college clubs never join... bear in mind we (the US) pretty much get our asses handed to us in international competitions...one reason why you dont hear anything about it during the olympics... although the US females look pretty strong this year.. if your interested here is the only show times for fencing this year.. Sat Aug 14, 1pm CNBC Tue Aug 17, 6pm BRAVO Thu Aug 19, 2pm MSNBC Thu Aug 19, 6pm BRAVO if you think skydiving is not a spectator friendly sport, watch fencing.....I'll be impressed if anyone who hasnt trained at all (or is uncurrent even, as at the Olympic level actions happen right near the perception threshold) can tell me (call the action) what happened for each point....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aulbjerg 0 #16 August 13, 2004 QuoteQuoteAnd i wonder... A sport like Fencing!! There must be more skydivers in the world than fencers... Or am i wrong?? Fencing was an original sport in the first games, USFA currently lists some 30,000 members (US only) also USFA membership is not required the way USPA is (for the most part) so many college clubs never join... bear in mind we (the US) pretty much get our asses handed to us in international competitions...one reason why you dont hear anything about it during the olympics... although the US females look pretty strong this year.. if your interested here is the only show times for fencing this year.. Sat Aug 14, 1pm CNBC Tue Aug 17, 6pm BRAVO Thu Aug 19, 2pm MSNBC Thu Aug 19, 6pm BRAVO if you think skydiving is not a spectator friendly sport, watch fencing.....I'll be impressed if anyone who hasnt trained at all (or is uncurrent even, as at the Olympic level actions happen right near the perception threshold) can tell me (call the action) what happened for each point.... Oooops... A fencing entusiast... I actully didnt know that fencing was that big!! I have done a little fencing a couple of years ago, but i think its a very strange sport!! And yes!!! You have to go in slowmotion to see the points!!--- BLUES - Jacob D-601, Denmark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aulbjerg 0 #17 August 13, 2004 QuoteQuoteI personally hope skydiving never gets into the Olympics. And I especially hope nobody asks for it to get in. I feel like asking for the Olympics to include a sport is like begging for someone else's acknowledgement that the sport is valuable. To me, skydiving is valuable on its own. I don't think someone else has to think it's cool for it to be great fun. I totally agree with that. I jump because I like to jump. No other reason is needed. I don't care what anyone else thinks. I agree too... But in a DZ like the one i come from we have to fight to get people to know the sport... And new skydivers is hard to get... Maybe it could be good if sport got more known, not only from the accidents in the news, but from a big thing like the olympics...--- BLUES - Jacob D-601, Denmark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #18 August 14, 2004 QuoteUnless I'm mistaken, the Pro Swoop Tour people will be participating in the 2005 World Games (the first step towards being accepted into the Olympics). Skydiving's first entry into the World Games was back in 1997 in Lahti, Finland. I was privileged to go that year. Amazing indeed! The disciplines there competing were: 1) 4-way FS 2) Freestyle 3) Classic Accuracy It was held at a horse racing track and the infield was used as the landing area. Exit was from a Russian Mi8 helicopter. On the very last round of the meet the 4-way FS competitors swooped the infield's pond! :^) The IOC was very impressed with everything they saw there. Even the crowds that came enjoyed what they saw, even if they didn't understand it completely. Jumps were featured on Finland's tv stations too. Unfortunately it was found at that time that there really wasn't enough interest from the general public to warrant taking the next step towards the Big 'O'. In addition to this, there aren't enough countries involved in our sport to even meet the minimum requirements of qualification for the games. We were invited to the next World Games in 2001...and now 2005. It looks like we'll always be the proverbial step-child. Glad we got the World Game's attention, though! They love us there. :^) ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #19 August 14, 2004 Style and Accuracy could be olympic... The rest is not likely to be olympic.. Style is not my cup of tea, and accuracy scares me.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #20 August 14, 2004 Style and Accuracy could be olympic... The rest is not likely to be olympic.. Style is not my cup of tea, and accuracy scares me.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #21 August 14, 2004 There is also this to consider. . . When something goes wrong in our "sport" someone is likely to die. Although there are sports in the olympics that can leave a person seriously disabled should injury occur (i.e.; speed cycling crashes, diving incidents), most will not lead to death. A bad hook on a swoop could lead to death. I am reminded of the winter olympic sport commentating opening video that shows a ski jumper falling off the end of the ramp and tumbling - he was known as "the agony of defeat". That guy lived and did ski again.________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #22 August 14, 2004 After all these years, I think the following has a much better chance than skydiving. “Olympic BASE jumping Style and Accuracy.” It's exciting, is easily understandable, and it’s spectator friendly. It can be done indoors or out. There’s no logistical a/c or wx problems. As an individual event, more countries could be represented. It would be comparatively inexpensive to run. On the elite level fatalities would be very rare, as the all around parachuting knowledge is greater than in skydiving. (Not knocking my mother sport, but you don't survive to get to the elite level if that's not the case.) There are connections to already established Olympic events like platform diving. It's a natural! Oh, what a minute, I forget about the drug testing, never mind . . . Nick BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #23 August 15, 2004 QuoteOh, what a minute, I forget about the drug testing, never mind . . . I believe they're looking for performance -enhancing- drugs. Ya know, ones that make you stronger and faster. Not ones that calm you down... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #24 August 15, 2004 What do you know about archery and say . . . beta blockers?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #25 August 15, 2004 QuoteWhat do you know about archery and say . . . beta blockers? Archery. I got an "A" in that subject in college. Beta Blockers. Many of my older patients are on this type of drug. It relaxes the heart and allows for a more efficient pump. My dad's also on this drug. Why do you ask? Is there a controversy brewing at the Big "O"? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
