MetaChat - I don't understand why

MetaChat is an informal place for MeFites to touch base and post, discuss and chatter about topics that may not belong on MetaFilter. Questions? Check the FAQ. Please note: This is important.

11 August 2012

I don't understand why rhythmic gymnastics isn't more of a mainstream sport during the Olympics. They do some amazing shit during those routines.→[More:]Plus, it has more beaver shots than the regular gymnastics; isn't that what the women's gymnastics is all about, anyway? /snark

No, seriously, I think it's really cool and hope to see more of it in the future.

That is all.

post by: Melismata at: 22:29 | 5 comments

I like the ribbon dancing the best. The other apparatuses, meh.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 12 August | 08:08

I've always found it fascinating, but it's not something the U.S. is competitive in, so it doesn't get much tv time here. There are a lot of good youtube videos if you want to see more.

posted by JanetLand 12 August | 08:34

Gymnastics, in general, is an odd thing. The athletic ability of the participants is obvious, and amazing to watch. But, I think events such as rhythmic gymnastics (and the floor exercises in general) strike a lot of people as being more like a dance school program than "athletic competition" (in the way the balance beam, or the uneven bars are athletic) And, the fact that gymnastics are judged makes things even harder to understand, because the difference between a winning routine and a 4th-place routing is quite often invisible to the average viewer.

posted by Thorzdad 13 August | 07:21

Because it's not a sport?

posted by dg 13 August | 15:51

Meany. :P

posted by JanetLand 13 August | 20:37

← Music video made in a spreadsheet || Epic pictures while trekking through Asia →

HOME || REGISTER || LOGIN