[Fumblerooskies]

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=2897900

You gotta be kidding me.

[PAmedic]

I was watching NCAA surfing the other day,

I kid you not.

[LUconn]

I need a productive hobby,

I kid you not.

[PAmedic]

I love PAmedic so freakin' much I can hardly fit into my pants,

I kid you not.

[El Scorcho]

"The IOC wants to make the program relevant for young people," IOC spokeswoman Emmanuelle Moreau said.

So why not skip actual physical competition and go straight for Nintendo Wii Sports? That's more in line with the youth of today than skateboarding is.

I can hear it now...

"Nice Gold!"

[BJWilliams]

Colin,

My pal PAMEdic and a Philly Cheesesteak for Kobe Bryant

I'll take your answer off the air

I kid you not

[thepostman]

whats wrong with adding skateboarding??? Its better then about half the dumb sports the Olympics sponsors....

[Sly Fox]

To quote Van Smack, anything you do better wasted cannot be a sport.

[SuperJon]

whats wrong with adding skateboarding??? Its better then about half the dumb sports the Olympics sponsors....

Amen. It takes more talent than half of the crap they have.

[thepostman]

To quote Van Smack, anything you do better wasted cannot be a sport.

go to a skatepark...watch the kids that are serious about it, then watch the kids that are wasted....i rest my case

[kel varson]

Its essentially snowboarding on wheels. Snowboarding is already an olympic sport. I see know difference. If your going to allow snowboarders to get gold medals, might as well allow skateboarders.

Is rollerblading an olympic sports as well?

[thepostman]

In all honesty its a good business move, if they are going to want to keep the Olympics relevent to todays generation they are going to have to feature sports such as this....you have got to be a TRUE old fart if you think this is a BAD thing.....all you have to do is take a suvey of 16-24 year olds and ask them what they think of the Olympics....I am sure most will be like huh??? but ask them about the X games and that is a completely different story.....

Like it or not, its a great business move.....

[Sly Fox]

In general, the Olympics took itself out of relevance in recent years by their own greed.

[4everfsu]

Ha like didn't the olympics drop softball and is adding skateboarding. IF I am not mistaken, no wonder they TV rating is low here in the US

[thepostman]

Ha like didn't the olympics drop softball and is adding skateboarding. IF I am not mistaken, no wonder they TV rating is low here in the US

wait....softball??? Are you saying softball will draw more ratings then skateboarding??? especially in THIS country.....thats funny

by the way, they shouldn't of dropped softball, I just think its funny that you even hinted softball could draw better then skateboarding in this country.....look at the x games man, and the ratings for that....compared to softball....hmmmmmm

[4everfsu]

Just trying to point out the olympics will take anything to try and draw a crowd. Next they will be adding debate as an olympics sport

[BrysOn_G]

Just trying to point out the olympics will take anything to try and draw a crowd. Next they will be adding debate as an olympics sport

LU Debate Team - Gold Medal 2008

[Libertine]

I'm actually on the short list for the Olympic paintball team in 2012.

[El Scorcho]

I'm not saying skateboarding takes no talent. I'm just saying I don't think the IOC is the brightest bunch for trying to stay relevant. If the Olympics don't have tradition, they don't have much of anything.