Sir Rols Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well the BMX course and comp is looking cool! A great inclusion for the games. The summer version of the new snowboard cross at the WOGs. I'm all for updating the games with events like these. Go skateboarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Really cool to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Even cooler! I didn't realise that after th heats, they actually then rode against each other. This really is like snowboard cross. Really great viewing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave199 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 This is the first time I'm watching this sport. It looks pretty cool. I'm enjoying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave199 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 There's lots of crashes as well. Quite entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Really enjoying the BMX and the crashes are really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaka_Ray Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I also enjoying BMX match, very interesting, very cool, like them in the first sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 New Zealand has qualified for the semi-finals! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA84 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well the BMX course and comp is looking cool! A great inclusion for the games. The summer version of the new snowboard cross at the WOGs. I'm all for updating the games with events like these. Go skateboarding. I love this! It is up there with moguls (or whatever it is called) and snowboarding in the WOG's. I do not like synchro diving/swimming, rhythmic gymnastics of the "new" sports (sorry Baron) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 The kiwi Mark Willers got through! Good onya NZ! They showed a nice shot earlier of him earlier and he looked cute! But I can't google a good pic of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Woohoo! Kamakazi and Jared Graves qualify for the semis for Aus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Good work Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkh94 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Norway's guy DID get further than expected. I think he's aiming for 2012 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA84 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Good on the U.S. All four advanced to semis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Good on the U.S. All four advanced to semis One of the male competitors on the US team has dislocated his shoulder but still intends to compete - I hope he does well - he'll be in a lot of pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Good on the U.S. All four advanced to semis Hard to when max qualification is 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nykfan845 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 Hard to when max qualification is 3. 1 qualified on the women's side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rei Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I enjoyed the races this morning and I found it pretty entertainng to watch too. Good luck De Vecchi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faster Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 1 qualified on the women's side. Yea, figured that out later, but I initially thought he was talking about just the men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I wonder how long BMX is going to last at the Olympics. More and more people are doing Mountain biking now rather than BMX. There's a BMX track 2 blocks from where I live and it hardly gets used by BMXers any more. I see more mountain bikes on the track. A bunch of the local ski resorts have mountain bike trails with a lot of technical stuff like ramps and jumps. Even Olympic Park in Calgary has some pretty good mountain bike trails next to the Bobsleigh track. I think BMX is a little late in getting to the Olympics. I could see Mountain Biking replacing BMX in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted August 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I wonder how long BMX is going to last at the Olympics. More and more people are doing Mountain biking now rather than BMX. There's a BMX track 2 blocks from where I live and it hardly gets used by BMXers any more. I see more mountain bikes on the track. A bunch of the local ski resorts have mountain bike trails with a lot of technical stuff like ramps and jumps. Even Olympic Park in Calgary has some pretty good mountain bike trails next to the Bobsleigh track.I think BMX is a little late in getting to the Olympics. I could see Mountain Biking replacing BMX in the near future. The good news is you get both! Mountain Biking IS at the Olympics. Has been since, I think, Barcelona now. It hasn't proved to be a big TV spectacular, though. The BMX is like it was invented for TV. Spills, action. Great Olympics fodder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nykfan845 Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 There already is Olympic mountain biking. BMX has always been popular among skater culture in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY20?? Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 I think BMX is a little late in getting to the Olympics. I could see Mountain Biking replacing BMX in the near future. You could be referring to a different discipline or event, but Mountain Biking is already in the Olympics - since Atlanta 1996. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted August 20, 2008 Report Share Posted August 20, 2008 One of the male competitors on the US team has dislocated his shoulder but still intends to compete - I hope he does well - he'll be in a lot of pain. ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 The good news is you get both!Mountain Biking IS at the Olympics. Has been since, I think, Barcelona now. It hasn't proved to be a big TV spectacular, though. The BMX is like it was invented for TV. Spills, action. Great Olympics fodder. Haha goes to show you how much I'm following cycling. Didn't realize Mountain Biking was already there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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