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VIDEO: One Gymnast Petitioning The IOC To Widen The Balance Beam

August 15th, 2007 · No Comments

So we’ve all seen the famous clip of that guy who goes to launch onto the beam and ends up getting about 1/100 of the required air, promptly hitting his chest right into the side of the beam and knocking the wind out of him. Well, I introduce you to someone who at least made it onto the beam, but may have found a way to hurt herself even more…

How she completely misses the bar remains a mystery to me. But I’d say it’s time her coach gives her the same speech Lou Brown gave to Ricky Vaughn in Major League. Seein’ is the most important thing, hun’…

-NEIL

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VIDEO: Why Skis Don’t Have Motors On Them

August 10th, 2007 · No Comments

If whomever came up with the idea of snow skiing thought skiiers would be unable to gain insufficient speed naturally going down the slopes, I’m sure he would’ve invented some sort of ski with a motor or some other extra power. Thankfully, he didn’t come up with such an invention, and I think Hermann Maier proved skiiers can get sufficient speed for brutal wipeouts without using anything other than their skis and the hill. But then there are some people who just like to test the skiing gods, such as this probable future candidate for the Darwin Awards

My guess is that this guy was neither a physics nor a geometry major. I’m also going to guess that this dude was not nearly high enough, in either sense of that term, to successfully achieve this move.

-NEIL

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VIDEO: Sleeping On The Track Isn’t A Good Way To Win A Race

July 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

I thought the point of the gun going off in a track race was to signify that the race was underway. This guy thought the point of the gun was to wake you up while you’re sleeping in the blocks before the race starts.

Hmmmm, it looks like I was right.

-NEIL

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VIDEO: How To Snatch Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory

July 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Somewhere among the years of training for intense cycling races, this guy chose to never practice riding his bike no-handed.

This has to be the cycling equivalent to Leon Lett celebrating his touchdown fumble return in the Super Bowl about 3 yards to early, only to have Don Beebe swat the ball out of his hand before he made it to the end zone. The best part about it is that after he falls and his loss is about as certain as a Craig Monroe strikeout with runners in scoring position, the biker frantically tries running to the line with his bike in his arms. I’m pretty sure a runner isn’t catching a biker, and even if he did, chances are that, to win the race, one must actually be using a bike. Call me crazy, but that’s just what I’m guessing.

-NEIL

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VIDEO: A Vital Prerequisite To Throwing Javelins Might Be The Ability To Run Without Falling

June 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Hey, this person sure doesn’t look like an Olympian or anything, although it at least looks like this clip is from some sort of competition. I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest it might be important to be able to run without walking when attempting to heave a javelin. It may not be the best athletic endeavor for an individual who has the balance of Dick Bavetta while sprinting.

But that’s just one man’s opinion. And one man who’s failed miserably in his repeated attempts to break into the sporting world of the javelin toss. No I’m not bitter.

-NEIL

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VIDEO: How Do Australians Learn To Swim? By Putting The Fear Of Death Into Themselves

June 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

Well I always knew certain countries took their Olympic training way too seriously, which makes it all that much more enjoyable when they get smoked by the U.S. anyway (well, at least until you hear some terrible story about how the person was exiled from their country for losing).

Anyways, if you were ever curious as to how The Thorpedo became so dominant in Olympic swimming, here’s your answer. Check out how the Aussies train to race in the pool.

Some people might call this method just a little extreme, but I for certain would not be one of them.

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VIDEO: The Worst Coxswain Ever (You Should Watch This Just To See What A Coxswain Is)

May 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Well, I can’t say I’ve ever been a part of a crew team, but I can say I’m confident I would be more productive than the girl bringing up the back of the boat in the foreground of this video. My gut feeling is that an important part of rowing a boat is staying out of the water.

And for those of you expecting something perverse just because of the inclusion of the word ‘coxswain’ in the title of this post, all I have to say is your immaturity makes me respect you about as much as Brandon Davis respects the Lindsay Lohan.

Just kidding. I could never disrespect anyone who finds humor in any word involving the phonetic sound of ‘cocks’. Nor could I disrespect anyone who finds humor in a fart. In fact, here’s a classic fart clip to end this post, just because I feel like writing about farts now.

-NEIL

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VIDEO: How Not To Make The X-Games

April 14th, 2007 · No Comments

I’m going to guess this is not the way to make the X-Games. I understand everyone has to start somewhere, and I’ll give this guy kudos for even sort of attempting to do a grind, but something tells me Stefan Thomas didn’t start out like this. Somewhere there has to be a natural knack for this kind of activity, sort of like drawing. You can learn to a point, but that only gets you so far.

Let’s just send this guy back to the nice easy green circle trails please. For everyone on the slopes’ sake.

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-NEIL

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VIDEO: Armless Swimmer Wins Race. He Can Swim Faster Than I Run.

April 12th, 2007 · No Comments

This kid glides through his high school swimming meet without any problems. It appears he has a significant advantage without arms to get in the way.

He does the butterfly stroke in this video. I suspect it’s the only one he can do. Go Dophinboy. Go.

-HENRY

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VIDEO: Why They Installed Trip Lines That Automatically Stop A Ski Lift If You Don’t Get Off; People Who Think Hooks On Their Coats While Skiing Make Sense

April 7th, 2007 · No Comments


Maybe this guy should check out the tow-rope or t-bar hills first…

I’ve been skiing since I was 6 years old. I’ve had some bad accidents, some stupid falls, but I have never screwed up getting off of the ski lift so badly that I ended up heading back down the hill. Obviously, not everyone has been so lucky. Hopefully this guy doesn’t have any aspirations of being the next Alberto Tomba or Tommy Moe. I’d hate to see what he does when he tries to get off the Gondola.

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-NEIL

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