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Subject: Ski ballet- was this the silliest sport ever?
Written By: Satish on 04/30/10 at 11:42 pm
Nobody would ever believe this sport even existed if they didn't see it with their own eyes. Did you know there used to be something called ski ballet? ;D It was where someone would actually do a dance routine on skis, and then receive a score from a panel of judges. Sort of like figure skating, except on skis. Believe it or not, it was a demonstration sport at the 1988 and 1992 winter Olympics. ;D
Here's some video clips of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvk4PpFORD4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-KV5yB-Ogw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WljL-pdp5-4
And here's the Wikipedia article on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freestyle_skiing#Ski_ballet
Subject: Re: Ski ballet- was this the silliest sport ever?
Written By: danootaandme on 05/01/10 at 5:02 am
Considering volley ball a sport still has me wondering, and we really know what that is all about, don't we? ;)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2oq2bSN-S9o/SKZgE0qM1hI/AAAAAAAABqM/CvduKIvjpWE/s400/olympic+beach+volleyball.jpg
Subject: Re: Ski ballet- was this the silliest sport ever?
Written By: ladybug316 on 05/01/10 at 4:33 pm
I can't believe this was an olympic sport!
Subject: Re: Ski ballet- was this the silliest sport ever?
Written By: whistledog on 05/01/10 at 4:38 pm
Oh yeah, I remember the Ski Ballet. Watching the '92 Olympics, I remember wondering what the hell is this. Why would anyone want to do ballet on ski's?
It was such a bad event, I wonder why they didn't retire it after the Calgary Olympics. It just had to be introduced on Canadian soil, didn't it :(