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What Olympic event are you closest to qualifying for? Not your favorite event

ChiCityCoug

6/15/21 11:54am

100 meters. Or longjump. Or high jump. Or Marathon. Or curling.

johnnycarson

6/15/21 11:56am

I would finish the 100 meters about 60 meters behind. Only miss out on the high

Fdnman

6/15/21 12:03pm

I figure I’m only 6-8 seconds behind world record pace in the 100m - only 6-8!!

Rivers Cuomo

6/15/21 12:19pm

1500 meter freestyle (swim)

byukarl

6/15/21 11:56am

I'd finish seconds behind the winner in 100M dash

ColoSpgs

6/15/21 11:56am

Valid point

ChiCityCoug

6/15/21 11:59am

I'd be within a couple feet of winning gold in curling.

The Y's Insider

6/15/21 12:25pm

50 freestyle.

Ragnar Danneskjold

6/15/21 11:56am

Those dudes do that in like 20 seconds. It's incredible.

johnnycarson

6/15/21 11:58am

And that's in meters.

Ragnar Danneskjold

6/15/21 12:06pm

Most in-shape adults cant even swim 25 m in 20 seconds.

johnnycarson

6/15/21 12:40pm

Curling...fat guys that yell a lot and wear funny shoes.

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/15/21 11:57am

This should be everyone’s answer - curling is so easy.

Penske Material

6/15/21 12:40pm

lol, curling is so easy #neverplayedthesport

ordinary tri guy

6/15/21 12:54pm

Did it all the time on my mission, lots of times with the Sisters in

Penske Material

6/15/21 1:00pm

Is it easy to push a bunch of stones down a sheet of ice...yes. Is it easy to

ordinary tri guy

6/15/21 1:03pm

Not sure it's easy but when I see 45 year old, fat guys, it gives me hope that,

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

6/15/21 1:00pm

And pregnant ladies…

Penske Material

6/15/21 1:02pm

It's like throwing darts...zero physical skill but tons of skill in precision.

ordinary tri guy

6/15/21 1:04pm

The only chance almost everyone on Cougarboard would have would be a non-athletic event like shooting. It's the only one

MarkWatney

6/15/21 11:57am

And curling. Fascinating sport.

scall

6/15/21 11:59am

Curling has too high of a technical skills gap to be picked up quickly. It seems simple, it's really not.

MarkWatney

6/15/21 12:01pm

I don’t know…. I think becoming ok at curling isn’t that big of a jump…

kotacoug

6/15/21 12:13pm

Qualifying for the olympics probably falls in the really really good category. It's unlikely anyone here could qualify

MarkWatney

6/15/21 12:29pm

Well ya but that’s the same for everything. That’s a given in this thread

kotacoug

6/15/21 1:34pm

Learning to curl and being able to play at a reasonably decent level in a rec

CanuckUte

6/15/21 12:42pm

I don't know, man. My wife watches BYUtv's All Around Champion, and the kids on

OldFogey

6/15/21 1:15pm

What about the power walking event?

ldssdl

6/15/21 12:02pm

They walk a mile in about 7 minutes. I'm guessing 99% of CB couldn't run a mile that fast.

MarkWatney

6/15/21 12:04pm

I don't have enough wiggle in my hips to compete in that event.

Eddie

6/15/21 1:51pm

Fencing. And I've never fenced before

David Lo Pan

6/15/21 11:58am

Maybe skeleton? And I’ve never done it before.

Joe Banks

6/15/21 12:00pm

My second choice after curling. All I'm missing is the death wish

downtownchrisbrown

6/15/21 3:12pm

Or sailing. I've done that once on a small lake.

David Lo Pan

6/15/21 12:00pm

I took fencing one semester in college. But I wasn't too good at it.

85fan

6/15/21 12:11pm

Ah, one person closer to the Gold than I was before your comment

David Lo Pan

6/15/21 12:45pm

What kind of college offers young adults the chance to poke each other with

OldFogey

6/15/21 3:39pm

Well, I was attending a Land Grant institution at the time . . .

85fan

6/16/21 11:27am

Middle guy on a 4 man bobsled, maybe?

The Shazad

6/15/21 11:59am

I could be guy 2/3 in a 4 man bobsled, but I wouldn't enjoy it

BYUBandfan

6/15/21 12:24pm

Better than being either guy on the two man luge.

crack

6/15/21 12:30pm

Yeah, that wouldn't be very comfortable either

BYUBandfan

6/15/21 8:25pm

Probably one of the target shooting events.

shoganai

6/15/21 11:59am

shotgun shooting, 3x3 basketball, or rhythmic gymnastics.

Coach's Dad

6/15/21 12:00pm

Wrestling...and I’m not that close. I’m a has been

4mack

6/15/21 12:00pm

Luge for sure

creameryon9th

6/15/21 12:01pm

probably shooting, then 110m and 400m hurdles but id be off by a long ways and

Druick

6/15/21 12:01pm

Maybe badminton or equestrian?

dYrtbYkerYder

6/15/21 12:01pm

Good call on equestrian. The horse knows what to do.

bluesloth

6/15/21 12:22pm

400 Meters.

rad dawg

6/15/21 12:01pm

How long ago was this? Current women's world record is 47.6 seconds.

squidmark

6/15/21 12:07pm

Seriously. Sub 48 for an amateur? Basically impossible

LiveCoug

6/15/21 12:14pm

2012.

rad dawg

6/15/21 12:15pm

Okay, I’ll believe you since you were the right age. But your take is wrong.

Joe Banks

6/15/21 12:29pm

I think "very few" is too harsh.

shoganai

6/15/21 12:33pm

I don’t think the percentage who could break 53 is double digits.

Joe Banks

6/15/21 12:34pm

Men in their early 20s with a year of training?

shoganai

6/15/21 12:38pm

Most no name high school kids get to the lie 50s by senior year? Nah.

LiveCoug

6/15/21 12:40pm

In the 1A classification alone, there were about a dozen kids in Texas that ran

shoganai

6/15/21 12:44pm

You do realize that those kids hitting 53 have been picked to run that race...

Eddie

6/15/21 1:58pm

Yes, I'm familiar with how it works.

shoganai

6/15/21 5:42pm

There are a hand full. I was one of the no names that ran that time and 400m

Druick

6/15/21 2:34pm

I think you and reddawg are soccer guys. That’s an athletic overlap with the 400

Joe Banks

6/15/21 12:37pm

I also happen to be his brother, but he's got 4-5 inches on me, and neither of

shoganai

6/15/21 12:41pm

Meh, 400 isnt a popular race and I think coaching is a real issue.

rad dawg

6/15/21 12:42pm

Your ignorance on this is shocking.

Joe Banks

6/15/21 12:51pm

The entire MWC had 6 guys break 48s.

Joe Banks

6/15/21 12:55pm

The big10 shows 25 of 87 broke 48.

Joe Banks

6/15/21 12:59pm

Dang I should have started in HS. Sounds like I could have had a schollie.

rad dawg

6/15/21 1:10pm

seriously, sub 48 is a HUGE deal, not many do it, even at high levels.

The Pope

6/15/21 2:07pm

Maybe I am naive but from what I saw these guys that run elite 100-200m times

rad dawg

6/15/21 3:21pm

there may be some of that, but remember, Bolt started out as a 400

The Pope

6/15/21 4:04pm

I think there is some support for my point there.

rad dawg

6/15/21 7:11pm

So tell us how you did it?

pygmalion

6/15/21 1:26pm

Yes - most high schools don't have coaches capable of coaching this distance...

Eddie

6/15/21 2:00pm

General overview.

rad dawg

6/15/21 2:20pm

What was the bet?

Alpi Gusto

6/15/21 2:40pm

There are several high school kids who beat that record every year.

shoganai

6/15/21 12:24pm

It’s plausible, but it would still be rare.

Joe Banks

6/15/21 12:33pm

How old are you? I doubt you were under 50 seconds.

Druick

6/15/21 12:09pm

You sure about that? That’s really fast. If you recruited a BYU sprinter it

Iman23

6/15/21 12:10pm

Yeah, about him possibly being an ex-track star in high school...

Phasor

6/15/21 12:15pm

Nope never ran track but I did actually make it state in the pole vault.

rad dawg

6/15/21 12:24pm

No you didnt.

panacablue

6/15/21 12:13pm

“Several years ago.” Are you just now 26?

Joe Banks

6/15/21 12:17pm

Im 31

rad dawg

6/15/21 12:29pm

Any chance this was called the Mortensen Invitational and you got $100?

DiamondMo

6/15/21 12:26pm

Super impressive. You rank in the top 20 all-time at BYU in the 400m. You've got

elmerfudd

6/15/21 2:04pm

I'll assume you're being honest, but I hope this thread showed you how insanely

The Pope

6/15/21 2:13pm

I'll make him show me the video when I'm back home this summer, and report back.

shoganai

6/15/21 6:24pm

Just post it to YouTube, if it really exists

volleyjiver

6/28/21 7:08pm

All you need now is a pronoun change.

flyonawall

6/15/21 5:43pm

definitely curling for the winter sports. summer is harder- maybe mountain biking b/c I do at least ride occasionally

byujag

6/15/21 12:01pm

Cycling individual pursuit

RC Vikings

6/15/21 12:02pm

I was a collegiate and club national champion in Handball

Medute

6/15/21 12:03pm

When does cornhole make it?

RealSimsShadY

6/15/21 12:04pm

Probably the 100 meters. I'd be within 10 seconds of qualifying.

Cosmodiar

6/15/21 12:04pm

Today, or at the height of my life? Today is downhill skiing (which means not a

doctorcoug

6/15/21 12:04pm

Un-Synchronized swimming an event yet?

TomPetty

6/15/21 12:04pm

I'd happily run the 100m to be a control for the regular man.

Sparkling Delirium

6/15/21 12:04pm

Archery.

StarMan

6/15/21 12:06pm

Maybe this...within inches of qualifying.

Fdnman

6/15/21 12:09pm

Yeah considering a teenaged Utah girl qualified, I would think that age/physical

StarMan

6/15/21 12:11pm

Discus. Or other throwing events.

Backslidercoug

6/15/21 12:07pm

Discuss? We do that every day on CB! We'd be high athletes.

Division Bell

6/15/21 12:10pm

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Vincent's Picks

6/15/21 12:11pm

I came really close once in gymnastics

thewaterboy

6/15/21 12:12pm

at the risk of doxxing you, is this you?......

StarMan

6/15/21 12:21pm

I wish I had that talent

thewaterboy

6/15/21 12:25pm

This individual needs to be canceled for deep insensitivity and hurt caused

Sparkling Delirium

6/15/21 2:12pm

Coxswain

Thrill

6/15/21 12:14pm

whoa! look at how small the kid in the back is compared to the rowers!

Pangare

6/15/21 12:15pm

This is also how you get a scholarship to USC without earning it except for

thewaterboy

6/15/21 12:19pm

MTB XCO, and I would still come in last... by far.

panacablue

6/15/21 12:15pm

Is golf in the Olympics?

kotacoug

6/15/21 12:15pm

Pommel Horse

Turd Ferguson

6/15/21 12:16pm

I could play baseball for Slovakia or something similar

cougfanz

6/15/21 12:19pm

Was going to say baseball isn't in the Olympics anymore, but just saw they added

bluesloth

6/15/21 12:24pm

I am pretty good at jumping on a Trampoline, and it appears that is a sport.

Pangare

6/15/21 12:19pm

You’d have to challenge Dong Dong. 2012 gold medalist.

DiamondMo

6/15/21 12:30pm

Dong Dong could get UP!

RealSimsShadY

6/15/21 12:52pm

not sure if "bum-drops" will win you the gold

Hill4Heisman

6/15/21 2:51pm

careful not to judge to quickly. You haven't seen my bum drops yet!

Pangare

6/15/21 3:09pm

Equestrian if you give me the right horse.

Tare

6/15/21 12:24pm

Do smaller, less athletic riders give the horse a better chance? 🙂

Cthack1

6/15/21 12:54pm

Superior upper body and core strength + stunning good looks needed. I'd rock it.

Tare

6/15/21 1:00pm

Probably rings

cougsnhoosiers

6/15/21 12:54pm

haha, that's the event where 99.99% of us can't do the most basic move

Hill4Heisman

6/15/21 2:50pm

5k or 10k, but I'm not close to qualifying in either.

Byron McNertney

6/15/21 12:58pm

I could probably be one of those ice sweepers on the curling team

cougarmeister

6/15/21 1:01pm

they also need to throw rocks unfortunately

Hill4Heisman

6/15/21 2:49pm

The luge. Could even set a world record.

Kavorka

6/15/21 1:18pm

Dang, turns out I’m actually a hack.

Kavorka

6/15/21 1:34pm

Probably synchronized swimming. As long as I could wear this:

m0resn0w

6/15/21 1:20pm

This thread is so funny

Bovine University

6/15/21 1:38pm

This is the same board where a large portion of guys thought that they could

Kavorka

6/15/21 1:39pm

It's not that funny. People are just answering the question that was posed. I

Not Even Close

6/15/21 2:01pm

Marathon. In HS, I actually was competitive with & beat guys who were Olympians.

RUNBYU1

6/15/21 2:02pm

In other words what sport are you best at? Lol

ColonelMustard

6/15/21 2:22pm

Snowboard cross. I can't do any tricks on a board, but I've always been able to go really fast and carve well. How hard

CougarTailDevourer

6/15/21 2:23pm

Golf or basketball

Gunga Galunga

6/15/21 2:30pm

me too

here's to hoping

6/15/21 3:05pm

High jump, only 24 inches away from the world record!

Hill4Heisman

6/15/21 2:48pm

Discus

Gorum the Old

6/15/21 2:51pm

table tennis - i dominated a company game night once. I was really sweaty.

Str8CashCougar

6/15/21 2:54pm

Curling

downtownchrisbrown

6/15/21 3:06pm

I still think they should put a high school athlete in the races for comparison

cougsnhoosiers

6/15/21 3:18pm

Air Rifle or three position rifle. This is a path I almost went down when I was 13-14, but I liked football too much.

mvtoro

6/15/21 3:40pm

good call. football gets more ladies than bb guns

Str8CashCougar

6/15/21 4:14pm

True. But as a 13 year old, hearing that the team will provide you with a match AR-15 on day 1 is pretty tempting too

mvtoro

6/15/21 4:25pm

Ping pong

coug719

6/15/21 4:29pm

This may be the most unlikely. Nothing those dudes do look like I could compete

DiamondMo

6/15/21 8:03pm

Speed skating. Grew up playing hockey and still play but missed my true calling

SotaCoug

6/15/21 5:21pm

Spectator

Ddean

6/15/21 6:31pm

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