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Pole dancing in line to become Olympic sport
The Times of London ^ | 10/17/17 | Sean O’Neill

Posted on 10/18/2017 5:53:47 AM PDT by RightGeek

Pole dancing has come a long way since it appeared at 1980s strip clubs. It now has an accepted scoring system.

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The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) confirmed yesterday that it has given observer status to the International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF) in a move which sets out a “clear pathway” towards full Olympic recognition.

Patrick Baumann, president of GAISF said it was an “exciting time” for pole sports and added: “We will do everything within our remit to help them realise their full potential...

(Excerpt) Read more at thetimes.co.uk ...


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To: RightGeek

Well, that ought to get the ratings up!....................


21 posted on 10/18/2017 6:13:44 AM PDT by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: central_va
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22 posted on 10/18/2017 6:14:14 AM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: gaijin

I predict this will put night time prime time viewing at the top of the Nielson Ratings!


23 posted on 10/18/2017 6:14:44 AM PDT by Mouton (The MSM is a clear and present danger to the republic.)
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To: RightGeek

The Olympics died sometime back in the ‘80s.

And get off of my lawn!


24 posted on 10/18/2017 6:16:00 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: RightGeek
Pole dancing in line to become Olympic sport

I think the Poles will have an advantage.


25 posted on 10/18/2017 6:18:55 AM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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To: RightGeek
Sure the modern individual events get all the attention, but what about team Pole dancing?


26 posted on 10/18/2017 6:19:12 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (The Whig Party died when it fled the great fight of its century. Ditto for the Republicans now.)
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To: RightGeek

“Tiffany Mercedes from the U.S. team has finished her dismount, and here are the judges’ scores: $10, $10, $10, $10, and $1 from the Russian judge.”


27 posted on 10/18/2017 6:20:26 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: RightGeek

I like the idea of Pole dancing...

28 posted on 10/18/2017 6:22:20 AM PDT by Jonah Hex
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To: RightGeek
‘Turning Pro’.
29 posted on 10/18/2017 6:22:33 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: RightGeek; SkyDancer
Długo żyć w Polsce!


30 posted on 10/18/2017 6:24:08 AM PDT by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: KC_Lion

I was just about to Ping ya.


31 posted on 10/18/2017 6:24:49 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Kudsman

Exactly!

Pasties Optional.


32 posted on 10/18/2017 6:24:52 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: Charles Henrickson
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33 posted on 10/18/2017 6:24:54 AM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: RightGeek

If it becomes an Olympic “sport”, the Ukrainians will win. Here’s why: Anastasia Sokolova: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_E7vC2VcRY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nncKE12Ni4s

Rumor online a couple of years ago was that she was actually a man.

And if she doesn’t win it, this kid will: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LayO1wW-b2o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6uGIMXBB3o She was NINE YEARS OLD.


34 posted on 10/18/2017 6:28:41 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: Charles Henrickson

Banacek was always a step ahead.


35 posted on 10/18/2017 6:29:58 AM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: RightGeek

Next up: Mud wrestling.


36 posted on 10/18/2017 6:31:10 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: ThunderSleeps
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37 posted on 10/18/2017 6:33:06 AM PDT by ETL (See my FR Home page for a closer look at today's Communist/Anarchist protest groups)
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To: RightGeek

“Yet within a decade it looks possible that pole dancing could join pole vaulting as an Olympic sport.”

Accordingly, athletes at the 2024 Games competing in this event will be garbed in sportswear worn by Olympians 2,700 years ago.


38 posted on 10/18/2017 6:33:43 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: RightGeek

All judged and scored events should be removed from the Olympics. If an event needs to be scored by objective standards then it is not a sport, just an exposition.


39 posted on 10/18/2017 6:37:19 AM PDT by Petrosius
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To: ETL

Wish I had a gif of Patrick Swayze/Chris Farley Chippendales SNL segment from a loooong time ago.......


40 posted on 10/18/2017 6:38:04 AM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison...like yesterday.)
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