[laweeks]

Sorry, but I’ve always held that any “Sport” that determines the results as someone’s opinion, to me is NOT a sport: floor exercises, ice skating, balance beams, etc. Any time that someone’s opinion has to be summoned, it is not a sport.

I mean, ballet is not a sport . . . so how come floor exercises or figure skating IS!

[kevkrom]

So... baseball isn’t a sport, because an umpire has to call balls and strikes? Basketball doesn’t count because the referee decides what is and isn’t a foul? Football/hockey the same with penalties?

Pretty much leaves only things that can be explicitly done by computer (archery, shooting, race timing — except swimming, which has stroke and turn judging — etc.)

[apocalypto]

I agree. It is performance art or something like that but not a sport.

[bella1]

IMO, every judged sport should do what diving does. They throw out the high and low scores and average the rest. Prevents low balling or scoring your favorite higher.