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Olympic Sport-Colorguard?

Post by CgiSmYLiFe_10 » Tue Aug 31, 2004 11:47 am

Am I the only one who thinks colorguard/winterguard should become an olympic sport? I mean after two weeks of watching most of the olympic games i think it's the perfect olympic sport. Am i way ahead of myself here? could it happen? It would be great if it did because it would become even more world reknown. Tell me what you guys think

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Post by audrizzle13 » Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:06 pm

I think that if they can have synchronized trampolining as a sport, why not have colorguard?
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Post by luckiecg » Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:38 pm

most definately....i think it should be judged like gymnastics, what with the different captions and all. you know?
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Post by flagratgirl » Tue Aug 31, 2004 9:18 pm

the only problem with colorguard as an olympic sport is the fact that very few countries actually do colorguard. there are not enough people able to participate i mean there would be maybe what 4 or 5 teams.... thats all not too competative. trust me a few people in my guard ahve talked about this and that was our conclusion as to y there is a lack of pageantry in the olympic world.
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Post by audrizzle13 » Tue Aug 31, 2004 11:01 pm

It'd start out how baseball and softball did where it was really just the US and Japan, but when word gets around that they would make it an olympic sprt other countries would get interested and want to do it just to win another medal.
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Post by ColorguardBHS2004 » Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:55 am

Your right they should if they can call cheerleading a sport then we can be a sport !!!!lets become a sport yay!!!! :lol:
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Post by CaptainKiki » Wed Sep 01, 2004 7:48 pm

We're considered a sport at our school. We get PE credit, along with Fine Arts credit.

Anyway, if they can make "rhythmic gymnastics" an Olympic sport... AKA: Ribbon dancing... Then they should make Guard an olympic sport!

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Post by guardoandlovinitforlife » Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:00 pm

airforce13 wrote:I think that if they can have synchronized trampolining as a sport, why not have colorguard?
seriously! the trampoline was kinda lame...in my opinion. lol :) anyway, were considered a sport at our school too. we get pe and performing arts credits, (which btw i will have up the wazoo) anyway, i think that would be SO cool. i would so try to get there lol :wink:
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Post by TMR Quint Kid » Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:16 pm

flagratgirl wrote:the only problem with colorguard as an olympic sport is the fact that very few countries actually do colorguard. there are not enough people able to participate i mean there would be maybe what 4 or 5 teams.... thats all not too competative. trust me a few people in my guard ahve talked about this and that was our conclusion as to y there is a lack of pageantry in the olympic world.
if other countries are willing to learn trampoline whatever, then i think they'd be into colorguard. It would be awesome to see colorguard in the olympics, but not as cool as entire field shows. I think DCI and the olympics should combine. That'd be cool. Hehe.

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Post by flagchild06 » Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:27 pm

You can't judge colorguard. There are no set standards. Gymnastics are like pointed toes and everything. Maaaybe you could try and judge but, based on what? Give them the same music? Same work?
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Post by TMR Quint Kid » Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:06 pm

flagchild06 wrote:You can't judge colorguard. There are no set standards. Gymnastics are like pointed toes and everything. Maaaybe you could try and judge but, based on what? Give them the same music? Same work?
Well, why not judge it the way it is for WGI or another circuit?

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Post by GuarDiva04 » Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:31 pm

You can't judge colorguard. There are no set standards. Gymnastics are like pointed toes and everything. Maaaybe you could try and judge but, based on what? Give them the same music? Same work?
No set standards? Are you crazy? How do you think we compete in WGI? There are set standards and the difference form guard to guard is how the go about achieving geatness in those captions. I agree Guard should be in the olympics because what better way to spread the love eh? LoL
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Post by RifleDiva86 » Sun Sep 05, 2004 12:23 pm

I think that drum corps should be put in the olympics before winterguard, because winterguard is a lot like gymnastics (for the exception that we spin). Drum Corps is more strenuous and atheletic & I think if we put that up to a committe that decides whether a sport should be allowed in the olympics, they would be more agreeing to drum corps. Besides, we could say that DCI is already put on TV & played in the movie theatres (as of this summer), and they might actually look into it. Also if Drum Corps was put in the olympics, it's only a matter of time until they put winterguard in! ... That way we get guard and music into the olympics... I think that would be a cool idea..

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Post by alto s@x 87 » Sun Oct 03, 2004 10:17 pm

I think it would be an awesome idea, but right now the support in other countries is not strong enough. but if that curling sport is in the olympics why not drum corps or guards? neither the band or guard at our school gets PE credit. what a crime. cheerleading might be considered a sport, but is it in the olympics? not to my knowledge. but then again, i didn't know that trampolines were in the olympics either.
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Post by crack it » Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:40 pm

Well I was given some old WGI tapes, from 88 and 89 from my band director, and they were called the Winterguard Olympics. Even though I know it's not the actual Olympics, Championships used to be called the Olympics.

Sorry I just thought that was weird...
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