Once every four years, my family and I will gather around the television. Our eyes are glued to the screen as we watch the athletes show off their remarkable skills. My family’s favorite event to watch has to be the Halfpipe in Snowboarding. My least favorite event has to be Skeleton. If I were to create a sport to substitute Skeleton, I would create Extreme Snowball Fight. To begin, the halfpipe event in Snowboarding consists of athletes going down a slope on a board. Their objective is to do tricks across this u-shaped slope. The score is based on the amplitude, difficulty, variety, and execution of each trick. I find this sport pleasurable to watch out of all the other Olympic sports because I like the tricks the athletes do. To me, it is baffling seeing the athletes launch their bodies into the air while doing tricks. I have always wondered how they managed to spin and land perfectly. Sometimes, the competitors won’t land correctly and end up crashing on the side of the pipe. Although they crash, the competitors still manage to get up and continue on. In a way, it is inspirational because they are showing the world to …show more content…
To begin, Extreme Snowball Fight demonstrates teamwork by having the teammates work together. Each team member plays vital role in the game. One group has to make sure he or she makes the snowballs and get the snowballs to his or her other team members. Next, this sport exercises the brain by having the team come up with strategies to beat the other team. The game consists of being able to get to the flag safely and quickly. Finally, the game exercises the body. In order to win, the competitor needs to be athletic and able to dodge the snowballs and move quickly. This sport would work for the Olympics because there is not a lot of team sports and some of the sports don’t really contribute a “fun” factor to