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Post #211652 by Tiki-bot on Mon, Jan 30, 2006 11:28 PM

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I'm gonna use this opportunity to vent about the lamest sport in any Olympiad: biathalon. You know, the x-country skiing/shooting event you only hear about in the winter olympics. Okay, x-country skiing is a real sport with a long sporting and cultural history and requires genuine athletic skills. Shooting? Sure, skill and practice. Aerobic endurance? Not so much. But combining them? What the???

Let's think up some new ridiclous sporting combinations, eh?