USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
It was announced, just a handful of months ago, that our surfing was to be included in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. I think most of us maybe sneered. I sure did, publicly too in the National Magazine Award winning Daily Beast story, “The Olympics Made Surfing Lame, Somehow.” Pour yourself a single malt Scotch and really savor the intro…
Surfing is probably going to be in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which is stupid and everyone I know agrees.
The nod is a big coup for the International Surfing Association and its president, Fernando Aguirre.
“Surfing has incredible and growing global appeal, particularly amongst young people,” Aguirre said. “It embodies a cool, playful lifestyle that would add a completely new element to the program, helping the Games reach new fans through live action and stunning broadcast opportunities.”
Except the broadcast opportunities won’t be stunning because the action will be taking place in a chlorine bathtub.
Oops!
If you can believe it I was wrong! The action will not be taking place in a chlorine bathtub but in Japan’s glorious natural, God-made ocean!
Today it was revealed that there might be some nervousness re. no waves coming. Let us read in Japan Today:
The surfing competition will take place at Ichinomiya’s Tsurigasaki Beach instead of on artificial waves, leading to the fears that waves in the summer months may not be sufficient for the competition.
Aguerre, however, believes advanced weather forecasts will help the ISA organise the competition efficiently.
“We have a 10-year history of the place—the surfing direction, size, swirl, wind, everything, so we’re not surprised about how it’s going to be,” Aguerre told insidethegames.biz, a sports website focused on the Olympic Movement.
“The technology right now allows us 72 hours of forecast ahead of time of how the waves are going to be. We need two eight-hour days to run the competition so I think it’s very, very positive.”
Ok… just two quick question. If the surfing competition will take place at Ichinomiya’s Tsurigasaki Beach then what good will 72 hours of advanced forecast do? Will they move the site if no waves are coming to that area? Will they have the entire two week Olympic window to hold the event? Maybe that’s what he’s talking about. And my second question, have any of you ever surfed Ichinomiya’s Tsurigasaki Beach? Is it barrels or airs?
But what I really wanted to say is if the Olympics can run the entire damn show in two eight hour days, i.e. almost one swell event, then it is smarter than the World Surf League.
Am I right or am I right?
Old men make young men fight for shiny trinkets; young men make fight for old men’s shiny trinkets.
Fuck the Olympics. Just fuck right off
ah but the long range forecast already is showing rainy , North swell ,which will pass thru Fuckashima , radioactivite waves will allow everyone to surf also at nite , which in affect double the surfing time , the close out banks will allow for airs and near man turns , so its all looking good , your sincerely Aguerro , no false facts , just alternative surf reports please!!
The Olympics is about running in a big circle in the pursuit of excellence, not getting your least-favourite song played unless you beat everyone else in the world at a random activity, and losing everything a couple of years later when they find out you were pouring EPO on your breakfast cereal.
How could surfing not be a complete success running on this format?
The WSL employ Strider Wasilewski as a live, on-camera reporter who must utilize his verbal communication skills to provide commentary, heat analysis, and personal experiences with viewers. He also conducts live athlete interviews on an as-needed basis.
This is your answer.
The thing that really caught my eye and assured me of their competence was their ’10 year history of the place- the surfing direction, size, swirl, wind, everything..’. If you have a 10 year history of a surfing direction and swirl at a beach break that gets no swell in the summer months, what could go wrong? Also, two eight our days assumes that wind has no negative impact on quality. Is this in Nicaragua?
I then found this and knew that the world would be treated to only the most riveting Brazilian QS beach break action that you could ever imagine. This high risk/ high reward atmosphere is sure to capture the hearts and minds of landlocked bumpkins the world over.
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
You’re hired.
is the soundtrack available?
crickets
If The Internia ever split, their left wing element could start a new site called “The Swirl”. Maybe they could poach that Morgan guy from Stab.