2964: Olympic Sports

2024-07-27T22:46:23Z

Cool110: /* Explanation */ Add Eddie the Eagle to title text

{{comic
| number = 2964
| date = July 26, 2024
| title = Olympic Sports
| image = olympic_sports_2x.png
| imagesize = 553x328px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Thankfully for everyone involved, the Winter Olympics officials spotted me and managed to stop me before I got to the ski jump.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by A VERY CONCERNED OLYMPIC OFFICIAL - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

In this comic, [[Randall]], who has no athletic training, imagines himself participating in various events at the {{w|2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris (Summer) Olympics}}, with his degrees of failure measured in terms of their humor potential.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Olympic Sports Ranked by How Funny It Would Be If a Regular Person Competed
! How Funny !! Sport !! Reason !! Depicted?
|-
|rowspan=5| Not that funny || {{w|Rowing}} || The person would simply struggle to row effectively. ||
|-
| {{w|Fencing}} || They might fail to land any hits, but it wouldn't be overly humorous. ||
|-
| {{w|Weightlifting}} || They might just fail to lift the weights. ||
|-
| {{w|Golf}} || They would likely miss the ball or hit poorly. || ✔
|-
| {{w|Archery}} || Arrows might miss the target, but it's not particularly amusing. || ✔
|-
|rowspan=5| Pretty funny || {{w|Swimming}} || They might struggle to stay afloat or swim awkwardly. ||
|-
| {{w|Long jump}} || They would likely make a very short jump. ||
|-
| {{w|Pole vault}} || They might struggle to even get over the bar. ||
|-
| {{w|Diving}} || Awkward or painful-looking dives could ensue. ||
|-
| {{w|Hurdles}} || They might trip and fall over the hurdles. || ✔
|-
|rowspan=5| Incredibly funny || {{w|Figure skating}} || They might slip and fall continuously on the ice. ||
|-
| {{w|Horizontal bar}} || They might fail to perform any flips or fall off the bar. ||
|-
| {{w|Equestrian sports}} || They might struggle to control the horse or fall off. || ✔
|-
| {{w|Freestyle BMX}} || They might crash or fail to perform tricks. ||
|-
| {{w|Pommel horse}} || They might awkwardly flop around or fall off. || ✔
|}

The title text may be a reference to ski jumper {{w|Vinko Bogataj}}, whose spectacular crash at a (non-Olympic) ski flying event in 1970 in Oberstdorf, (then) West Germany became emblematic of the expression "the agony of defeat" in the opening narration of the popular US television program "{{w|Wide World of Sports (American TV program)|Wide World of Sports}}". Alternatively the reference may be to {{w|Eddie the Eagle}} whose poor performance at the {{w|1988 Winter Olympics}} led to the introduction of the top 50 or 30% qualifying rule

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
:Olympic Sports ranked by how funny it would be if I, a regular person without athletic training, snuck onto the team to compete:
:[Three panels are shown with a header, a bullet list with five listed sports in each, and one or two depictions of sports.]
:Not that funny
:Rowing
:Fencing
:Weightlifting
:Golf
:Archery
:[Cueball putts a ball with a golf club and misses the hole.]
:[Cueball is aiming with a bow. Three arrows are on the ground at various distances from the target.]
:Pretty funny
:Swimming
:Long jump
:Pole vault
:Diving
:Hurdles
:[Cueball runs stomach-first into a hurdle, while holding a hand on his head. Another hurdle behind him has fallen down.]
:Cueball: [Bonk] Ow! [Bonk] Ow!
:Incredibly funny
:Figure skating
:Horizontal bar
:Equestrian
:BMX freestyle
:Pommel horse
:[Cueball tries to balance himself on a pommel horse. His both hands and one leg are down, while the other leg is slightly raised.]
:Cueball: Look! Look!
:[A horse rider wearing a black helmet is struggling to maintain balance on the running horse, with both hands and one leg raised.]
:Horse rider with black helmet: AAAAA!

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