Olympic addiction

Aaron and I have been pretty addicted to the Olympics the last week and a 1/2, and although I remember watching it in years past, I don't have a memory of ALL the crazy events that are included in the Olympics. I guess because the winter Olympics have relatively so few disciplines? Anyway, just for fun, I looked up a list of all the different events...and came to the conclusion, there are a lot of things that I'm not doing in life. Time to get crackin'...my bow skills and ribbon dancing skills could really use some work, not to mention all the equestrian skills I haven't even begun :-)

Here is a complete list of Olympic events for your educational vaults:...not including all the new events by Dwight for the 2012 Olympics...

(PS. due to the comments, I thought I should add that I only copied and pasted a list of events into the post...the only thing I added were my side comments in green :-) )

Diving: (Yes I watched the synchronized diving...all of it, it's mesmerizing okay!)
* - 10m platform Men
- 3m springboard Men
- synchronized diving 10m platform Men
- synchronized diving 3m springboard Men

* - 10m platform Women
- 3m springboard Women
- synchronized diving 10m platform Women
- synchronized diving 3m springboard Women

Swimming: (GO Michael Phelps!)
* - 100m backstroke Men
- 100m breaststroke Men
- 100m butterfly Men
- 100m freestyle Men
- 1500m freestyle Men
- 200m backstroke Men
- 200m breaststroke Men
- 200m butterfly Men
- 200m freestyle Men
- 200m individual medley Men
- 400m freestyle Men
- 400m individual medley Men
- 4x100m freestyle relay Men
- 4x100m medley relay Men
- 4x200m freestyle relay Men
- 50m freestyle Men
- marathon 10km Men

* - 100m backstroke Women
- 100m breaststroke Women
- 100m butterfly Women
- 100m freestyle Women
- 200m backstroke Women
- 200m breaststroke Women
- 200m butterfly Women
- 200m freestyle Women
- 200m individual medley Women
- 400m freestyle Women
- 400m individual medley Women
- 4x100m freestyle relay Women
- 4x100m medley relay Women
- 4x200m freestyle relay Women
- 50m freestyle Women
- 800m freestyle Women
- marathon 10km Women

Syncronized swimming: (Here is an under appreciated sport in the public pools, ever try to organize a game of syncronized swimming?...I'm not welcom back at that pool?)
* - duet Women
* - team Women (I wonder why there are no mens teams??) :-)

Water Polo:
* - water polo Men
* - water polo Women

Archery: (I will improve my bow skills...look out London 2012)
* - individual (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Men
- team (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Men

* - individual (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Women
- team (FITA Olympic round - 70m) Women

Athletics: (How come there are no white people on the field?)
* - 10000m Men
- 100m Men
- 110m hurdles Men
- 1500m Men
- 200m Men
- 20km walk Men
- 3000m steeplechase Men
- 400m Men
- 400m hurdles Men
- 4x100m relay Men
- 4x400m relay Men
- 5000m Men
- 50km walk Men
- 800m Men
- decathlon Men
- discus throw Men
- hammer throw Men
- high jump Men
- javelin throw Men
- long jump Men
- marathon Men
- pole vault Men
- shot put Men

* - triple jump Men
- 10000m Women
- 100m Women
- 100m hurdles Women
- 1500m Women
- 200m Women
- 20km race walk Women
- 3000m steeplechase Women
- 400m Women
- 400m hurdles Women
- 4x100m relay Women
- 4x400m relay Women
- 5000m Women
- 800m Women
- discus throw Women
- hammer throw Women
- heptathlon Women
- high jump Women
- javelin throw Women
- long jump Women
- marathon Women
- pole vault Women
- shot put Women
- triple jump Women

Badminton: (Yes...that's right I said Badminton. You better tell Grandma to pull out that old set)
* - doubles Men
- singles Men
* - doubles Women
- singles Women
- doubles Mixed

Baseball: (Ah yes, America's favorite pass time...that's why we get all the Gold)
-Mens

Softball: (UM, if you didn't see the women's softball, the fact that there is a gender differentiation is a wonder, maybe that is why they got rid of it for the next Olympics...no one wanted to "make sure" they were in fact women) :-)
- Gender Non-Specific

Basketball: (how do we not always get gold in this event?)
* - basketball Men
* - basketball Women

Boxing:
* - + 91kg (super heavyweight) Men
- - 48kg (light-flyweight) Men
- 48 - 51kg (flyweight) Men
- 51 - 54kg (bantamweight) Men
- 54 - 57kg (featherweight) Men

* - 57 - 60kg (lightweight) Men
- 60 - 64 kg Men
- 64 - 69 kg Men
- 69 - 75 kg Men
- 75 - 81kg (light-heavyweight) Men
- 81 - 91kg (heavyweight) Men

Canoe/Kayak: (NZ anyone? I'm thinking of training...mommy style)
* - C-1 1000m (canoe single) Men
- C-1 500m (canoe single) Men
- C-2 1000m (canoe double) Men
- C-2 500m (canoe double) Men
- K-1 1000m (kayak single) Men
- K-1 500m (kayak single) Men

* - K-2 1000m (kayak double) Men
- K-2 500m (kayak double) Men
- K-4 1000m (kayak four) Men
- K-1 500m (kayak single) Women
- K-2 500m (kayak double) Women
- K-4 500m (kayak four) Women

BMX Cycling: (Ah, another one I'm going to invest in...I wonder if the neighbors would mind me turning my back yard into a dirt track?)
* - Individual Men
* - individual Women

Road Cycling: (Where's Lance?)
* - individual road race Men
- individual time trial Men

* - individual road race Women
- individual time trial Women

Track Cycling: (I wonder if that's bad for those hardwood floors?)
* - Individual Pursuit Men
- Keirin Men
- Madison Men
- Olympic Sprint Men
- Points Race Men
- Sprint individual Men
- Team Pursuit (4000m) Men
- individual pursuit Women
- points race Women
- sprint Women

Mountain Bike: (yes please!)
* - cross-country Men
* - cross-country Women

Equestrian/Dressage: (whatever that is?...did that horse just do a Plié)
* - individual Mixed
* - team Mixed
Equestrian/Eventing: (Ah yes, eventing.)
* - individual Mixed
* - team Mixed
Equestiran/Jumping: (shouldn't the horses be getting the medals?)
* - individual Mixed
* - team Mixed

Fencing: (Gold medal to whoever can pronounce all the events properly)
* - épée individual Men
- épée team Men
- foil individual Men
- sabre individual Men
- sabre team Men

* - épée individual Women
- foil individual Women
- foil team Women
- sabre individual Women
- sabre team Women

Football: (also known as Soccer...I wonder who the US would play if it were American style Football?)
* - football Men
* - football Women

Artistic Gymnastics: (Don't try to understand it, just enjoy...the scoring is completly arbitrary)
* - floor exercises Men
- horizontal bar Men
- individual all-round Men
- parallel bars Men
- pommel horse Men
- rings Men
- team competition Men
- vault Men
- balance beam Women
- floor exercises Women
- individual all-round Women
- team competition Women
- uneven bars Women
- vault Women

Rhythmic Gymnastics: (basically Hula-hoop, ribbon, ball, club & jump rope dancing)
* - group competition Women
* - individual all-round Women

Trampoling: (don't worry, I have this one down, I am a champion at bum wars)
- Men
- Women

Handball: (Do we play that in the US?...it looks like fun)
- Men
- Women

Hockey: (on the field, no ice)
- Men
- Women

Judo: (this one looks painful)
* - + 100kg (heavyweight) Men
- - 60 kg Men
- 60 - 66kg (half-lightweight) Men
- 66 - 73kg (lightweight) Men
- 73 - 81kg (half-middleweight) Men
- 81 - 90kg (middleweight) Men
- 90 - 100kg (half-heavyweight) Men

* - + 78kg (heavyweight) Women
- - 48kg (extra-lightweight) Women
- 48 - 52kg (half-lightweight) Women
- 52 - 57kg (lightweight) Women
- 57 - 63kg (half-middleweight) Women
- 63 - 70kg (middleweight) Women
- 70 - 78kg (half-heavyweight) Women

Modern Pentathlon: (Described as an educational sport. "This was the primary wish of its creator, Pierre de Coubertin. A complete sport, on the physical side - Swimming & Running are the basic disciplines; on the mental side – Shooting requires stress control and a precise technique; on the intellectual side – Fencing requires adaptability and intelligence; Riding an unknown horse requires a mix of adaptability, self-control and courage"... huh.)
- Individual Men
- Individual Women

Rowing: (thanks to the movie the Skulls, for making this sport look sexy)
* - coxless pair (2-) Men
- double sculls (2x) Men
- eight with coxswain (8+) Men
- four without coxswain (4-) Men
- lightweight coxless four (4-) Men
- lightweight double sculls (2x) Men
- quadruple sculls without coxsw Men
- single sculls (1x) Men
- double sculls (2x) Women
- eight with coxswain (8+) Women
- lightweight double sculls (2x) Women
- pair without coxswain (2-) Women
- quadruple sculls without coxsw Women
- single sculls (1x) Women

Sailing: (Do they plan this event around the weather)
* - 470 - Two Person Dinghy Men
- Laser - One Person Dinghy Men
- RS:X - Windsurfer Men
- Star - Keelboat Men
- 470 - Two Person Dinghy Women
- Laser Radial - One Person Ding Women
- RS:X - Windsurfer Women
- Yngling - Keelboat Women
- 49er - Skiff Mixed
- Finn - Heavyweight Dinghy Mixed
- Tornado - Multihull Mixed

Shooting: (see all you democrats, even the Olympics are pro-second amendment!)
* - 10m air pistol (60 shots) Men
- 10m air rifle (60 shots) Men
- 25m rapid fire pistol (60 shots) Men
- 50m pistol (60 shots) Men
- 50m rifle 3 positions (3x40 shots) Men
- 50m rifle prone (60 shots) Men
- double trap (150 targets) Men
- skeet (125 targets) Men
- trap (125 targets) Men
- 10m air pistol (40 shots) Women
- 10m air rifle (40 shots) Women
- 25m pistol (30+30 shots) Women
- 50m rifle 3 positions (3x20 shots) Women
- skeet (75 targets) Women
- trap (75 targets) Women

Table Tennis: (aka Balls of Fury)
* - singles Men
- team Men
* - singles Women
- team Women

Taekwondo: (ouch)
* - + 80 kg Men
- - 58 kg Men
- 58 - 68 kg Men
- 68 - 80 kg Men
- + 67 kg Women
- - 49 kg Women
- 49 - 57 kg Women
- 57 - 67 kg Women

Tennis: (I miss you Andre)
* - doubles Men
- singles Men
* - doubles Women
- singles Women

Triathlon: (All in under 2hrs...are you kidding me?)
- Individual Mens
- Individual Womens

Beach Vollyball: (Women in Bikini's, Men fully clothed)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xtEwOY7-Kk

- men
- women

Vollyball:

Weightlifting: (Easy on the bronzer, white people are allowed in this sport)
* - + 105kg Men
- 105kg Men
- 56kg Men
- 62kg Men
- 69kg Men
- 77kg Men
- 85kg Men
- 94kg Men
- + 75kg Women
- 48kg Women
- 53kg Women
- 58kg Women
- 63kg Women
- 69kg Women
- 75kg Women

Wrestling: Freestyle & Greco-Roman.
(There are 2 different styles of wrestling?? Honestly how many ways are there to wrestle someone to the floor...unless they are adding in props?...mud, jello, crisco)
* - 55kg Men
- 55 - 60kg Men
- 60 - 66kg Men
- 66 - 74kg Men
- 74 - 84kg Men
- 84 - 96kg Men
- 96 - 120kg Men
- 48kg Women
- 48 - 55kg Women
- 55 - 63kg Women
- 63 - 72kg Women