When will DDR become an Olympic sport?

[namyzarc]

Just tossing this out in lieu of recent events... I mean, if
PING PONG can make it as an Olympic sport, DDR has
definitely got some kind of shot!

I think it would be cool to see a 6 person team from USA
take on another team from Japan for the gold, or something
like that...

Comments?

namyzarc
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[Imlostinmyshoe]

being that ddr isnt a sport, i dont think it stands any chance. although it would cool and lets face it - you never know...
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[Redwngs13]

Not to burst your bubble... but i dont think DDR has much of a chance at making it in the olympics. I mean, its not even considered an official sport in the US (yet ). I think in order for the Olympics to accept DDR as a sport, it would have to be considered a sport in many countries... So far i only know of one country that ddr is considered a sport (Norway, right? I think i remember reading it on the headlines here).
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[Johnny Rainbow]

....why is there another topic discussing this?

No. DDR shouldn't be an Olympic sport.

BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION ON THIS MATTER(as is everybody else with a shred of common sense of being able to tell the difference between actual competitive sports and video games).

Why not just make just a sticky regarding on "whether DDR is a sport or not" so that we can just not have any more threads regarding this?
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[Spike]

Ping Pong has stood the test of time. It has been around for quite some time and has a wide audience and age-range of people who play.

DDR...does not. It is generally played by the younger generation, and most older people (as in, 40+) probably wouldn't be interested in it. I can watch a mean game of ping pong and be interested in it. Personally, I could with DDR as well, but that's because I play it. My parents, for example, don't give a damn unless I'm the one playing.

There's a group trying to get Poker to be an olympic sport. THAT would be awesome.
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[Footstep]

Sports are:
1.Athletic
2.Work out the mind,body,and money
3You sweat when you play sprts

DDR fits these.I have made my point
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So what if we cant PA.Least were cute

[Zukin-Man]

Olympic sports are on a whole different level from basic sports. I agree that DDR is a sport, but it probably has less chance of becoming Olympic than Rock, Paper, Scissors. (Don't quote me on that.)
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[Flameboat]

Football (as in American football, not soccer) isn't even an olympic sport. I would expect to see skateboarding at the olympics before I even imagine any video game of any type at the olympics. Many people don't even believe it's a sport PERIOD. Basically, it's a sport by definition (I looked 'sport' up, so I know), but anything one does for recreation is a sport. Posting on DDR Freak is a sport according to my dictionary. So really, most people aren't going to consider it a *real* sport. So the short answer is: Never. It will never be an olympic sport. Unless Yasu becomes the head of the olympic committee.
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[claw]

That would be so cool if forum-whoring was an olympic sport!

[!!!!]

Hopefully, never.

Interestingly enough, DDR does fit the requirement that the sport must be played on 4 continents, but may fall just short of the 20 Country requirement.
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[Spike]

[Illusion Bomb]

Goodness, DDR an Olympic event? I hope that never happens. People train their entire life for the Olympics and it would seem like a mockery to just have some video game be added to the roster.
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[Irob]

There reaches a time when you can AAA any song. You can reach that with Olympic scale training. You would just get ties over and over again. DDR will never become an Olympic sport.
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[eryk]

[Bonnietta]

never. I like ddr, but it's just a video game.
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[Reenee]

Norway considers DDR a sport.

[Spike]

[Maxx 999]

well, if ddr lasts about 20 years without ppl getting bored of it, it might become a sport. another 50 years and theres a one in a billion chance it will become an olympic event(not actual statistics).

its kind of like dodgeball. at first it was a kids game and suddenly its a sport on spike tv. maybe well see drr on spike tv. the most important thing is how it would be rated. someone said it would always be a tie if ppl just got AAAs. i think there would be two ways to judge...

1)Perfect Attack
You would be judged on:
a)grade
b)how well you moved, meaning that youre not just stomping crazily.
c)form:meaning youre not tripping or some crap

you know, stuff that would just ruin the game.

2)Freestyle
Its probably better because you dont depend on grade:
a)style. if its original or not.
b)how smooth your routine is
c)stunts.stuff like the moves you pulled off and how well

if you ask me, ddr olympics would just kill it completely... or enhance it.
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