WE ALL DOOM*** Pole Dancing: The Next Olympic Sport?

One of the major concerns of the IOC over the past few years has been how to garner interest in the Olympics among today's youth. There's been a trend to try and make Olympic sports a bit edgier. For instance, BMX racing and Snowboarding are now featured and there's been some discussion around skateboarding. But how far will they take it? Well, lovely ladies from Albania to Spain gathered in Amsterdam last week to compete for the title of European pole dance champion and they think they belong in the Olympics.

These athletes take their keen ability to gyrate on a pole seriously and don't consider it to be erotic at all. They consider it to be a gymnastic art.

"Everything which we do requires so much strength. You train your legs and your muscles. It has nothing to do with eroticism. You have no time to think of that!" said Jeannine Wikering, the 26-year-old competitor for Germany who came third.

"I think one day it should be an Olympic sport — but that will take time. You would have to agree which moves on which to judge competitors, at the moment we all have such different routines," she added.

Which moves to judge the competitors on will clearly be a tough problem to solve. For instance, if you were to consider the discipline of "motorboating" to be an officially scored move, the Germans would have a clear cut competitive advantage.

Comment by ms_bossy_sb on September 14, 2008 at 7:22pm: LOL... POLE DANCING IS LIKE THE NEW SHIT 4 SOME REASON.

Comment by Esquire on September 14, 2008 at 7:29pm: really people are u serious

Comment by it'shotandit'snotsummer on September 14, 2008 at 8:09pm: OH YEAH, WELL I'LL WATCH THE OLYMPICS IN 2012 LOL. SKIP THE GENTLEMAN CLUB, JUST THROW MONEY AT THE TV. LMAO

Comment by Ty on September 14, 2008 at 10:11pm: i would watch the olympics every year if they added pole dancing !!!

Comment by ORANGE MOUND VET.AKA MR.22 SHOTS. on September 14, 2008 at 10:33pm: I CO-SIGN WITH TYREN ON THAT I DON'T EVEN WATCH THE OLYMPICS BUT IF THE ASS OOPS ADD LOL THIS EVENT I WILL BE WATCHIN FA'SHO.......

Comment by Votney925 on September 15, 2008 at 12:05am: lol i know i will be tuned in if they make pole dancing a olympic sport

Comment by Ty Nitty on September 15, 2008 at 2:43am: How can i sign up to referee this event?

Comment by Darkman Red on September 15, 2008 at 11:57am: I say run it. pole dancing?that's real interesting.in the olympics?oh yeah.

Comment by $<BIGG*MIKE>$ on September 15, 2008 at 4:53pm: if football isn't a sport in the games then how in the hell is fucking pole dancing goin to be

Comment by T.S.P on September 16, 2008 at 11:27am: Everybody could pratice at my club Tuesday or Thursday 1060 N.E.79st across from Capt Crab CTE came threw there Jezzy why you didn't come it's your turn you got Miami waiting on you,what they do what's the number to book you