I love watching most sports and have enjoyed the Winter Olympics. I wonder if I am the only one disturbed however by how important chance seems to be in many winter events. I am particularly thinking about short track skating and snowboard cross. The Olympics should be about being the best,not the luckiest.
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I agree, there is an element of chance in every sport, it's just larger and more obvious in some sports than others. But even in sports with a larger element of luck, you have to be very skilled to do well. A slow but lucky speed skater is never going to win a gold medal, but a fast and unlucky speed skater might.
By these same standards, we could say basketball is a sport based on chance because even the best players do not always make their shots. Or football, or soccer, etc. Ultimately, chance is an element in any sport, but the best still usually win.
I agree, there is an element of chance in every sport, it's just larger and more obvious in some sports than others. But even in sports with a larger element of luck, you have to be very skilled to do well. A slow but lucky speed skater is never going to win a gold medal, but a fast and unlucky speed skater might.
By these same standards, we could say basketball is a sport based on chance because even the best players do not always make their shots. Or football, or soccer, etc. Ultimately, chance is an element in any sport, but the best still usually win.
