The second mention of yo-yoing by a US Olympian this week.
The original source video is here https://www.instagram.com/reels/DU7-HIxD0wI/
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what was the first?
Aidan Oldenburg, a member of the US curling team, has been seen yo-yoing between rounds at the Olympics. I made another video about that here:
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I wonder if there is a connection. Maybe Aidan showed Alysa his yo-yo tricks.
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Quite possibly, though I think the footage of Alysa is from before the Olympics began. Either way, I hope they got to hang out and throw yo for a bit.
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Super great for the visibility of yoyo, as would be yo-yo’s inclusion in the Olympics… it was so cool when she said it should be. However we have a looooooooong way to go imo in terms of actually having what spectators would see as valid and legitimate in a competition of that scale. Not saying it could never happen. There’s just a WORLD of difference between the specificity, predictability, and objectivity of what you see in ice skating judging (or even surfing/skateboarding) compared with how our events are judged.
Don’t get me wrong: yo-yoing’s value (to me) is NOT in its potential as a legitimate “athletic” endeavor. Honestly more than anything it’s its DEFIANCE of the quantization and predictability that something like the Olympics would require.
yes, she must have learned yoyoing from a man. 
and people wonder why its such a boys club around here..
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If it was in the Olympics would it be Summer or Winter?
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