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For the Olympic edition, I have to mention synchronized swimming, which is of course of Western origin:

At the turn of the 20th century, synchronised swimming was known as water ballet. The first recorded competition was in 1891 in Berlin, Germany. Many swim clubs were formed around that time, and the sport simultaneously developed in Canada. As well as existing as a sport, it often constituted a popular addition to Music Hall evenings, in the larger variety theatres of London or Glasgow which were equipped with on-stage water tanks for the purpose.

In 1907, Australian Annette Kellermann popularised the sport when she performed in a glass tank as an underwater ballerina (the first water ballet in a glass tank) in the New York Hippodrome.[2]

In the past, I had never really watched more than a few seconds of it at a time (I always changed channels) as it never interested me, but this time, mostly for the sake of this topic, I forced myself to watch entire routines. By the end I literally felt nauseous. Visually, it's almost as bad as Western landscaping (only better in that at least it does not involve violence)! All the Western aesthetical kinks are present: symmetry, geometric complexity, sexual dimorphism, ornate clothing, etc.. By the way, Russia wins gold every time in this:











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How can anyone possibly find this enjoyable to watch? Then I remembered: Westerners exist......

I find even regular swimming infinitely more pleasant to watch than this ****.