{"id":231,"date":"2016-08-05T14:15:18","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T14:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quick-newz.com\/5-obscure-olympic-terms-youll-use-like-an-expert-for-two-weeks-then-promptly-forget\/"},"modified":"2016-08-07T18:44:05","modified_gmt":"2016-08-07T18:44:05","slug":"5-obscure-olympic-terms-youll-use-like-an-expert-for-two-weeks-then-promptly-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/5-obscure-olympic-terms-youll-use-like-an-expert-for-two-weeks-then-promptly-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"5 obscure Olympic terms you’ll use like an expert for two weeks then promptly forget"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

The Olympics is very much the event of the armchair pundit, as you develop expertise in sports you previously knew absolutely nothing about.<\/p>\n

Here are a few technical terms to get you started as you rip to shreds the technique of an expert in a sport you\u2019ve never heard of.<\/p>\n

Diving: Over rotation<\/h2>\n
(Dave Thompson\/PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Your experience of diving extends no further than having watched Omid Djalili and Una from the Saturdays humiliate themselves on Splash!, but don\u2019t let that stop you unleashing your inner armchair expert when you\u2019re backing Tom Daley in his quest for gold. The key to seeming like you know what you\u2019re talking about is to accuse every diver of either \u201cover rotation\u201d or \u201cunder rotation\u201d as they enter the water. It means they\u2019ve spun too much, or not enough, so they create a bigger splash than they ought to. <\/p>\n

How to say it:<\/strong> Thoughtfully and sympathetically \u2013 it\u2019s what divers dread.<\/p>\n

Volleyball: Spike<\/h2>\n
(Silvia Izquierdo\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s difficult to watch beach volleyball without people thinking you\u2019re some low-level perv who can\u2019t conceive a better way of seeing a woman in a bikini than tuning in to watch the Olympics\u2019 fleshiest sport. It\u2019s key, then, to have the lingo down. The main three shots in volleyball are the dig, the set and, most importantly, the spike. This is volleyball\u2019s version of the tennis smash, and it\u2019s the game\u2019s most attacking shot \u2013 as it ought to be with a name like that.<\/p>\n

How to say it:<\/strong> Aggressively, like you\u2019re baying for blood.<\/p>\n

Judo: Waza-ari<\/h2>\n
(Kyodo\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Few sports boast the wealth of complicated and very specific terminology that judo does. You\u2019ve got your ippon, you\u2019ve got your tai otoshi, you\u2019ve got your o goshi. And not forgetting of course the waza-ari, which, put simply, is like an ippon but not quite as good. Clear? Excellent.<\/p>\n

How to say it:<\/strong> Tentatively.<\/p>\n

Hockey: 16<\/h2>\n
(Bullit Marquez\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No, this is not the age you were when you were last forced to pick up a hockey stick by a sadistic PE teacher \u2013 this is a free hit from the edge of the D after the ball goes out of play off the back line. It creates a decent chance to score, and an even better chance for you to throw in a bit of hockey jargon like you know what you\u2019re talking about.<\/p>\n

How to say it:<\/strong> Casually, like you\u2019re not having chilling flashbacks to school.<\/p>\n

BMX: Holeshot<\/h2>\n
(Sergey Ponomarev\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you think this sounds rude, that\u2019s down to your own dirty mind and is not the fault of the dignified sport of BMX. A holeshot is a strong start which puts one racer ahead of the field, obviously. So please join us in hoping Liam Phillips gets plenty of holeshots in Rio.<\/p>\n

How to say it:<\/strong> Without sniggering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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