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Perhaps the most splendid aviation events in pre-World War II Germany were those
held in connection with the 1936 Olympic Games, though only the glider events
featured as Olympic contests. There was an Olympic Air Display at Berlin Tempelhof
aerodrome, a balloon race, two air rallies and on 29-31 July an International Aerobatic
Competition consisting of a compulsory and a freestyle programme. Pilots from
Germany and Czechoslovakia dominated the results, with a striking difference in
placings between the two programmes: Willi Stor, winner of the compulsory
programme came only sixth in the overall results; while young Otto von Hagenburg
overall winner (and master of the eye-level inverted pass!), achieved only eighth place
in the compulsory. He owed his eventual success to a freestyle programme of
unparalleled brilliance with the Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz (Goldfinch).

I dont know about you folks but I think it is time aerobatics entered the Olympics. You could say it involves a machine, but then how do you justify the shooting or archery events?
Heck they even have that retarded horse trotting where the score the form of a HORSE's trot!
So.....why not hard-core aerobatics like in the IAC?
If someone says it is not physical then I ask them to go up with Rob Holland or Sean D Tucker...