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saw this poll on twitter about the worst year to be an exol and forgive me if im being obtuse but why was 2018 on there?

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Growl + Power @ Pyeongchang 2018 Winter #EXOlympics Closing Ceremony

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Here is my second Exolympics AU post, this one being the winter version.  (Here’s a link to my summer version). Admittedly I know far less about body types of winter athletes compared to summer athletes. I think it’s because winter athletes tend to be wearing a lot of layers and it’s not as easy to get an idea of what their body type is with a simple glance. So this post is going to be mostly based on, like feelings lol.

Minseok: Bobsleigh. Based on what I’ve seen of bobsledding, it’s a sport that requires lots of power (when getting a good start), and lots of careful balance (when inside the bobsleigh) and I think that Minseok is a guy who could do it! He is obviously shredded, but I think he also has the focus and balance to be able to control the bobsleigh well from within. Also he’d look good in the bobsledding uniform, just saying. I think he’d do good in both teams of 2 and 4. I think he’d be a good leader :3

Junmyeon: Biathlon or cross country skiing. Both sports are bougie enough that I think they would suit him lmao. As mentioned in my last post, Junmyeon has a well-rounded physique, so I think he suits a lot of sports. So events like biathlon that combines several activities would suit him. I think he’s mentioned that he does endurance sports, and we see from the Idol Olympics Competition that he does have good aim :P As for cross country skiing, I think it’s a kind of sport that requires lots of focus. It’s just you and the quiet winter wilderness, and I think Junmyeon would have the motivation and endurance to make it through these tough treks.

Yixing: Skeleton. Skeleton is kind of an insane sport. It’s going down a track at high speeds, head first. And I think Yixing would be crazy enough to do it lol. It’s a quiet, lonely sport, and I think it kind of suits Yixing a bit, in that it gives him time to think and work on his own a bit. He’d also have extremely pretty helmet designs (skeleton athletes have some of the coolest helmets tbh).

Baekhyun: Short track speed skating. This sport is fast paced, and mistakes can happen in a split second. I feel like it’s the kind of sport that Baekhyun could enjoy. He acts chill but I think he can get very intense and competitive. Plus, I feel like he would be such a shit disturber, this squirrely little man lol.

Jongdae: Alpine skiing or ski jumping. In my summer post, I said that I could see Jongdae doing kayak slalom and since then, the image of Jongdae doing slalom events has really grown on me. So I can really see him doing one of the slalom skiing events. Expanding on the idea of Jongdae being a risk taker, I can see him doing ski jumping.

Chanyeol: Speed skating (long track), luge, or snowboard cross. Long track speed skaters strike me as being very tall and lean, so I instinctively saw Chanyeol in a speed skating uniform. I threw luge in there as a wild card because I can imagine Chanyeol hyperfocusing on this relatively unpopular sport. Like bobsleigh and skeleton, luge is a sport that’s won by seconds and degrees, and I can see Chanyeol getting really into strategies on improving his time by milliseconds. I cheated by adding a third option (when I usually only say one or two), but I can totally imagine Chanyeol being a snowboarder because he thought it looked cool lol. Didn’t he do an ad for winter wear? That’s probably what I’m thinking about when I think of snowboarder Chanyeol.

Kyungsoo: Curling. I think you all saw this coming lmao. Curling is a quiet sport, includes lots of thinking and discussing and careful planning. And Kyungsoo would be allowed to dress in a regular polo which would please him, unless his team made him wear funny pants like the Norwegian men’s curling team.

Jongin: Figure skating. Y’all also saw this coming XD Jongin is so flashy and has so much charisma. I remember one of Kim Yuna’s strengths was that her performances were performances, very charming and entertaining, and not just about doing fancy tricks with the most solemn face ever. Jongin would definitely bring charm to the ice, and he would win the hearts of all X3

Sehun: Hockey or snowboarding (slopestyle). Because Sehun has that big and tall physique, I definitely think he could suit hockey. And I think he would enjoy playing with a big team. The other sport I could see him doing is slopestyle snowboarding. Like Chanyeol, I cannot get the image of Sehun in his Dior snowboarding ad out of my head and thus I have no choice but to include this sport lmao. I think slopestyle would suit him. I think big air is a little too intimidating for him, but halfpipe and snowboard cross are too intense lol.

As usual, let me know if you agree or disagree :3

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Xiumin // PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony

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suho | growl | pyeongchang olympics closing ceremony 2018

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My own exolympics AU post (summer version). Some of these were really difficult and that’s why for so many of these I don’t have one single definitive choice of sport.

Minseok: Wrestling or rugby. I didn’t mean to start this list horny but what is 2021 Minseok so beefy for if not pinning his opponent down into submission? Did I say that out loud? Oops. Considering Minseok’s past as a soccer player, I do think that he enjoys team sports, which is why I think rugby also would’ve worked for his physique. I had considered sports like shot put/hammer throw/discus throw or weightlifting, but I think they are too solitary for a Minseok who enjoys more interaction in his sports. Minseok is a footie fanatic too, and it would be fun imagining him playing soccer with athletes from other sports in the common area.

Junmyeon: Modern pentathlon or fencing. The exo members as well as Junmyeon’s friends (including his basketball player friend Mo Yonghun) have said that he is very fit and takes care of his body a lot, so I had trouble matching him up with a specific sport. I was looking for sports that were a bit bougie (because his dad is a professor and Junmyeon looks like a prince), as well as sports with physiques that were a bit more average (because Junmyeon is rather well proportioned). The pentathlon includes fencing, shooting, swimming, horse show jumping, and running, several of which I had considered for Junmyeon. Fencing and show jumping definitely suit the bougie part of him. And I remember him saying that he swam and ran often. I had also considered table tennis because Junmyeon’s body type seemed to match up with table tennis players’ body types quite a bit. Anyway, my final choice is pentathlon, but if I had to choose just one sport specifically, I’d choose fencing. Enough bougie with enough moving around and making use of his superior physique. And table tennis is a close third haha.

Yixing: Badminton. I respect badminton as a sport as someone who played it for a number of years, I just don’t have good memories of badminton lessons, which was why I was reluctant to say this haha. But Yixing is lean, and I think that matches up with badminton players quite well. I had considered long distance/marathon sports too, like cycling or running or triathlon, but I don’t think Yixing is quite that lean. Also, imagine Yixing in the muscle shirt with a gold necklace v.v If you have watched badminton, you probably know the visual I’m trying to express lol. Anyway he’d be a singles player.

Baekhyun: Karate. Funnily enough, it’s not because of Baekhyun’s background in martial arts. I just feel like Baekhyun is the kind of guy who suits a sport that he can do anywhere, anytime. My original choice for Baekhyun was BMX racing but I just felt like he doesn’t suit a sport that requires a lot of gear (bike, helmet, etc.). I had considered surfing and skateboarding for Baekhyun too because I think he suits sports that have a more chill atmosphere among athletes (i.e. a sport that’s not so stuffy), but again, too much gear, and surfing can only take place in the water, which I also feel doesn’t really match Baekhyun? Taekwondo doesn’t really match Baekhyun because Taekwondo athletes tend to be tall with long legs.

Jongdae: Wrestling or kayak slalom. I had A LOT of trouble matching Jongdae up with a sport. His body type just didn’t seem to remind me of any specific sport. When he bulks up he’s stocky but not broad. But because he can get stocky I felt like wrestling could suit him. Admittedly I don’t watch a lot of canoe/kayak slalom, but Jongdae has shown on many occasions that he doesn’t get scared easily, and I feel like something thrilling like slalom would be fun for him. I did also consider rock climbing considering how he was totally not scared when on the rock climbing wall in Minseok’s H4U, but I looked up rock climbing and apparently they tend to be taller.

Chanyeol: Beach volleyball. Volleyball obviously makes sense given his height. But beach volleyball teams are only made up of two people, so he gets more attention, and also he gets to be a beach thot. I was thinking of surfing too for maximum thot vibes, but I did a bit of reading and apparently the best surfers aren’t typically that tall. I’d also considered rowing since I think Chanyeol has the body type for it, but I feel it’s too serene of a sport for someone as chaotic and restless as him.

Kyungsoo: Judo or rowing (as the coxswain XD). Kyungsoo was the other member I had a lot of trouble with, especially because we don’t know what his physique really is like because dude never takes off his shirt (and I respect him for that, keep giving us nothing). I looked up the body types for the judokas who are on the smaller side and I felt that Kyungsoo kind of matched up with that. Plus, I think he’s practised some judo for a movie role. In terms of rowing, for those of you who don’t know, in the eight-people rowing races, there is a person (usually much smaller, any gender) who usually sits at the end of the boat called a coxswain who is responsible for keeping the rowers coordinated. I know scarysoo is a meme and real Kyungsoo isn’t actually that mean, but I felt like that was a job that he could be good at. If he remembers to wear his glasses so he can properly see. Plus, whichever team wins the race gets to throw their coxswain into the water (this is actually real, I did not make this up), so imagine 8 big men or women throwing tiny Kyungsoo into the water with glee.

Jongin: Artistic gymnastics. I think this has been the popular headcanon and I think it fits. I don’t know how flexible he is, but I just feel like he’d be the kind of guy to look very graceful on all the apparatuses. I think his strengths would be floor exercise and pommel horse. His long legs would look so good when he does his spins (I don’t know what they’re called lol). Plus he’d be very pretty in the gymnastics uniform.

Sehun: WATER POLO. If you don’t know anything about water polo, they have some of the most aesthetically pleasing physiques, just like Sehun. The sport is fun to watch but so are the men. (God I’m a pervert) I think swimmer Sehun has been the more popular headcanon and it fits too. He has the height for it (Sehun with the massive lat muscles anyone?). I just can’t stop thinking of water polo Sehun in the speedo and cute water polo cap. Either way, he’d be the heartthrob of the pool. Sehun also recently revealed in an interview that he was obsessed with golf, and I can see him in the whole golf fit haha.

Do you agree? Disagree? Let me know!

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EXO :: Power 💥💪 // 2018 PyeongChang Olympics Closing Ceremony

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