Potato Olympics

POTATO OLYMPICS 2024

OLYMPIC EVENTS

GYMNASTICS

1-METER DASH

HIGH DIVE

LUGE

WEIGHTLIFTING

opening ceremonies

Event #11-meter dash

Event Rules

Stand behind the start line with your potato in position.

Blow through the straw to make your potato roll to the finish line.

Touching your potato during the race will result in immediate disqualification!

Meter dash

Event #2Luge

Event Rules

Place the potato at the top of the ramp on the starting line

At the signal, let the potato roll down *Pushing the potato will result in immediate disqualification!

Measure the distance between the bottom of the ramp and where the potato rolls

LUGE

Event #3balance beam

Event Rules

Each athlete will start by balancing on 10 "balance beams".

Start removing sticks ONE at a time. You may not touch your potato or you will be disqualified!

There will be 3 rounds - record the lowest number of sticks your potato can balance on BEFORE they fall. Ex: If they fall after you remove the 6th stick, then your tater can balance on 5!

BALANCE BEAM

Event #4FLOOR GYMNASTICS

Event Rules

The potato is to be placed on a flat surface.

Time how long your potato can spin for.

Three turns each, only recording your best time.

floor gymnastics

Event #5high dive

Event Rules

Hold your tater at the top of the meter stick.

Carefully drop your tater into the smaller bucket.

Poor any water that goes into the bigger bucker into the measuring cup

Record how many mL your tater splashed over.

HIGH DIVE

Event #6WEIGHT LIFTING

Event Rules

Lay your tater on the flat surface.

With one hand behind your back, stack the weights on top of your potato *you can only stack one washer at a time*

There will be 3 rounds. Record the total number BEFORE they fall. Ex: If they fall after you place the 6 washer, than your tater lifted 5!

WEIGHT LIFTING