Orlando Sentinel · Dec 16, 2016
Don't boo cheerleading in the Olympics
UCF’s cheerleaders show off some of their acrobatic moves during the Knights’ game with Tulane last month. The IOC granted cheerleading provisional status last week. (Stephen M. Dowell/Staff Photographer)The ancient Greeks undoubtedly would have scoffed at the latest Olympic news. That sound they used to hear during chariot races has evolved into a sport.
It was cheering. Now cheerleading has come so far that critics can envision a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader carrying the U.S. flag into the 2028 Opening Ceremony.