'Tis the season for the best of the best to gather for the 2018 Winter Olympic games and display the epitome of athletic ability.

Although they are undeniably impressive, the couch potato in me wonders how teenagers are winning gold metals while I’m on day two of sweatpants and shoving food in my face.

While I watch, I can’t help but think of a few ways the Olympics could be a bit more amusing and, even if it’s just me, a bit less of a harsh reality check.

1. Have the athletes exchange events.

Admittedly, this isn’t an original idea but it’s one of my favorites. What if, at the end of the Olympics, we had all the people that won gold in their event do a completely different event than they have been trained for?

It would certainly make me feel a bit better seeing a speed skater do a figure skating routine. Of course, it would have to be within reason because some of the events – jumping off a large hill and flying through the air, for example – probably wouldn’t be safe without the proper training first.

This idea may be better suited for the Summer Olympics, where we could watch the gymnasts try to doggy-paddle their way to victory.

2. Put blades on the hands of the figure skaters.

I had this thought yesterday while watching the women figure skating qualifiers. They do such an amazing job skating on their feet that I couldn’t help but think that it would

be pretty cool if we slapped some blades on their hands and watched them figure the rest out.

Sidenote: that gif is a French figure skater Surya Bonaly, who was able to successfully do backflips on the ice. Apparently, the move was so dangerous that they had to outlaw it from the Olympics in order to discourage athletes from attempting it.

3. Interview the team speed skaters about their teammates' butts.

While watching the women’s team speed skating, I couldn’t help but notice that every time one player was exchanged for another, the old player gave the new player a boost with a push to the butt.

I know it was probably immature to laugh at, but I laughed anyway. I just really want to have one of the reporters that interview the athletes after their event to ask the skaters about the quality of butt within their team.

I’m just curious…for a friend…

4. Put those flying squirrel suits on the ski jumpers.

This is very unsafe, but I think if we worked on it hard enough, we could figure out a way to make it safer. I know that they get great airtime just coming off the hill, but imagine

if we put one of those wingsuits on them and really watched them go.

5. Make everyone dress the way the curlers do.

This needs no explanation. If you have ever seen a curling team, you are familiar with their

Vogue-worthy fashion statements.

Compared to those horrendous fringed gloves that the US team wore for their walk in the opening ceremony, I think curling pants would have been a better choice.

There are so many ways to make the Olympics a more fun – and also, in hindsight, more dangerous – spectacle. But, in reality, the most captivating part of the Olympics is watching the dreams of people from many countries and age ranges fulfill a life-long dream, regardless of how nice their butts are.