American Gladiators Casting: Jamie Kovac and Jennifer Lynn Cowan at Las Vegas "American Gladiators" tryouts in 2007.
One of the things that's struck me as odd in the "American Gladiators" revival is the smaller proportion of physically strong women among both the gladiators and the competitors. With the exception of Robin Coleman, who is gloriously huge, most of the women are fairly slender compared to the original series - certainly none rival the startling muscularity of Lori "Ice" Fetrick or Raye "Zap" Hollitt.
Is NBC wary of casting noticeably muscular women for "American Gladiators", fearing reduced public acceptance? Regardless of motivation, the outcome is that some events are not as compelling or competitive as they might be. For example, not a single female contestant has been able to finish the hand bike on "Eliminator" without dropping to the mat. The event requires unusual physical strength to complete, and most of the female contestants have had zero chance of finishing it.
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