OT: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024 - 26/7 to 11/8

[JokerEel]

Ive seen some atrocious dancing at nightclubs but that one last night takes the cake. And its an Olympic Sport? What were the IOC thinking?

Even the Dad Dancing on the Sportsbet ads wouldve scored far better.

It's horrid

Apparently they are trying to get it back for the Brisbane Olympics

 

[PARRA_FAN]

It's horrid

Apparently they are trying to get it back for the Brisbane Olympics

Oh please not, Rugby League 9s deserves it way more. This will add the embarrassment of the stadium situation.

 

[the phantom menace]

Apparently breakdancing only got in as an event because the consultant to the world ballroom dancing federation convinced them to go with something that was more youth oriented - and they hadn't even consulted with actual breakdancing crews etc to get consent before it was made a one-off Olympic sport?

So some actual breakers then had to agree to set up the necessary administrative positions from scratch, come up with a scoring system (where previously there was none) and work out entrance criteria and rules etc. Many believe what we are seeing as an Olympic sport doesn't have the "soul" of what breakdancing as a artform or culture actually is... and that what we see at the Olympics is an artificial technical aspect or version only.

The sport dragged into the Olympics without its consent

Dance sport bosses wanted ballroom in the Olympics. They were told to deliver breaking instead. The only problem: no one asked the breakers.

www.smh.com.au

 

[the phantom menace]

I've seen some good breakdancing in my times... but what I saw of the Olympics breakdancing event wasn't it.



Fair dinkum...

 

[JokerEel]

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Fair dinkum...

Was half asleep when I saw her doing this and thought they were showing those lunatics that prance around with those fake horses...

 

[the phantom menace]

I thought it must've been a Chris Lilley skit...

 

[Gronk]

That is beyond cringe. If I was there, I would be slowly packing my Aussie cap and polo shirt into my bag and starting to speak french.

 

[Gronk]

 

[the phantom menace]

 

[Suitman]

That is beyond cringe. If I was there, I would be slowly packing my Aussie cap and polo shirt into my bag and starting to speak french.

Indeed.
That was seriously embarrassing.

 

[TheParraboy]

SWEET FANCY MOSES !!!

 

[the phantom menace]

Spain women's water polo goalie was scary good, neutralising our possession advantage and consigning Australia to a silver medal.