Olympics Talk: A brief discussion before it goes away

[Bayushi_seikuro]

I'm not sure what I will remember most about this Olympics:

1) Raygun and that ... manure. Definitely reminds me of the snowboarding lady who shopped around for a country to snowboard for, and then only just rode the pipe back and forth.
2) Turkiye's hitman
3) the pole vaulter who lost because his... pole... knocked over the crossbar. I mean, if I'm going to take the L at the Olympics, I definitely want it to be for that.

 

[trappedslider]

3) the pole vaulter who lost because his... pole... knocked over the crossbar. I mean, if I'm going to take the L at the Olympics, I definitely want it to be for that.

If you're gonna fail do it with style.

 

[Bedrockgames]

If you're gonna fail do it with style.

That is how you lose but still keep bragging rights

 

[Bedrockgames]

Somebody posted a nice snippet from the breaking competition.

So much focus was on that lady who danced horribly, this stuff was overlooked. I was pretty impressed with the breakdancing I saw and I don't really know much about break dancing

 

[Bedrockgames]

As far as I gather, Breakdancing will not be included in the coming olympics.

I have heard it doesn't have to do with the controversy. Not sure. Boxing might also not be either from what they are saying (again not because of the controversy but because they need a governing body as the IOC was just meant to take over temporarily). If boxing goes that would be ashame as being an olympic sport is what keeps amateur boxing alive. I guess we still have the golden gloves

 

[Vael]

From what I've heard ... and this is from a political podcast so I'd take it with some salt ... Breakdancing is under the umbrella of Dancesport which has been championing Ballroom Dance as an Olympic sport for awhile and pushing Breakdancing was kinda just a change in tactics to see a Dancesport in the Games.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

So much focus was on that lady who danced horribly, this stuff was overlooked. I was pretty impressed with the breakdancing I saw and I don't really know much about break dancing

Found another snippet of the better stuff:

 

[Bedrockgames]

Found another snippet of the better stuff:

This is why I would like to see it as an olympic event in future. I like the olympics for showing us what the human body is capable of when pushed to its limit, and watching this, it appears to have that in spades

 

[Bedrockgames]

From what I've heard ... and this is from a political podcast so I'd take it with some salt ... Breakdancing is under the umbrella of Dancesport which has been championing Ballroom Dance as an Olympic sport for awhile and pushing Breakdancing was kinda just a change in tactics to see a Dancesport in the Games.

If that is true, it's smart. You couldn't pay me to watch ballroom dancing. But I do remember beat street and this is captivating to watch (it has plenty of athleticism, creativity and surprise)

 

[Vael]

If that is true, it's smart. You couldn't pay me to watch ballroom dancing. But I do remember beat street and this is captivating to watch (it has plenty of athleticism, creativity and surprise)

High level ballroom is very athletic, but I get it's not everyone's cup of tea. Heck, I only competed at a middling level and a full round of Jive reduced my legs to jelly.