jackwebster Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/sports/breaking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mspart Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Ridiculous mspart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maligned Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Having lived in France for a while and knowing the culture of it, I'm fine with it for a France-hosted Olympics as a nod to the local culture. It's just another way of showing incredible athleticism through choreographed movements according to specific judging standards--no different from gymnastics, figure skating, bmx street, snowboard halfpipe, etc. It's just one we haven't been exposed to as a bona fide sport. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 1 hour ago, maligned said: Having lived in France for a while and knowing the culture of it, I'm fine with it for a France-hosted Olympics as a nod to the local culture. It's just another way of showing incredible athleticism through choreographed movements according to specific judging standards--no different from gymnastics, figure skating, bmx street, snowboard halfpipe, etc. It's just one we haven't been exposed to as a bona fide sport. Is it true @flyingcement won a regional competition while in France? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingcement Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 7 minutes ago, ionel said: Is it true @flyingcement won a regional competition while in France? I don't know about Electric Boogaloo, but I used to love Electric Avenue in Brixton back in the day. Fun area 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyhoyle Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) I would not be surprised if this gets great ratings and goes viral on tiktok. Edited May 29 by billyhoyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3 for LU Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 ... and THAT, is one of the many reasons why the Olympic committee boiled the number of weight classes down to 6 each for GR, Womens & Men's FS. (Ah, Bartleby, ah humanity...) D3 Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 On 5/29/2024 at 12:17 AM, billyhoyle said: I would not be surprised if this gets great ratings and goes viral on tiktok. For sure. The Red Bull world breakdancing championships has a pretty big following online so it wouldn't surprise me to see Olympic breakdancing get memed out and go viral since that's where the competitors and fans already live 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 On 5/28/2024 at 9:22 PM, flyingcement said: I don't know about Electric Boogaloo, but I used to love Electric Avenue in Brixton back in the day. Fun area Eddie Grant like it too. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHROMEBIRD Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 1 hour ago, The Kid said: Eddie Grant like it too. He took it higher. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwebster Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 On 5/28/2024 at 9:22 PM, flyingcement said: I don't know about Electric Boogaloo, but I used to love Electric Avenue in Brixton back in the day. Fun area Except, you know, the house fires and subsequent riots ... See the "take it higher" note above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gantry Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I have the Breakin' 2 - Electric Boogaloo soundtrack on vinyl, it's a masterpiece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnklePicker Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 I remember wrestling mini tournaments as a kid in NJ and dudes would set up a breakdancing spot on a linoleum square and breakdance between matches. No doubt most high level breakdancers would make tremendous wrestlers had they spent their time wrestling. Amazing athleticism involved. Same with skateboarders. But Olympic sports I’m not so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 14 hours ago, CHROMEBIRD said: He took it higher. ...out in the streets! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckyBadger Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 What a mockery. An Olympic medal loses its luster when the make this a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 21 hours ago, BuckyBadger said: What a mockery. An Olympic medal loses its luster when the make this a sport. BMX racing too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, The Kid said: BMX racing too! Why not synchronized hang gliding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 23 hours ago, BuckyBadger said: An Olympic medal loses its luster when the make this a sport. No... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 (edited) On 6/3/2024 at 12:04 AM, The Kid said: BMX racing too! At least BMX racing is an actual sport. The fastest person wins; I dont have much problem with that. Its all the flippy-dippy, synchronized stuff where one competes for style points while wearing make-up, costumes, and a smile that have no place in the Olympics. Just because something takes incredible athletic ability does not make it a sport. Have you ever watched the best tap dancers in the world? They are seriously badass. Still, tap dancing aint a sport. Edited June 3 by Bulldog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I'd definitely watch Olympic breakdancing if it were on the tube. I don't see why the hand-wringing. Meanwhile, the sports that should be eliminated are the ones that wouldn't exist at all, but for the Olympics. I'm looking at you, synchronized swimming and modern pentathalon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwebster Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 (edited) 10 hours ago, Bulldog said: Just because something takes incredible athletic ability does not make it a sport. Have you ever watched the best tap dancers in the world? They are seriously badass. Still, tap dancing aint a sport. To throw out another, it would be like adding painting: Norway would send Odd Nerdrum, US would send the new upstart Wiley, Germany Gerhard Richter, China Leng Jun , etc. All got superior fine motor skills, but it ain't sport . . . like by definition. Edited June 4 by jackwebster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwebster Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 (edited) 47 minutes ago, jackwebster said: To throw out another, it would be like adding painting: Norway would send Odd Nerdrum, US would send the new upstart Wiley, Germany Gerhard Richter, China Leng Jun , etc. All got superior fine motor skills, but it ain't sport . . . like by definition. But then again, the ancient Greek origins of drama are closely connected with conpetition, right? Tragedies were staged in a competition as a part of the Festival of Dionysus. They declared a winner. Edited June 4 by jackwebster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyhoyle Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 On 6/3/2024 at 3:46 PM, Bulldog said: At least BMX racing is an actual sport. The fastest person wins; I dont have much problem with that. Its all the flippy-dippy, synchronized stuff where one competes for style points while wearing make-up, costumes, and a smile that have no place in the Olympics. Just because something takes incredible athletic ability does not make it a sport. Have you ever watched the best tap dancers in the world? They are seriously badass. Still, tap dancing aint a sport. Breakdancing can be viewed as analogous to a floor routine in gymnastics or figure skating. You might not consider them to be sports, but they can set it up as a sport and it will get good ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 18 hours ago, billyhoyle said: Breakdancing can be viewed as analogous to a floor routine in gymnastics or figure skating. You might not consider them to be sports, but they can set it up as a sport and it will get good ratings. I get that, and one must concede that gymnastics has done a ton of work in recent-ish years to try to remove all the ambiguity and such from its scoring systems, but still... creating a contest to set something up like a sport does not make it a sport. Breakdancing, like ballet, surfing, and skateboarding, is far more accurately categorized as art and human expression. I am pretty sure the most hardcore b-boys and skaters would agree with me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwebster Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 11 hours ago, Bulldog said: I am pretty sure the most hardcore b-boys and skaters would agree with me. Idk. I imagine there are just as many $$$ hunters in these subcultures as there are in the general population. And, staging competitions has proven an effective way to monetize art and human expression. Ballet, opera, and symphonies could take a lesson from the X-Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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