Break dancing - Olympic Sport in 2024 ... ???!!!

[HappyHighwayman]

My solution is to stop screwing over people with Olympic Games that leave countries in deep financial trouble and leave giant gaping holes in the earth that were once swimming pools used by athletes.

 

[Abacinator]

Calcio Fiorentino should be an Olympic sport

 

[mikev]

You guys are really good at what aboutism

You are yet to find a thread that's sporting related that you don't shit all over.

We get it. You hate sports.

 

[kevin 714]

get rid of any sport where you arent in active competition with another athlete at the time of the competition, i.e pitted against your opponent

 

[HappyHighwayman]

You are yet to find a thread that's sporting related that you don't shit all over.

We get it. You hate sports.

I have not made one comment regarding sports in general in this thread. I am not shitting on anything other than the Olympic committee and the corruption that allows it. if anything the OP in shitting on the decision to add a sport.

 

[GAJ]

My solution is to stop screwing over people with Olympic Games that leave countries in deep financial trouble and leave giant gaping holes in the earth that were once swimming pools used by athletes.

So why not have a permanent venue?

But one that meets your approval of course.

 

[HappyHighwayman]

Is it possible for you to ask that without the extra snark question which is only designed to antagonize?

 

[Eldritch]

My solution is to stop screwing over people with Olympic Games that leave countries in deep financial trouble and leave giant gaping holes in the earth that were once swimming pools used by athletes.

Can you suggest a better way to screw over cities financially and leave a giant train of ecological impact?

I for one am very interested in hearing how you would suggest we better accomplish these great things? Can you find a way to screw them out of more money or leave bigger holes?

 

[HappyHighwayman]

Can you suggest a better way to screw over cities financially and leave a giant train of ecological impact?

I for one am very interested in hearing how you would suggest we better accomplish these great things? Can you find a way to screw them out of more money or leave bigger holes?

Ha-ha?

 

[GAJ]

Is it possible for you to ask that without the extra snark question which is only designed to antagonize?

It doesn't matter, the corrupt IOC is against the idea for obvious reasons.

A permanent Olympic venue is not a new idea.

Barney tells Walker in the early 80s, Greece proposed to host the Olympics indefinitely but the IOC overwhelmingly voted against it. He doesn't see the IOC changing their minds now.

"It goes against the spiritual basis of the movement as being an international movement," says Barney.

"The members of the IOC likes to see this in an international perspective: to visit these various cities in the world, this is an experience for them."

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent...lympic-games-have-a-permanent-venue-1.3724289

 

[Eldritch]

get rid of any sport where you arent in active competition with another athlete at the time of the competition, i.e pitted against your opponent

So, do you want them to throw hammer toss, shotput, Javelin, discus, etc at the same time? That would require a ton more field space.

The Running Long Jump, Triple Jump, I mean just most Track & Field events are hard to have everyone directly on the field at the same time, but I find the idea of removing these clear events of athletic prowess that date back thousands of years to the original competition unsettling.

Can we bring back the Chariot racing? :teeth

 

[Blankpage]

I want to see a gladiator fighting a lion
Just for my entertainment

 

[TylerW]

The olympics are lame, breakdancing is cool.

I see this as a win.

 

[HappyHighwayman]

Why do you hate sports ? Etc etc

 

[auntiebling]

You guys are really good at what aboutism

BE THAT AS It may, i don't think it'll ever be an olympic sport. is there another country that can even compete with the US in Whataboutism?

It doesn't matter, the corrupt IOC is against the idea for obvious reasons.

A permanent Olympic venue is not a new idea.

Barney tells Walker in the early 80s, Greece proposed to host the Olympics indefinitely but the IOC overwhelmingly voted against it. He doesn't see the IOC changing their minds now.

"It goes against the spiritual basis of the movement as being an international movement," says Barney.

"The members of the IOC likes to see this in an international perspective: to visit these various cities in the world, this is an experience for them."

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent...lympic-games-have-a-permanent-venue-1.3724289

international movement! i mean can there be any better reason for the literal and figurative money pits the olymics creates than an opportunity to make International Upperdeckering an Olympic Sport. Everyone can appreciate the joy and skill in that kind of movement can they not?

 

[auntiebling]

i don't really feel like investigating on my own now but is BreakDancing already something competitive? I agree it's on the level of ice dancing, Drifting, and snowboard half pipe as scored competitions aren't really competition any more than the student body president in gradeschool was anything more than a popularity contest ... but does this exist?

also how does one draw the line between break dancing and other forms of dance... what if someone throws in a bit of Whatever The Fly Girls did during In Living Color? a pirouette might fit but that's Ballet so does one get demerits for it in a break dancing competition?

i'm reminded of watching a Speed Walking competition during the olympics. apparently uit's been around since 1904 and is actually called RaceWalking but i digress.

there was highspeed/slow mo footage of the analysts showing the difference between running and walking is if both feet are in the air at the same time. Ok. this is a competition. there is a clock. there is a set of fact-based rules but WHY. WHY WHY did anyone ever decide to compete in this manner? if you want to race RUN. ffs.

i guess i'm in the camp of Olympics are kinda dumb. but also, even the actual concret sports are kinda dumb sometimes too. i look forward to competitive sleeping

 

[Eldritch]

i don't really feel like investigating on my own now but is BreakDancing already something competitive? I agree it's on the level of ice dancing, Drifting, and snowboard half pipe as scored competitions aren't really competition any more than the student body president in gradeschool was anything more than a popularity contest ... but does this exist?

also how does one draw the line between break dancing and other forms of dance... what if someone throws in a bit of Whatever The Fly Girls did during In Living Color? a pirouette might fit but that's Ballet so does one get demerits for it in a break dancing competition?

i'm reminded of watching a Speed Walking competition during the olympics. apparently uit's been around since 1904 and is actually called RaceWalking but i digress.

there was highspeed/slow mo footage of the analysts showing the difference between running and walking is if both feet are in the air at the same time. Ok. this is a competition. there is a clock. there is a set of fact-based rules but WHY. WHY WHY did anyone ever decide to compete in this manner? if you want to race RUN. ffs.

i guess i'm in the camp of Olympics are kinda dumb. but also, even the actual concret sports are kinda dumb sometimes too. i look forward to competitive sleeping

Philippines Medal Records: Gold 0 Silver 3 Bronze 7 Total 10

Why you want to stop the P.I. from getting a Gold? You racist, Bro?

 

[budman]

I dig the Olympics.. both summer and winter with a lean towards winter.

The best part of the Olympics to me is seeing the athletes that dedicate their lives to get there and compete with each other.

Too bad about Tokyo this year. I think it will go next year though.

 

[Eldritch]

I dig the Olympics.. both summer and winter with a lean towards winter.

The best part of the Olympics to me is seeing the athletes that dedicate their lives to get there and compete with each other.

Too bad about Tokyo this year. I think it will go next year though.

 

[TylerW]

I'm looking forward to the freestyle mutation competition.