Summer Paris 2024 - Day 14

[eddiesmith]

If that shit can make the Olympics then surely we can get Rugby League and AFL in for 2032…

 

[JP Sauce]

This is no sillier than horse dancing, speed walking or breastroke. Get it, b-boys and b-girls!

 

[Carn The Berries]

Haven’t been into breakdancing since the year of You Got Served but even still, knew Raygun got smoked.

Genuinely looked like someone's mum trying to be one of the cook kids... Is she actually the best female breakdancer this country has? If so, don't send anyone...

 

[Carn The Berries]

This is no sillier than horse dancing, speed walking or breastroke. Get it, b-boys and b-girls!

I'd back Winx to do better than what we just witnessed

 

[Rustin Cohle]

I finally found an Olympic event where I think if I trained for four years non-stop I could legit compete for gold as a 40 year old.

This is the lowest skill gap from general public to gold medal I've ever seen.

 

[Jeremias]

This is no sillier than horse dancing, speed walking or breastroke. Get it, b-boys and b-girls!

It is significantly more ridiculous than all of them.

I could probably name a thousand sports that are more deserving of an olympic spot than this.

 

[Bedi]

Classic game... I used to dominate the BMX!

World Games was awesome too. The bullriding was near on impossible, however

 

[Carn The Berries]

World Games was awesome too. The bullriding was near on impossible, however

Also loved Olympic Gold '92... The hurdles was a killer for your fingers

 

[Carn The Berries]

It is significantly more ridiculous than all of them.

I could probably name a thousand sports that are more deserving of an olympic spot than this.

The Olympics did a good job of appealing to the "cool kids" with BMX and skateboarding... Then they jumped the shark

 

[Royces Hart]

World Games was awesome too. The bullriding was near on impossible, however

Caber toss!

 

[eddiesmith]

It is significantly more ridiculous than all of them.

I could probably name a thousand sports that are more deserving of an olympic spot than this.

Plus it’s not even a sport…

 

[Bedi]

Caber toss!

haha shit yeah!

 

[Bedi]

Caber toss!

cliff diving too

 

[Jeremias]

If we're going to have breaking, I'd rather it be that we put a representative from each country in a giant smash room and whoever breaks the most stuff in a 2 minute period wins the gold.

The dancers can provide the entertainment between the event and the medal ceremony.

 

[Bedi]

It is significantly more ridiculous than all of them.

I could probably name a thousand sports that are more deserving of an olympic spot than this.

...and that includes chroming and pulling bongs

 

[big_e]

Good article on how breaking got into the Olympics. Fun fact: it's because of ballroom dancers....

https://archive.is/2024.08.08-062312/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/insulting-the-sport-dragged-into-the-olympics-without-its-consent-20240715-p5jtu4.html

 

[Teen Wolf]

Seedings for breaking are a bit off.

10th seed Logistx finished 7th in the world champs last year, whereas 15th seed Raygun finished 64th. Ying Zi was also seeded lower than Elmamouny but was wayyy better.

The scoring system is good though, the other "judged" sports should copy it imo.

 

[Jeremias]

Seedings for breaking are a bit off.

10th seed Logistx finished 7th in the world champs last year, whereas 15th seed Raygun finished 64th. Ying Zi was also seeded lower than Elmamouny but was wayyy better.

The scoring system is good though, the other "judged" sports should copy it imo.

THERE'S A WORLD CHAMPS IN BREAKING!?!?!

 

[Jeremias]

Also, Spain just won a penalty in the final seconds of the bronze medal match of the women's soccer. Down 1-0. Wild.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Is 671 her social credit score?

 

[Jeremias]

Also, Spain just won a penalty in the final seconds of the bronze medal match of the women's soccer. Down 1-0. Wild.

SAVED! Wow!

 

[giggler99]

cliff diving too

Barrel Jumping nobody could beat me in that held the record on all my mates C64 game. Probably still do if any of those disks are still around.

 

[Bedi]

You'd back Lopez the Colombian here for the gold. Has the clean and the jerk

 

[Bedi]

harsh call on the Italian

 

[Teen Wolf]

India, the B-Girl from the Netherlands, also much better than her 16th seeding suggests.

Vanessa relying on cheap parlour tricks. Ya'll gotsta come harder than that, this the Olympics maaa.