The Breakdancing Thread

[Mike Oxlong]

Well, as it’s going to be an Olympic sport at the 2024 games maybe it deserves its own thread 

 

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/breakdancing-confirmed-as-olympic-sport-for-2024-paris-games-12154546

 

To be frank, I’m absolutely shit at it ! 

[davieG]

The Drag Race will be the next new Olympic Sport.

 

And I don’t mean this....

 

https://images.app.goo.gl/CBj2aFX96NWo7Rvv6

 

[ozleicester]

Lost interest in the olympics long ago.

But stand by the belief that anything is open to opinion for scores should not be in the olympics 

Just start another comp for them all.

[Nalis]

Bit off topic but sports that rely on judging/opinion to determine a winner aren't as watchable (generally) as those whereby a winner is determined by a quantifiable such as time, distance or amount of goals/points scored against opposition.

[AKCJ]

6 minutes ago, Nalis said:

Bit off topic but sports that rely on judging/opinion to determine a winner aren't as watchable (generally) as those whereby a winner is determined by a quantifiable such as time, distance or amount of goals/points scored against opposition.

 

Personally I think sports like Snowboarding in the Winter Olympics is extremely watchable. 

 

I think Sport is most watchable when it's exciting and looks difficult. I like to be able to see the immense skill of a top sportsperson.

 

Even if it's a sport i've never seen before, if it looks tough and you can see that someone has spent a lot of time practicing to be as good as they are then I find it interesting and extremely watchable.

[Nalis]

47 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

 

Personally I think sports like Snowboarding in the Winter Olympics is extremely watchable. 

 

I think Sport is most watchable when it's exciting and looks difficult. I like to be able to see the immense skill of a top sportsperson.

 

Even if it's a sport i've never seen before, if it looks tough and you can see that someone has spent a lot of time practicing to be as good as they are then I find it interesting and extremely watchable.

Thats a fair point actually. For me, I appreciate the art of something like snowboarding or skating and would watch it for that reason as opposed to the competitiveness of it.

[Mike Oxlong]

5 hours ago, Nalis said:

Bit off topic but sports that rely on judging/opinion to determine a winner aren't as watchable (generally) as those whereby a winner is determined by a quantifiable such as time, distance or amount of goals/points scored against opposition.

What like football with VAR ? 😉

 

I love watching the gymnastics 

 

How the fvck do they do some of those things like somersaulting in mid air from and onto a 4 inch beam and not falling off !  

 

 

[King of Gipsy Lane]

My god this surely PEAK covid madness ? 
 

what a time to be alive 🙄🙄