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NFT: We now bring you Olympic breakdancing

Gman11 : 2/21/2019 10:58 am
My head hurts just thinking about it
Olympic breakdancing proposal - ( New Window )
baseball and softball got axed  
Greg from LI : 2/21/2019 11:00 am : link
But fucking breakdancing is in. Whatever.
RE: baseball and softball got axed  
terz22 : 2/21/2019 11:10 am : link
In comment 14302165 Greg from LI said:
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But fucking breakdancing is in. Whatever.


Seriously what a joke.
And the Russian judge gives ...  
Crispino : 2/21/2019 11:40 am : link
DJ Yuri Smoove a 10!
RE: And the Russian judge gives ...  
ZogZerg : 2/21/2019 11:57 am : link
In comment 14302215 Crispino said:
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DJ Yuri Smoove a 10!


As well as the French judge....
RE: RE: baseball and softball got axed  
crackerjack465 : 2/21/2019 11:58 am : link
In comment 14302177 terz22 said:
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In comment 14302165 Greg from LI said:


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But fucking breakdancing is in. Whatever.



Seriously what a joke.


Viewership wasn't good, from what I remember, but it is weird to add breakdancing.

Why not other forms of dance?

People will watch though. It would be so you think you can dance on steroids
Will the contestants have to bring their own  
RobCrossRiver56 : 2/21/2019 12:02 pm : link
piece of linoleum and a 1983 boom box that requires 12 D-Batteries?
RE: RE: RE: baseball and softball got axed  
Greg from LI : 2/21/2019 12:04 pm : link
In comment 14302244 crackerjack465 said:
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Viewership wasn't good, from what I remember


How was the viewership for, say, team handball?
RE: RE: RE: RE: baseball and softball got axed  
figgy2989 : 2/21/2019 12:07 pm : link
In comment 14302251 Greg from LI said:
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In comment 14302244 crackerjack465 said:


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Viewership wasn't good, from what I remember



How was the viewership for, say, team handball?


I tell ya, synchronized swimming is sure pulling in the ratings.
“Gender balanced, youth focused and more urban ...”  
Spider56 : 2/21/2019 2:03 pm : link
Yep ... that’s exactly what I want to look forward to and watch ... said no sane mind ever.
And the gold in the Waltz goes to.....  
steve in ky : 2/21/2019 3:20 pm : link
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The money for team sports goes to pro leagues...  
Dan in the Springs : 2/21/2019 5:31 pm : link
therefore the Olympics are left with top individual competitors. Makes sense to replace more team sports with individual performance sports, which seems to be the trend.

The question of objectivity comes up, of course. To try and make things more objective they always teach us a new set of vocabulary (think triple-axel, triple-lutz, etc.).

I wonder what new vocab we'll be adding with breakdance in the Olympics?
First of all  
Matt M. : 2/21/2019 6:23 pm : link
It's kind of weird to do this now, as opposed to 20+ years ago. Second of all, it's not a sport. Third of all, it's disgraceful to have this, but not baseball or softball.
With Ozone and Turbo  
Pete in MD : 2/21/2019 6:24 pm : link
as coaches, USA is sure to bring home the gold.
I clicked on the link just to see if this was real  
DonQuixote : 2/21/2019 7:23 pm : link
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break dancing  
bc4life : 2/21/2019 7:28 pm : link
really athletic, I can see it
huge tournaments  
bc4life : 2/21/2019 7:30 pm : link
in Asia, Europe. If you're thinking Turbo, Ozone - you haven't been keeping up with it
break dance  
bc4life : 2/21/2019 7:34 pm : link
compilation. some of it os the old stuff, some of it is really athletically impressive
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Asians  
bc4life : 2/21/2019 7:45 pm : link
are sick with it
and if it does become an Olympic sport  
bc4life : 2/21/2019 7:47 pm : link
it will morph some - the gymnastics, feats of strength, balance will become more dominant
I was in LA last week walking along Venice Beach and saw  
Marty in Albany : 2/21/2019 11:29 pm : link
some terrific break dancing. Very athletic and very entertaining. I don't know how you would judge it fairly because everybody does something different.

There is a bjg difference  
Matt M. : 2/22/2019 5:47 am : link
between something being athletic or requiring some zthleticism and actually being a sport.
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