Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)

[gaz76]

Phil sesseman doing the shitbag trick of taking another runner down on the line, what's the point

 

[Mon Autre]

There’s no way they’ll have this event again. It’s being ridiculed everywhere.

Actually think things like the BMXing, skateboarding and climbing have been good additions to the games but this hasn't really worked. People have enjoyed watching those and perhaps appreciated the skill and athleticism that goes into them.

With breakdancing, there's a lot of physicality and artistry involved that I respect (obvs the Australian competitor is a bit of a wacky outlier) but I think it doesn't make loads of sense to me have one subgenre of dance in there and I think the audience and traditions around breaking exist mainly outside of a sporting context.

 

[Scottyboi]

Enjoyed the women's beach volleyball final.

 

[GornikDaze]

Garnbret off to a flyer in the climbing

 

[Eccles Blue]

Enjoyed the women's beach volleyball final.

Imagine that! ;-) ;-) :-)

 

[MCFC1993]

I don't know how these climbers do it, that white boulder looks horrendous.

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

I don't know how these climbers do it, that white boulder looks horrendous.

Hope everyone else struggles with it as we did. Keeps us in medal contention.

 

[GornikDaze]

Hope everyone else struggles with it as we did. Keeps us in medal contention.

Looks a lot more dynamic than the first two boulders

 

[chesterbells]

Actually think things like the BMXing, skateboarding and climbing have been good additions to the games but this hasn't really worked. People have enjoyed watching those and perhaps appreciated the skill and athleticism that goes into them.

With breakdancing, there's a lot of physicality and artistry involved that I respect (obvs the Australian competitor is a bit of a wacky outlier) but I think it doesn't make loads of sense to me have one subgenre of dance in there and I think the audience and traditions around breaking exist mainly outside of a sporting context.

How about heavy metal headbanging for LA28?

 

[MCFC1993]

Hope everyone else struggles with it as we did. Keeps us in medal contention.

Japanese woman absolutely smashed it, amazing, don't know how she did it.