Paid Members Carbomb Posted August 9 Paid Members Share Posted August 9 Yeh, we were all shocked at how poor she was. Something dodgy in the selection process. There are UK B-girls who would have smoked her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted August 9 Paid Members Share Posted August 9 If a new sport to the Olympics wants to be taken seriously it has to be better than that. There are already enough old bastards saying that it's "Not a real sport" without that making it look like it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted August 9 Paid Members Share Posted August 9 1 hour ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said: If a new sport to the Olympics wants to be taken seriously it has to be better than that. There are already enough old bastards saying that it's "Not a real sport" without that making it look like it isn't. Thing is the general standard is quite high - Logistx and Nicka are superb, as are Ami and Ayumi. The two Ukrainians and the Chinese are also impressive. The French ones were decent, but I think the hometown support carried them a fair bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanky316 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 That's the worrying thing, I went in and gave it a proper chance but... It was a tough watch. Talking about how good people are when that was the overall "advert" for breaking just gives the "not a real sport" crowd more ammo. It's a generally quiet day due to being practically the end so I'll give the lads a fair crack later on but it's a shame (and I have no doubt nerves are going to be a huge factor!) that day one was a bit of a disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted August 10 Paid Members Share Posted August 10 This is going to sound awful, and I don't want it to, but the men's event will most likely be a better advert for the sporting side of it, as the simple reason is there will be a lot more power involved, and therefore a lot more spectacular stuff like air flares. There are B-girls who do a fair few power moves, but for the most part because there's generally less physical strength involved, the focus tends to be more on artistic performances, musicality, creativity, etc., which are always impressive, but from a sporting point of view leaves the discipline more open to "not a real sport" drivel. The women were doing some seriously amazing stuff which should have been viewed with a sense of wonder (Logistx and Nicka pulled out some particular acro-balance spots that had my jaw on the floor). I think the context of the audience being there to view a sporting spectacle, thinking they're witnessing gymnastics, not to mention the inherent hostility towards a new discipline from the get-go, will have screwed them. I know this will get some eyes rolling, but there's probably an element of entrenched classism and racism in there too. Yes, the creative/artistic/interpretive side of it does raise questions, but come on: if you have enough mastery over your own body that you're able to make it move like that and come up with something detailed and nuanced at the same time, there should be some form of acknowledgement and recognition of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted August 10 Paid Members Share Posted August 10 A silver medal in the Swimnastics is not something I thought we would win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BigJag Posted August 11 Paid Members Share Posted August 11 I managed to catch some highlights of this last night. This is a very impressive shot of the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Healys Chutney Spoon Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 I know we're 7th in the table,.but in terms of medals won we'd be 3rd. I'm more than happy with that. Great showing all round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted August 11 Paid Members Share Posted August 11 16 minutes ago, Tim Healys Chutney Spoon said: I know we're 7th in the table,.but in terms of medals won we'd be 3rd. I'm more than happy with that. Great showing all round I hear Great Britain are going to be renamed Bronze for Great Britain for Los Angeles, to save time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SuperBacon Posted August 11 Author Members Share Posted August 11 A massive shame breaking doesn't seem as if it's staying, as the crowds and venues in LA would be ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted August 11 Paid Members Share Posted August 11 The most remarkable achievement of the games has to be Sifan Hassan. Bronze in the 5000m, bronze in the 10000m and gold in the Marathon. That is actually insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoLibre Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Simone Biles towering over Tom Cruise there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 This is great. Fair play. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted August 12 Paid Members Share Posted August 12 9/10. Docked a point for not using My Sacrifice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrodyGraham Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 On 8/11/2024 at 7:20 PM, Lion_of_the_Midlands said: The most remarkable achievement of the games has to be Sifan Hassan. Bronze in the 5000m, bronze in the 10000m and gold in the Marathon. That is actually insane. Made even better by Tsegà y trying the 1500, 5K and 10k treble and getting nowt after being a shithouse in the 5k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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