***Official 2024 Olympics Thread***

[Ali TT]

Carlin gets bronze, perhaps a bit fortunate.

Stretching away in the medal table from Australia now

US 105
China 77
France, GB 55
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Australia 47

 

[Ali TT]

Should've kept on watching the football, quite the game. Spain winning 5-3 after extra time

 

[Ali TT]

Disappointment for Chinese athlete 671 in losing her breaking semi final.

 

[Ali TT]

671 up against India from the Netherlands in the bronze medal match.

 

[Smudge]

Medals at 5 consecutive Olympics in the women's shot put for NZ, with Maddi Wesche claiming silver.

 

[Ali TT]

Bronze for 671

 

[Ali TT]

Ami from Japan v Lithuania's Nicka in the final and it's gold for Ami.

Not sure this is an Olympic sport but it looks good fun. Certainly a long way from 1970s the Bronx

 

[Burgey]

Is this how they do it Down Under?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1821938402645958782

Could be any one of my mates at dollar drinks night at Parra Leagues in the 90s tbh

 

[Tom Flint]

Ami from Japan v Lithuania's Nicka in the final and it's gold for Ami.

Not sure this is an Olympic sport but it looks good fun. Certainly a long way from 1970s the Bronx

I just watched the highlights of this. Surely there are better breakdancers than this in the world. But they probably are doing it on the street rather than for a club therefore not going through qualifications. I've seen much better in many music videos

 

[Son Of Coco]

Is this how they do it Down Under?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1821938402645958782

I watched it live and thought she was having a stroke.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Could be any one of my mates at dollar drinks night at Parra Leagues in the 90s tbh

I’m seriously wondering what the vetting and qualifying for this sport is like.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I watched it live and thought she was having a stroke.

And to top it all off, the person next to her…was watching her like it’s all cool.

(I initially thought that was the referee lol )

 

[Coronis]

Is this how they do it Down Under?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1821938402645958782

Eerily similar to when I’ve seen drunk ***** claiming they can break.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Eerily similar to when I’ve seen drunk ****s claiming they can break.

The move is called Breaking Bad

 

[Coronis]

The move is called Breaking Bad

I just wish Tubby was commentating on that.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I just wish Tubby was commentating on that.

Commentating should be as colorful as the dancing.

There was a Latvian (or Lithuanian?) 17 year old girl with a durag on bring on her break…apparently goes by the street name of B-Girl Nicka (I $hit you not).
She won the silver medal.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

middle aged white guys: I prefer the old school breakdancing

 

[_Ed_]

Medals at 5 consecutive Olympics in the women's shot put for NZ, with Maddi Wesche claiming silver.

Another really pleasant surprise after she came sixth in Tokyo and got bronze in the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Awesome to see such a big step forward.

 

[Line and Length]

I believe breaking is in the Olympics for the first and (thankfully) last time.

I also think the team rhythmic gymnastics (5 or so contestants performing with hoops, ribbons, balls etc) belong in the Cirque de Soleil rather than the Olympics.

Unless it fits the Olympic motto of "Faster, Higher, Stronger" it's hard to justify the inclusion of certain 'sports'.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

You have to be fast, strong and preferably high to win a breakdancing medal.