Break Dancing a Sport?

[JLong06]

If we're considering Curling an Olympic sport...

 

[soccerdad72]

I disagree. I'd probably be less annoyed if they eliminated other sports like soccer as well. Maybe add twirling or competitive cheer?

Disagree with what? I didn't add an opinion - I explained why softball and baseball were dropped.

 

[Marrila]

Disagree with what? I didn't add an opinion - I explained why softball and baseball were dropped.

Your reason is the excuse the Olympics are attempting to sell. It's untrue.
But, they won this round. We will see what happens in the future, like 2028 in LA.

 

[Buzz Rules]

I disagree. I'd probably be less annoyed if they eliminated other sports like soccer as well. Maybe add twirling or competitive cheer?

Soccer is the world’s sport and one of the first organized in modern history. The tournament is a joke though because FIFA refuses to elevate it beyond a minor U-23 tournament. Europe doesn’t take it seriously and clubs don’t have to release players to participate, so the competition is diminished.

 

[soccerdad72]

Your reason is the excuse the Olympics are attempting to sell. It's untrue.

Ok. So why do you think it was dropped?

 

[BrianL]

There's no reason it can't be I guess. I don't know if I care for it being in the Olympics, but whatever. There are a lot of events that I don't watch.

 

[starvenger]

If we're considering Curling an Olympic sport...

Lower bar for the winter Olympics.

With that said, curling is much more competitive than women's hockey among the member nations. Mind you, I don't want to see women's sports eliminated, but when you can say with almost 99% certainty that the US and Canada are competing for gold/silver then you've got a serious competitive imbalance that needs to be addressed.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Your reason is the excuse the Olympics are attempting to sell. It's untrue.
But, they won this round. We will see what happens in the future, like 2028 in LA.

Well to be fair in 2020 Summer Olympics only 6 countries competed in baseball. On an Olympic level that's fairly small pool of potential winners. That's like going from Qualifying to Finals immediately (well sorta but hopefully you can see where I was going with that example). The pandemic may have had something to do with that or maybe there was waning interest.

Looking at it baseball nor softball hadn't been in the 2012 nor 2016 Olympics nor softball as a rejected sport by the IOC so this isn't the first time. At the 2004 and 2008 Olympics for baseball there were 8 countries that competed.

Baseball and softball are considered sports that go hand in hand I believe looking at it so both are rejected or approved.

 

[_19disnA]

Current Winter Olympics added several events which made no sense to me. Team snowboarding/downhill or the team figure skating championship. Not really sure what they hope to accomplish but in general the IOC seems out of touch with reality. I no longer watch much of the Olympics. They lost me when they couldn't get their arms around the whole 'amateur athlete' thing and the fact they looked the other way when it was common knowledge about the flagrant doping/cheating going on with some countries. It wasn't just one athlete, but some countries turned cheating into their national sport.

 

[Mysterian]

Every so often I forget what Curling is and I have to google it, then the info goes dormant again for ages. It looks like Shuffleboard.

There's also a push to get Parkour into the Olympics. I don't follow the Olympics, but I kinda prefer they keep the the classics. While there are so many competitions out there, even huge event video games matches, at what point does it need to be included in the Olympics?

Anyone from another country who wants to fight me at Rock-Paper-Scissors will find that I will not let the Gold go so easily.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I like that they are trying out different sports, there is skill involved here and people are doing tricks just like other sports. Will it be an indoor or outdoor venue?

 

[starvenger]

Every so often I forget what Curling is and I have to google it, then the info goes dormant again for ages. It looks like Shuffleboard.

It is more like bocce/lawn bowling, to be honest.

Except on ice and using 40lb pieces of granite.

 

[Mysterian]

It is more like bocce/lawn bowling, to be honest.

Except on ice and using 40lb pieces of granite.

Is there a high chance of injury? Not asking for safety sake, just to see if it's less boring that it seems.

 

[sam_gordon]

nope not a sport- just like cheerleading is not a sport.

I'm curious on your take... how do those compare to gymnastics, figure skating, and diving? Are those three "sports" in your mind? Why?

 

[Orion Nebula]

There are a lot of competitions in the Olympics that seem dumb. Race walking and duet artistic swimming being two that stand out... I mean if your going to have two people splashing around in pool "dancing" why not break dancing? It's actually more lively and interesting in my opinion. And who wants to watch people "walk" against each other? Might as well mention "Modern Penthathlon" as it's very bizzare as well. It's one of those things were they put a bunch of random things together just because they could. It's the epitome of oddness. If anyone doesn't know what it is, it's an "athlon" expect with freestyle swimming, horse show jumping, pistol shooting, cross country running and... well fencing because why not?

Anyways I am fine with it. It seems like watching people dance to music showing a lot of athleticism would be better than watching two people in a pool spin in a circle.

 

[SirDuff]

There are a lot of competitions in the Olympics that seem dumb. Race walking and duet artistic swimming being two that stand out... I mean if your going to have two people splashing around in pool "dancing" why not break dancing? It's actually more lively and interesting in my opinion. And who wants to watch people "walk" against each other? Might as well mention "Modern Penthathlon" as it's very bizzare as well. It's one of those things were they put a bunch of random things together just because they could. It's the epitome of oddness. If anyone doesn't know what it is, it's an "athlon" expect with freestyle swimming, horse show jumping, pistol shooting, cross country running and... well fencing because why not?

Anyways I am fine with it. It seems like watching people dance to music showing a lot of athleticism would be better than watching two people in a pool spin in a circle.

Think of pentathlon as storming a castle - you steal a horse and jump over fences to get there; swim across the moat; shoot the guards; duel/fence the evil Lord; and then run away.

Totally makes sense now, doesn’t it?

 

[TipsyTraveler]

Is there a high chance of injury? Not asking for safety sake, just to see if it's less boring that it seems.

I assume they keep curling for snarking purposes.

 

[Jennasis]

There are a lot of competitions in the Olympics that seem dumb. Race walking and duet artistic swimming being two that stand out... I mean if your going to have two people splashing around in pool "dancing" why not break dancing? It's actually more lively and interesting in my opinion. And who wants to watch people "walk" against each other? Might as well mention "Modern Penthathlon" as it's very bizzare as well. It's one of those things were they put a bunch of random things together just because they could. It's the epitome of oddness. If anyone doesn't know what it is, it's an "athlon" expect with freestyle swimming, horse show jumping, pistol shooting, cross country running and... well fencing because why not?

Anyways I am fine with it. It seems like watching people dance to music showing a lot of athleticism would be better than watching two people in a pool spin in a circle.

The pentathlon (which I am firmly against as a sport) is supposed to showcase the things a soldier would be expected to be able to do. I HATE it. As a professional equestrian, I find the show jumping portion of it is an abomination.

 

[Orion Nebula]

The pentathlon (which I am firmly against as a sport) is supposed to showcase the things a soldier would be expected to be able to do. I HATE it. As a professional equestrian, I find the show jumping portion of it is an abomination.

The very image of soldiers stopping and holding a show jumping competition makes me laugh. Do they hand out ribbons prior to storming the lake or after? I also feel bad for the horses having to swim so far... =(

 

[ashley0139]

Current Winter Olympics added several events which made no sense to me. Team snowboarding/downhill or the team figure skating championship. Not really sure what they hope to accomplish but in general the IOC seems out of touch with reality. I no longer watch much of the Olympics. They lost me when they couldn't get their arms around the whole 'amateur athlete' thing and the fact they looked the other way when it was common knowledge about the flagrant doping/cheating going on with some countries. It wasn't just one athlete, but some countries turned cheating into their national sport.

The team figure skating competition has existed since Sochi 2014. This was the 3rd time it had been held, not the first. It was not added for the current winter Olympics.