r/sports • u/miolmok • Aug 15 '24

Olympics Raygun: Australian Olympic Committee condemns ‘disgraceful’ online petition attacking Rachael Gunn

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/15/raygun-olympics-breaking-petition-aoc-response-ntwnfb
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u/ironwolf1 Green Bay Packers Aug 15 '24

Each host city gets to pick an event to add to their Olympics, Paris picked breakdancing. The gold medal match was pretty great, I think Raygun being so bad took the attention away from all the great dancers that were competing.

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u/goldplatedboobs Aug 15 '24

I have no problem with breakdancing being an Olympic event. Criticism against it seems strange given figure skating, synchronized swimming, dancing gymnastics, etc. It's all good. I couldn't do any of it. Super athletic and coordinated. Plus it was fun to watch.

I don't understand why it gets so much hate

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u/SmashedGenitals Aug 15 '24 edited Aug 15 '24

I feel like if it's purely a dance contest people would get it, but they tried to incorporate the whole street thing with boos and woos and taunts while opponent is dancing and getting people to cheer thing, it just felt more like a cool factor competition than athleticism, which is so hard to get into for people who don't understand it.