• Schal330@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I decided to give the gold place breaking video a watch and although these people are skilled, I just don’t quite get the “this is the current peak of human physical fitness/skill” that we see from other sports. Diving, Rowing, BMXing, even synchronised swimming were all really impressive. I wonder if Breaking will make a return?

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      1 month ago

      It was the local event Paris got to pick out. It won’t be back thankfully.

      For 2028 we’re getting flag football (kinda meh on) and Lacrosse (will be awesome) as the local choice sports. Much better options thankfully.

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      1 month ago

      There’s a massive difference between bboys and bgirls attending the Olympics vs. what you see at actual breaking competitions and events. I personally haven’t watched the Olympics breaking myself, but I have back when it was first introduced and it’s just not the same - the vibe is off. It’s cool that breaking has seen the recognition it deserves, but it’s not even comparable to something like Redbull BC One which would probably be the closest comparison in terms of size, popularity, and “corporate-ness”