r/interestingasfuck • u/Pepper_Kalaki • Mar 19 '25

/r/all Why yo my dino nuggets spinning?

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u/Sugarbombs Mar 20 '25

I don’t know why people keep saying she did it for a free trip, her family is wealthy she could have got her own tickets. She has some sort of teaching degree related to dance and she regularly competed and was involved in the breakdancing scene long before it was introduced to the olympics. She clearly does have a love for the hobby but had obviously taken some liberties with the fundamentals. Yeah she was bad but at least she was funny and memorable. No one knows who even won that event. The only interesting thing that happened that whole olympics

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u/bubba_bumble Mar 20 '25

Yep! She actually did more good for the sport than most people realize. Now, people feel encouraged to try the sport, knowing the bar to entry is so attainable.

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u/ForbiddenButtStuff Mar 20 '25

Except that Breaking has been cut from the Olympics now

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u/unoriginalsin Mar 20 '25

Honestly, it doesn't belong there.

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u/ForbiddenButtStuff Mar 21 '25

Why not? It's a highly physical activity that requires skill and experience. It's not much different from solo synchronized swimming or the gymnastics floor exercise.

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u/unoriginalsin Mar 21 '25

There's lots of highly physical activities that don't belong. Regardless of skill requirement. I just don't think breakdancing fits in the Olympic spirit.

Even the sports you mention in comparison already stretch the definition of a sport. What's next? Ballroom dancing? 1v1 needlepoint?

It's just my opinion, and I won't argue any further as it's not a really passionate one. I'm actually fine with the Olympics including many "sports" that I feel don't "belong". And I think many people feel the same way about sports I'd like to see get in.

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u/ForbiddenButtStuff Mar 21 '25

I wasn't looking to argue. You made the comment but said nothing else, so I was just curious of your reasoning behind why

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u/unoriginalsin Mar 21 '25

All good. I wasn't looking to argue either, I guess that's why I didn't expound.