Just caught some Olympic qualifying finals for breakdancing?! Kazakhstan versus Netherlands. They both crushed it and Netherlands won. I thought the Kazaki won the whole thing with his opening move in the final bout.

I haven’t read these links yet but apparently this is the first games that will feature break dancing.

https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/breaking-olympics-2024-paris-dancing

https://olympics.com/en/news/how-to-qualify-paris-2024-breaking-qualification-system-explained

I can’t seem to find a video of the bout. Very cool to see breaking at the world level.

I’ve enjoying seeing how the games have evolved over my short life. I remember when Johnny Mosely pulled that perfect helicopter (360°) at mens moguls in Nagano in 1998 and it completely changed the sport of skiing. It launched entire categories of competitive skiing: freestyle, big air, and half pipe, eventually became Olympic events. I’m not really a big Olympics fan or anything, just wanted to share the news about breakdancing for Paris 2024. Can you believe it?

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    Obviously the male is more funky, while the female is more fresh. Er, except when the opposite is the case. Either way, it’s a different set of subrule amendments and categories.

    I mean, you wouldn’t judge a men’s pop and lock the same as a women’s pop and lock - that’s just silly talk.