Paris 2024 - Day 14 (Fri 9 August)

[Soldi]

Oh hello Austrian bronze medalist

 

[PercyPig]

Oh hello Austrian bronze medalist

He’s 200 years old love

 

[Madison]

And where is it? It looks to be the Parisian answer to CATFORD.

Seems to be plonked next to a third tier airport, so Luton? Or North Woolwich?

 

[Madison]

Dear god. All the b-boys and b-girls (and judges) are entered under nicknames only.

There is also an official listing for the DJs.

 

[Lucille]

Excited for VIRUS

 

[Lucille]

Oh they’re only a judge

 

[Lucille]

DJ FLEG !

 

[PercyPig]

Maneskin on the Rhythmic Gymnastics

 

[Kratz]

CALL ME SYSSY

 

[Madison]

This is the head judge:

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Where can I watch the BREAK DANCING PLEASE?

 

[Lucille]

The evil BBC is shunning the noble art of rhythmic gymnastics

 

[Madison]

Shove it on BBC Four where it belongs.

 

[GNL]

Will they play 'B Boy Baby' by Mutya Buena and Amy Winehouse?

 

[Madison]

Where can I watch the BREAK DANCING PLEASE?

The first match - or the ‘B-Girls Pre-Qualifier Battle’ as the cool kids say - is at 3PM BST.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

The first match - or the ‘B-Girls Pre-Qualifier Battle’ as the cool kids say - is at 3PM BST.

Cheers!

 

[Madison]

It’s meant to be a 32 person competition, but they gave a last-minute 33rd place to a refugee girl from Afghanistan, so the first battle is effectively a one match qualifying round throwing her to the lions against a professional Dutch B-Girl (confusingly called India).

 

[Kratz]

Does it have to be hip hop you break dance to?

 

[Lucille]

It would nice to hear something hip and current like Lifetimes.

 

[PercyPig]

Love that the Rhythmic has an inquiry desk for all the overbearing coaches to direct their anger to

 

[PercyPig]

Rhythmic feels like it would be good for a Netflix sports documentary

EASTERN EUROPEAN TERRITORIES ONLY

 

[PercyPig]

Thriller girl has not done well

 

[Madison]

It’s quite pleasing imagining how the Taliban feel about an Afghan girl breakdancing.

 

[PercyPig]

If the Rhythmic club baton dances don’t feature Carnival De Paris I’m gonna be disappointed

 

[Madison]

The breaking is giving JESC vibes. It’s a no from me.

 

[PercyPig]

Giving all the crowd space away in the pit to the media doesn’t feel like the best thing to do for this kind of event

 

[D5K]

The breaking is giving JESC vibes. It’s a no from me.

But some of them are OLD!

 

[PercyPig]

It’s not quite giving “deffo deserve its place in the Olympics” the same way BMX, skateboarding and climbing have done.

But willing to give it a chance as the rounds progress and the men have their event (sorry).

 

[Lucille]

The breaking is giving JESC vibes. It’s a no from me.

Little Susan desperately trying to land a headspin to postpone her inevitable trip to the monge factory.

 

[Kratz]

Has anybody danced to VERBALICIOUS yet?

 

[Madison]

Has anybody danced to VERBALICIOUS yet?

Only me.

 

[Kratz]

Only me.

Have a GOLD MEDAL.

 

[Ellie]

This breakdancing is quite amateur compared to what was around 40+ years ago.

Not seen anything more impressive than the end credits of Footloose, letalone Breakin’ 2 Electric Boogaloo.

 

[Madison]

Not even LA wants to have breaking at the Olympics. I’m hope for a damnatio memoriae treatment and we never speak of it again. Give it the karate chop.

 

[D5K]

I saw 'Logistx versus Raygun' and thought they'd accidentally brought Robot Wars to the Olympics.

 

[Lucille]

Is breakdancing doing a Sofia Coll? (Here to stay?)

 

[Ellie]

I’m getting PJ & Duncan vibes from this dancing.

 

[Madison]

There’s been a major scheduling failure - breaking, ribbon dancing, golf, handball and lady football. I might actually need to do some work.

 

[rhythmbandit]

Are Tim Warwood or Ed Leigh involved in the Breaking commentary/presenting on the BBC?

 

[Madison]

I don’t think Sir Edward Leigh is a good fit for Breaking.