Paris 2024 - Day 14 (Fri 9 August)

[Eddie]

I love Michael Johnson as a pundit. He's cunty in such a warm, informed way

I actually do like the team as they are despite @Kratz 's intense hate for R GABS.

 

[Kratz]

I love Michael Johnson as a pundit. He's cunty in such a warm, informed way

It’s like he knows Gabby Logan is an idiot but can’t quite bring himself to say it to her face.

 

[Finn]

Jack Carlin giving a teary interview on BBC One right now

Gonna file him as 'TROUBLED' rather than 'OUTRIGHT WICKED' for now

 

[Eddie]

Jack Carlin giving a teary interview on BBC One right now

Gonna file him as 'TROUBLED' rather than 'OUTRIGHT WICKED' for now

Meh. He's overrated.

 

[Mary Whitehouse]

Feeling very proud of our boys in Paris.

 

[Eddie]

Meh. He's overrated.

Just listened to the interview. Aww. I take it back.

 

[PercyPig]

BBC wasting their precious sports coverage minutes on BREAKING

Don’t do it!

 

[Ellie]

I never thought I’d be so unenthusiastic about the breakdancing. Even the music is shite.

 

[Finn]

Delightful to see it introduced by CLAIRE BALDING

I like the fact that (a) they don't know the music in advance, and (b) it is a battle, but if this one they're showing now is a highlight then I don't think the Olympics have been missing out.

 

[Ellie]

You might as well introduce karaoke next.

 

[Finn]

Fuck me, that was the GOLD MEDAL BATTLE???

 

[Finn]

Wait, it's definitely not at the LA Olympics?

Amazing. RIP Breaking at the Olympics, 2024-2024

 

[Ellie]

Fuck me, that was the GOLD MEDAL BATTLE???

This was the dismal Australian one

 

[win_the_game]

Fucking hell that Australian is ranked 4th in the world. HOW EXACTLY?

 

[ILL ADVISED]

 

[PercyPig]

Fucking hell that Australian is ranked 4th in the world. HOW EXACTLY?

She’s Australias shame (after Sarah Beaumont)

 

[Finn]

This is what the head of the 'World Dance Sport Federation' said last October after Breaking got dropped from the LA Olympics:

"We worked relentlessly over many months to present a powerful and passionate proposal that detailed all the many advantages breaking as a dance sport discipline brings to the Olympic Movement and Olympic Games.

"Ensuring the success of breaking's Olympic debut at Paris 2024 is therefore on the forefront of the WDSF agenda.

"Our performance in Paris will define the future of dance sport within the Olympic Movement, and it is imperative that we must work together to do everything within our power to exceed expectations next summer on the Place de la Concorde.

"By doing so, we will demonstrate on the dance floor that breaking, a sport popular among youths from diverse backgrounds, and a sport rooted in beautiful values such as inclusivity, is a perfect fit for the Olympic Games."