# Break dancing to be olympic sport **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** olympic-sports-track\ **Created:** [December 1, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932 "2020-12-01T16:45:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/21 "2020-12-02T18:21:20Z")
> [@Mijin](#): > > Maybe for the olympics they’ll try to score it more like gymnastics, with a pool of moves that you must include and a lot of the scoring based on execution, and less emphasis on freestyling? I don’t know. - Figure skating has compulsory figures and then the “freestyle”(?) competition. I imagine break dancing would go the same way. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/22 "2020-12-02T18:27:06Z")
> [@Mark\_Finn](#): > > Bring back tug-of-war. It was an Olympic event from 1900 to 1920, and there are some great Youtube videos of recent world-class events. Do it right, and we could base the winning team on which one [caused the highest total number of deaths](https://what-if.xkcd.com/127/). ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/23 "2020-12-02T18:32:05Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > > [@Mijin](#): > > > > Maybe for the olympics they’ll try to score it more like gymnastics, with a pool of moves that you must include and a lot of the scoring based on execution, and less emphasis on freestyling? I don’t know. - > > Figure skating has compulsory figures and then the “freestyle”(?) competition. I imagine break dancing would go the same way. The actual figures part of figure skating (the circles and figure eights and so forth) haven’t been part of competition for a long time. I think perhaps because it’s not very television friendly. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/24 "2020-12-02T18:35:38Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The actual figures part of figure skating (the circles and figure eights and so forth) haven’t been part of competition for a long time. I think perhaps because it’s not very television friendly. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen skating. I had no idea the compulsories had been nixed. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/25 "2020-12-02T19:34:20Z")
They were removed from international competition in 1990 ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/26 "2020-12-02T21:15:34Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > Cricket, the sport played by more people than any other sport in the world, is crying. [Cricket has been an Olympic event](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_at_the_Summer_Olympics). Briefly. > The event was held at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris … but only two countries competed, Great Britain and hosts France. j ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/27 "2020-12-02T21:22:07Z")
I’m not sure of the logistics, but the Mavericks surfing competition has been held regularly in California. > **[Titans of Mavericks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titans_of_Mavericks?wprov=sfti1)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Titans of Mavericks was a big wave surfing action sports event that took place south of San Francisco at the surfing site of Mavericks, California. Athletes competed annually in conditions that can reach up to 60 feet (18 m) in wave height. > The contest was initiated in 1999 and last held in 2016. The company then filed for bankruptcy, canceling the 2017 contest and the World Surf League took over the event. In 2019, the World Surf League ended th... ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/28 "2020-12-02T21:37:16Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > Cricket, the sport played by more people than any other sport in the world, is crying. Is that really true of cricket? I thought soccer/football was more widely played. And looking at the list of countries in the ICC rankings, I think they’re all former British colonies. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/29 "2020-12-02T21:44:57Z")
I thought I read that once but now I can only find lists where it is listed 7th or 9th. All say it is too difficult to be certain because there are so many factors. So I’ll revise it to “_one_ of the most participated sports in the world”! It’s played in 125 countries though but yes, certainly a sport exported by colonialism. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/30 "2020-12-02T21:52:44Z")
I don’t really consider it a competitive sport if it can’t be objectively measured. It may be an atheletic endeavour but I don’t think it belongs in the olympics. I love winter sports but all the freestyle bullshit bores me to tears. Stick it on a course and time it though…count me in. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/31 "2020-12-03T15:47:08Z")
there is also trad climbing where they don’t worry as much about speed. As you might expect it is the older form of climbing. > **[Traditional climbing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_climbing)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Traditional climbing (or Trad climbing) is a style of rock climbing in which the climber places all the necessary protection gear required to arrest any falls as they are climbing, and then removes it when the pitch is complete (often done by the second/follow-on climber). Traditional bolted aid climbing means the bolts were placed while on lead and/or with hand drills (the bolts tend to be much farther apart than for sport climbs). Traditional... ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/32 "2020-12-03T15:55:16Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Surfing? How the hell are they going to pull that off? No two waves are alike, so no two waves will present the same opportunities, and scheduling the event will be a nightmare. It happens somewhere in the world pretty much every weekend. The most important skill of any surfer is adapting to whatever the ocean throws at them - wave selection being key. That being the case, it can sometimes be a very dull spectator experience. And despite it being my favorite pastimes, the sport is one of my least favorite kinds of competitions. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/33 "2020-12-07T20:56:13Z")
Moved to Game room and merged in another thread. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/34 "2020-12-07T19:42:52Z")
Jesus Wept. [https://twitter.com/olympics/status/1336031436818829317?s=21](https://twitter.com/olympics/status/1336031436818829317?s=21) Another judged sport, but designed to appeal to the youth. I bet it still isn’t cool enough to knock Women’s Beach Volleyball off the tv coverage. I’ll be sticking with the classics ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/35 "2020-12-07T21:06:39Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > Cricket, the sport played by more people than any other sport in the world, is crying. “Cricket? Nobody understands cricket. You gotta know what a _crumpet_ is before you can understand cricket.” ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/36 "2020-12-07T21:10:36Z")
Honestly, cricket is a lot easier to understand than baseball, and I say that as an American. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/37 "2020-12-08T08:21:38Z")
I’m just imagining the commentary for Olympic Breakdancing. “Am I mistaken, Glenn, but was that not an excessively sick move?” “Indeed, Robert, indeed. The sickest. I might say that our competitors have been quite ill this fine day in lovely Paris.” “Oh dear… That was not a very controlled transition out of a head spin, the Romanian judge seems very unimpressed. That is certainly going to cost him.” “I find that not dope at all, Robert. Not dope at all.” ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/38 "2020-12-08T14:21:40Z")
Is there such a thing a televised breakdancing? I know you can find it on YouTube but you can find Tide pod consumption as well. The ‘extreme’ winter sports had been covered a lot before making their Olympic debuts. ESPN2 was originally set up for those type of events, which worked well on tape delay. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/39 "2020-12-08T14:28:09Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Is there such a thing a televised breakdancing? I’ve definitely seen breakdancing on TV way more than I ever saw televised synchronized diving or synchronized trampolining prior to the 2000 Olympics. Which is not saying much. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932/40 "2020-12-09T20:27:43Z")
beach volleyball cracks me up because of who it appeals to. I’m pretty sure one of the rules for women is they have to wear a swimsuit. 🙂 (might be true for men too) Also I don’t think any of the women wear 1 piece suit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-dancing-to-be-olympic-sport/926932.md?page=3)