Posted on 08/09/2024 1:17:20 PM PDT by Libloather
Breaking, a.k.a. break dancing, kicked off its inaugural appearance as an Olympic sport in style.
Snoop Dogg opened the competition Friday at Place de la Concorde in Paris via the coup de baton, when a wooden baton is struck on the floor to signal an event’s commencement.
Dressed in a red, white and blue tracksuit, the Grammy-nominated rapper — who has been making the most of his time in Paris and reportedly earning $500,000 per day as an Olympics correspondent for NBC and Peacock — accessorized with colorful kicks as the festivities got underway.
Men and women will compete separately at the Paris Games, with the “competition consist[ing] of battles between two athletes. Each battle consists of a number of rounds. In each round one athlete performs first, then the other responds,” according to the Olympics’ official website.
The women’s competition on Friday will conclude with a gold medal battle. The men will compete on Saturday.
Team USA’s breaking team is comprised of two b-boys, Jeffrey Louis and Victor Montalvo, and two b-girls, Sunny Choi and Logan Edra.
It’s been quite the summer for Snoop Dogg, 52, who kicked off his experience at the Games by carrying the Olympic torch before the opening ceremony on July 26.
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OMG...INNER CITY CRAP.
One more reason to not watch. (Like they need more reasons)
wait wut? Breakdancing is an Olympic event and this is Not The Bee?
ZOOLANDER was a documentary.
yup....and snoop dog is the olympic ambassador for NBC. The competition has been great- excluding the break dancing which i did not watch...the broadcasts have been laughable...
snoop dog was a pot smoking rapper who had his own porn network at one time...now he’s a household name on liberal TV...
I appreciate that break-dancing is a very physic activity, which also includes one style and artistry - but the Olympics? No.
Ben Hart aka Benihana 60yr Old Breakdancer
He recently became famous for taking his pampered daughter out of his will after she unfairly dissed him:
There is a movie made in the mid 1930’s. Name was “Rough Boys” or something like that. They were doing “break dancing” moves back in the 30’s.
Its not a black thing.
I don’t think that’s how the ancient Greeks started their breakdancing competition. And the dancers aren’t in the nude.
Being a "black thing" isn't the issue - although all other nations could argue, its an inherently "American" thing.
why not make Ballroom dancing or interpretive street theater an Olympic sport?
What next, frisbee golf?
You think breaking is bad ( as I do) just get ready for flag football!!!
Coming in 2028! Ha haa!!! This stuff is so stupid it should hurt …
The Paris Olympic Games have found a way to hit a new low every day.
You mean CONVICTED FELON Snoop Dogg? Amazing how little criminal activity matters to leftists when it’s someone they like.
Don’t forget pole dancing and pizza tossing.
When did he change from Snoop Doggy Dogg to just Snoop Dogg? I haven’t kept up with the world of rap......
“why not make Ballroom dancing or interpretive street theater an Olympic sport?”
If they introduce an Olympic mime competition I’m totally done.
If there is any more reasons to completely shun the Olympics this is it. An unrepentant gangster, drug slinger, and pornographer is not someone any one should look up to.
At least it’s nor Jimmy Kimmel.
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