***Paris 2024 Summer Olympics: July 26-August 11*** USA dominates medal count; Finish tied w/ China for most golds - See ya in Milan 2026! (1 Viewer)

[3C's]

Do I have this right? First the judge(s) got the score wrong. Then they were incorrect in saying the appeal wasn't in time. And now we find out the ruling body contacted the wrong people? They should just stop already and if nothing else give out 2 bronze medals.

Report: Court of Arbitration made massive blunder in Jordan Chiles bronze medal case

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www.on3.com

And now the latest scandal is that the head of the 3 person CAS panel has worked for Romania previously.

Head of panel in Jordan Chiles appeal worked on cases for Romanian government

A new detail has emerged in the battle over Jordan Chiles’s Olympic bronze medal, a saga which has overshadowed a thrilling gymnastics competition at the Paris Games

www.theguardian.com

 

[BassNBrew]

Do I have this right? First the judge(s) got the score wrong. Then they were incorrect in saying the appeal wasn't in time. And now we find out the ruling body contacted the wrong people? They should just stop already and if nothing else give out 2 bronze medals.

Report: Court of Arbitration made massive blunder in Jordan Chiles bronze medal case

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www.on3.com

And now the latest scandal is that the head of the 3 person CAS panel has worked for Romania previously.

Head of panel in Jordan Chiles appeal worked on cases for Romanian government

A new detail has emerged in the battle over Jordan Chiles’s Olympic bronze medal, a saga which has overshadowed a thrilling gymnastics competition at the Paris Games

www.theguardian.com

If My memory serves me correct, the Romanian was ding 1/10th a point for stepping out of bounds which she didn't do. The leotard doesn't lie.

 

[GregR]

If you could be present at Los Angeles 2028, which events would you try to attend?

Do we know where the surfing will be? Tahiti looked awesome.

I’d be shocked if it wasn’t Huntington Beach.

I’ve read online that Huntington and Trestles are the two favorites but no one knows for sure yet.

Apparently two events will be held in Oklahoma City?!?!? Softball and the canoe slalom as LA doesn’t want to build venues to host those events. But they would really need to build a venue for softball?

God, I hope not. OKC in July will be brutal. If they are going to do that, they might as well pick Houston. We have a stadium with AC.

They are definitely in OKC. The softball is a little confusing. Just play in dodgers stadium for gods sake. The canoe slalom seems like a pretty specialized thing though

They still have to figure out what they are doing with baseball (which is holding up some things). There's some rumblings that MLB is down with the season stopping around the All-Star break and it turning into a World Baseball Classic like tournament in size; in which case you are going to need Dodgers, Angels, and probably Petco to support it. If it's major leaguers, everyone of those games would be sellouts.

Would love it if they did that.

 

[Mister CIA]

Forget Tyson/Paul, this would be huge if they could make this happen.

Tyreek Hill believes he can beat Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles in race

Despite being known as an NFL star, Hill also has experience running track during high school and college.

sports.yahoo.com

What distance? In a 100 meter dash it wouldn;t even be close

I'm not even sure Hill is the fastest player in the NFL, and he's surely not fast enough to make the 100M finals on the world stage. But it would be a spectacle...

What if they raced 100 meters, from opposing ends of the track?

With jousting sticks?

I'll allow it.

 

[massraider]

Did anyone mention this moment when the Canadian and Brazilian women's volleyball team had a little heated talk, and the DJ calmed everyone down, and started a crowd sing-along? Pretty cool.

As an aside, and for those confused: The hot ones in the skimpy bottoms are the Canadian team, and the plain Janes wearing shorts are the Brazilians. I don't understand it either.

 

[3C's]

Do I have this right? First the judge(s) got the score wrong. Then they were incorrect in saying the appeal wasn't in time. And now we find out the ruling body contacted the wrong people? They should just stop already and if nothing else give out 2 bronze medals.

Report: Court of Arbitration made massive blunder in Jordan Chiles bronze medal case

.

www.on3.com

And now the latest scandal is that the head of the 3 person CAS panel has worked for Romania previously.

Head of panel in Jordan Chiles appeal worked on cases for Romanian government

A new detail has emerged in the battle over Jordan Chiles’s Olympic bronze medal, a saga which has overshadowed a thrilling gymnastics competition at the Paris Games

www.theguardian.com

If My memory serves me correct, the Romanian was ding 1/10th a point for stepping out of bounds which she didn't do. The leotard doesn't lie.

Did the Romanians appeal within 1 minute?

 

[BassNBrew]

Do I have this right? First the judge(s) got the score wrong. Then they were incorrect in saying the appeal wasn't in time. And now we find out the ruling body contacted the wrong people? They should just stop already and if nothing else give out 2 bronze medals.

Report: Court of Arbitration made massive blunder in Jordan Chiles bronze medal case

.

www.on3.com

And now the latest scandal is that the head of the 3 person CAS panel has worked for Romania previously.

Head of panel in Jordan Chiles appeal worked on cases for Romanian government

A new detail has emerged in the battle over Jordan Chiles’s Olympic bronze medal, a saga which has overshadowed a thrilling gymnastics competition at the Paris Games

www.theguardian.com

If My memory serves me correct, the Romanian was ding 1/10th a point for stepping out of bounds which she didn't do. The leotard doesn't lie.

Did the Romanians appeal within 1 minute?

No they didn't

 

[boilerdave]

As an aside, and for those confused: The hot ones in the skimpy bottoms are the Canadian team, and the plain Janes wearing shorts are the Brazilians. I don't understand it either.

The Brazilian women in the baggy shorts was the biggest Olympic disappointment.
The men’s 4x100 baton drop a distant second.

 

[GregR]

Still haven't been able to find the entire performance online

This may only work in Canada, but it's here...
Viewer discretion advised

https://i.imgur.com/QI1We5Z.mp4

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Still haven't been able to find the entire performance online

This may only work in Canada, but it's here...
Viewer discretion advised

https://i.imgur.com/QI1We5Z.mp4

The other competitor has no idea what to do here. I feel her confusion.

 

[Chemical X]

i am waiting for Raygun halloween costumes.

 

[3C's]

i am waiting for Raygun halloween costumes.

Amazon is already on it https://lydgstudio.com/cdn/shop/files/MOBILE_DSP_HEADER_1400x.jpg?v=1658165457

 

[heckmanm]

i am waiting for Raygun halloween costumes.

Just saw someone nicknamed her Napoleon Vegemite

 

[GenX fan]

Australian break dancer still getting a lot of hate mail.
Geez, the Olympics are over. Let it go, people.

Break Dancing will never return as an Olympic sport.

 

[dino259]

Australian break dancer still getting a lot of hate mail.
Geez, the Olympics are over. Let it go, people.

Break Dancing will never return as an Olympic sport.

But Breaking might.

 

[culdeus]

Australian break dancer still getting a lot of hate mail.
Geez, the Olympics are over. Let it go, people.

Break Dancing will never return as an Olympic sport.

It wasn't that bad. There were some epic speed climbing fails too but because they are over in 10s it's not as memeable

 

[Capella]

Break Dancing will never return as an Olympic sport.

I don’t really think of it as a sport but it’s a shame for those people who devote their life to it and it came to this. Think about how exciting it must have been leading up to the Olympics, we’re gonna put on a show for the world yada yada and then this happens, your sport is a worldwide joke and almost definitely will never see the Olympics again. That sucks.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Break Dancing will never return as an Olympic sport.

I don’t really think of it as a sport but it’s a shame for those people who devote their life to it and it came to this. Think about how exciting it must have been leading up to the Olympics, we’re gonna put on a show for the world yada yada and then this happens, your sport is a worldwide joke and almost definitely will never see the Olympics again. That sucks.

I don't dance, but I was pretty insulted by this.

 

[identikit]

'Breaking' was/is a disappointment for me, even without the Raygun

 

[culdeus]

'Breaking' was/is a disappointment for me, even without the Raygun

The American we hyped was pretty meh.

 

[the moops]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

 

[heckmanm]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

Feel bad for all the abuse she's taking but holy hell

 

[bigbottom]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

Feel bad for all the abuse she's taking but holy hell

I really don’t get it. She’s supposedly a professor in the history of breakdancing, right? If so, she has to know that she isn’t good. And if she knows she isn’t good, her participation had to be a goof. And if her participation was a goof, she should welcome the notoriety. What am I missing?

Edit to add: when she refers to “hate”, is she talking about people making fun of her performance? If so, that’s ridicule, not hate.

 

[Major]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

Feel bad for all the abuse she's taking but holy hell

I hope she embraces it. Being a lolcow can be a very profitable venture.

 

[WDIK2]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

Feel bad for all the abuse she's taking but holy hell

I really don’t get it. She’s supposedly a professor in the history of breakdancing, right? If so, she has to know that she isn’t good. And if she knows she isn’t good, her participation had to be a goof. And if her participation was a goof, she should welcome the notoriety. What am I missing?

Edit to add: when she refers to “hate”, is she talking about people making fun of her performance? If so, that’s ridicule, not hate.

I heard on the radio yesterday that she won the Oceania Breaking Championship to qualify for the Olympics. Apparently there were 15 female entrants.

 

[General Malaise]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

Feel bad for all the abuse she's taking but holy hell

I hope she embraces it. Being a lolcow can be a very profitable venture.

Hawk Tuah really leaned into it.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

Feel bad for all the abuse she's taking but holy hell

I really don’t get it. She’s supposedly a professor in the history of breakdancing, right? If so, she has to know that she isn’t good. And if she knows she isn’t good, her participation had to be a goof. And if her participation was a goof, she should welcome the notoriety. What am I missing?

Edit to add: when she refers to “hate”, is she talking about people making fun of her performance? If so, that’s ridicule, not hate.

All I got out of it is that someone who could actually dance was deprived of an awesome opportunity.

 

[3C's]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

Feel bad for all the abuse she's taking but holy hell

I hope she embraces it. Being a lolcow can be a very profitable venture.

Hawk Tuah really leaned into it.

I bet she did...

 

[Major]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

Feel bad for all the abuse she's taking but holy hell

I really don’t get it. She’s supposedly a professor in the history of breakdancing, right? If so, she has to know that she isn’t good. And if she knows she isn’t good, her participation had to be a goof. And if her participation was a goof, she should welcome the notoriety. What am I missing?

Edit to add: when she refers to “hate”, is she talking about people making fun of her performance? If so, that’s ridicule, not hate.

All I got out of it is that someone who could actually dance was deprived of an awesome opportunity.

Agreed. Also sucks for all those really talented breakers who probably invested years preparing for the event only to be ignored and disregarded by a joke/meme.

 

[the moops]

Skateboarding should incorporate this into next Olympics. Find this way more enjoyable to watch

x.com

x.com

 

[Long Ball Larry]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

Feel bad for all the abuse she's taking but holy hell

I hope she embraces it. Being a lolcow can be a very profitable venture.

Hawk Tuah really leaned into it.

I hear that raygun will throw out the first pitch at a Mets game in September when they are eliminated from the playoffs

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Skateboarding should incorporate this into next Olympics. Find this way more enjoyable to watch

x.com

x.com

He is really good. Strangely, a lot of those moves remind me of the compulsary figures that used to be required in figure skating competitions.

 

[Psychopav]

Do I have this right? First the judge(s) got the score wrong. Then they were incorrect in saying the appeal wasn't in time. And now we find out the ruling body contacted the wrong people? They should just stop already and if nothing else give out 2 bronze medals.

Report: Court of Arbitration made massive blunder in Jordan Chiles bronze medal case

.

www.on3.com

And now the latest scandal is that the head of the 3 person CAS panel has worked for Romania previously.

Head of panel in Jordan Chiles appeal worked on cases for Romanian government

A new detail has emerged in the battle over Jordan Chiles’s Olympic bronze medal, a saga which has overshadowed a thrilling gymnastics competition at the Paris Games

www.theguardian.com

If My memory serves me correct, the Romanian was ding 1/10th a point for stepping out of bounds which she didn't do. The leotard doesn't lie.

Did the Romanians appeal within 1 minute?

No they didn't

They don't have to within a minute, because she wasn't the last gymnast in the rotation. They just had to appeal before the next gym ast started her routine.

 

[Psychopav]

Australian break dancer still getting a lot of hate mail.
Geez, the Olympics are over. Let it go, people.

Break Dancing will never return as an Olympic sport.

It wasn't that bad. There were some epic speed climbing fails too but because they are over in 10s it's not as memeable

It was horrible. Why did they even consider it a sport? Gymnastics scores are inscrutable but the announcers are able to explain precisely how they are derived. Breakdancing seemed entirely subjective. smh

If "the sport" wanted to stick around they should have gotten announcers who could explain what was going on. Except that maybe that's impossible because it really is totally subjective.

 

[culdeus]

Australian break dancer still getting a lot of hate mail.
Geez, the Olympics are over. Let it go, people.

Break Dancing will never return as an Olympic sport.

It wasn't that bad. There were some epic speed climbing fails too but because they are over in 10s it's not as memeable

It was horrible. Why did they even consider it a sport? Gymnastics scores are inscrutable but the announcers are able to explain precisely how they are derived. Breakdancing seemed entirely subjective. smh

If "the sport" wanted to stick around they should have gotten announcers who could explain what was going on. Except that maybe that's impossible because it really is totally subjective.

Picking music at random and making it a head to head battle with no clear start/stop time, except that you have 3 continual periods of a few minutes ish, interspersed with observations where you pantomime a level of disinterest doesn't lend itself to clear judging criteria.

 

[GregR]

Sorry, I was letting it go, but I had to post it.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Sorry, I was letting it go, but I had to post it.

Don't let it go just yet.

 

[Psychopav]

Sorry, I was letting it go, but I had to post it.

Wow it's like seeing a young Simone Biles doing her thing before she started competing

 

[Eephus]

Picking music at random and making it a head to head battle with no clear start/stop time, except that you have 3 continual periods of a few minutes ish, interspersed with observations where you pantomime a level of disinterest doesn't lend itself to clear judging criteria.

They should run the women's floor exercise like this.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Picking music at random and making it a head to head battle with no clear start/stop time, except that you have 3 continual periods of a few minutes ish, interspersed with observations where you pantomime a level of disinterest doesn't lend itself to clear judging criteria.

They should run the women's floor exercise like this.

Can we pick tunes? I choose U Can't Touch This for Simone Biles.

 

[Psychopav]

Picking music at random and making it a head to head battle with no clear start/stop time, except that you have 3 continual periods of a few minutes ish, interspersed with observations where you pantomime a level of disinterest doesn't lend itself to clear judging criteria.

They should run the women's floor exercise like this.

Can we pick tunes? I choose U Can't Touch This for Simone Biles.

I choose Get Back for Jordan Chiles.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Australian break dancer still getting a lot of hate mail.
Geez, the Olympics are over. Let it go, people.

Break Dancing will never return as an Olympic sport.

It wasn't that bad. There were some epic speed climbing fails too but because they are over in 10s it's not as memeable

It was horrible. Why did they even consider it a sport? Gymnastics scores are inscrutable but the announcers are able to explain precisely how they are derived. Breakdancing seemed entirely subjective. smh

If "the sport" wanted to stick around they should have gotten announcers who could explain what was going on. Except that maybe that's impossible because it really is totally subjective.

There are specific rules

A minimum of three or more uneven number of judges score the battles on six criteria - creativity, personality, technique, variety, performativity and musicality.

Each parameter has different weightage in a battle, with technique, performativity and creativity constituting 60 per cent of the total score while variety, musicality and personality make up the remaining 40 per cent.

The judges submit their votes after each round and the breaker with the highest points is declared the winner.

Penalties and disqualifications: the misbehavior button​

• All judges have three misbehavior buttons that they may use to penalize a breaker when they act or gesture inappropriately: mild, moderate and severe. The WDSF Breaking Rules and Regulations Manual states the complete details, including examples.
• A mild misbehavior (button 1) is an accidental, unintentional or nonaggressive act or gesture. A 3% point deduction will be applied to the judge's total score of that athlete.
• A moderate misbehavior (button 2) is a non-violent, but intentional act or gesture meant to intimidate or otherwise degrade a specific person (or people). A 6% point deduction will be applied to the athlete's total score.
• A severe misbehavior (button 3) is an intentional act or gesture that is overtly aggressive, violent or sexual in nature. A 10% point deduction will be applied to the athlete's total score. If a majority of judges call an act severe, the offending competitor or crew will be immediately up for disqualification, pending final approval from the chair.

Really not that different from gymnastics. (He says not knowing anything about judging in gymnastics.)

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Australian break dancer still getting a lot of hate mail.
Geez, the Olympics are over. Let it go, people.

Break Dancing will never return as an Olympic sport.

It wasn't that bad. There were some epic speed climbing fails too but because they are over in 10s it's not as memeable

It was horrible. Why did they even consider it a sport? Gymnastics scores are inscrutable but the announcers are able to explain precisely how they are derived. Breakdancing seemed entirely subjective. smh

If "the sport" wanted to stick around they should have gotten announcers who could explain what was going on. Except that maybe that's impossible because it really is totally subjective.

There are specific rules

A minimum of three or more uneven number of judges score the battles on six criteria - creativity, personality, technique, variety, performativity and musicality.

Each parameter has different weightage in a battle, with technique, performativity and creativity constituting 60 per cent of the total score while variety, musicality and personality make up the remaining 40 per cent.

The judges submit their votes after each round and the breaker with the highest points is declared the winner.

Penalties and disqualifications: the misbehavior button​

• All judges have three misbehavior buttons that they may use to penalize a breaker when they act or gesture inappropriately: mild, moderate and severe. The WDSF Breaking Rules and Regulations Manual states the complete details, including examples.
• A mild misbehavior (button 1) is an accidental, unintentional or nonaggressive act or gesture. A 3% point deduction will be applied to the judge's total score of that athlete.
• A moderate misbehavior (button 2) is a non-violent, but intentional act or gesture meant to intimidate or otherwise degrade a specific person (or people). A 6% point deduction will be applied to the athlete's total score.
• A severe misbehavior (button 3) is an intentional act or gesture that is overtly aggressive, violent or sexual in nature. A 10% point deduction will be applied to the athlete's total score. If a majority of judges call an act severe, the offending competitor or crew will be immediately up for disqualification, pending final approval from the chair.

Really not that different from gymnastics. (He says not knowing anything about judging in gymnastics.)

I'm pretty sure the gymnasts dont flip off their opponents. Not in public, anyway.

 

[belljr]

Still not done

 

[the moops]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

@belljr

 

[belljr]

https://twitter.com/DefiantLs/status/1823861852524499147

@belljr

My apologies!!!!!!!

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Still not done

That one is on a Jeep but rumor is you can also find it on the Honda parked next to it.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Still not done

That one is on a Jeep but rumor is you can also find it on the Honda parked next to it.

Well played, sir.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Stephen Nedoroscik, the gymnast with the glasses who did pommel horse, will be on Dancing With the Stars.

 

[Psychopav]

Stephen Nedoroscik, the gymnast with the glasses who did pommel horse, will be on Dancing With the Stars.

They didn't strip him of his medal too?

:stillsalty:

#JordanChilesBronzeMedalWinner