Anonymous wrote:The Olympics jumped the shark a while ago. They’re just desperately trying to stay relevant to the youth, who can’t be bothered to look up from their phones or video games.

Also, it's part of the "Everybody can be a winner" and "Everyone is equal" philosophy.

Anonymous wrote:Olympics is dying. Once the younger boomers/old gen x are gone, nobody will be watching it on t.v.. No viewership means no ad money. It has also been plagued with a lot of scandal, and Russia invaded the Ukraine during the Olympics. I'm guessing gen z will cancel it.

Dying laughing. Russia?
We literally have a rogue terrorist state staging a genocide bombing schools and hospitals, the disgusting terrorist state of Israel, and they haven’t been sanctioned at all. If anything they got more security. Disgusting and heinous travesty!!!

Anonymous wrote:Olympics is dying. Once the younger boomers/old gen x are gone, nobody will be watching it on t.v.. No viewership means no ad money. It has also been plagued with a lot of scandal, and Russia invaded the Ukraine during the Olympics. I'm guessing gen z will cancel it.

This didn’t age well. Ratings are way up & my college aged kid is obsessed with the Olympics and getting up at 5 am to watch volleyball (a sport, as far as I know, he had never watched before last week). He has also become quite conversant re: fencing.

It will be interesting to see the ratings for today’s basketball game.

https://www.nbcsports.com/pressbox/press-releases/paris-olympics-on-nbc-and-usa-network-dominating-primetime-in-2024

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Anonymous wrote:See also: synchronized swimming. Bizarre event but it's now been in the Olympics for 30 years. Still seems weird, like h.s. drill team kind if thing.

Olympic marching band and color guard on deck!

I'd watch that!

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Anonymous wrote:I'd be happy if they get rid of skateboarding, snowboarding, break dancing, rock climbing, beach volleyball. Leave in archery, shooting, equestrian events. The only way I have of protesting is to not watch events and not purchase what sponsors are selling.

Why beach volleyball and skateboarding?

Girls in bikinis for one, duh.

So jealously...

Nah, beach volleyball is 100% just there for male viewers. No other sport has that much hugging

Not everyone wears tight bikinis

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently now breaking dancing is an Olympic sport? Is twerking next?

https://apple.news/AItcl7MHbTX-MZZ1wz3qXCA

You know how break dancing got its start correct?

Thugs trying to steal hubcaps off of moving vehicles.

Would absolutely love to see your source for this! Need a good laugh.

Currently watching olympic trampolining. Ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd be happy if they get rid of skateboarding, snowboarding, break dancing, rock climbing, beach volleyball. Leave in archery, shooting, equestrian events. The only way I have of protesting is to not watch events and not purchase what sponsors are selling.

Why beach volleyball and skateboarding?

Girls in bikinis for one, duh.

So jealously...

Nah, beach volleyball is 100% just there for male viewers. No other sport has that much hugging

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Anonymous wrote:I'd be happy if they get rid of skateboarding, snowboarding, break dancing, rock climbing, beach volleyball. Leave in archery, shooting, equestrian events. The only way I have of protesting is to not watch events and not purchase what sponsors are selling.

Why beach volleyball and skateboarding?

Girls in bikinis for one, duh.

So jealously...

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Anonymous wrote:Apparently now breaking dancing is an Olympic sport? Is twerking next?

https://apple.news/AItcl7MHbTX-MZZ1wz3qXCA

You know how break dancing got its start correct?

Thugs trying to steal hubcaps off of moving vehicles.

Is that what they told you on Fox “news”?

Anonymous wrote:I'd be happy if they get rid of skateboarding, snowboarding, break dancing, rock climbing, beach volleyball. Leave in archery, shooting, equestrian events. The only way I have of protesting is to not watch events and not purchase what sponsors are selling.

Why snowboarding?

Anonymous wrote:Apparently now breaking dancing is an Olympic sport? Is twerking next?

https://apple.news/AItcl7MHbTX-MZZ1wz3qXCA

I mean, I’d rather watch breakdancing than dressage. It’s at least the human doing the athletic event.

Anonymous wrote:If they are adding more niche sports, perhaps they will reconsider ski ballet

That was amazing and that man is Olympic level athletic!! I would love to see this in the Olympics

Anonymous wrote:Apparently now breaking dancing is an Olympic sport? Is twerking next?

https://apple.news/AItcl7MHbTX-MZZ1wz3qXCA

You know how break dancing got its start correct?

Thugs trying to steal hubcaps off of moving vehicles.

Anonymous wrote:I'd be happy if they get rid of skateboarding, snowboarding, break dancing, rock climbing, beach volleyball. Leave in archery, shooting, equestrian events. The only way I have of protesting is to not watch events and not purchase what sponsors are selling.

Why rock climbing? It actually makes a lot of sense as an olympic sport, especially since it's not a judged/artistic event.