Re: Whether breaking should be an Olympic sport, a good rule of thumb is that if we are referring to the contestants by stage names, it’s an artistic performance and not sport.

Broad_Teaching_4585 · 2 months ago

Re: Whether breaking should be an Olympic sport, a good rule of thumb is that if we are referring to the contestants by stage names, it’s an artistic performance and not sport.

ArchipelagoMind · 2 months ago

Yeah. This is what I keep coming to.

I can think of no objective reasoning why Breaking shouldn’t be in the Olympics but gymnastics, diving, ice dancing and figure skating should be.

DrivingMyLifeAway1 · 2 months ago

History. The more subjective an event is, the less I like it in the Olympics. BUT, that said, except for ice dancing, those sports you listed are extremely athletic and also have an established presence in the Olympics. I concede it’s hard to draw a clear line but Breaking doesn’t cut it for me.