After watching the swimming and some of the diving and beach volley ball, She and me both wondered out loud are these female athletes preparing for a career in strip tease.I'm enjoying the diving at the moment. There seems to bit a little bit of skill required. Maybe they could add a skateboard to their dives for an extra level of difficulty.
The Japanese and French are closing in on our third position.
After watching the swimming and some of the diving and beach volley ball, She and me both wondered out loud are these female athletes preparing for a career in strip tease.
We are not prudes by any stretch of the imagination, but the bottom bits of gear appear to be getting more and more skimpy.
Some of the females wore g-strings and others didn'tMaybe there's some aerodynamic considerations involved? Or, they're trying to divert the attention of the judges. Or, sponsorship? I actually think there are rules for costumes in the beach volleyball. They have to wear that stuff, which is OK by me.
Though we watched bits and pieces of the Olympic Games telecast, our thoughts were that the service provided was pretty ho-hum.SportParis 2024
OPINION The Age
I am Raygun. proud after Olympic debut
Her routine at the first, and possibly last, Olympic breaking event has taken the world by storm, with B-girl Raygun becoming an overnight sensation for her have-a-go Aussie attitude. © International Olympic Committee
Dr Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, is a 36-year-old Sydneysider with a PhD in cultural studies, “interested in the cultural politics of breaking”.
I loved her. Funny, enthusiastic, proud to be there, joyful, and, if you actually have any understanding of what Breaking ACTUALLY is, totally in keeping with the sport. It is meant to have those kinds of moves that represent your heritage, lineage and culture, your 'tribe' or 'gang' or 'posse', and it is meant to be funny, to gently 'take the piss' out of your opponents. That is actually a key part of the sport. Whether or not that was a key part of the Olympic version of the sport is another question, but she actually showcased the sport in a really rounded way. Of course, like with most Olympic sports I knew none of this prior to watching it, and am now obviously an armchair expert, but it was her performance that inspired me to do a bit of deep dive. Thanks, Raygun. Bloody brilliant. Haters gonna hate - stuff 'em.
Agree 100%. I was getting extremely frustrated with the extremely long breaks in the Marathons.Though we watched bits and pieces of the Olympic Games telecast, our thoughts were that the service provided was pretty ho-hum.
Plenty of chatter between the commentators looking at each other rather than at the camera.
We realise that there is a significant time difference but with 4 channels televising Ch 9 could have done a far better job.
No elephant stamp from us on this.
| Country | Total medals | Population per medal |
|---|---|---|
| Grenada | 2 | 56,289 |
| Dominica | 1 | 67,408 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 92,050 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 266,945 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 425,393 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 470,924 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 491,233 |
| Hungary | 19 | 504,454 |
| Australia | 53 | 516,313 |
| Georgia | 7 | 527,800 |
Paris 2024, Olympic medals per capita
Source: Medalspercapita.com
Country Total medals Population per medal Grenada 2 56,289 Dominica 1 67,408 Saint Lucia 2 92,050 New Zealand 20 266,945 Bahrain 4 425,393 Jamaica 6 470,924 Cape Verde 1 491,233 Hungary 19 504,454 Australia 53 516,313 Georgia 7 527,800
I liked Raygun.
She didn't get a single point for her breakdancing.
Go Australia !
@Sean K The embarrassing bit that I saw was enough for me.I haven't seen her 'performance' yet, but I really want to.
It had something to do with a kangaroo.
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Thought it was absolute rubbishSportParis 2024
OPINION The Age
I am Raygun. proud after Olympic debut
Her routine at the first, and possibly last, Olympic breaking event has taken the world by storm, with B-girl Raygun becoming an overnight sensation for her have-a-go Aussie attitude. © International Olympic Committee
Dr Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, is a 36-year-old Sydneysider with a PhD in cultural studies, “interested in the cultural politics of breaking”.
I loved her. Funny, enthusiastic, proud to be there, joyful, and, if you actually have any understanding of what Breaking ACTUALLY is, totally in keeping with the sport. It is meant to have those kinds of moves that represent your heritage, lineage and culture, your 'tribe' or 'gang' or 'posse', and it is meant to be funny, to gently 'take the piss' out of your opponents. That is actually a key part of the sport. Whether or not that was a key part of the Olympic version of the sport is another question, but she actually showcased the sport in a really rounded way. Of course, like with most Olympic sports I knew none of this prior to watching it, and am now obviously an armchair expert, but it was her performance that inspired me to do a bit of deep dive. Thanks, Raygun. Bloody brilliant. Haters gonna hate - stuff 'em.
@Sean K The embarrassing bit that I saw was enough for me.
I reckon the judges got it right.
Perhaps a minus score would have been truer.
Now she has been on national US TV even more embarrassing.
No, breakingas in dance.. She is a Prefessor and a lecturer at Macquarie University. She has also written papers , as a Professor on hip hop and street dance and works as a professional dancer on the side.I've seen most of it now and she must have been taking the piss. It wasn't sport or athletic and it wasn't even creative dance. Maybe she realised she had no hope of winning with her best routine so just wanted to be noticed for something, which she definitely has.
She's got a PhD in intersexual gender breaking or something so that might explain it all.
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