phelps 6,872 Posted February 21, 2019 #261 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 ora fa, dcro ha scritto: Yeah, I don't wish a fail. If I don't attend the equestrian events at Versailles then I'm probably never going to attend the Olympics. please, don't wait for the Olympics to visit Versailles...just go there and enjoy that wonderful place as soon as you can...you won't never regret spending a long weekend out there (even without a sport event surrounding your trip, actually, it would be better if you're free to live the experience without any further "distraction")... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De_Gambassi 896 Posted February 21, 2019 Author #262 Share Posted February 21, 2019 il y a 5 minutes, phelps a déclaré: no, not at all... I agree to some extent. But eventually, we, the olympic fans, are going to disappear. Any brand need new customers to thrive. So are the Olympics doomed one way ot the other ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,872 Posted February 21, 2019 #263 Share Posted February 21, 2019 6 minuti fa, MHSN ha scritto: wow VERY disappointing, I hope one day they learn they can't FORCE "youth" to enjoy the Olympics. this is just not for everybody. the Olympics will have its fans unless they ruin it like this. this is a terrible news for Karate athletes. I mean these sports are amateur. Olympic can make a huge huge difference for them. imagine you are a 20 years old Karate athlete probably was planning for the next olympics. this is why I hate adding sports just for one edition. moreover, I just can't imagine what's gonna happen now with the qualification first and the actual competion of Tokyo 2020 then... I mean, now everybody knows this is going to be just a one shot, one-hit wonder...and I fear that many bad things are gonna happen behind the scenes to ensure a spot first and a medal then, with no chance to make up for anything getting missed on this only Olympic appearance of the sport... MHSN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,872 Posted February 21, 2019 #264 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) 7 ore fa, De_Gambassi ha scritto: I agree to some extent. But eventually, we, the olympic fans, are going to disappear. Any brand need new customers to thrive. So are the Olympics doomed one way ot the other ? you know, I think that certain things can't and shouldn't be changed... such long time existing events like the Olympics must follow the flow they've always been following... they're made of and for a certain kind of people, of and for a certain kind of audience and they should exist only if and until those people are there to justify their existence... meanwhile if you want to look for something else, just build some new events tailored on the "new" audience you're "stalking"...new places, new disciplines, new rules new targeted markets and people around...that's the only way to capture all the attention and have success... it's not a house you can renovate and rejuvenate with only a few partial works...here it's about an ancient monument that has to be preserved as much as close as the original building on one side and a completely new complexe that should be built from the foundings to the roof with all new stuff on the other side (and then, just then find the way for both to co-exist in the same environment)... there's no way you can have all the modern technology if you live in a 16th Century Castle...gotta build a new house and let the old place to those who are still OK with the old habits... Edited February 21, 2019 by phelps Sindo and Jose Luis 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahjfcshfghb 285 Posted February 21, 2019 #265 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) You know what? As silly as breakdancing is at least it’s a physically challenging and unique exercise. It’s not what anyone wanted, but it’s not e-sports. It’s not an affront to sport as a whole. I mean artistic events were even held in the Olympics before, and it’s not that unlike, say, gymnastics. And it’s not a permanent event either. Having rotating ‘innovative’ events while maintaining the 25+ core disciplines (let’s not forget, these new sports are a tiny FRACTION) is a good balance to have, I think. Edited February 21, 2019 by ahjfcshfghb De_Gambassi and szy123 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,598 Posted February 21, 2019 #266 Share Posted February 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, ahjfcshfghb said: You know what? As silly as breakdancing is at least it’s a physically challenging and unique exercise. It’s not what anyone wanted, but it’s not e-sports. It’s not an affront to sport as a whole. I mean artistic events were even held in the Olympics before, and it’s not that unlike, say, gymnastics. And it’s not a permanent event either. Having rotating ‘innovative’ events while maintaining the 25+ core disciplines (let’s not forget, these new sports are a tiny FRACTION) is a good balance to have, I think. Save the innovations for the World Games, period. How can you even judge breakdancing? I have no idea. Gymnastics have a code for every move and they're often repeated anyway. If breakdancing goes Olympics I'm not watching this crap for like 2 seconds even if you paid me to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahjfcshfghb 285 Posted February 21, 2019 #267 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just now, Monzanator said: Save the innovations for the World Games, period. How can you even judge breakdancing? I have no idea. Gymnastics have a code for every move and they're often repeated anyway. If breakdancing goes Olympics I'm not watching this crap for like 2 seconds even if you paid me to do it. I agree, and I won’t watch it either. But- The point is to keep things in perspective. It’s not permanent, it’s not e-sports, no existing sports were removed, and new sports are a tiny fraction. Could have been a lot worse. Everything we love about the Olympics will still be there. szy123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,560 Posted February 21, 2019 #268 Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, LDOG said: What even is "new audiences" for you? I don't think kids care or think much about fiscal policy. Late teenagers or people in their 20's. The real 'kids' probably just want to see stuff they do themselves and I never see anybody breakdancing here. Also, skateboards were cool 15 or 20 years ago Now it's video games or, heavens forbid, watching videos of people playing video games. Jose Luis 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,560 Posted February 21, 2019 #269 Share Posted February 21, 2019 53 minutes ago, De_Gambassi said: I agree to some extent. But eventually, we, the olympic fans, are going to disappear. Any brand need new customers to thrive. So are the Olympics doomed one way ot the other ? Honestly, I doubt that. I think since forever youth has been 'against' the established stuff like rules and burocracy, but here we are, enjoying it If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,199 Posted February 21, 2019 #270 Share Posted February 21, 2019 hace 1 minuto, heywoodu said: Late teenagers or people in their 20's. The real 'kids' probably just want to see stuff they do themselves and I never see anybody breakdancing here. Also, skateboards were cool 15 or 20 years ago Now it's video games or, heavens forbid, watching videos of people playing video games. ehm... don't think teenagers or people in their 20s care too much either. Also younger people tend to be "leftist" anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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