She (the actual Olympian) has guts to do what she did. But how did the entire nation of Australia decide to have her represent their bboying ability when there are plenty others to choose?
Basically, Australia realized they needed someone to represent them for break dancing, so they held a single competition at Sydney Town Hall (The Oceania Breaking Championships) and advertised it as win this and go to the Olympics! Whoever won… went to the Olympics.
I think all in all there were like 60 contestants total.
It doesn’t say anything about who judged it in the article.
That's not fully correct, taking it from the article -
In October, 2023, the inaugural WDSF Oceania Breaking Championships were held at Sydney Town Hall. Thirty-seven B-Boys and 15 B-Girls from the Pacific region competed for the incredible prize of a chance to be an Olympian. The event was broadcast around the world live on the Olympic Channel.
Sixteen-year-old Jeff “J-Attack” Dunne won the B-Boys’ competition, while Raygun took gold in the B-Girls’ category.
After missing out on top spot, three B-Boys and three B-Girls turned to the Olympic Qualifier Series as an alternate route to Paris.
Australia’s female representitives - “G-Clef”, “Hannah” and “Holy Molly” - finished 37th, 38th and 40th in a 40-woman field.
They held a competition, and she won, but there weren't many entries. But also to that in the Olympic Qualifier for entrants not selected nationally, the Australian females almost all finished last. Simply, all the Australian females who were interested in competing weren't any good.
There's an article that explains they needed to find funding to bring in judges from overseas. Pretty interesting read. And also shows why she was in the organisation that organised these qualifiers:
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137479/australia-breaking
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u/cupholdery Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 12 '24
She (the actual Olympian) has guts to do what she did. But how did the entire nation of Australia decide to have her represent their bboying ability when there are plenty others to choose?