2024 Paris Olympics thread

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

This girl was impressive in taking the silver in the all-around. Overcoming 3 ACL injuries is not easy.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[NittPicker]

Now this is an Olympic event that is must see!

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I think that's called the inverted camel.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Friday's schedule. It's nice to see that T&F is starting.

 

[kgilbert78]

Was watching the rowing. They were doing the medal ceremony for the 2 woman boat. They start the anthem--and NBC cuts to a commercial. Ugh.

 

[LaJollaCreek]

US vs. Morocco to kick off, hopefully the US can advance.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

what a weak call against the USA defender. I just don't believe this should have resulted in a PK.

 

[manatree]

I am reminded of my grandfather who once asked why the sailors get the medals when the wind did all the work.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[BobPSU92]

2-0, Morocco. F*ck U.S.

 

[LaJollaCreek]

3-0, Morocco clearly the better side and it hasn't been close.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

@Midnighter -- a reason to visit Paris again?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

another weak PK call by the ref.

Morocco leads 4-0 late in the match

 

[BobPSU92]

For f*ck’s sake.

 

[BobPSU92]

@Midnighter -- a reason to visit Paris again?

Be right back.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

2nd & 3rd goals for Morocco

 

[Midnighter]

@Midnighter -- a reason to visit Paris again?

I'm not big sweets guy but my daughter loves macarons - shops like this everywhere in Paris too. For what I like and what my daughter likes, we go to Laduree; there is one on the Champs Elysees but we like the cosier, less touristy one in St. German - I get the club sandwich and fries, she gets the hot chocolate and macarons.

 

[BobPSU92]

Canyon Barry, son of basketball legend Rick Barry, plays 3 x 3 basketball for the U.S. Like his dad, Canyon shoots free throws underhanded. I love it.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

geez, this was just a heat to qualify for the finals.

 

[LionJim]

My sister tells me that both Elison and Kaufhold are first rate people.

 

[throw2oj]

geez, this was just a heat to qualify for the finals.

I will say it's not something that's competed very much. I think the record is from the World Relay meet a few years ago?

 

[LionJim]

Boy, the women 400 meter runners, they are gazelles.

 

[LionJim]

geez, this was just a heat to qualify for the finals.

They were lucky they weren’t DQ’d. One of the women lined up wrong, was able to fix it.

 

[throw2oj]

We likely have a faster woman to swap in for the finals. Gabby or Syd.

 

[manatree]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

talk about cutting it close ...

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[LionJim]

Fisher of USA gets a bronze in the 10k. Just missed a silver. A hell of a race.

 

[Tom McAndrew]