2024 Paris Olympics thread

[Tom McAndrew]

All 3 USA women advance to the 100 m final -- two as automatic qualifiers, and TeeTee Terry on time (by 0.01 sec). A bit of a stunner in that multiple time winner in the 100, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, did not run in the semis.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[LionJim]

A whole bunch of swimming and t&f finals in the next hour. Must watch tv.

 

[LionJim]

Dang, Netherlands comes from 20 meters behind on the last lap, wins the 4x400 mixed relay. Wow.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

The PSUer moves up to silver on his last throw. I think he was in 4th place going into the last round.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Dang, Netherlands comes from 20 meters behind on the last lap, wins the 4x100 mixed relay. Wow.

Femke Bol with a 47.93 split. That was an amazing anchor leg by her for Netherlands.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[manatree]

The PSUer moves up to silver on his last throw. I think he was in 4th place going into the last round.

The fact that Kovacs & Otterdahl were able to have their best throws in that rain was impressive. Was really hoping for Kovacs to finally best Crouser, but Crouser’s a generational talent.

 

[LionJim]

Katie Ledecky swims the 800 at 3:26. If she wins it would be the first time anyone has won a single Olympic (swim?) event four times.

Michael Phelps did it too, my bad.

 

[Midnighter]

Femke Bol with a 47.93 split. That was an amazing anchor leg by her for Netherlands.

Mickey Mouse?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

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[Tom McAndrew]

In the 800 m, she swam her personal best by 5 sec to take 3rd

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[BobPSU92]

We’re killing it in overall medals, but not in gold medals. We deserve better.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Tom McAndrew]

China swam better than expected. The USA had some incredible splits on this relay.

 

[manatree]

We’re killing it in overall medals, but not in gold medals. We deserve better.

Fire Franklin!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Midnighter]

Oh to have such a problem!

Dude is gonna have one hell of a post-Olympic bang-a-thon.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

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[PSU Mike]

Kind of hard to watch - brings back memories of PSU’s Kevin Dare dying from a failed jump 23 years ago.

 

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[Tom McAndrew]

 

[Midnighter]

Kind of hard to watch - brings back memories of PSU’s Kevin Dare dying from a failed jump 23 years ago.

Yeah, not a sport I would pursue.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Embiid getting mercilessly booed as USA beats Puerto Rico. James, Booker, Holiday DNP.

How’s this for a second team: Durant, Edwards, Holiday, White, Adebayo. Three NBA All-Defense.

The booing was because the Olympics are in Paris, and Embiid elected to play for the USA. He had the option to play for Cameroon, France, or the USA. He thought seriously about playing for France, and it became a battle between those two countries as to who he would play for. The head of France's MBB program, and the GM of their Olympic team, helped Embiid get a French passport, and the French President, Emmanuel Macron, personally called him to try to convince him to play for France. USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill also worked hard to get Embiid to choose the USA. Supposedly, he took over two years to decide, and ended up choosing to play for the USA. So, the French fans give him grief pretty much every time he touches the ball.

 

[manatree]

Yeah, not a sport I would pursue.

Even in my prime, it would’ve taken a telephone pole to vault me over the bar.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Here's the entire race of the 4x400 co-ed relay. The Netherlands started the 3rd leg in 3rd place, and started the 4th leg in 4th place. It makes Femke Bol's anchor leg run all that more impressive.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

More from PSUer Joe Kovacs on his last throw in the shot put.

 

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[Tom McAndrew]

Steve's complete routing in the individual competition.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

the complete race in the 4x100 Medley Relay:

 

[Tom McAndrew]

The complete race of the women's 800M freestyle:

 

[Tom McAndrew]