OT - NO POLITICS 2024 Paris Olympics

[Alicat]

@Fenway Are they planning to post In The Company Of Heroes now that it has aired?

 

[DKH]

Not getting the post when they say first all women off colour on podium do they just mean in gymnastics? Or have they never watched track and field.lol

I took it as gymnastics

 

[sooshii]

Naoko!
(Interviewing kite boarders)

 

[shelbysdad]

I miss rythmic gymnastics

 

[Fenway]

@Fenway Are they planning to post In The Company Of Heroes now that it has aired?

@Alicat

In The Company Of Heroes

 

[Alicat]

I miss rythmic gymnastics

It starts this week. August 8, 9 and 10th

 

[RoccoF14]

@Alicat

In The Company Of Heroes

Thanks for posting that link.

I think its also important to remember that we probably would not have won our own independence, if it weren't for the aid that France provided.

Its great that we could return the favor...

 

[DKH]

Femke Bol amazing

I like to watch the prime time and get the boxed version

Tuesday I’ll watch the women’s soccer and men’s basketball

Alex Wilson I watched tonight what a bummer

 

[RoccoF14]

Femke Bol amazing

I like to watch the prime time and get the boxed version

Tuesday I’ll watch the women’s soccer and men’s basketball

Alex Wilson I watched tonight what a bummer

Yeah, the Alex Walsh DQ was tough, but it was clearly the right call. I used to be a Stroke and Turn judge when my kids swam, and it always killed me to have to DQ swimmers who would have made the podium.

I feel really bad for her. She’s probably done that back/breast transition thousands of times this year alone….

Her sister Gretchen won a gold in the mixed medley relay, so at least that family has something to celebrate today.

 

[Fenway]

Thanks for posting that link.

I think its also important to remember that we probably would not have won our own independence, if it weren't for the aid that France provided.

Its great that we could return the favor...

The French also have never forgotten our help in World War II

Major subway station in Paris is named

 

[Fenway]

Saturday was hectic for me as one of our main trucks suffered a power surge during a massive thunderstorm Thursday evening and we needed a critical part.

@Gee Wally knows from his career the logistics of getting a replacement part from Hudson, New Hampshire to Paris quickly and we did it in 14 hours.

My reward was seeing this

I have an easy schedule today and then a mandated off day on Monday and I am taking advantage of a bus trip NBC is offering to Cimetière Américain de Normandie. It is 3 hours from Paris.

 

[Aussie Bruin]

Saturday was hectic for me as one of our main trucks suffered a power surge during a massive thunderstorm Thursday evening and we needed a critical part.

@Gee Wally knows from his career the logistics of getting a replacement part from Hudson, New Hampshire to Paris quickly and we did it in 14 hours.

My reward was seeing this

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I have an easy schedule today and then a mandated off day on Monday and I am taking advantage of a bus trip NBC is offering to Cimetière Américain de Normandie. It is 3 hours from Paris.

That's a long bus ride but the cemetery is worth it. A unique mix of sad, sobering, awe-inducing and beautiful. One of the most remarkable places I've ever been.

 

[DKH]

Saturday was hectic for me as one of our main trucks suffered a power surge during a massive thunderstorm Thursday evening and we needed a critical part.

@Gee Wally knows from his career the logistics of getting a replacement part from Hudson, New Hampshire to Paris quickly and we did it in 14 hours.

My reward was seeing this

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I have an easy schedule today and then a mandated off day on Monday and I am taking advantage of a bus trip NBC is offering to Cimetière Américain de Normandie. It is 3 hours from Paris.

I hope you are having fun - I’m loving this

I’m basically spot checking here and there but doing the 8-11 after the fact although many days I had no idea of result

I actually thought track 4 mixed was Americans gold and was like wtf when Bol blew by Brown

 

[Mick Riddleton]

McIntosh wins gold 200m medley.

She won her third gold and fourth overall, making her the most dominant female swimmer at the Paris Olympics. Amazing how she came from behind to pass the American on the last rotation.

 

[sooshii]

 

[BMC]

This piece on NBC right now over the relationship between the US and France is profound.

It’s….. complicated.

 

[Alicat]

She’s on point. Glad she’s calling them out.

Suni Lee is up on bars in about 40 minutes. She goes last so she’ll know what she needs to reach the podium. This is the event she really wants to earn a medal for.

I can’t wait to see what leotard she wears.

 

[Alicat]

Bars comes down to the very end. Suni Lee wins Bronze! Phenomenal routine.

The French Federation is kicking themselves for treating Kaliya Nemour the way they did. She represents Algeria (her dad is Algerian) and just won the gold at home.

Must watch in prime time

 

[jgatie]

I miss rythmic gymnastics

Said nobody. Ever.

 

[shelbysdad]

Said nobody. Ever.

ok then

 

[4ORRBRUIN]

Ya only praise us like we are gods but don't ask stupid questions lololol.

Sorry lady you are a professionally paid and highly trained athlete stop acting like an amateur with these little pissy twitter comments.

 

[bruinsfan1968]

Kudos to the 4 Ukrainian women that won a Gold medal yesterday in Fencing.
You brought some pride to your country that has been in a Living Hell for over 2 yrs and still going!.
My heart goes out to you and your fellow countrymen, women and children!
Blessings to you all!

 

[RoccoF14]

Saturday was hectic for me as one of our main trucks suffered a power surge during a massive thunderstorm Thursday evening and we needed a critical part.

@Gee Wally knows from his career the logistics of getting a replacement part from Hudson, New Hampshire to Paris quickly and we did it in 14 hours.

My reward was seeing this

View attachment 899088

I have an easy schedule today and then a mandated off day on Monday and I am taking advantage of a bus trip NBC is offering to Cimetière Américain de Normandie. It is 3 hours from Paris.

Glad you are getting to go to the cemetery. Once you stand on the bluffs above Omaha, you get a really good idea of just how hard it was to take that beach. Please send pics if you can.

 

[ODAAT]

The Weight of Gold

Just like one in five Americans, many Olympic athletes similarly face serious mental health challenges and struggle to find the necessary support and resources. The Weight of Gold seeks to inspire discussion about mental health issues, encourage people to seek help, and highlight the need for...

watch.plex.tv

great doc on Olympic athletes and mental health

 

[RoccoF14]

Men’s Field Hockey QF (Dutch vs Aussies) had been really fun to watch.

I don’t think my back could handle playing that sport…