OT: Paris 2024 Summer Olympics: Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

[Flybynite]

Saw that live and wondered if I ever ran past those dudes while they were skulling down the schyulkill

https://x.com/i/web/status/1819123362058433012

Or maybe passed them at the Eagles parade

 

[Jack Straw]

USA Women just won the first team fencing gold medal in USA history (men or women). Beat Italy who was the #1 ranked team in the world (and defending gold medalists from Tokyo)

Italian fencer tried to stop momentum with the USA needing 2 points to clinch, claimed an issue with her sword and switched to a back-up to basically get a few minutes of stoppage... but the US fencer scored the next 2 points and won gold. (She also won silver individually in the Olympics earlier this week in a USA vs USA final)

Maia Weintraub is from Philly.

 

[GKJ]

Like, I am no race walk judge... but so many of them have both their feet off the ground basically every stride.

Half of them just jog while doing the funny hip thing to throw off the judges aha.

Hell, the wiki for racewalking has a still that shows multiple of them that should be DQ'd lmao.

20 kilometres race walk - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Basically whoever is the best at pretending not to jog and does not get noticed by the judges is the Gold medalist.

DQ them all.

20k in an hour, these people ain’t f***ing walking

 

[DancingPanther]

I think most people in here know i'm a former physicist. So i asked a Biologist about this. Teaches at a Mountain West University. This is her direct quote:

"Individuals with XY DsDs are usually born with female-appearing genitalia, which can lead to being sexed as female. They typically have testes (internal), XY sex Chromosomes, Male levels of testosterone and androgen receptors. They experience physical benefits of high testosterone during puberty analogous to male puberty. May be socialized as female. May also be considered female by governments. Will likely identify as female; but biologically are men."

This is the best information i have on the boxing situation. But i don't think there's been any for sure proof that the boxer in question is confirmed XY DSDs. Just giving the two-cents of a person who knows far more about it than I ever will.

Edit: Will also say that since i don't know anything here, i can't advocate to how accurate, politically motivated, this may be. Though i know she was a Sanders fan and Lesbian, so I doubt its coming from a hateful place in any way.

If they want to start banning people for biological advantages, then you might as well say goodbye to Phelps' medals since tests revealed his working muscles produced half as much lactic acid as his competitors, which ACTUALLY gives you a competitive advantage since your muscles wouldn't fatigue nearly as quickly.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Watching speed walking caused me to dislocate my hip watching that

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Honestly gotta respect the stolen valor.

 

[DancingPanther]

Honestly gotta respect the stolen valor.

Speaking of stolen valor, Girl showed me a tweet from Penn St saying "hey America, Mr. Pommel Horse is pretty good, but Mrs. Pommel Horse wasn't so bad herself!!" with pictures of both of them doing gymnastics at Penn St. There's nothing more WE ARE than that. Holy f***

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Teddy Riner winning Gold was one of the things I care about most this time around. Real GOAT argument

 

[DancingPanther]

Teddy Riner winning Gold was one of the things I care about most this time around. Real GOAT argument

I need more Japanese judo medals for reasons

 

[Sombastate]

If they want to start banning people for biological advantages, then you might as well say goodbye to Phelps' medals since tests revealed his working muscles produced half as much lactic acid as his competitors, which ACTUALLY gives you a competitive advantage since your muscles wouldn't fatigue nearly as quickly.

To be perfectly clear, I have no issue with it. I was just offering a science perspective from a colleague of mine.

I've missed every second of the olympics due to personal schedule, I've basically been limited to the memes of the Turkish hit man.

I just try to allow people to have an open mind from various directions. Except when it comes to my current disdain for Danny B. No open minds allowed, from any direction

 

[DancingPanther]

To be perfectly clear, I have no issue with it. I was just offering a science perspective from a colleague of mine.

I've missed every second of the olympics due to personal schedule, I've basically been limited to the memes of the Turkish hit man.

I just try to allow people to have an open mind from various directions. Except when it comes to my current disdain for Danny B. No open minds allowed, from any direction

No worries dude, I just quoted your post because it highlighted the key fact that this was indeed chromosomal/biological and used it as a piggyback for my point.

Danny's selection of Michkov won't ever fool me again. Dude is a f***ing moron

 

[swami24]

US men soccer bites the big one as usual. Lol. I love it

 

[Curufinwe]

17 year old Phoebe Gill of GB runs just under 1:59 and comes third in the first 800m heat.

It's so insanely fast at the top level. I think I could go to the track and do two laps in 3 minutes flat... I think.

 

[Sombastate]

Danny's selection of Michkov won't ever fool me again. Dude is a f***ing moron

ahhh, Now we're talking. No need for science here.

 

[DancingPanther]

When is the last time a WR was set in a heat? Mixed 4x200 USA destroyed it in H1 lol

 

[DancingPanther]

The legend of Marchan grows. 4 medals is one thing, but in front of the home crowd?! Amazing

 

[Curufinwe]

3 laps left in the 10,000m

 

[Cody Webster]

US men soccer bites the big one as usual. Lol. I love it

Saw the first half, don't think they had more than 3 total minutes of possession scores midfield

 

[Schwarbomb]

3 laps left in the 10,000m

One of the best 10km in history. Fast with a huge group of contenders.

 

[Mkoll]

Saw the first half, don't think they had more than 3 total minutes of possession scores midfield

they definitely do not deserve the pay they are getting

 

[Flybynite]

Team USA vs Puerto Rico in basketball later today.

If a USA chant breaks out, are you cheering for both sides?

 

[DancingPanther]

Simone the Queen

 

[Flybynite]

Simone the Queen

 

[DancingPanther]

Did you see Flava Flav yell that lol

 

[Starat327]

In Emma we trust