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

[achdumeingute]

She can write her own ticket now. You would have a hard time inventing a more marketable star.

While I don't disagree about Thomas, people should be leaning more into Amit Elor as well. She's pretty marketable as well, great story, completely dominant.

 

[Flybynite]

US Figure Skating team just received their gold medals from the 2022 winter games. Guess some skaters from Russia got caught doping, or I am assuming they did, and they moved down to third, bumping the US to gold and Japan to silver

The Russian skater tested positive for heart medication that was used to help aid training. The Russians claimed it was her grandfather who someone mixed it into food, but the levels of the test I don't think backed up a random 'one time' thing.

Although it's worth noting she was then suspended 4 years. *HALF* of the Chinese swim team for Tokyo tested positive for that same drug and were cleared with China claiming it was 'tainted meat'... Another 2 tested positive a year later (2022) and again 'tainted food' was used as an excuse and accepted.

 

[Cody Webster]

The Russian skater tested positive for heart medication that was used to help aid training. The Russians claimed it was her grandfather who someone mixed it into food, but the levels of the test I don't think backed up a random 'one time' thing.

Although it's worth noting she was then suspended 4 years. *HALF* of the Chinese swim team for Tokyo tested positive for that same drug and were cleared with China claiming it was 'tainted meat'... Another 2 tested positive a year later (2022) and again 'tainted food' was used as an excuse and accepted.

Russia and China cheating....never. I did hear the bit about the Chinese swim team the past week as it came up one they won one or two of the medley's.

US volleyball couldn't put it away in the 4th...going to a 5th and deciding set

 

[Mkoll]

Russia and China cheating....never. I did hear the bit about the Chinese swim team the past week as it came up one they won one or two of the medley's.

US volleyball couldn't put it away in the 4th...going to a 5th and deciding set

Russia and China just gaslight the world, its frustrating.

and the US isnt getting the breaks this last set.

 

[Curufinwe]

The Olympics are better without Russia.

 

[Cody Webster]

Russia and China just gaslight the world, its frustrating.

and the US isnt getting the breaks this last set.

Nope...needed to win that 4th set. Hey they finished 10th in 2020*, so a chance at the bronze this go-around isn't too bad.

Damn, they battled back, saved 3 match points, but couldn't get that 4th

Indoor cycling was on one of the channels earlier, that's the best. Speed skating but on a bike, those dudes fly

 

[Jack Straw]

Nope...needed to win that 4th set. Hey they finished 10th in 2020*, so a chance at the bronze this go-around isn't too bad.

Damn, they battled back, saved 3 match points, but couldn't get that 4th

Indoor cycling was on one of the channels earlier, that's the best. Speed skating but on a bike, those dudes fly

US women should be coming up soon in the team pursuit gold medal race against NZ. Such a cool event.

Edit: US gets gold. Kristin Faulkner gets her 2nd gold of the games. Chloe Dygert adds a gold to her bronze from the TT.

 

[trostol]

wow

 

[Kermit the Prog]

wow

Napoleon Dynamite for the win!

 

[Cody Webster]

Big artistic swimming silver medal for the US womens. Best result since 1996

US women should be coming up soon in the team pursuit gold medal race against NZ. Such a cool event.

Edit: US gets gold. Kristin Faulkner gets her 2nd gold of the games. Chloe Dygert adds a gold to her bronze from the TT.

Damn, I missed it

Big shootout here in the women's field hockey semi-final. Girl from Belgium just did a bar down lob from the arc

 

[DancingPanther]

Big artistic swimming silver medal for the US womens. Best result since 1996

Significant to some

 

[Curufinwe]

I think the Canadian pole vaulter just celebrated making a jump by twerking

 

[Jack Straw]

I think the Canadian pole vaulter just celebrated making a jump by twerking

She celebrates when she misses a jump. Quite the effervescent personality.

 

[Kermit the Prog]

I think the Canadian pole vaulter just celebrated making a jump by twerking

gif or it didn't happen

 

[Cody Webster]

Significant to some

Absolutely. I caught their routine to Thriller the other day. Shit is crazy

 

[DancingPanther]

Absolutely. I caught their routine to Thriller the other day. Shit is crazy

No, I mean.... $ignificant to $ome

 

[Cody Webster]

Damn, what Steeplechase for the men! One guy feel at one of the jumps and looked like he was out cold, hopefully he is ok.

Absolute unreal race from Rooks. Silver medal for him. Beat is personal best by 9 seconds

 

[Curufinwe]

 

[Kermit the Prog]

You, sir, are a hero.

 

[Embiid]

You, sir, are a hero.

Asstounding....

 

[Flybynite]

Jamaica no sprint gold medals, but hey why not discus guy (Roje Stona) setting an Olympic Record and winning a gold? lol

He's coached in Arkansas by US gold medalist Ryan Crouser who once did both discus & shot put before just focusing on shot put and is an assistant track and field coaching those disciplines at Arkansas.

 

[Schwarbomb]

Damn, what Steeplechase for the men! One guy feel at one of the jumps and looked like he was out cold, hopefully he is ok.

Absolute unreal race from Rooks. Silver medal for him. Beat is personal best by 9 seconds

That was the hardest fall I've ever seen on the track. He's in bad shape: Lamecha Girma's condition revealed after fall in Olympics steeplechase

 

[Cody Webster]

That was the hardest fall I've ever seen on the track. He's in bad shape: Lamecha Girma's condition revealed after fall in Olympics steeplechase

Damn, that's scary

 

[Flybynite]

Wow. Jamaica failed to make the 4x100m mens final. Had 2 or 3 bad exchanges. China actually won their heat.

 

[Curufinwe]

Chari Hawkins failed on all of her high jump attempts at 1.71m and so her Olympic heptathlon is effectively over after two events. Her PB is 1.85m so this pretty shocking.