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

[DancingPanther]

Lolllllllll

 

[Flybynite]

US hasn't won a gold in the 4x100 men since SYDNEY in 2000 and hasn't won a medal since silver in 2004(Athens)

lol. For the 2028 Olympics there may not even be a US runner in the 4x100 who was EVEN BORN when the US last won a gold medal.

 

[Curufinwe]

The USA men screwed up the 4 x 100m relay yet again

 

[DancingPanther]

I'm kind of hoping they never win again and just keep f***ing up. Go full meme

 

[ellja3]

I'm kind of hoping they never win again and just keep f***ing up. Go full meme

So... like Toronto? [:

 

[Tripod]

Oh Canada!!

 

[DancingPanther]

So... like Toronto? [:

Exactly.

They just showed a rainbow come out over Paris. Clearly this has all just been divine intervention and the US has never had a chance

 

[swami24]

need a modern Dan & Dave

I think you cursed Anna Hall, who has been the poster girl for this olympics.

 

[Cody Webster]

Was out a a doctors appointment with the little one, what did the men do this time?

 

[ellja3]

Was out a a doctors appointment with the little one, what did the men do this time?

Messed the first exchange, the second dude (Bednarek?) started running too fast, then had to come to almost full stop, 1st and 2nd runner almost clashed into each other. For non-American self - it was hilarious.

 

[Cody Webster]

Lol, seeing it now. Carl is BIG MAD

 

[ellja3]

Lol, seeing it now. Carl is BIG MAD

Plus, they seem to be DSQ?

 

[Cody Webster]

After losing in the final seconds in the semi's Aaron Brooks brings home the bronze for the US in wrestling

 

[Flybynite]

Plus, they seem to be DSQ?

When the handoff finally occurred they were outside of the exchange area. Not that it mattered much since they would have been like 6th or 7th place anyway.

 

[ellja3]

Everyone's focusing on how bad the Australian looked, but just watched the QF between Chinese and Lithuanian breakdancers and... How is this worse than figure skating / gymnastics? Because muh traditions?

 

[Jack Straw]

I think you cursed Anna Hall, who has been the poster girl for this olympics.

She ran a great 800 but it wasn’t enough to medal.

 

[Cody Webster]

She ran a great 800 but it wasn’t enough to medal.

The fact that her javelin throw didn't count because she stepped over the line, 5 seconds after it left her hand, might be the dumbest rule ever

 

[Tripod]

Great way for De Grasse to call it a career

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Most Olympic medals, men’s sprints/relays

Usain Bolt: 8
Andre De Grasse: 7
Carl Lewis: 6
— Nick Zaccardi (@nzaccardi) August 9, 2024​

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[Flybynite]

US women shot putters flamed out. Mask girl finished 2nd to last out of the 12 competitors. Other US female shot putter was 4th.

Shame that the best US female shot putter didn't make it out of the prelims. Had two fouls and on the last attempt just played it safe and didn't get enough.

 

[ellja3]

[stolen from Reddit}

The REAL 2028 Race

[ ] Democrats

[ ] Republicans

[X] LEARN TO PASS THE f***ING BATON

 

[Curufinwe]

US women shot putters flamed out. Mask girl finished 2nd to last out of the 12 competitors. Other US female shot putter was 4th.

Shame that the best US female shot putter didn't make it out of the prelims. Had two fouls and on the last attempt just played it safe and didn't get enough.

The NZ girl got silver. 5th Olympics in a row we had a women win a medal in the shot put.

 

[Cody Webster]

What an event

https://x.com/i/web/status/1821946243431506077

 

[ellja3]

Hassan is running a marathon in 1,5 days? Madness

 

[Jack Straw]

Benjamin finally beats Warholm in the 400 hurdles

 

[Flybynite]

What an event

https://x.com/i/web/status/1821946243431506077

That reminds me of that skieer who found a way to make the Olympics because she just went to all the world events and just didn't fall down and recorded a score to make the top-30.