OT: Paris Olympics 2024 - Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade Thread

[MarkJ]

Excellent 5th try for Rogers in the hammer throw.

 

[MarkJ]

GOLD!!!

 

[MarkJ]

 

[morhilane]

Excellent 5th try for Rogers in the shotput.

Hammer throw...

And congrat Camryn for winning the gold!

 

[MarkJ]

Hammer throw...

And congrat Camryn for winning the gold!

yes, I edited. Don't know why i had that in my head.

 

[Shred]

Camryn looks tiny compared to most of the others. Really impressive and fun to watch.

 

[Beige Van]

Man, the U.S basketball team is a juggernaut. I really think they would probably beat the best players from the rest of the World combined.

 

[le_sean]

Camryn looks tiny compared to most of the others. Really impressive and fun to watch.

Even more impressive, she has a different coach than Katzberg. So Canada just randomly has the two best hammer throwers in the world at the same time.

 

[Redux91]

Our Man AND Woman both won Gold at Hammer Throw lol
Didn't see that one coming

 

[Shred]

Even more impressive, she has a different coach than Katzberg. So Canada just randomly has the two best hammer throwers in the world at the same time.

 

[le_sean]

Man, the U.S basketball team is a juggernaut. I really think they would probably beat the best players from the rest of the World combined.

I don’t think so. Doncic lobbing passes to Giannis. Jokic pick and roll with Shai. Wemby, Sabonis, Siakam, Sengun.

If it was 4 years ago, sure. But I don’t think their old core could keep up with that non-US offensive power and incredible front court.

 

[The Real Timo]

Timo must be disappointed his German cutie is getting no camera time by doing jack all.

Which one? There are a few.

 

[morhilane]

Our Man AND Woman both won Gold at Hammer Throw lol
Didn't see that one coming

They did it at the World Champions last year first.

 

[Redux91]

They did it at the World Champions last year first.

And what the hell are those lol

 

[SergeConstantin74]

Summer McIntosh is back in Toronto. Disappointing, she should have been flag bearer. Unless she goes back for the closing ceremony?

 

[ArtPeur]

Summer McIntosh is back in Toronto. Disappointing, she should have been flag bearer. Unless she goes back for the closing ceremony?

She said in an interview that she was willing to go back for it if Team Canada asks her to

She also said that her plan for the next week was really to cool down a bit and relax. She's still 17, this was a pretty big week lately

 

[Habs10Habs]

Murray was bad all tournament. He was also bad in the playoffs for the Nuggets. I wonder if he’s nursing an injury and didn’t want to miss the Olympics.

That's my guess. He's way too talented to be playing, for along period of time.

 

[Habs10Habs]

Our Man AND Woman both won Gold at Hammer Throw lol
Didn't see that one coming

I love that event. It's so much more difficult than it looks. I tried it once in university. I spun around, got dizzy. Threw the hammer about 10 ft and went crashing into the cage and split my lip open for 5 stitches.

 

[sampollock]

According to the article published on the TVA Sports website, Luana Alonso's actions contributed to creating an "inappropriate atmosphere" within her team.

What was she doing? Party gal??

 

[morhilane]

And what the hell are those lol

There are world wide sporting events more than every 4 years....

 

[Redux91]

There are world wide sporting events more than every 4 years....

I know thank you lol

 

[morhilane]

Ahmed fell in the qualif for the 5000 m (along other players) and couldn't manage a good enough time to make the final.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Ahmed fell in the qualif for the 5000 m (along other players) and couldn't manage a good enough time to make the final.

Appeal was denied, as well.

 

[the valiant effort]

We’ve got a Canadian in each men’s 200m semi, which begin in about 25 minutes

 

[the valiant effort]

Slowass Degrasse is 3rd in the first heat, so it’s a wait and see for the other two heats if he gets into the final

EDIT: none of those jerks qualified