Olympic Sports OT: Official 2024 Summer Olympics Thread (with LIVE UPDATES)
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Mondo's older brother also repped Swedish sports teams
"After winning the Jerringpriset as the most popular athlete in Sweden in 2020, Duplantis expressed relief that the Swedish public had accepted and embraced him...During the Tokyo Olympics, he stated that his older brother having great experiences representing Sweden at a youth level and his love for Sweden as a child made the decision to play for Sweden very easy, "
It was the mother doing the prodding
"While growing up in an English-speaking household, Duplantis learned adequate Swedish as his second language.[9] Encouraged by his mother, Duplantis took extensive lessons over Skype in order to improve his fluency ... In the past, Duplantis has lamented that improving his Swedish has been somewhat hampered by the high level of English skills in Sweden, which has led to native speakers preferring to speak English when talking with him."
Armand Duplantis - Wikipedia
The 1500 final was epic and one of the biggest upsets in track history. Huge congrats to Hocker on an amazing kick US takes gold and. Bronze.
Women’s 200 - Gabby Thomas goes GOLD!!! Brown takes Bronze! 1st medals in 12-years for Team USA in this event.
Women’s Water Polo - USA beats Hungary, 5–4 in the quarterfinals! Phenomenal match!
Women’s Water Polo - USA beats Hungary, 5–4 in the quarterfinals! Phenomenal match!
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is that true if by repping Italy, you could earn 7 figures a year and your Dad gets to earn 6 figures...but if you rep USA- you both get nada- keeping in mind this is the new world where HS kids are signing 8 figure deals.
Crazy how he gets squeezed out and still comes back to win
Major Olympic news...
sports.yahoo.com
(don't really care much about the story but thought pics were important)
Paraguayan swimmer reportedly kicked out of Olympic Village for ‘inappropriate' behavior
The Paraguayan Olympic Committee says it kicked swimmer Luana Alonso out of the Olympic Village in Paris after they accused her of “inappropriate” behavior.Paraguayan swimmer reportedly kicked out of Olympic Village for ‘inappropriate' behavior originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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Cannot believe no offside flag went up on that play. Absolutely crazy save by Neaher.
Edit: just saw a super slow replay, flag was correct to stay down.
Team USA is OUT of women’s Beach volleyball after Hughes and Chang, the defending world champs, get beat in the quarterfinals. Awful.
She would likely be on the podium in the 400 too … and her 200 times are nothing to ignore (and that’s without training). She has at least 2 more Olympics in front of her as well if she stays the course. Enjoy the ride!
Gabby Thomas cruises in the 200. Brains, beauty, and Olympic Champion - Wheaties cereal box cred
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One of the greatest races by US distance runners since Billy Mills won the 10k in 1964. US gets 1,3 and 5!! Kenya shut out of top 5. The 2 favorites get 2nd and 4th
Paris ratings high....some crediting Snopp Dogg more than Biles
www.nbcsports.com
qz.com
THIS JUST IN: POWERED BY PEACOCK, PARIS OLYMPIC STREAMING HITS 17 BILLION MINUTES, TOPPING ALL PRIOR OLYMPICS COMBINED
Paris Olympics Propels NBC Broadcast Network to #1 in 18-49 Demo for the 2023-24 Primetime Season
www.nbcsports.com
NBC Paris Olympics viewership is up — thanks in part to Snoop Dogg
Ratings for 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony were up 79% compared with the opening ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
qz.com
Amit Elor (women’s freestyle wrestling) gold for USA. The US freestyle teams for women and men are really good.
Amit Elor , yes 20 years old wins gold in wrestling (not Greco Roman). She hasn't lost a match in 5 years. Many Olympics to come
lol...has nothing to do with Snoop.....these games have been FANTASTIC and the time difference makes for A LOT of live events all morning, afternoon and even early evening.Paris ratings high....some crediting Snopp Dogg more than Biles
THIS JUST IN: POWERED BY PEACOCK, PARIS OLYMPIC STREAMING HITS 17 BILLION MINUTES, TOPPING ALL PRIOR OLYMPICS COMBINED
Paris Olympics Propels NBC Broadcast Network to #1 in 18-49 Demo for the 2023-24 Primetime Season
NBC Paris Olympics viewership is up — thanks in part to Snoop Dogg
Ratings for 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony were up 79% compared with the opening ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics
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BTW - CONGRATS to TEAM USA's
Annette Echikunwoke for getting our 1st EVER medal in Women's Hammer Throw grabbing the SILVER earlier today!!!
I heard something that she would have been the favorite In Tokyo but she was 1 day too young
Funny:
U.S. "House" - boring as **** when the cameras are showing it during gold medal events (kinda surprising...)
Dutch "House" - DJ and light/pyrotechnic shows going nuts (NOT shocking in the least....)
...."houses" are where the athletes and their families hang when not training/competing/etc
U.S. "House" - boring as **** when the cameras are showing it during gold medal events (kinda surprising...)
Dutch "House" - DJ and light/pyrotechnic shows going nuts (NOT shocking in the least....)
...."houses" are where the athletes and their families hang when not training/competing/etc
I didn’t see that you had posted it earlier. The women’s heavyweight is Kennedy Blades. For those of us of a certain age, there was a 1980s ad that looked like the pic below with the caption: “Wimps Need Not Apply.” This was Blades at the U.S. trials…
Watching Hocker & Nuguse take gold & bronze when the Brit & the Norwegian were running their mouths is epic.
"Hobbs Kessler wants in on the conversation!"
The announcers for the Olympics are so much better than the usual cliches in US.
I haven't seen one bimbo question being asked
I could watch the Tour de France just for the coverage and Olympics are in the same space
He's getting paid so much NBC will put a big shine on him
Staggering amount Snoop Dogg is being paid at Olympics is 'REVEALED'
Snoop has been popping up everywhere at the Olympics - we've seen him in full equestrian kit at the dressage, receiving a swimming lesson from Michael Phelps, and acting as a rugby analyst.
Wouldn't catch me swimming in that river. I rather swim in the Raritan.
Kessler should be feeling pretty confident going into the 800. He’s only 21 and has run 1:43
Kessler might run again in relays.
She has a lot of charisma in interviews
She's a specimen for sure.
I like how a lot of the competitors know each other and carry-on as friends.
I remember when free world vs communist bloc made for high tension
That was cool in its way but I like the congenial vibe.
Maybe because they all know each other from www. and camps.
Interviews after race..
She has a lot of charisma in interviews
She's a specimen for sure.
I like how a lot of the competitors know each other and carry-on as friends.
I remember when free world vs communist bloc made for high tension
That was cool in its way but I like the congenial vibe.
Maybe because they all know each other from www. and camps.
Interviews after race..
Gabby Thomas gets her long-awaited gold medal in women’s 200m
That was awesome - made even better by the rivalry/trash-talking between the Norwegian and British runners.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the women’s 400 hurdles and 200 races. Also liked the steeplechase.
The Olympics have been AWESOME! I loved every second, TEAM USA has kicked ass! Only one caveat, will the USA basketball team win gold ? That's the only must, like the Canadian Hockey team winning gold in the Winter Olympics.
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