Olympics Thread
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So far Paris has been a roaring success. Splendid scenery with great competition. The horse riding at Versailles, cycling through Paris with the deadly
climbs thru Montmartre and beach volleyball by the Eiffel Tower it’s hard to beat.@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
So far Paris has been a roaring success. Splendid scenery with great competition. The horse riding at Versailles, cycling through Paris with the deadly
climbs thru Montmartre and beach volleyball by the Eiffel Tower it’s hard to beat.In general I agree that the hosts have done a great job and without a doubt the venues have been absolutely stunning but:
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Weirdest and most boring Opening Ceremony ever, although the French loved it.
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Too many empty seats for my liking at some events. Many more so than Barcelona, Sydney, Beijing or London.
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The schedule feels too crowded. I think future Summer Games need to be 20-21 days long to spread the biggest events out a bit better.
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Some really crap officiating. Amber Rutter was really robbed in the Women's Skeet Shooting today.
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
So far Paris has been a roaring success. Splendid scenery with great competition. The horse riding at Versailles, cycling through Paris with the deadly
climbs thru Montmartre and beach volleyball by the Eiffel Tower it’s hard to beat.In general I agree that the hosts have done a great job and without a doubt the venues have been absolutely stunning but:
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Weirdest and most boring Opening Ceremony ever, although the French loved it.
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Too many empty seats for my liking at some events. Many more so than Barcelona, Sydney, Beijing or London.
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The schedule feels too crowded. I think future Summer Games need to be 20-21 days long to spread the biggest events out a bit better.
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Some really crap officiating. Amber Rutter was really robbed in the Women's Skeet Shooting today.
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
So far Paris has been a roaring success. Splendid scenery with great competition. The horse riding at Versailles, cycling through Paris with the deadly
climbs thru Montmartre and beach volleyball by the Eiffel Tower it’s hard to beat.In general I agree that the hosts have done a great job and without a doubt the venues have been absolutely stunning but:
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Weirdest and most boring Opening Ceremony ever, although the French loved it.
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Too many empty seats for my liking at some events. Many more so than Barcelona, Sydney, Beijing or London.
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The schedule feels too crowded. I think future Summer Games need to be 20-21 days long to spread the biggest events out a bit better.
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Some really crap officiating. Amber Rutter was really robbed in the Women's Skeet Shooting today.
The schedule could be reduced dramatically if they jettisoned football, tennis, golf for starters
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
So far Paris has been a roaring success. Splendid scenery with great competition. The horse riding at Versailles, cycling through Paris with the deadly
climbs thru Montmartre and beach volleyball by the Eiffel Tower it’s hard to beat.In general I agree that the hosts have done a great job and without a doubt the venues have been absolutely stunning but:
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Weirdest and most boring Opening Ceremony ever, although the French loved it.
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Too many empty seats for my liking at some events. Many more so than Barcelona, Sydney, Beijing or London.
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The schedule feels too crowded. I think future Summer Games need to be 20-21 days long to spread the biggest events out a bit better.
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Some really crap officiating. Amber Rutter was really robbed in the Women's Skeet Shooting today.
The schedule could be reduced dramatically if they jettisoned football, tennis, golf for starters
Turn the Football into 5 aside and play in a picturesque location. (I've played 5 aside in the Champs Du Mars, next to the Eiffel Tower and it's fucking amazing)
Turn the Golf into 9-hole knock out match play, add a fourballs tournament too.
Keep Tennis, but don't play it at the exact same venue as a Grand Slam tournament that was only two months ago.
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Jamaica's Kishane Thompson was the fastest runner in the men's 100m semi finals and looked very comfortable indeed.
Simbane from Sourh Africa and Seville from Jamaica won the other semis. Noah Lyles from the US and the reigning champions Jacobs from Italy will also be in the hunt for medals in the 100m final.
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I really liked the opening ceremony….
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
I really liked the opening ceremony….
Such a departure from traditional opening ceremonies was bound to be polarizing. Whether it sets the tone for future ones, we will see in LA
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Ukrainian high jumper is sooo much better than anyone else. Cruising to gold.
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Switching to the ping pong. Random swede in the final.
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Ukrainian high jumper is sooo much better than anyone else. Cruising to gold.
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Ukrainian high jumper is sooo much better than anyone else. Cruising to gold.
Hope she goes for the WR
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Silver and bronze for Aussie in high jump is a great effort.
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Silver and bronze for Aussie in high jump is a great effort.
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Silver and bronze for Aussie in high jump is a great effort.
Especially when they have to clear the bar from down under
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@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Silver and bronze for Aussie in high jump is a great effort.
Especially when they have to clear the bar from down under
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Silver and bronze for Aussie in high jump is a great effort.
Especially when they have to clear the bar from down under
Gold medal for the dad joke goes to wales.
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Ukrainian high jumper is sooo much better than anyone else. Cruising to gold.
@Billy-Tell said in Olympics Thread:
Ukrainian high jumper is sooo much better than anyone else. Cruising to gold.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the Gold.
93 people in her home town of Dnipro have been killed in Russian missile attacks since February 2022.
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Was watching badminton semis last night with a Spanish woman cruising into the final. Left the room for a few minutes and when came back in the she was lying on the floor screaming and crying. Injured. She was doing it for a few minutes. Could really feel that "it's just not fair" pain.
