Olympics Thread
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M4L has hit on a point for me that has reoccurred throughout the games: nobody remembers the medal counts, but they remember the moments.
To take an example, Australia won 17 golds in the Sydney 2000 Olympics, but Jai Taurima our long jumper who won silver while smoking between jumps* would be a top 3 memory in people's minds.
So the things I will remember, in no order:
Raygun the breakdancer
Fox sisters in the drink after the Slalom cross racing
Cam McEvoy 50m freestyle win
Surfing big barrels in Tahiti
Dupont winning 7s gold
Curry, Lebron and KD winning it one last time
Evenopoel posing after winning Men's Road Race by 500m*I don't think he did smoke between jumps but the urban legend has incorporated that in the decades since. In another 5-10 years he will have a cig out the side of his mouth mid-jump.
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
M4L has hit on a point for me that has reoccurred throughout the games: nobody remembers the medal counts, but they remember the moments.
Except for 84 of course. That is part of the school PE curriculum in NZ
Love the Olympics because of those moments. There were far too many NZ (and other) moments where I’d swear the air conditioner was leaking from the roof. Koh, Lisa Carrington and Hoskin, Finn Butcher, the 7s (NZ, Canada and US), Andrews in the Kierin, the Aussie 1500m runner Hull (mainly because of the call by Whately and Tamsin Lewis riding the emotion), chef Curry winning his first gold.
Thank you Stan. The best coverage of the games ever. A mix of full length and packaged up highlights that made it an enjoyable watch and gave the viewer real choice.
Actually contemplating going to LA for 2028.
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@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
M4L has hit on a point for me that has reoccurred throughout the games: nobody remembers the medal counts, but they remember the moments.
Except for 84 of course. That is part of the school PE curriculum in NZ
Love the Olympics because of those moments. There were far too many NZ (and other) moments where I’d swear the air conditioner was leaking from the roof. Koh, Lisa Carrington and Hoskin, Finn Butcher, the 7s (NZ, Canada and US), Andrews in the Kierin, the Aussie 1500m runner Hull (mainly because of the call by Whately and Tamsin Lewis riding the emotion), chef Curry winning his first gold.
Thank you Stan. The best coverage of the games ever. A mix of full length and packaged up highlights that made it an enjoyable watch and gave the viewer real choice.
Actually contemplating going to LA for 2028.
@ACT-Crusader said in Olympics Thread:
@barbarian said in Olympics Thread:
M4L has hit on a point for me that has reoccurred throughout the games: nobody remembers the medal counts, but they remember the moments.
Except for 84 of course. That is part of the school PE curriculum in NZ
Love the Olympics because of those moments. There were far too many NZ (and other) moments where I’d swear the air conditioner was leaking from the roof. Koh, Lisa Carrington and Hoskin, Finn Butcher, the 7s (NZ, Canada and US), Andrews in the Kierin, the Aussie 1500m runner Hull (mainly because of the call by Whately and Tamsin Lewis riding the emotion), chef Curry winning his first gold.
Thank you Stan. The best coverage of the games ever. A mix of full length and packaged up highlights that made it an enjoyable watch and gave the viewer real choice.
Actually contemplating going to LA for 2028.
Probably cheaper to wait until it's in Brisbane...
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Really, really entertaining viewing.
Thanks to the Olympics I’m now an expert in Trampolining, cycling, break dancing, skateboarding, high jump, shot put, table tennis and various other track and field events ( I tend to zone out a bit for the swimming )
Paris absolutely nailed it, they should have it there every four years. What a location.
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@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
Can someone fill me in as to why this guy became such a phenomenon? I’ve been sent memes which I don’t really understand but have laughed politely all the same.
@MN5 said in Olympics Thread:
@MiketheSnow said in Olympics Thread:
Can someone fill me in as to why this guy became such a phenomenon? I’ve been sent memes which I don’t really understand but have laughed politely all the same.
https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-turkiye-shooting-yusuf-dikec-medal-pose
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Interesting to note given all the medals per capita fapping that we had the 14th biggest team
So on that yardstick we finished slightly ahead of expectations.
@dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:
we had the 14th biggest team
Wow. That is quite amazing, actually.
Some of that must be due to the easy Oceania path for the 2 football teams. Plus a general focus on team sports (hockey, rugby7, even rowing crews).
But in other recent games we've even had both basketball teams qualified. I wonder if we've had even bigger teams, in 2016?
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oh, and looking at these venues really rammed home just how absolute shit 2032 in Brisbane is going to be.
@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
oh, and looking at these venues really rammed home just how absolute shit 2032 in Brisbane is going to be.
I don't remember Paris having the Big Pineapple.
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@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
oh, and looking at these venues really rammed home just how absolute shit 2032 in Brisbane is going to be.
I don't remember Paris having the Big Pineapple.
@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
oh, and looking at these venues really rammed home just how absolute shit 2032 in Brisbane is going to be.
I don't remember Paris having the Big Pineapple.
They will never be able to replicate Paris. Brisbane will give their Olympics their own flavour
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@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
oh, and looking at these venues really rammed home just how absolute shit 2032 in Brisbane is going to be.
I don't remember Paris having the Big Pineapple.
They will never be able to replicate Paris. Brisbane will give their Olympics their own flavour
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
oh, and looking at these venues really rammed home just how absolute shit 2032 in Brisbane is going to be.
I don't remember Paris having the Big Pineapple.
They will never be able to replicate Paris. Brisbane will give their Olympics their own flavour
Rum. That flavour is Bundaberg Rum
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@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
oh, and looking at these venues really rammed home just how absolute shit 2032 in Brisbane is going to be.
I don't remember Paris having the Big Pineapple.
They will never be able to replicate Paris. Brisbane will give their Olympics their own flavour
@canefan said in Olympics Thread:
@nostrildamus said in Olympics Thread:
@mariner4life said in Olympics Thread:
oh, and looking at these venues really rammed home just how absolute shit 2032 in Brisbane is going to be.
I don't remember Paris having the Big Pineapple.
They will never be able to replicate Paris. Brisbane will give their Olympics their own flavour
Flip flops and hats with corks? I'm sure that's still the international perception.
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Stay classy, Brisbane. Olympics 2032.
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After Melbourne bailing on hosting the Commonwealth Games, is there a chance that Brisbane will do the same on hosting the 2032 Olympic Games?
Are local politicians and Brisbane residents behind what it a massive undertaking?
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
After Melbourne bailing on hosting the Commonwealth Games, is there a chance that Brisbane will do the same on hosting the 2032 Olympic Games?
Are local politicians and Brisbane residents behind what it a massive undertaking?
Doesn't seem to generating much excitement
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@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
After Melbourne bailing on hosting the Commonwealth Games, is there a chance that Brisbane will do the same on hosting the 2032 Olympic Games?
Are local politicians and Brisbane residents behind what it a massive undertaking?
Doesn't seem to generating much excitement
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
After Melbourne bailing on hosting the Commonwealth Games, is there a chance that Brisbane will do the same on hosting the 2032 Olympic Games?
Are local politicians and Brisbane residents behind what it a massive undertaking?
Doesn't seem to generating much excitement
Just call it Olympics of Origin or State of Olympics.
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@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
After Melbourne bailing on hosting the Commonwealth Games, is there a chance that Brisbane will do the same on hosting the 2032 Olympic Games?
Are local politicians and Brisbane residents behind what it a massive undertaking?
Doesn't seem to generating much excitement
Just call it Olympics of Origin or State of Olympics.
@Nepia said in Olympics Thread:
@booboo said in Olympics Thread:
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
After Melbourne bailing on hosting the Commonwealth Games, is there a chance that Brisbane will do the same on hosting the 2032 Olympic Games?
Are local politicians and Brisbane residents behind what it a massive undertaking?
Doesn't seem to generating much excitement
Just call it Olympics of Origin or State of Olympics.
this would be funny although NZ will be in Queensland
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There are lots of rumours that Glasgow will be named as the new host of a slimmed down 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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There are lots of rumours that Glasgow will be named as the new host of a slimmed down 2026 Commonwealth Games.
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
There are lots of rumours that Glasgow will be named as the new host of a slimmed down 2026 Commonwealth Games.
MN5 will be happy about a McCommonwealth Games?
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There are lots of rumours that Glasgow will be named as the new host of a slimmed down 2026 Commonwealth Games.
@sparky said in Olympics Thread:
There are lots of rumours that Glasgow will be named as the new host of a slimmed down 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Yes I read that too. At least they will have a games. Deep fried Mars bars on the menu
