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***Official 2024 Paris Olympics Thread***
Watching the Olympics? Post about it here.
A quick intro.... 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: Start time, TV channel, date, live stream, key athletes and events The 2024 Olympic Games begin July 26 and will be televised on NBC through Aug. 11 It's the time once again. It's time for the best athletes in the world to come together and crown champions in their various sports. The 2024 Olympic Games are set to begin this week in Paris as the world descends upon France. While there will be some qualifying events taking place earlier in the week, things officially kick off on Friday with the Opening Ceremony. The Opening Ceremony is scheduled for Friday and feature several firsts, including being the first ceremony to be held outside of a stadium, as well as a parade of athletes held on the Seine River with boats for each national delegation. The boats will travel along a 3.7-mile stretch, passing by many iconic Parisian landmarks along the way. The ceremony will conclude with remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron. Expect another gold-filled summer for the Americans as Team USA will be represented in just about every event over the course of the Games. Some of the biggest stars are back, including gymnast Simone Biles, decorated swimmers Katie Ledecky and Caleb Dressel, as well as track athletes Noah Lyles and Sha'carri Richardson. Plus, the men's and women's basketball teams look to extend their dominant runs at the games with more gold. There will be two flag bearers for the United States when the team takes the boat down the Seine River -- LeBron James and tennis star Coco Gauff. The 2023 US Open champion was stunned by the news when it was revealed to her on Wednesday. "I never thought in a million years I would have the honour of carrying the American flag for Team USA in the opening ceremony," Gauff said in a statement. "I could not be more proud to lead my teammates with LeBron as we showcase our dedication and passion on the biggest stage there is." Here's how to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony and highlights from the first week of competition. Quote:
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Watching fencing (foil) now. Kano (JAP) is dominating Borel (FRA) right now.
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The man you could post like.
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That's an old picture, right?
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Suupraa Geniuuusss
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Don't watch table tennis, ever, but Zhang (US) is a beast. Just killing it. She's actually anticipating where her opponent wants to go before she een hits the ball. Up three games to nil.
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I don't normally either but it's another one of those Olympic sports that I'll watch if it's on because it's crazy how good they are.
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Yeah, especially foil; the weapon is too light so they can move it too fast, lol. And as I get older, following the action just gets harder. The other thing is that a lot of the 'touches' aren't real; brush a shoulder (that wouldn't do any damage even if the blades were real) and that counts. But I was always a fan of blades and edged sports so I keep watching when it's on. I'm watching a little more this time because it seems like the US isn't really involved in the shooting sports. |
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Probably at the same ESPN channel that covers the national cornhole championship.
I was surprised at how disappointed I was when I saw it was the Bozo the clown bean bag bullshit vs the Olympic pron I was hoping for. The best came next when they featured the featherweight Sumo championships FYI the little guys wear traditional sumo gear too. |
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That’s literally most Olympic sports for me. You couldn’t pay me to watch Equestrian during any 3 year and 11.5 month stretch. But in the Olympics? I’ll watch all that shit.
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