***Official 2024 Paris Olympics Thread***

[TinyEvel]

All I remember from the Summer Olympics as a kid was the decathlon: Bruce Jenner and Wheaties.

Oh and Mark Spitz's big ol' mustache and swimming.

I guess Nadia Komenichi and gymnastics but for some reason that felt like Winter Olympics to me.

Memories are weird.

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

All I remember from the Summer Olympics as a kid was the decathlon: Bruce Jenner and Wheaties.

Oh and Mark Spitz's big ol' mustache and swimming.

I guess Nadia Komenichi and gymnastics but for some reason that felt like Winter Olympics to me.

Memories are weird.

I remember staying up all hours of the night in 1972. Watching Wide WorldOf Sports commentator Jim McKay describe to the world, as the PLO kidnapped and then killed the members of the Israeli Olympic team.

[InvinciBill]

Anyone catch France's comeback against Hungary in women's handball this afternoon?

[alpha_omega]

Originally Posted by InvinciBill

Anyone catch France's comeback against Hungary in women's handball this afternoon?

Saw it was on, but no time to sit and watch.

I don't recall it from the last Olympics, but at a quick glance it looks like a fun sport to watch.

[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by alpha_omega

Saw it was on, but no time to sit and watch.

I don't recall it from the last Olympics, but at a quick glance it looks like a fun sport to watch.

I'd hate to be a goalie in that sport. Seems like a constant onslaught and tons of goals scored.

[George Liquor]

Rugby is pretty sweet actually

[alpha_omega]

Wait, what??? Breaking???

[dlphg9]

Anyone been keeping up with the water debacle?

****ing French idiots. Gotta feel bad for the open water swimmers.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...e/74274068007/

"Swimming in the Seine has largely been banned since 1923, but Paris Olympics organizers vowed to clean the water and bring it to safe swimming standards, including investing $1.5 billion toward the effort, the Associated Press reported last year."

"However, as of mid-June, the Seine still contained high amounts of fecal bacteria, including E. coli, making it unsafe to swim in, according to a June 21 report published by the Paris region and Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s office."

Seine water still isn't safe for swimmers, frustrating U.S. Olympians
Michelle R. Martinelli
USA TODAY






First-time Olympian Ivan Puskovitch is asked some version of the same question all the time: Are you concerned about swimming in the Seine River given all the bacteria in the water?

The 23-year-old American open-water swimmer is one of many marathon swimmers and triathletes preparing to swim in the Paris river during the 2024 Olympics. That is, if it’s clean enough, as doubts about the water quality continue less than a month before the Games.

“My biggest concern, honestly, is just whether the race is going to be held or not,” Puskovitch said at U.S. Olympic swimming trials (in the pool) last month.

“Obviously, health and safety has to come first. It's pretty disappointing that the Olympic organizers have really not locked in cleaning this venue up as far in advance as they should have, to the point where now the whole world is questioning whether it's going to happen in time.”

This is a more recent article.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...e/74444140007/

"But as of July 12, the water quality met safety standards for at least 10 of the previous 12 days, Agence France-Presse reported, leaving hope for the triathlon beginning July 30 and marathon swimming starting Aug. 8."

[Pepe Silvia]

I haven't enjoyed an Olympics since London, hopefully this is better than the last two.

[POND_OF_RED]

Looks like the Canadian women’s soccer team got caught up in a spy-gate scandal using a drone to record practices. Coach was sent home, but a lot of people are calling for them to be disqualified now that they’re finding this is repeat behavior that both their men’s and women’s team have been using for years now. Report showed the men’s team tried to record the USA team before a 4-1 defeat in 2019. Imagine recording a closed practice session and still getting your ass kicked. Canada is such an embarrassment to North America

[ping2000]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

Looks like the Canadian women’s soccer team got caught up in a spy-gate scandal using a drone to record practices. Coach was sent home, but a lot of people are calling for them to be disqualified now that they’re finding this is repeat behavior that both their men’s and women’s team have been using for years now. Report showed the men’s team tried to record the USA team before a 4-1 defeat in 2019. Imagine recording a closed practice session and still getting your ass kicked. Canada is such an embarrassment to North America

We should just annex Canada and rename it "North Lumber Depot""

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[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by ping2000

We should just annex Canada and rename it "North Lumber Depot""

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[blake5676]

This part of #OpeningCeremony with French band Gojira was badass 🤘pic.twitter.com/v6dWDorPM0

— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) July 26, 2024

Best part of the opening ceremony.

[KC_Connection]

Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED

Looks like the Canadian women’s soccer team got caught up in a spy-gate scandal using a drone to record practices. Coach was sent home, but a lot of people are calling for them to be disqualified now that they’re finding this is repeat behavior that both their men’s and women’s team have been using for years now. Report showed the men’s team tried to record the USA team before a 4-1 defeat in 2019. Imagine recording a closed practice session and still getting your ass kicked. Canada is such an embarrassment to North America

I honestly have even more respect for Canada Soccer now that I know they're looking for ways to cheat like the rest of the soccer powers do. Another sign of our growth as a soccer nation.