*****2024 Summer Olympics*****

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Excellent stuff from the American women in the medley there, that Canadian girl is ridiculously good
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I was expecting her to get caught during the breaststroke. She was way slower in that stroke than everyone else
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USA just keeps racking up medals
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Rugby ladies leading the Britishers by 10 in the QFs.
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YokelRidesAgain said:

Rugby ladies leading the Britishers by 10 in the QFs.
And now advance to the medal matches!
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French ladies' beach volleyball team wearing basketball shorts.
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YokelRidesAgain said:

French ladies' beach volleyball team wearing basketball shorts.
based on the opening ceremonies I thought the French were a little more open - was hoping to see them in thongs and topless!
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MAROON said:

YokelRidesAgain said:

French ladies' beach volleyball team wearing basketball shorts.
based on the opening ceremonies I thought the French were a little more open - was hoping to see them in thongs and topless!


Based on the opening ceremony, the only French women who wear that kind of outfit weigh over 150 kg, or were born men.
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Just got back from a night of fencing where Nick Itkin won a bronze for the US in men's foil! The other event of the night was the women's Sabre and it was an all French Final! The crowd was ELECTRIC! They waved their flags, and did their chants, and booed the refs decisions that went against their country in both semi finals. In the all French final they just cheered loudly. Seeing Itkin win a medal was great. The picture attached is of him in his semifinal match.

Paris has been wonderful. The people have gone out of their way to be welcoming. At the metro stations there's 4-5 people making sure people know how to get tickets and to help them find which way to go. I've been asked by multiple French locals if I'm having a good time. It was 88 degrees today which is a bit much for a soft Bay Area guy like me, but they had water stations in many places to fill up water bottles and use the restrooms.

I have a gripe though. It's about the French TV coverage. Yesterday after Leon Marchand won the 400 IM, they cut to 45 minutes of reaction and analysis. They didn't even show the US women go 1-2 in the 100 fly. Disappointing

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I just now watched. Lewis from Revenge of the Nerds waltzes in and kills it on the pommel horse.
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I havent been listening with sound on so maybe they've said something. I get the impression he might be blind as a bat without his glasses. But I guess with pommel horse he's going more by feel and rhythm than sight anyway?
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Let's go Lewis
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Maybe. His teammates made sure he got them after his performance.
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My wife and I have been in Paris since last Wednesday.

We caught the Opening Ceremonies at the USA House. That was great.

Metro has been wonderful, and it's been super easy to get around both venues and tourist sites.

We've seen all the gymnastics (Men's Team Final was epic!), Volleyball, Cycling, Skateboarding, and Beach Volleyball.

Police/Military everywhere.

My only complaint is the restrictions around the Eiffel Tower, it's setup as a venue and fan zone, so unless you have a ticket, it's a massive walled off obstacle. The same can be said for the Sein River area before Opening Ceremonies. They had the whole area locked down and secured for the days, so it was hard to get back and forth across the river.


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Sick.
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Women's rugby update: After stunning host France in the quarterfinals, Canada bests the seemingly invincible Australians in the semis.

Our hat plays New Zealand for gold later today. The US, unfortunately, draws Australia in the bronze medal match.
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Women's Gymnastics is underway! US women looking great so far. Started on Vault and have. 1.4 point lead after the first rotation.
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Rugby women win! Bronze!
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Women's rugby just walked off Australia for the bronze! Length of the field run as time expired!
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Women's gymnastics going to final event - floor with 3.6 point lead. Looking strong!
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Ag Since 83 said:

Women's rugby just walked off Australia for the bronze! Length of the field run as time expired!
that was crazy
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I don't know that there's anything in gymnastics more entertaining than Jordan Chiles on floor
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The women take gold! They're back on top!
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Italy and Brazil winning medals, how much of an upset was that for the other teams?
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The Marksman said:

I don't know that there's anything in gymnastics more entertaining than Jordan Chiles on floor
She crushed that! And Biles made everything look easy in hers. If it wasn't clear already, it is now, she is THE GOAT!
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The Marksman said:

The women take gold! They're back on top!


Blue Star!
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tk for tu juan said:

Italy and Brazil winning medals, how much of an upset was that for the other teams?


China pooped the bed early.
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Silver and Bronze in the 100 backstroke for the American women
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Somewhere on Texas Ags, Aggie athletes were listed by name and event, date, time.

Can't find it. Help me out?
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HCliver82 said:

Somewhere on Texas Ags, Aggie athletes were listed by name and event, date, time.

Can't find it. Help me out?


https://texags.com/forums/25/topics/3477869
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tk for tu juan said:

Italy and Brazil winning medals, how much of an upset was that for the other teams?
Pretty sure I heard them say it was the first women's gymnastic medal for Italy in 96 years.

So probably a long shot in Vegas before it started.
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End of that rugby 7s game was great. So glad they were able to get a medal.
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Wow, the 1928 Olympics which is probably when women's team gymnastics began.

Interesting note:
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The last living competitor of the 1928 Summer Olympics was Carla Marangoni, a member of the silver medal-winning Italian gymnastic team who had been twelve years old during the Olympics. Marangoni died 18 January 2018, at the age of 102 as the oldest living Olympic medalist at the time of her death.
 
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