NFT: 2024 Paris OLYMPIC games

no build up or excitement for these games. Maybe I am in my own world, but are there no breakout American athletes this cycle?

they were coming up until my daughter said, "They are going to make our swimmers swim in that filthy river." (She's a swimmer).

watching Rugby 7s. It's an interesting game and format. Not too much waiting around.

The US looked better in soccer than the outcome.

In comment 16560091 Essex said:

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no build up or excitement for these games. Maybe I am in my own world, but are there no breakout American athletes this cycle?

It feels like it gets less & less relevant with each passing 4 years. Perhaps because there's just so much other stuff/content to consume or whatever, but that's just my general observation.

I get much more excited for the Olympics than I used to, because it is so easy to access via streaming.

Can't wait!

I love the Olympics. T&F especially, but I also like wrestling, boxing, swimming, gymnastics, rowing (but man its boring on TV and the US are rarely good), weight lifting, etc. I even like basketball now that its more competitive instead of US vs. the field.

Go USA!

In comment 16560093 Eric from BBI said:

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they were coming up until my daughter said, "They are going to make our swimmers swim in that filthy river." (She's a swimmer).

I watched the Swimming trials last month which were pretty awesome. I love the swimming but also love the some of the goofier sports too.

and I may be in the minority but I like these events more than a lot of pro sports these days.

Every event you like and you watch them whenever. I watched the 3 US women's soccer goals in 5 minutes.

In comment 16560093 Eric from BBI said:

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they were coming up until my daughter said, "They are going to make our swimmers swim in that filthy river." (She's a swimmer).

So she's not convinced the Seine is clean after the mayor of Paris swam in it?

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In comment 16560093 Eric from BBI said:

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they were coming up until my daughter said, "They are going to make our swimmers swim in that filthy river." (She's a swimmer).

Only two events are in the Seine: Triathlon and Marathon Swimming.

Paris installed a large sewage storage tunnel to prevent discharges during large rainstorms.

will be interesting, the parade will be on barges in the river.

In comment 16560125 jrdinsc said:

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I get much more excited for the Olympics than I used to, because it is so easy to access via streaming. Can't wait!

My dvr (Verizon) is giving me heartache. It's either recording all events (which will fill my storage in about a day) or i have to individually record every event i want which is a mammoth task using the device. The streaming on peacock... does allo you to rewatch things that have finished?

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I love the Olympics. T&F especially, but I also like wrestling, boxing, swimming, gymnastics, rowing (but man its boring on TV and the US are rarely good), weight lifting, etc. I even like basketball now that its more competitive instead of US vs. the field. Go USA!

How could i forget gymnastics! They are always incredible

Pissed that most of the top Russians are banned. We’re getting robbed of seeing a few great matchups

[quote]France’s rail network has been’paralysed’ by a series of co-ordinated arson attacks today, affecting nearly a million people travelling to the Olympic games.

Flames engulfed train tracks at ‘strategic points’ across the country this morning, just hours before the Olympic Opening Ceremony was due to kick off on the River Seine in Paris.

Around 800,000 travellers have been affected by the cancellations, including two German showjumpers set to take part in the opening ceremony who will now miss the event.

‘There was no longer a chance of making it on time,’ rider Philipp Weishaupt, who was travelling with teammate Christian Kukuk, told German news agency dpa.[quote]
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In comment 16560160 Jim in Fairfax said:

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In comment 16560093 Eric from BBI said: Quote: they were coming up until my daughter said, "They are going to make our swimmers swim in that filthy river." (She's a swimmer). Only two events are in the Seine: Triathlon and Marathon Swimming. Paris installed a large sewage storage tunnel to prevent discharges during large rainstorms.

No, she mocked the mayor. She's more into this than I am because she competitively swims. The videos she showed me are disgusting.

major sports have international tournaments all the time so the Olympics are no big deal. Then, when they decided that dancing like your pants are on fire is a sport, that was the icing on the cake.

In comment 16560143 UConn4523 said:

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and I may be in the minority but I like these events more than a lot of pro sports these days.

With you 110%

considered a sport … seriously ???

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Pretty cool....too bad it is pouring.

The Opening Ceremony has been completely reinvented.

Wow.

but nothing will top Beijing for me.

my wife is an olympic nut, so we'll be watching a lot of it in the next two weeks.

There definitely was an interesting segment to the opening ceremony…

or mic drop with the opening, but to each his own I guess.

of Summer and Winter games for probably over 40 years. Lately I really have no interest. I'll watch some, but how much depends on how bored I am with other things. Simone Biles is the only name I know going into the Games

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of Summer and Winter games for probably over 40 years. Lately I really have no interest. I'll watch some, but how much depends on how bored I am with other things. Simone Biles is the only name I know going into the Games

Not LeBron James? ;)

Hope we see him again

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There definitely was an interesting segment to the opening ceremony…

Yeah, that was... erm, something.

I enjoyed the tench national anthem aria and the metal sections though

In comment 16561033 Festina Lente said:

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In comment 16560743 JT039 said: Quote: There definitely was an interesting segment to the opening ceremony… Yeah, that was... erm, something. I enjoyed the tench national anthem aria and the metal sections though

oh, and Celine absolutely brought down the house.

In comment 16560948 JayBinQueens said:

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In comment 16560845 Bill in UT said: Quote: of Summer and Winter games for probably over 40 years. Lately I really have no interest. I'll watch some, but how much depends on how bored I am with other things. Simone Biles is the only name I know going into the Games Not LeBron James? ;)

They have basketball in the Olympics?

is awful. NBC digging deep for announcers.

in soccer

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It's basically an Olympic version of NFL Red Zone. They even have Scott Hanson as one of the hosts. The only downside is that it had ads.
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They kicked ass in the opening ceremony.

In comment 16561323 Steve L said:

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They kicked ass in the opening ceremony.

Yeah, best thing from yesterday by far

In comment 16560160 Jim in Fairfax said:

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In comment 16560093 Eric from BBI said: Quote: they were coming up until my daughter said, "They are going to make our swimmers swim in that filthy river." (She's a swimmer). Only two events are in the Seine: Triathlon and Marathon Swimming. Paris installed a large sewage storage tunnel to prevent discharges during large rainstorms.

Maybe they could've/should've made that installation a long time ago and not needed the Olympics to prompt it? *grin*

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no build up or excitement for these games. Maybe I am in my own world, but are there no breakout American athletes this cycle?

Definitely agree about the buildup. I was channel surfing when I saw the usmnt was playing France. Popped it on and realized it was an Olympic game! Had to check online to make sure.

I knew our Olympic trials had been going on recently but had no idea the Games were starting.

woke left awfulness was front and center - sadly.

Celine was incredible to wrap it. That was one of the best performances i've watched in a long time.

were great back then when people watched tv with ads.

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were great back then when people watched tv with ads.

They didn't turn out so great for Dan or Reebok. *grin*

In comment 16561312 UConn4523 said:

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Ended 4-1. The U-23s looked sharp today. Nothing is guaranteed, though. Guinea looked decent against France, and now that France has clinched advancing they may rest some of their top players against New Zealand.

giving the U.S. a game in basketball.

Is not too bad.

And KD is killing it right now.

In comment 16560219 Eric from BBI said:

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In comment 16560160 Jim in Fairfax said: Quote: In comment 16560093 Eric from BBI said: Quote: they were coming up until my daughter said, "They are going to make our swimmers swim in that filthy river." (She's a swimmer). Only two events are in the Seine: Triathlon and Marathon Swimming. Paris installed a large sewage storage tunnel to prevent discharges during large rainstorms. No, she mocked the mayor. She's more into this than I am because she competitively swims. The videos she showed me are disgusting.

What swimming events are in the Seine as opposed to a pool?

potential host cities can't accommodate and the first year, the surfing competition is 8000 miles away in French Polynesia. Ridiculous.

AD should start over him.

Holy fudge

In comment 16561960 Matt M. said:

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potential host cities can't accommodate and the first year, the surfing competition is 8000 miles away in French Polynesia. Ridiculous.

Land-locked Switzerland won back to back America's Cups. I guess they practiced on a lake or river? :-)

In comment 16562021 Pete in MD said:

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In comment 16561960 Matt M. said: Quote: potential host cities can't accommodate and the first year, the surfing competition is 8000 miles away in French Polynesia. Ridiculous. Land-locked Switzerland won back to back America's Cups. I guess they practiced on a lake or river? :-)

The geography of France is also a bit strange. They are one of the few countries where they incorporate their overseas territories as part of the country-proper. So someone living in French Guiana, in South America, is not only a French citizen, but also an EU citizen. It also means of all countries that border France, the longest land border is actually shared with Brazil.

The point of all this is that Tahiti is actually more French than say Guam is to the US.

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Is not too bad.

He was fantastic today. Could not miss.

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In comment 16561938 JT039 said: Quote: Is not too bad. He was fantastic today. Could not miss.

Obviously I am rooting for the USA to win. But as a Knicks fan, there are a bunch of players on this team I don't like, lol.

Switching sports - watching the highlights of Simone Biles - whoa. GOAT for sure.

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In comment 16562312 RCPhoenix said: Quote: In comment 16561938 JT039 said: Quote: Is not too bad. He was fantastic today. Could not miss. Obviously I am rooting for the USA to win. But as a Knicks fan, there are a bunch of players on this team I don't like, lol. Switching sports - watching the highlights of Simone Biles - whoa. GOAT for sure.

My wife showed me those highlights this morning. Incredible stuff - definitely the GOAT.

In comment 16562021 Pete in MD said:

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In comment 16561960 Matt M. said: Quote: potential host cities can't accommodate and the first year, the surfing competition is 8000 miles away in French Polynesia. Ridiculous. Land-locked Switzerland won back to back America's Cups. I guess they practiced on a lake or river? :-)

What does this have to do with anything? The point was the games being HOSTED by Paris and that city, nor any other French city in France proper could accommodate the sport. So, 8000 miles away is the competition. Looking forward, a lot of potential host cities could not accommodate a surfing competition.

In comment 16562085 Furman said:

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In comment 16562021 Pete in MD said: Quote: In comment 16561960 Matt M. said: Quote: potential host cities can't accommodate and the first year, the surfing competition is 8000 miles away in French Polynesia. Ridiculous. Land-locked Switzerland won back to back America's Cups. I guess they practiced on a lake or river? :-) The geography of France is also a bit strange. They are one of the few countries where they incorporate their overseas territories as part of the country-proper. So someone living in French Guiana, in South America, is not only a French citizen, but also an EU citizen. It also means of all countries that border France, the longest land border is actually shared with Brazil. The point of all this is that Tahiti is actually more French than say Guam is to the US.

Who said any,thing about "not French"? The point is the games are hosted by Paris. The decision is made on the host city, not nation. Usually, when an event is not held, or fully held, in the host city, it is held in a nearby city. It's not a big deal, nor a complaint. It was merely an observation that the first year they have a surfing competition, the host city not only could not accommodate, but no city nearby.

USA women down 2-0 sets have won the third and the lead in the 4th.

Annie Drews is so easy on the eyes too.