2024 Paris Olympics

[Uncle Rico]

Jingoism shouldn't bother you.  Not snagging 200+ of the 339 medals should.

We'd win more but the USOC is woke

[jficke13]

Do we have any decent fencers?  You know what I mean.

Yes, actually.

Lee Kiefer is world's top ranked female foil fencer. She's a pretty good medal shot.

[MuggsyB]

Yes, actually.

Lee Kiefer is world's top ranked female foil fencer. She's a pretty good medal shot.

Nice!  Ty. 

[jficke13]

Kiefer's husband, Alexander Massialas, is a past medalist as well. I don't know the Epee/Sabre teams very well, but between Kiefer and Massialas at least we have a reasonable shot at the podium in Foil

[The Sultan]

Kiefer's husband, Alexander Massialas, is a past medalist as well. I don't know the Epee/Sabre teams very well, but between Kiefer and Massialas at least we have a reasonable shot at the podium in Foil

Aluminum or tin?

[MU82]

Who is displaying jingoism on the broadcast? It's a big stretch to say that because NBC shows more American athletes, or shows a medal count, that this constitutes jingoism. Most of America wants to see American athletes. It's like that in every country. Calling it jingoism is hyperbole.
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Fair enough. Jingo away; those who love that stuff can revel in it and and those who aren't as fond of it can just mute or watch other stuff. We'll mostly watch series and movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple+, Hulu, etc anyway.

There are few things more boring than opening and closing ceremonies IMHO ... but again, that's just my opinion and others are free to knock themselves out!

[Shaka Shart]

Volleyball, the sprinting in track, short distance swimming are all fun.

Love the volleyball. Nadal and Alcarez are playing doubles together for Spain in tennis

[lawdog77]

Fair enough. Jingo away; those who love that stuff can revel in it and and those who aren't as fond of it can just mute or watch other stuff. We'll mostly watch series and movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple+, Hulu, etc anyway.

There are few things more boring than opening and closing ceremonies IMHO ... but again, that's just my opinion and others are free to knock themselves out!

You didn't like the opening ceremony where the one team had outfits that caught on fire?

[muwarrior69]

You didn't like the opening ceremony where the one team had outfits that caught on fire?

Is Caesar Flickerman doing the play by play in Paris?

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Fair enough. Jingo away; those who love that stuff can revel in it and and those who aren't as fond of it can just mute or watch other stuff. We'll mostly watch series and movies on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple+, Hulu, etc anyway.

There are few things more boring than opening and closing ceremonies IMHO ... but again, that's just my opinion and others are free to knock themselves out!

The opening ceremony is Paris itself.  People will line the River Seine to view and the athletes will be on barges floating past the spectators.

[MU82]

You didn't like the opening ceremony where the one team had outfits that caught on fire?

That was cool, you're right. It led off most newscasts afterward, so I got to laugh at it later.

The opening ceremony is Paris itself.  People will line the River Seine to view and the athletes will be on barges floating past the spectators.

Enjoy!

[The Sultan]

The opening ceremony is Paris itself.  People will line the River Seine to view and the athletes will be on barges floating past the spectators.

Sounds thrilling.

[WarriorFan]

I wonder if Paris cleaned up.  I haven't been there in a couple months, but the place was a cesspool.  Litter and garbage and graffiti everywhere.  Homeless, migrants everywhere.  Ancient infrastructure and really difficult to get around. Makes Johannesburg look safe and pleasant.  Hard to believe the Olympics went to a 3rd world city like that.

[Hards Alumni]

I wonder if Paris cleaned up.  I haven't been there in a couple months, but the place was a cesspool.  Litter and garbage and graffiti everywhere.  Homeless, migrants everywhere.  Ancient infrastructure and really difficult to get around. Makes Johannesburg look safe and pleasant.  Hard to believe the Olympics went to a 3rd world city like that.

First time?

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I've been to Paris several times in the last 12 months and it's no different than any large city.  I've had no issues riding trains or the Metro.  My daughter spent the last 9 months living in France and was in Paris every other weekend and never had an issue.

I've had discussions with the family recently about how out of control graphitti is in general throughout all of Europe.  It feels like no country does much about stopping it. 

[Pakuni]

I wonder if Paris cleaned up.  I haven't been there in a couple months, but the place was a cesspool.  Litter and garbage and graffiti everywhere.  Homeless, migrants everywhere.  Ancient infrastructure and really difficult to get around. Makes Johannesburg look safe and pleasant.  Hard to believe the Olympics went to a 3rd world city like that.

It was there or Milwaukee.

[Jockey]

We'll watch some gymnastics, some track, a little swimming and diving, maybe some of the gold-medal basketball or volleyball games. I'm curious about how the Nadal-Alcaraz pairing will do, too.

Can only watch so much, and both the DEFCON-3 level jingoism and long feature stories bore us.

In all, maybe we'll watch 10-12 hours. We'll enjoy the competitions we like, and then we'll be happy the hype is over.

You got something against soft, generic piano music, buddy?

[wadesworld]

Love the volleyball. Nadal and Alcarez are playing doubles together for Spain in tennis

Good call on that doubles squad.

[MuggsyB]

Cheetahs in tbe wild, casually run 4.7 secs in the 100m.  I would imagine they'd do fine in the 200m, 400m, and 800m. 

[lawdog77]

Cheetahs in tbe wild, casually run 4.7 secs in the 100m.  I would imagine they'd do fine in the 200m, 400m, and 800m. 

I would assume they would DQ because of false starts

[MuggsyB]

I would assume they would DQ because of false starts

Which wouldn't matter if they started 50 yards away from the starting block. 

[Uncle Rico]

Cheetahs in tbe wild, casually run 4.7 secs in the 100m.  I would imagine they'd do fine in the 200m, 400m, and 800m. 

Cheetahs are too stupid to be in races

[MuggsyB]

Cheetahs are too stupid to be in races

Or too fast.  0-60 in less than 3 secs.  That's a 🎤 drop when it comes to land speed. 

[cheebs09]

Or too fast.  0-60 in less than 3 secs.  That's a 🎤 drop when it comes to land speed. 

Not without opposable thumbs.

[wadesworld]

Wouldn't stay on the track outside of the 100. They'd finish last.