Olympic Sports OT: Official 2024 Summer Olympics Thread (with LIVE UPDATES)
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Given how the 3rd set went and the beginning of the 4th, this would be a really tough loss if we don’t turn it around quickly.
This is looking like an epic choke job. They had them dead to rights and let them right back in it.
To the discussion regarding golf and tennis as olympic sports and one's interest in each.
Those sports are not my greatest interest, and I think for me those sports, similar to volleyball, suffer from the long duration of the games and then tournament overall.
I'm putting in a couple hours here today and I'm not even getting a medal out of it?
Frick Poland wins. Great game though.
Those sports are not my greatest interest, and I think for me those sports, similar to volleyball, suffer from the long duration of the games and then tournament overall.
I'm putting in a couple hours here today and I'm not even getting a medal out of it?
Frick Poland wins. Great game though.
Team USA blows it thx to 2 awful plays by Anderson (going into the net then blowing a dink) at crucial points. Will play for Bronze YET AGAIN this year.
2012 - NADA
2016 - BRONZE
2020 -NADA
2024 - bronze or nada
WOMAN vs Brazil tomorrow at 10AM in the semis.
2012 - NADA
2016 - BRONZE
2020 -NADA
2024 - bronze or nada
WOMAN vs Brazil tomorrow at 10AM in the semis.
USA v Australia M Water Polo about to begin!!!
*** Greece, the other #1 seed, blows it late to Serbia in the opening quarter (dammit....)
*** Greece, the other #1 seed, blows it late to Serbia in the opening quarter (dammit....)
Agreed on the figure skaters and for my money, this has been the best run Olympics I can recall (the Seine is the only negative I can think of), plus it has the most beautiful city in the world as a backdrop (and I loved the OC), so A+ for me.
Dear Lord....down 2-1 Team USA ties it BUT loses a goal AND gets a 4-Minute penalty....Aussies up 3-1 after penalty shot AND gets 4-minutes a "man up."
We've got a PENALTY SHOOT OUT!
TEAM USA INTO THE SEMIS after earning the W in penalties 11-10 (4-3)!!! 1st time in Medal Round since 2008!!
TEAM USA INTO THE SEMIS after earning the W in penalties 11-10 (4-3)!!! 1st time in Medal Round since 2008!!
WEIGHTLIFTING (M) - For the 1st time since 1984 (silver, Mario Martinez) TEAM USA MEDALS!!!! Congrats to Hampton Morris for landing BRONZE (61KG weight class) at only 20-years old! This kid has some GOLD in bis future!
*** UNFORTUNATELY they too are wearing these stupid purple things....SMDH
*** UNFORTUNATELY they too are wearing these stupid purple things....SMDH
Unfortunately a big "F YOU" to the chick on the left refusing to put her hand over her heart during the National Anthem. SMDH
HOLY **** WHAT A WIN BY QUINCY HALL IN THE MEN'S 400M!!!!! GOLD FOR TEAM USA!!! He was - maybe - 4th or 5th coming off the final turn!! I don't know if I've ever seen someone run the final 100 like he just did....his ENTIRE BODY - head included - willed him to that finish!!! Arguably BETTER than the 1500M final!!!
He looked completely spent. I can't comprehend how he won
I know they are great athletes and this is grueling being underwater for so long, but this bores me
Silver in steeplechase. Our middle distance men are killing it. Kenneth Rooks
I skipped over everyone but our girls and ONLY because I knew they were in medal contention after yesterday.
Another PHENOMENAL race! Rooks just graduated college he's gonna be a FORCE going into the future!
Pretty much the most subdued wrestling match I ever saw.
Maybe because they are big they just sort of go at each other like a couple of hippos pushing around
Greco - Roman is a bore. Judo is too, just shirt pulling for the entire match
Men's Beach VB on LIVE NBC right NOW.....vs Qatar....the ONLY USA team remaining (M or W). LET'S GOOOO!
Greco is tough to watch. They can’t touch each others legs, it’s a lot of hand fighting, and working for head position. The rules for greco and freestyle now dictate that if you step out, your opponent gets a point. As a result (and it kills me to say this), greco looks like a mash up of folk style and summo. Lots of pushing and at that level, opponents are evenly matched, so they are less likley to hit big moves (the exciting stuff).
I was at the US trials and the men’s and women’s freestyle matches were more exciting if you like folk style (high school and NCAA). An interesting side note… To me, it looked like the US armed forces are investing in greco training. Many of the guys competing at the trials were actively serving in the military.
Fun fact, the flying squirrel is on the U.S. Greco team!
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I guess the world has really caught up to us in beach volleyball. How is Qatar this good?
I wonder if there’s ever been an Olympics where all US teams were eliminated before the medal round.
I wonder if there’s ever been an Olympics where all US teams were eliminated before the medal round.
I thought sync swimming was silly but this new artistic swimmers is crazy! Fantastic.
Team USA with ZERO (of 4) Men's or Women's teams into the Beach Volleyball Semi-Finals. Men's Indoor VB CHOKE in the semis vs Poland (play for Bronze; likely lose). Sorry, but, this is unacceptable. HEADS MUST ROLL!!!
*** Women's Indoor remain; semis v Brazil @ 10AM EST
*** Women's Indoor remain; semis v Brazil @ 10AM EST
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