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Thread: Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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08-12-2024, 12:43 PM #576
Didn't read the whole thread, but all this talk about hot women, and did no one mention the NED field hockey team?
Even my wife was like... Holy shit!!!
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08-12-2024, 01:10 PM #577
IIRC field hockey has more fans world wide than every sport except cricket and soccer. Just don't ask me why...
At least a quarter of MLB players are not from the USA. I think these players come from about 20 different countries. And there are 7-8 legit pro leagues around the world (with play quality ranging from the equivalent of AAA in Japan to low-A in Australia). The #1 pick in the MLB draft this year was Australian! I think it is pretty damn international. Plus the potential matchups are awesome in a sport where a good pitcher always gives you a chance. Puerto Rico vs USA! Japan vs Korea! Cuba's mystery roster vs anyone!
But MLB will not let guys play in the Olympics so putting it in the Olympics is completely pointless. We don't need it. But everyone should carve out time to watch this in 2026:
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08-12-2024, 01:27 PM #578
Ethos is that things are designed so at most 1 can top lead or all boulders, as shit gets weird when everyone tops as it goes to time and attempts, which is a bad method.
Honnold fell hard when he tried the women's boulders in SLC I recall, so wouldn't do well at all.
Ondra is the closest to an outdoor crusher moonlighting we get, but it's not like Schubert, Raboutou and others aren't out there too.
Schubert sent Ondras proj and Brooke Raboutou was able to suss through a famous V15/16 (box therapy) with a 3+ hour approach in 3 days.
These climbers are stupid good.
Great olympics all around in my opinion.
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08-12-2024, 01:45 PM #579indentured servant
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08-12-2024, 01:49 PM #580
It's got to be a bit, right? Apparently she's some sort of personality down under and maybe this was her Borat moment - getting to the Olympics?
Other random musings:
Baseball not a global sport? Its popular in: North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean Asia and Oceana. That leaves Europe and maybe Australia (where it is played in every state, but cricket is king - the #1 pick in this year's MLB draft is an Aussie). That said, it's not a good Olympic sport as pointed out and the WBC is a good product these days.
I think surfing will be cool in LA and can't wait to hear stories of how the planning committee deals with the "locals only - stay off our beach" kooks.I still call it The Jake.
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08-12-2024, 01:56 PM #581Registered User
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08-12-2024, 02:01 PM #582
Peacock and CNBC in US, other options elsewhere.
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She was saving it all for the after party!
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08-12-2024, 02:06 PM #583
Wait, she almost inverted roundhouse kicked her teammates in the face and her name is Raygun? Someone get her a show on the CW.
I still call it The Jake.
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08-12-2024, 02:15 PM #584Well maybe I'm the faggot America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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08-12-2024, 02:24 PM #585
Remember this asshole:
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08-12-2024, 02:27 PM #586
Flag football seems out of place. They should replace it with Australian rules football instead.
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08-12-2024, 02:29 PM #587
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08-12-2024, 02:51 PM #588Registered User
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08-12-2024, 03:02 PM #589
heh, her run tho was an example of what people were asking for seeing an unskilled amateur attempt on Olympic event.
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08-12-2024, 03:07 PM #590
China? India? Russia? The entire continent of Africa?? No, no, no and no. Plus the EU as you mentioned. That seems to me like a good portion of the world. Does Brazil, the biggest country is S America, like baseball? No, they do not
Thats 6 of the worlds 10 most populous countries (including #1 and #2, who make up almost 1/5 of the worlds population just by themselves) and NOT EVEN COUNTING the EU.
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08-12-2024, 03:25 PM #591
You can't play baseball in China because the Chairman Pooh will take away your family's social credit points and send you off to build iPhone with the Uighurs for playing American games.
(Sorry if that offended Spook if he's out there)I still call it The Jake.
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08-12-2024, 03:53 PM #592
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Peacock and total streaming changed Olympic coverage for good. So easy to pick and choose live or replay on demand. Thats what made this one so great I think. USATF was so inspiring.
And, oh yeah, Water Polo can go the way of break dancing afaic:
“American water polo player Johnny Hooper was ejected from the quarterfinal match-up against Australia after he punched an Australian player. Officials ruled the punch as a foul called a “brutality."
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08-12-2024, 03:59 PM #593
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The same way they deal with the WSL events Huntington and Trestles every year…..
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08-12-2024, 04:02 PM #594
Peacock was great. Just fix the effing scrubber.
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08-12-2024, 04:19 PM #595
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08-12-2024, 04:25 PM #596Registered User
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08-12-2024, 04:27 PM #597
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08-12-2024, 04:38 PM #598
that would be sweet. hope it happens!
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