***Paris 2024 Summer Olympics: July 26-August 11*** USA dominates medal count; Finish tied w/ China for most golds - See ya in Milan 2026! (3 Viewers)

[Long Ball Larry]

USA should get 2 Golds for that performance

Maybe raise the center podium about five feet.

They had to lower it so that the high jumpers could actually scale the height

 

[identikit]

Lebron looks like a madman out there

 

[identikit]

Embiid can't cover Wemby

 

[identikit]

Gobert in.

Time to make a run, USA

 

[Uncle Leo]

Not a Lebron fan, but thank God he’s on the USA roster. The block and the No-look pass to Booker…wow!

 

[Uncle Leo]

Curry can’t make a basket today.

 

[identikit]

Loving the USA defense so far

 

[identikit]

Lebron's going to get 20 rebounds at this rate

 

[Instinctive]

Lebron's going to get 20 rebounds at this rate

And we need everyone of them

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

You'd have to be a brave brave man to take a charge from Lebron when he's going that fast

 

[Mister CIA]

There will be pictures.

 

[3C's]

McLaughlin-Levrone and Gabby together on the screen. Had the fire extinguisher in sight in case the TV caught fire.

Add Tara to that duo and there's real fire

 

[HellToupee]

It took me to the 4th quarter in the gold medal game to find out how to turn off the narrator over the announcers

 

[Uncle Leo]

Lot closer than I thought. Let’s go USA!!!

 

[encaitar]

Curry is ridiculous.

 

[TLEF316]

Wow

 

[Uncle Leo]

5peat

 

[WDIK2]

4x400 women's relay. Pretty sure the US wins comfortably if they made Syndey jump hurdles.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

By 1924, 100 years ago, the Olympics had featured:

Basque Pelato (?)
Cricket
Croquet
Horse High Jump
Hot Air Balloon Racing
Live Pigeon Shooting
Motorboat Racing
Pistol Dueling
Polo
Plunge for Distance (Diving)
Rope Climbing
Swimming Obstacle Race
Tug of War

And as a test event in 1900 - Poodle Clipping

Times change, and so does the landscape of what we consider sport. We old codgers will just have to learn to deal with it.

Cricket will be back at the Olympics in 2028 and 2032.
The shorter format of the game (T20) is much more friendly to the Olympics.
It’s also the only way that India can get a ****ing medal

 

[Truebluey]

Curry is ridiculous.

That was as an impressive fourth quarter display as I've seen.

Dagger!

 

[UncleZen]

Curry can’t make a basket today.

That didn't age well!

 

[Osaurus]

Curry can’t make a basket today.

That didn't age well!

He was solid the last 2 games vs the first four

 

[GregR]

So question for our FootieBallGuys.

On the US goal, the goal scorer was onside. The other US player wasn't but wisely didn't play the ball and left it for the onside player. Offside player then ran at an angle across the goal mouth. When a defender finally passed her, she would become onsides again, right? Or did she have to not take part in the play even then?

Just asking to try to keep growing my understanding of the offsides rule which will always remain somewhat vague in some fashion to me it seems, heh.

 

[GregR]

Gold for the women in soccer. Crazy really given all the recent changes for the team. They had a really bad 1st half too.

Loved hearing the interview with Coach Hayes post-game.

She loves America.

Yes, was a beautiful interview.

 

[3C's]

Sounds like Chiles will lose her Bronze.

 

[GregR]

I'm way behind watching recordings.

And Fisher now twice has been the person that had me yelling at the TV the most. 5k, awesome job.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

On the US goal, the goal scorer was onside. The other US player wasn't but wisely didn't play the ball and left it for the onside player. Offside player then ran at an angle across the goal mouth. When a defender finally passed her, she would become onsides again, right? Or did she have to not take part in the play even then?

"Not involved in the play" is really subjective. IMO the ball practically went thru the offside players legs, and the defense held their positions when the initial thru ball was played because they knew they had the US player trapped offside.

Both of those make the offside player "involved with the play". The US got lucky on the first count -- it easily could have been called (I thought it should have been). But the second one is never ever called (which I hate, and have been on an irrational, 1-man crusade against for a long time now).

It's hard to say what would have happened if the offside player had received a pass after she was onside again (once you're behind the ball you're always onside). Theoretically once she's onside she should be OK to receive a pass and score, but in reality it might have made VAR more uncomfortable about ignoring the initial offside when they reviewed the entire play.

 

[culdeus]

I have no idea how they score breaking or why it is seemingly a head to head sport yet here I am.

 

[GregR]

Working my way through the basketball final now.

I do enjoy Dwayne Wade as an announcer.

 

[BeTheMatch]

Steph Curry is not real

 

[Uncle Leo]

Does China have any more chances at adding Golds?

 

[GroveDiesel]

Does China have any more chances at adding Golds?

Good thing there aren’t any more diving events.

 

[Uncle Leo]

By 1924, 100 years ago, the Olympics had featured:

Basque Pelato (?)
Cricket
Croquet
Horse High Jump
Hot Air Balloon Racing
Live Pigeon Shooting
Motorboat Racing
Pistol Dueling
Polo
Plunge for Distance (Diving)
Rope Climbing
Swimming Obstacle Race
Tug of War

And as a test event in 1900 - Poodle Clipping

Times change, and so does the landscape of what we consider sport. We old codgers will just have to learn to deal with it.

Cricket will be back at the Olympics in 2028 and 2032.
The shorter format of the game (T20) is much more friendly to the Olympics.
It’s also the only way that India can get a ****ing medal

Not true. India has a Silver and 4 Bronze. Could of had a Gold if the Female wrestler didn’t get disqualified for being 100 Grams overweight prior to her match for the Gold.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

That women’s 4x400

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Does China have any more chances at adding Golds?

Yes a weightlifter is likely. That is supposedly it.

Women’s basketball is practically a sure thing for USA.

USA then has three decent chances (not favorites) at gold medals: Kennedy blades in wrestling, women’s volleyball, and a female cyclist

At least according to a tweet I saw

 

[GregR]

Steph Curry is not real

Heh, JFC...

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

By 1924, 100 years ago, the Olympics had featured:

Basque Pelato (?)
Cricket
Croquet
Horse High Jump
Hot Air Balloon Racing
Live Pigeon Shooting
Motorboat Racing
Pistol Dueling
Polo
Plunge for Distance (Diving)
Rope Climbing
Swimming Obstacle Race
Tug of War

And as a test event in 1900 - Poodle Clipping

Times change, and so does the landscape of what we consider sport. We old codgers will just have to learn to deal with it.

Cricket will be back at the Olympics in 2028 and 2032.
The shorter format of the game (T20) is much more friendly to the Olympics.
It’s also the only way that India can get a ****ing medal

Not true. India has a Silver and 4 Bronze. Could of had a Gold if the Female wrestler didn’t get disqualified for being 100 Grams overweight prior to her match for the Gold.

Wow. One whole silver and 4 bronzes.
For a nation of 1.4 Billion.
Fiji has a silver. So does Kosovo. Panama etc.
Kyrgyzstan Has two.

Even Guatemala, Domenica and Bahrain have a gold.
New Zealand and its 5 million population has 9 of the ****ing things.

India does lots of things well. Olympics isnt one of them.
Add Cricket and you would have the nation of India tuning in like they actually care about the Olympics

 

[GregR]

Does China have any more chances at adding Golds?

Yes a weightlifter is likely. That is supposedly it.

Women’s basketball is practically a sure thing for USA.

USA then has three decent chances (not favorites) at gold medals: Kennedy blades in wrestling, women’s volleyball, and a female cyclist

At least according to a tweet I saw

China's remaining gold medal opportunities​

• Women's Marathon (2 a.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBCOlympics.com)
• Women’s Modern Pentathlon (5 a.m. ET, Peacock/NBCOlympics.com)
• Cycling Track (Women’s Omnium) (5 a.m. ET, Peacock/NBCOlympics.com)
• Weightlifting: Women’s 81+kg (5:30 a.m. ET, USA Network/Peacock/NBCOlympics.com)

United States' remaining gold medal opportunities​

• Women's Marathon (2 a.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBCOlympics.com)
• Cycling Track (Women’s Omnium) (5 a.m. ET, Peacock/NBCOlympics.com)
• Weightlifting Women’s 81+kg (5:30 a.m. ET, USA Network/Peacock/NBCOlympics.com)
• Women’s Volleyball: U.S. vs. Italy (7 a.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBCOlympics.com)
• Wrestling Women's 76kg (7:45 a.m. ET, USA Network/Peacock/NBCOlympics.com)
• Women's Basketball: France vs. U.S. (9:30 a.m. ET, NBC/Peacock/NBCOlympics.com)

 

[GregR]

Marathon, neither US nor China are among the favorites.

Cycling, the favorite is American Jennifer Valente.

Wrestling the favorite is the Japanese woman facing American Kennedy Blades.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Bestest polo-wearing Aussie

Anyone have a link to her breakdancing performance? As someone who used to partake in "the sport", I need to see the tape. This sounds hilarious

Let's see. This is the best I can do. Ignore the idiotic commentary.

The squeaky shoes are fabulous.

WTF were they thinking? Fortunately, this will not be an event in LA.

NBC is striking everything. Wish they knew how the internet works with viral moments. If they are going to takedown all outside clips, at least post them in a timely fashion and let us watch.

Guess they didn't get this one. https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1eoe4hb/raygun_you_breakdance_yes_yes_i_do_watch_this/

They have now. Idiots.

It's bad when the Google animation is better than the "Olympians".

 

[GregR]

Me: "I think that was part of the routine."

 

[GregR]

This sums it up for me well.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Women 4x400 destroyed the field

I think they put Secretariat in the second leg.

 

[Moe.]

The spectators running along with the marathoners is really annoying to me

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

The spectators running along with the marathoners is really annoying to me

Eh. Doesn't bother me. As long as they don't interfere with the racers, what difference does it make?

That women's marathon was outstanding. Completely worth waiting for.

And I mentioned before the Games that I wanted to see Sha’Carri Richardson. She did not disappoint.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

That women's marathon was outstanding. Completely worth waiting for.

Yeah, that was fun.

 

[identikit]

By 1924, 100 years ago, the Olympics had featured:

Basque Pelato (?)
Cricket
Croquet
Horse High Jump
Hot Air Balloon Racing
Live Pigeon Shooting
Motorboat Racing
Pistol Dueling
Polo
Plunge for Distance (Diving)
Rope Climbing
Swimming Obstacle Race
Tug of War

And as a test event in 1900 - Poodle Clipping

Times change, and so does the landscape of what we consider sport. We old codgers will just have to learn to deal with it.

Cricket will be back at the Olympics in 2028 and 2032.
The shorter format of the game (T20) is much more friendly to the Olympics.
It’s also the only way that India can get a ****ing medal

Not true. India has a Silver and 4 Bronze. Could of had a Gold if the Female wrestler didn’t get disqualified for being 100 Grams overweight prior to her match for the Gold.

Wow. One whole silver and 4 bronzes.
For a nation of 1.4 Billion.
Fiji has a silver. So does Kosovo. Panama etc.
Kyrgyzstan Has two.

Even Guatemala, Domenica and Bahrain have a gold.
New Zealand and its 5 million population has 9 of the ****ing things.

India does lots of things well. Olympics isnt one of them.
Add Cricket and you would have the nation of India tuning in like they actually care about the Olympics

They may not have gold medals, but you could likely be working for them tomorrow.

A very educated populace.

 

[dgreen]

Not a good first set for the US.

 

[CletiusMaximus]

Italy is so strong front to back

 

[identikit]

Sounds like Chiles will lose her Bronze.

They should have given both a bronze.

Correcting it while on live TV was brutal