PARIS OLYMPICS OFFICIAL THREAD - Part 6 - The Paris Olympics Is Nearly DEAD To Me: Sad Last Days And Closing Ceremony

Now I'm not suggesting it's a conspiracy but the Olympic website medal table isn't acknowledging the men's 100m relay bronze which puts Team GB ahead of France. It has KTJ's silver....

[quote]There’s no relationship between that and the fact that historically the British triumph over the French.

Certainly from my (a British person's) perspective, it's a friendly rivalry with the French and Australians when it comes to the medal table.

The French of course bid for the 2012 games and fully expected to win and were dumbstruck when it was awarded to London. It didn't help that Jacques Chirac insulted British food before the vote, saying it was almost as bad as Finland's cuisine. Finland had 2 votes.

Germany are up to 8th in the table now, after a few golds today.

Looking forward to the traditional welcome home reception for the U.S. Olympic team at the White House, hosted by President Biden and Vice President Harris.

Trump will probably demand "equal time" and his own event with the athletes.

Look how far ahead that blond chick is in the 10,000. That pack will never catch her!

Alejandro Diaz Fortun takes gold in the triple jump by 2cm! Good day for Spain after their win in the football

The medal table has been updated to acknowledge Team GB are ahead of France..... but Japan are now in 4th place having won 2 golds today.

China and USA on the same number of golds, China have a couple of boxing matches today and more tomorrow, USA have more athletic chances and the women's football final.

Could China pip USA?

SHOCK!

Mullet Of The Games goes to a non-Australian!

Norwegian—do you have a doctor on standby for your pending myocardial infarction?

The Australian silver medalist for the women’s marathon swimming is a white girl born in 1997 called Moesha Johnson! Can you say Gen X parents!

If you were thinking the Aussie breaker who did the worm danced like a 36-year-old university lecturer, you’re in luck.

But overall, I enjoyed the breaking a lot. It’s a shame it won’t be in LA 2028 (but flag football will be?!).

KARSTEN!!!! NO!!!!!!!

Call Oslo 911 — stat!

R8 will NORWEGIAN's agony never end! Poor Karsten.

I was right. Breaking looks much better at night. And what a difference between gold and silver eomens breaking and the crap Australia presented.

[quote]If you were thinking the Aussie breaker who did the worm danced like a 36-year-old university lecturer, you’re in luck.

I couldn't quite believe it when I saw this. Sharon Strzelecki lives!

I want to see Rai and Clement in the nude, together!

Norway - sad last days

Does Karsten need a cuddle?

Whenever this thread gets to a lot of posts, I can’t post shit in here anymore. It gives me an error. Does anybody else experience the same problem?

I’d love to lick Karsten’s hole. Bet he tastes like strawberries and cream. The man is so fucking hot.

Just you. Clear your cache. Turn off Safari and then turn it back on. Either/or. That’s the drill.

I wanna bury my face in Karsten Warmhole.

In Tokyo Raven Saunders finished second and won silver as a lesbian.

In Paris Raven Saunders finished second from the bottom as a non binary person in a balaclava.

TAKE YOUR MEDS KIDS.

Is that a Defacto, r22?

No it's not Defacto but seriously someone needs to look after Raven. Suspended after 3 missed drugs tests and now the balaclava? That's not the actions of a person with sound mental health.

Rai Benjamin is SOOOO much nicer than Noah Lyles...

The Team GB tracksuits are giving me Ghostbusters vibes.

Just learned today is the final match for Imane Khelif. Hoping she'll win gold for Algeria.

R11. "Olso 911" could be a hot show. They could cast all the hunky Norwegian 4th place finishers from the 2024 Olympics.

^ *Oslo

I’ve had sufficient

[quote] France and Britain are scrapping like hell to beat each other in both metrics in 4th and 5th places.

With the games soon coming to a close, it looks like France will add at least two more gold medals for their stellar performance in the Mens Artistic Bulge and Dickprint in Motion competitions.

France wins the dick race over GB, hands down.

French saucisson has very much dominated these Games!

You want a cheater to win R27?

Thibaut Collet must be furious he didn't think to use his splendid appendage to bring the bar down when he crashed out of the competition.

All those missed endorsements!

[quote]Just learned today is the final match for Imane Khelif. Hoping she'll win gold for Algeria.

A man punching a woman - how modern!

Men's Ten Meter Platform diving Saturday morning 4 a.m. - 6 a.m. est. live on E!

Lots of butt cracks and penis handling......to look forward to.

Or you can wait to see it later in the day.......

R31: We need French ass from Kauli Vaast to go with those bulges.

Congrats to the male who won the women's boxing gold.

Sadly he isn't the first male to win an Olympic gold in a women's event.

[quote] Just learned today is the final match for Imane Khelif.

The AP article is incredible for how much propaganda the writer was able to squeeze in to support Khelif.

R34 you can troll better than that!

NB: she now has a gold medal…Algeria’s new national heroine.

Kauli surfing the Seine:

R42: Nice. But can't see his buttcrack in that one.

R39 are you now doing PR for the corrupt and outlawed —controlled by Russian mafia—boxing federation that provided no evidence of anything, much less complied with any IOC standard? She meets the IOC standard, like similarly situated women before her.

Go check your testes somewhere else. TIA

I'm not too sad about Warholm not winning gold. He wasn't the favorite anyway, Benjamin was. At least we got silver! We now have 4 medals (we are secured a medal in women's handball) and are now tied with our two worst Olympics the last 20 years. Yay! At least we aren't performing worse than that, lol. We only got 4 bronze medals in 2016, truly abysmal stuff. At least we have one gold medal now. We got to hear our national song being played at least once this Olympics, at least that's something. And as usual; just wait until winter Olympics in 2 years. We will beat you all! Lol.

[quote]She meets the IOC standard

It's amazing that today the IOC advised there is no real definition of a woman, yet the two male boxers are definitely women.

He’s a man r41/44. Two separate lab tests that are WADA/CAS approved. An official the world boxing association a separate entity confirmed khelif is a male.

The IOC standard was having an F on his passport.

Regarding the question in the last thread: who has won 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals in track and field events? The American shotputter Ryan Crouser accomplished the feat earlier this week.

The IOC stated the gender tests were flawed without providing anything substantive to refute the results.

“The whole process is flawed,” Adams added. “From the conception of the test, to how the test was shared with us, to how the tests have become public, is so flawed that it’s impossible to engage with it.”

They just state that it’s flawed because they say it’s flawed and they won’t engage with it.

It’s incredible that the IOC accepts wide scale drug testing, which involves actually watching athletes urinate into a specimen bottle, but says that gender testing would too invasive and is unthinkable. They just don’t want to be involved in the issue of men participating in women’s sports.

WADA is not relevant here. The WBO did no such thing. In any case: It is an organization with no authority over any event sanctioned by the IOC.

The sole arbiter of the women’s competition is the IOC. The End.

So what?

I did it four times, and I’m not the only one.

So glad those smug Canadian women lost in the gold medal beach volleyball game. Can't stand them and I love seeing them go down.

[quote]Regarding the question in the last thread: who has won 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals in track and field events? The American shotputter Ryan Crouser accomplished the feat earlier this week.

Thank you.

The BBC coverage was understandably invested in KTJ getting silver, especially with national heroes and former Olympic champions Denise Lewis and Jessica Ennis in the studio, but Thiem was covered in a "Oh yeah, she won 3 consecutive Olympic golds, she's quite good isn't she" type discussion rather than an Olympic legend who has done something very few women if any have.

She’s no Ledecky…

R51 aka trans loon, both labs are wada and cas approved and certified you dolt meaning that both are labs that meet the high standards required by both entities.

She didn’t appeal her suspension for IBA and won’t let IBA release his test results. He has the same DSD that caster semenya has, he’s a biological male. You’re pulling things out of your ass by saying two tests from two different parts of the world were “flawed” done by labs that are used by two of the worlds most powerful sports organizations.

A cheek swab would’ve cleared this up.

Oh and he won’t sue anyone because that would require him to take another generic test in discovery.

Did the one American girl collapse during the 10,000 M race?

There were 3 but only two finished? That I’m aware of.

Pobrecita.

The IOC eliminated generic sex tests in 2000, despite the fact that 84% of female athletes were in favor of keeping them and another 10% said they didn’t care.

The IBA has no relevance to the IOC. It is a banned group, controlled by Russian mafia.

Your gaslighting doesn’t work here R59, he’s a man and the IBA sent the IOC a letter confirming it , so IOC had plenty of time to rectify this.

Again: the IBA was banned, for rampant corruption. You might as well tell us that the Dole pineapple factory in Quito tested her….or the chili plantation owners of Andhra Pradesh “certified” her sex.

Bye!

Perhaps Congress needs to step in to legislate that the U.S. can investigate cases of athletes fraudulently competing against athletes of the opposite sex, the same as the U.S. can go after international doping cases. It would be nice to have before 2028.

[quote]The IOC has tried to navigate the tightrope between fairness and safety on one side and inclusion on the other, without ever appearing entirely convincing. On Thursday it praised Hubbard’s “courage and tenacity”, with the IOC’s medical and science director, Dr Richard Budgett, saying “everyone agrees that trans women are women”.

It’s as if the male dominated IOC are happy for males who would achieve nothing in male sport to compete in women’s sport.

Hubbard was a male aged mid 40s competing against females mostly in their early 20s.

R61 can you say what corruption they were banned for dear. Because that’s all you keep spouting. You think the IOC is on the up and and up? They’ve had their own problems with boxing for 40 years. They’re lost credibility on this. You now have spokespeople saying they don’t know what a woman is.

The same talking points were made about Caster Semenya and lo and behold he turned out to be a man.

“All my moves are original,” she said.

For the lazy arse at R64. Do know that the IBA was dumped before the Tokyo Games. The 2024 Paris Games used the same protocol as Tokyo. But anyone who could be bothered to read, or use a search engine , would know that. What’s your excuse?

Nitwit at R66, the head of the IOC is now saying there’s no scientific way to determine who is a woman. They’ve lost all credibility. What’s your excuse.

What’s next you’re going to show him wearing pink as a child and say “look he’s a girl he’s wearing pink”.

Now tells us why Mr. Algeria didn’t appeal his suspensions nor challenge the results of the tests. Also interesting that he won’t allow IBC to release the results of his tests. I can’t wait to see your word jumbling on how two independent labs who have nothing to do with IBO and are not affiliated with each other came to the same conclusion that he was a biological male.

Your babbling at this point. She has her gold medal —and you have your spittle. Drop it.

Who's the hottie in the OP pic?

R69 can’t read.

Did anyone see Nastia Luiken last night on the late night coverage? She is rail thin. She looks terrible. She had more meat on her bones when she won Gold in ‘08. Not healthy at all.

Can’t wait for it to end!

R6& is the trans loon. Khelifs signature is on the paper informing him of the result. He’s a man. The IOC never questioned the credibility of the lab results. You probably still think Caster is a woman.

No go dilate and rub the lotion on your skin.

Spittle…foaming at the mouth. It’s over, so get over it.

People are “the Imane result will shut the detractors up!”.

Why on earth? This result is exactly as predicted.

R74, man DSD 5 ARD 46xy, cheater and hopefully will be stripped of his medal in the coming months. We know that you hate women because you can’t be one. Gaslighting doesn’t work around here.

Aren’t you tired, yet? We all are.

US athletes making up for insurance shortfalls with free healthcare at Olympic Village

Cute.

Have you dilated yet R77? Who is “we”?

He’s a man.

Just 🚫

You first. Oh and He’s a man. 46 XY 5 ARD.

Australian breakdancer Raygun is breaking the Internet

[quote]Australian breakdancer Raygun is breaking the Internet

Every video on my FYP on TikTok was skewering Australia, this person, and the breakdancing competition in general.

46 XY 5 ARD—I think that’s the locator number for a Delta e-ticket…back to the real world.

People are only going to Paris for the Olympics, and it's hit the transatlantic airlines hard.

What a shocker—what are the odds of not seeing the Olympics by not going to Paris this week?

More details on tomorrow's closing ceremony:

"It’s a more traditional setting after the Seine River was used for the audacious opening ceremony, but don’t expect it to be dull. It features the same artistic director — Thomas Jolly. Organizers said in a recent statement that it will include “over a hundred performers, acrobats, dancers and circus artists.” There will be musical performances and “the participation of world-renowned singers will complete the picture. ... Part of the show will take place in the air, while the giant sets, costumes and spectacular lighting effects will take spectators on a journey through time, both past and future.”

I’m afraid you’re the one not living in the real world r85 aka Milton Moorhead.

Calling Dr. Bombay! Please help the IBA DNA T troll.

He’s a man R90. I know you hate science and women, but at least try not to be a total idiot/ideologue.

Godspeed!

Just ignore the boxer hater.

No one saw Nastia? She looks tragic. I’m afraid she’s anorexic and this is likely why they let her go from commenting.

My current obsession is watching men's water polo. Fucking hot as hell. Anyone catch the Hungary/Croatia match? Was it me or did the Croatians seem kinda...lumpy? Still hot though.

Water Polo is too well-kept of a thirsty secret!

IMPORTANT: Ina Garten gas safely returned from the Paris Olympics to the Hamptons.

The Croats are beefy.

They all appear to be so intensely heterosexual

For the first time in Olympic basketball history, the men's & women's gold medal games will feature the same two countries. The atmosphere in that arena is going to be absolutely bonkers!!

Well, apparently they didn’t get it done.

😧

I want to be gang banged by the mens volleyball team.

Where will the closing ceremony be held, R88?

St. Denis

St denis looks a bad Scrubs ripoff

He’s a man baby!

Medal Race

(Gold, Silver, Bronze, Total)

United States

33 39 39 111

China

33 27 23 83

Great Britain

14 20 23 57

France

14 20 22 56

Australia

18 16 14 48

Japan

16 8 13 37

Italy

11 12 13 36

Wow, the US is SMASHING the competition!!!

We have an almost 30 MEDAL lead over second place.

The U.S. has medaled in 26 sports. China has medaled in 21. Third place Great Britain has medaled in 16.

The UK is beating France by only ONE medal, in the bronze category.

They're tied for Gold and Silver.

Not bad for a shit little country.

Does anyone know how the last two days stack up for possible gold medals in the race between China and the US?

There are 56 medal events on Saturday and 23 on Sunday.

Sure, R106.

An American describing UK (“Great Britain”, actually, R109) as a “shit little country”.

You’re not at all embarrassed to be the personification of the Ugly American, are you, R109?

I’m guessing that you are one of the majority of your countrymen who are too frightened to leave US eh, R109. Am I right?

R109 is too fucking stupid to realise that Great Britain and France have similar populations - no surprise there.

Just fucking stupid.

R31 France should at least let those two guys carry their flag during the closing ceremony.

My God, one of the two main Eurosport track and field commentators is an absolute ass. It's one fatuous, borderline sexist/racist/xenophobic comment after another. He's currently having a meltdown about a Kenyan using an ice towel in the marathon.

Carry the flag R115? They can stick it on the end of their poles...

R110 China is expected to win the gold in the Men's 10M Platform Diving event.

R110 US have got finals in both men's and women's basketball (both against France), the women's football, are likely to get gold in at least one of the 4 X 400 relays and have a good chance in the Men's 5,000m with Grant Fisher.

In addition to the men's diving, China are in the final of the women's table tennis.

There are a lot of sports to be concluded where they're still in the early rounds so it's hard to judge at the moment.

On balance, I think it's pretty likely that the US will end up with most golds

Thanks R119 and R118!

Post war it's only London, Rio and Toyko that GB got more than 20 golds, yet "only" 14 golds at this stage feels like a disappointment.

Currently on 57 medals in total, the record set at Rio was 67, which with cycling, athletics and pentathlon could be equaled.

But still this has been a great Olympics.

I shall be rooting for diver, Kyle Kothari, in the 10m diving this afternoon.

He went to the same school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire as me... although decades apart!

Mercy!

Raygun and Australia did a disservice to Breaking and its debut by making it a joke. The top four were quite skilled, but it’s Raygun who will be remembered. My criticism of the even is more aimed at the broadcasters who couldn’t seem to bother to explain how it’s judged and the hierarchy of moves and scores. The skateboarding and BMX announcers did a much better job by comparison. Breaking was entertaining to me but a mystery to why the gold medalist was necessarily better than the silver medalist.

I’d like to see ballroom dancing as an event!

Denmark has twice as many medals as us. We will end up worst in Scandinavia, yikes. Glad this Olympics is over soon.

Australia currently looking over their shoulder at Japan who have got their eyes on a second consecutive 3rd place finish.

[quote]I shall be rooting for diver, Kyle Kothari, in the 10m diving this afternoon. He went to the same school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire as me... although decades apart!

I haven't seen much written about it but there really has been a visible rise in the number of British Asians doing well in British sport where traditionally they would compete in cricket or boxing. The Underwood brothers both played rugby for England and their mother was a regular in the stands but they were never treated as anything but English.

In football I can only think of two British Indian players and there have been countless articles written about the lack of diversity, but in Olympic wide sports there is Sam Quek, Joe Choong, Sky Brown, Alex Yee, Louie Hinchliffe, Jake Jarman and of course Emma Raducanu.

And now Kyle Kothari! Go Kyle!

Oh yea—Emma..that’s your gold standard?!

[quote]Oh yea—Emma..that’s your gold standard?!

Yeah, winning a grand slam is considered a great success by sporting enthusiasts. Winning a grand slam as a qualifier is even more impressive.

With literally nothing to show for it since then. How’d she do at the Olympics?

[quote]With literally nothing to show for it since then. How’d she do at the Olympics?

She's 21 years old and has had multiple injuries requiring surgery since winning the US Open as a qualifier at the age of 18, the first British woman to win a grand slam since 1977.

She was scheduled to play mixed doubles at the Olympics with Andy Murray but withdrew because of injury.

Not sure what your beef with her is but she achieved a massive sporting win and is one of many British Asians excelling in sport in recent years.

Hey—you listed her as some kind of hero. I’m here to puncture the balloon. You should get that, you Brits are legendary at “hammering the nail the sticks up” as the Japanese say.

Let’s be fair: clearly she has not lived up to her first impression, not by any stretch of the imagination. Nor will she ever …the world has passed her by.

[quote]She was scheduled to play mixed doubles at the Olympics with Andy Murray but withdrew because of injury

Wasn't that at Wimbledon? I don't think she ever intended to play at the Olympics

Sexy France take another gold in the Men's Volleyball!

The Trevor Project: Turn Him Out!

Watching the mens 10m diving final. The second Chinese diver is flailing. He'll probably be kicked out the program after this performance. Nevertheless, the other Chinese diver is leading.

Breaking as an Olympic sport was already a joke.

What's next? Hopscotch?

[quote]Let’s be fair: clearly she has not lived up to her first impression, not by any stretch of the imagination. Nor will she ever …the world has passed her by.

Again, she won a grand slam as a qualifier at the age of 18. The idea that her career is over at the age of 21 is total fantasy, especially when there aren't players dominating the tour with consistent levels of success, except for Świątek at the French.

[quote]Wasn't that at Wimbledon? I don't think she ever intended to play at the Olympics

She pulled out of Wimbledon and was offered a wild card at the Olympics with Murray but turned it down.

The British diving commentator Leon Taylor (a silver medallist in Athens) is offering no kind words to the divers who are underperforming.

The British divers get a "ooooooooooooh" which is enough.

"I want to be gang banged by the mens volleyball team."

The variety of VB hotness across the teams is astounding (just France alone has like five varieties of hot). And they're all built, strapping men

R137 Pickleball

"Raygun and Australia did a disservice to Breaking and its debut by making it a joke."

Making it's debut and exit. It was chosen by the French (which apparently host countries can do) and not coming back for LA. I'm assuming it won't come back after that, but who knows.

[quote]Breaking as an Olympic sport was already a joke. What's next? Hopscotch?

Lip synching, because drag queens are underrepresented in sport.

Clearly drag ball, with the commentators referencing national "houses" rather than teams.

[quote]Clearly drag ball, with the commentators referencing national "houses" rather than teams.

"And here is house Saudi Arabia with Mohammed al Sharab needing to break to dawn to avoid being eliminated ahead of the semi finals. She has charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent and has the best garage doors we have seen in this competition. But can she avoid snapping her heel on the death drop?"

Give it up, Brit.

Greg Louganis in the crowd at diving, looking like good - a little weathered and now with white hair, but good.

The German diver and Noah Williams were all over each other after Williams' dive.

Somebody is getting fucked right now.......

British homosexual Noah Williams got bronze in the diving!

What is it with diving and attractive gay men? Do they drown the ugly ones in the pool at a young age?

China won all 8 golds across the diving competitions as well as 2 silver and 1 bronze.

Norway wins GOLD in Women's Handball!!

I don't think Noah Williams is gay though

But he does have an OnlyFans.

The men's breaking qualifying rounds are better than the women's finals. The vibe is totally different. The music is excellent. And they are WAY more talented. This is a great competition. It's a shame everyone will base their opinion on breaking in the Olympics on that shitty australian woman.

The Aussie slag looked she was having a seizure

R150 they are sent to work camps in far western China, to work as slave labor, along with the Chinese divers who crap out.

It's so annoying that the IOC is banning all clips of Olympic footage on copyright grounds. How else are we going to see the Australian academic doing the kangaroo hop?

R158 try this thing called Google. There are videos literally everywhere on Earth to see her shit show.

[quote]How else are we going to see the Australian academic doing the kangaroo hop?

R152 Weightlifting too!

Tears of joy flood the streets of Oslo!

Well, some of those tears are laughter at the Crown Princess’s bastard child. Not a good month in Norge.

Just catching up on Breakdancing, and I'm sad my girl Logistx (USA) didn't medal- I worked with her when she was 12 or 13, and I knew she was going to be a star. She also very respectfully told me that she didn't like Miss JLo (her troop won World of Dance) because she was basically a fake, and I loved her for that.

Only almost for Canada. Arop in second place with the tiniest of margin on 800 m. Canada always 2nd....

Norwegian, take comfort. USA us dropping quickly behind Chyna in the medal table. Thanks Kam-A-La.

ALL GOLDEN GLORY TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF JIYYYY-NA!!!!!

Norway are up to 24th in the medal table, ahead of Denmark who are 41st.

Femke Bol, Karsten Warholm and Josh Kerr looking at that French woman rolling around on the floor rolling their eyes.

Piss off R169 - it's the first medal for the French track and field squad at their home Olympics. Of course she's going to be emotional.

Feckin’ Femke. Yesterday’s news…

R170, she wasn't emotional because she'd won Frances first medal, she wasn't crying because she'd won a silver medal, she was crying and rolling around because she thought she had won gold and then lost it by a hundredth of a second.

And there's been a really bad crash at the Velodrome and live coverage has been cut. A rider from Trinidad and Tobago was involved in a crash and looked like he'd lost consciousness and just slid down the track.

Oh really? She's personally told you that, has she?

In either case, you're a cunt to take the piss out of her.

[quote]And there's been a really bad crash at the Velodrome and live coverage has been cut. A rider from Trinidad and Tobago was involved in a crash and looked like he'd lost consciousness and just slid down the track.

Kwesi Browne is now conscious and has been taken to hospital. Phew.

R174 Oui!

R177 Madame Deneuve ne vous croit pas...

US track & field team really delivers this Olympics. The US swim team, especially the men, are a complete and total disappointment. They only mustered up 8 gold medals. Hell, Michael Phelps got 8 gold medals all by himself.

Another gold for Norway!

Norwegian lives another day!

All that fuss, NORWEGIAN!

You've got gold medals coming out of your ears!

R179 Cal did its job for the men’s sim team

*swim

[quote]Norway are up to 24th in the medal table, ahead of Denmark who are 41st.

Norway are up to 16th in the medal table, ahead of Sweden who are 20th.

I guess Ingebrigtsen won the battle of the assholes over Josh Kerr cuz he got the last laugh by walking away with an Olympic gold after all.

I love how we are all invested with Norwegian.

Norway is like Jimmy Carter. You thought they were on their sad last days and then all of a sudden they’re alive and well again.

R187 We love an underdog as long as that underdog is not from a country like North Korea.

I think Norway loves the DRAMA!

Fuck off to all you Jacob Ingebrigtsen haters. He wasn't even the favorite on 1500 m (he should have medaled though). He was however the favorite on 5000 m, and he won!

The women's 1500m has the trans non binary person making history. Spoiler: she's a female woman.

I expect it will be the bloody Kenyans again but COME ON LAURA MUIR, the reigning silver medallist.

Sorry, Norwegian, I can't like him - I really dislike his personality. I always acknowledge his prodigious talent, tho. Fair play to him for bouncing straight back from disappointment again.

Gymnastics is back in the news as the Court of Arbitration has determined that Jordan Chiles is not the rightful winner of the Bronze medal on floor. After an investigation, the Court of Arbitration states that Chiles' inquiry, resulting in giving her a .1 increase to her score, bumping her from fifth to third, came too late. Inquiries are to be filed no longer than 1 minute after the original score is shown, Chiles' coaches did not file within the required time frame.

Thus the Court determines that Ana Barbosu is the rightful Bronze Medalist and that.ir should be restored to her. However, the Court has left it to the FIG to determine how/if they want to handle it.

My guess is they won't strip Chiles of her medal. At most, they'll award a second Bronze to Barbosu. They might even issue a third to Barbosus teammate Simona.

Jordan Chiles might have to return bronze medal after CAS ruling:

Track and field does seem to hate a lot of prima donnas like Ingebrigsten.

[quote]I expect it will be the bloody Kenyans again but COME ON LAURA MUIR, the reigning silver medallist.

It was the bloody Kenyan again but Georgia Bell from Team GB (GB's GB) got bronze!

That Kenyan gold lifts them above Norway!

4 X 400 relays next. Always the highlight of the Olympics for me. Usually, carnage and drama guaranteed.

One gold medal in 13 days, then 3 in one day. Insane.

R198, thanks for the heads-up.

Im not much of a Jordan Chiles fan and thought Babrosu should and Simona should have placed higher then her.... but damn to lose the medal because you filed a few seconds too late. That's terrible.

Jordan Chiles must be the most devastated gold medalist at these Olympics. To go from not being able to compete in the AA by a few tenths of a point to now having to give back the only individual medal she’s ever won.

R202, she won't have to give it back though. There's no way they'll ask her to. Romania, during the CAS hearing asked for Chiles to keep hers and have 2 more awarded to the Romanian athletes.

What a shit show that floor final.eas though. There are three different "Rightful" Bronze medalists depending on how you look at it.

If you follow all the FIG rules, Barbosu is the rightful winner.

If you allow the inquiry Chiles is the rightful winner.

If the judges had judged properly and not taken deductions they shouldn't have, Voineau is the rightful winner of Bronze.

Mike Tirico and NBC just reconfirmed for you Yanks that total gold medals are what counts. PRC ahead by two as of this hour.

The US may add more golds today in men’s and women’s basketball

They should pull an Oprah and hand out bronze medals to all those competing on floor exercise. You get a bronze! You get a bronze! You get a bronze!

There are dozens of gold medals to be awarded Sat & Sun. ^

R206 not so fast

US will probably add at least one gold in one of the relays. China has got a boxing final tonight - not sure they have any other (realistic prospects) tonight.

If they're reviewing events for missed deductions and stripping medals, can they go back and do the Team and AA finals too? Asking for a friend.

Oh, Shannon, you never miss a trick. This is why you will always be the greatest.

"Well done you, Norway!"

Can someone tell me how many medals Canada has? I don't know where to look

High Jump's gone bananas - the Kiwi and the American are in a jump off for gold. This could go on a loooooooooooong time.

[quote]—Tiny New Zealand, 8 gold medals...

5 of them were boat based golds. You can't expect Norway to do rowing or kayaking when they live on an iceberg surrounded by icy water.

Canada has 26 medals, of which 8 are gold. 11th by IOC protocol ranking.

R211 Shannon Miller, the Queen that never was.

[quote]Can someone tell me how many medals Canada has? I don't know where to look

Canada is a solid 11th. Click on the + next to the country and it will show you what events they won medals in and who won the,

Women's VB has a good shot for gold tomorrow morning.

[quote]Canada is a solid 11th. Click on the + next to the country and it will show you what events they won medals in and who won the,

Oh thank you. That's respectable enough I guess, all things considered.

Rai Benjamin is a god! With a smile.

USA wins 4x400 without their best 400 runner.

R217, keep your legs together.

Kerr and Ingebritson win golds on the same night?

Handsome Hamish Kerr wins the jump off!

I love Team Botswana! Congratulations!!!!

R223 Hamish Kerr not Josh Kerr!

R225, agree. Glad USA won but love the Botswana team.

So the American could have shared a gold medal?

Now he has to settle for silver?

Typical American selfishness. 🤨

Apologies if not accurate.

R228 I think they both had to agree to share the gold but they wanted to do a jump-off.

To be fair, it's the usual thing to go for a jump off in that situation. The Tamberi/Barshim decision to share the gold in Tokyo was an exception.

Femke Bol now has gold silver and bronze. Amazing!

Fantastic for GB to get the bronze again. All relay teams got medals.

And GB won a surprise medal in the artistic swimming and are guaranteed silver or gold in Taekwondo!

R228 no. See the next two replies, and apologize.

In my fantasies, there will be massive gay orgies in the Olympic Village tonight...

Love this pic. They're all like "Matthew's DEAD!"

No it’s more like we all finally could cum…end this video shoot now.

I did, R232.

I said “apologies if not accurate”

Sorry. Again. 🤷🏻‍♀️

That’s better. Pre-apologies are very passive-aggressive. Mom—

Just to keep Team GB on their toes, France have gold medal opportunities in the basketball, taewondo, and B-Boys Breaking (whatever the fuck that is!)

There were 142 medals available in track and field. USA won 34 of them. That's 24%.

USA won nearly a quarter of all Athletics medals. Incredible result.

GB and Kenya were second with 10 medals each.

Phil Wizard gonna get shanked out of a gold by the French Breaker, cuz its 'subjective' (massive eyeroll)

Noah Eagle’s hairpiece makes Marv Albert look drop dead gorgeous. My god 😳

R249 we’ll be back…Mother Russia

R239 ^

[quote]Just to keep Team GB on their toes, France have gold medal opportunities in the basketball, taewondo, and B-Boys Breaking (whatever the fuck that is!)

Seeing as Team GB aren't going to win more golds than Australia or Japan and unlikely to match France I'm a late convert to the "total medals not most golds" argument.

Britain is now just 5 medals behind the all time record of 67 in Rio, with one guaranteed tonight and cycling medals likely tomorrow.

R244 will take a while to realize that’s a meaningless stat, since there are a lot more medals available compared to Rio, and there’s no Russian team. Silly rabbit.

R148 It's well known that the German diver Timo - who does the "no labels" thing - is basically in love with Noah.

Waaahooo! Phil Wiz takes the gold!

Timo —edging out…

Who or what is a 'Phil Wiz'?

Sounds like a dodgy East End speed dealer from back in the day...

Before today: 3 medals in 15 days. Today (aka one day): 5 medals. How is this even possible?! Truly mind boggling. We had 3 medals before today. We now have 8.

[quote]Who or what is a 'Phil Wiz'?

a B-Boy!

R213 I think this has been the best Olympics for Canada in quite some time, despite some disappointments (Arop winning "only" silver today, Mitton not medaling at all in shot put). Didn't Canada just win ONE gold that one Olympics, and it was in trampoline?! Lol. I still remember that. You did so well this year! You can be proud!

[quote][R244] will take a while to realize that’s a meaningless stat, since there are a lot more medals available compared to Rio, and there’s no Russian team. Silly rabbit.

You can only win against the athletes in front of you in the competitions that are open.

The dirty cheating Russians aren't in Paris thankfully. Their medals won in previous Olympics should be redistributed.

And fantastic news for the other fella in women's boxing - he's won gold!

Lin Yu-ting of Taipai beat Julia Szeremeta and left her with a bleeding face!

The male boxer and the female boxer in action.

No idea where Uzbekistan is but they have their 7th gold and their 4th in boxing.

Hasanboy DUSMATOV, Abdumalik KHALOKOV, Asadkhuja MUYDINKHUJAEV and Lazizbek MULLOJONOV all won in their weigh categories.

Diyora KELDIYOROVA won gold in Judo, Ulugbek RASHITOV won gold in Taekwondo, and Razambek Salambekovitch JAMALOV won gold in wrestling.

Gabby Thomas must be the luckiest athlete at this Olympics basically being handed 3 gold medals on a silver platter. Shericka Jackson pulling out of the 200m made it possible for her to win gold there, then Sha’Carri Richardson saved the US team in the 4x100m relay, and finally Sydney McLaughlin helped her win another gold in the 4x400m relay.

[quote] No idea where Uzbekistan is

It’s between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

C'mon! They would have won the 4X400 without Sydney.

Is it near Kate Stan?

[quote] Gabby Thomas must be the luckiest athlete at this Olympics basically being handed 3 gold medals on a silver platter.

Divine intervention.

[quote]No idea where Uzbekistan is

Me too.

The FIG has just announced it has elevated Ana Batbosu to third place in the Gymnastics Floor Final. They have not yet stated what this means for Jordan Chiles.

R358 is a Stan stan

R258*

Victor Wembanyama is dead to me!

Playing basketball for France!

What a traitor to the US.

R257 At Harvard everyone gets honors…no one ever fails!

How would Macron know who Jimmy Fallon is?

Gabby Thomas is the Jack of all trades, master of none. She ran in the 100m, 200m, and 400m but she’s not the best at any of them. Somehow she still ends up with the most gold medals lol.

Wow, I just saw Manu Macron in the audience for the USA vs. France basketball game, along with Brigitte and also Kamala's husband Doug Emhoff.

They're all sitting together!

Fallon’s hair looked wiggish. Maybe just a bad dye job, who knows.

say 'fromage'

R270 wow— what are the odds they’d all be in Paris a day before the closing? When the flag will be handed off to the US?

Jimmy Fallon needs a competent colorist.

R273 eats corn from old peoples' SHIT.

Poor Carol—the Bway thread is that away >>>

Norway won more gold medals today, with 8 total medals.

Happy for despondent Norwegian.

Wait until the Court of Arbitratiom gets done with Norway… don’t count your chickens etc.

Arbitration, Siri.

is this where DL learns that men's basketball is one of the biggest sports internationally now? The NBA is trash, but people love trash.

R268 Probably because Fallon has imitated Macron in the past, so he's seen the videos.

Thanks R281

France were 14 down, they've pulled it back to 3.. with 3 minutes to go.

Curry was a one man gang. Wow.

Another gold for Sweden...

I want Curry deep inside me.

Awwww, France is crying.

R286 Get in line bitch.

The blond Swedish volleyball players are adorable.

Looks like China is gonna win the gold medal count again.

^^yup. Chyna wins

GLORY TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF GYNA, OUR GOLDEN OVERLORDS!!!!

[quote]And GB won a surprise medal in the artistic swimming

The Dutch team that won Bronze wore a Vincent van Gogh inspired bathing suit. Très artistique

There are 23 medal events on Sunday.

Instructing his partner in better blowjob techniques - it's the Scandinavian Social Democratic way!

[quote]Curry was a one man gang. Wow.

Four three-pointers in 2.11!! Incredible! And the last one was truly bonkers.

Also: Anthony Davis was a fucking demon on defense & the boards, especially late. 10 rebounds (6 offensive), 4 blocks, 3 steals.

Today’s victors with November’s winner.

Fifth gold medal in a row for USA basketball.

I want to see the Timo/Noah video. Timo's Facebook page.

Maybe I'm a dork but I love hearing the Star Spangled Banner.

R299 While Noah lists his Only Fans account as SFW, TImo has written about his, “I will post anything I feel like doing and ready to show.” And since this is Timo's final competition, he might do more now. btw - He's also on Grindr.

He totally crushes on Noah. After Tom and Noah won silver last week in the 10M Synchro, Timo posted, "Did you know that my love won silver ? 😍♥️" He also posted this photo in his stories last year. "My Love From GB."

r239, we should , we have the largest team in the world.

Dang that was a total wiglet that he was wearing in r281.

So, Noah is not gay and Timo is non-binary? Is that correct? Who is kissing at r301?

Right on cue, the Olympics have left me feeling, uhm, INADEQUATE

The greedy American high jumper was the one that refused to share the gold medal and ended up losing.

R306 Fucking greedy mofo. We could have tied China in gold medal count.

"The greedy American high jumper was the one that refused to share the gold medal and ended up losing."

The reports are mixed on which jumper requested the jump off. I think they both need to agree not to jump off to share the gold. There was an article; I'll try to find it.

Women's VB has a chance to win gold tomorrow and could tie China. There's other medal events tomorrow too, but I don't know USA's or China's chances at gold.

It's being reported by "sources," that USAG and Romania have agreed to share the Bronze Medal for the Women's Floor Event Final. IOC and FIG said no and ahve asked Jordan to return her medal.

I believe this is something the FIG would do because they've proven to be stupid, but I can't imagine the IOC would actually agree to this. They've had athletes share medals before after a mistake has been made.

According to the World Athletics article, the New Zealand jumper requested the jump off but the USA jumper was enthusiastic to go along with it.

Wow, they really made the wrong decision. Hand out two bronze , disbar the judges that made the, ahem, mistake.

France has more than doubled its medal count from Tokyo. Vive la France!

The medal did not belong to Jordan in the first place.

Sincerely,

The GOAT

Jordan has been the target of some really bad social media. Making her give back the bronze puts the crowd in her corner again.

That's fantastic by France. A big part of host nations doing so well is that they get a guaranteed entry in every event that they can/want to have an entrant. So generally more opportunities, but they still have to go out and win the medals. USA haul in LA could be massive.

Its been a tremendous Olympics! The French have to be proud. Hopefully no major fuck-ups tomorrow. So many perfect locations used as backdrops. And CELINE!!!! Good lord she was out of the stratosphere.

R316 Well they did fuck up the opening ceremony so I’m not holding my breath that the closing ceremony will be any better.

A lot of people have been pointing out that Chiles is very unlikable and should not have been showing out, being an "Ugly American Braggart," with no grace or sportsmanship. I think it's really unfair for people to say these things about her as it's not entirely her fault. She's clearly been negatively influenced, as the entire team has, by someone who refuses to be demure and always acts like a haughty, deserving, bitch.

[quote]Its been a tremendous Olympics! The French have to be proud. Hopefully no major fuck-ups tomorrow.

No more infecting athletes with E. coli?

[quote]A lot of people have been pointing out that Chiles is very unlikable

All of women's gymnastics is unlikable.

I've very much enjoyed the Olympics and France did it beautifully. Next up the Winter Olympics 2026 in Italy.

I don’t know much about Chiles and her personality but she gives off major bitchface.

R317, the Opening Ceremony was terrific. I was there!

R320, the Chinese girls are sweehearts.

R323 Well good for you but it sure didn’t look good on TV. I couldn’t see a damn thing when the athletes were going down the E. Coli river in the fucking rain.

Sweethearts

He’s got the moves

^^^ Tahitian surfer Kauli Vaast, I mean.

R304 That's Noah on the left and Timo on the right.

Your first question is not for me to answer, but I wouldn't be surprised if Timo named his dildo "Noah."

Paris was pretty good for using existing venues rather than building new, but what the Olympics should be doing is awarding the Olympics only to cities that have all the necessary venues already, without the the need to build any new ones for the games. It's ridiculous how previous cities have left Olympic venues built specifically for the games then rot afterward. If a city doesn't have the venues, it shouldn't be in the competition.

I don't think I have ever had sex with a Chinese man (there's no way for me to know or remember), but I would like to, having seen some sexy ones competing at the Olympics.

Can anyone put this into context?

[quote] Norway won more gold medals today, with 8 total medals.

[quote] Happy for despondent Norwegian.

Crybaby Norwegian deserves a vicious face slapping for all of his whining about Norway doing horribly at these Olympics.

They won 8 medals, for fuck's sake!!

[quote]Crybaby Norwegian deserves a vicious face slapping for all of his whining about Norway doing horribly at these Olympics.

Thank you!

R333, it's worse with the Winter Olympics. Of course Norway is going to walk away with a bucket of medals every time, but the anxiety is high!

When a non-binary runner has to choose between the women's race or the men's race, suddenly she's sure she's actually a woman? The non-binariness comes and goes depending on the situation?

Since when France have so many black athletes? I thought Europe is white as hell.

I just discovered Femke Bol. Oh.my.God!

You slept through that entire year of high school World History, didn’t you?

Sydney M.Lavrone is married? I thought she was a lez

Congrats to the bronze medalist in breaking, USA's own Victor!

Now where the hell were those personal stories for the last two weeks????

I just saw the one for Faith Kipyegon. WTF?

NBC sucks at this.

R259 No! Netherlands had Bol and Klaver running. Thomas and the gang would have eaten their dust

BTW, it's a shame the gold medal match wasn't Phil Wizard vs. Victor. That would've been a better battle than what the gold medal match turned out to be as the French guy was drained by the last two rounds and Phil Wizard had an easy victory. But so it goes in life...

Not very aware, are you, R337? Of anything, I mean.

I’m crying for Kipyegon now. So, so happy for her.

🥹🥹

Bronze medal match. And before I hear any bitching, the Japanese bboy repeated his moves several times which is frowned upon and Victor had better control and musicality which are very important in a breaking competition. It's not just about how much power you have.

BTW, I love how good Victor looks in that shirt. Woof, boy!

I like that NBC aired them live during the day.

Curried snails. 🐌

I hate to see Netherland's Fem Bot get anything.

I'm old enough to remember when the Olympics took place every four years, both summer and winter in the same year. That was a long wait.

That was a five or six month wait then vs. a two-year wait now. You’re nutz.

R350. I love to see them win. The mix relay was my fave run of the Olympics

[quote]Congrats to the bronze medalist in breaking, USA's own Victor!

His performance was beautiful. Definitely better than the Japanese.

R352 Wrong. Every four years summer and winter in the same year. Someone explain it to him.

[quote]I'm old enough to remember when the Olympics took place every four years, both summer and winter in the same year.

Speaking of the Winter Olympics, anyone else here who was part of the thread in 2010 for the live viewing of the Opening Ceremonies? It seems like such a short time ago. That one sticks in my mind because of how much we skewered the Canadians and replies used to come fast and furious so that it was hard to keep up.

So the USA still has a chance at 2 more gold medals tomorrow

R337, think of all the countries and continents that France had colonized in the past 200-300 years.

I have a crush on High Jumper Hamish Kerr.

He's quite sexy.

Why did Quincy the 16 year old sit out the 4x400 relay final, when he ran the semi-finals yesterday?

I wanted to see him run in the finals!

People should keep in mind what is best in life: to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.

Teams that are as deep as the USA never run their full finals relay teams in the heats.

Unfortunately Quincy Wilson ran a terrible leg. But, the USA made the in final and won gold, so he got good experience and will get a gold medal as all athletes who run the heats and/or finals get medals. Eve if he would have ran better in the heats, he wouldn't have been chosen for the finals.

[quote]Why did Quincy the 16 year old sit out the 4x400 relay final, when he ran the semi-finals yesterday?

It gives someone else the opportunity to also get a gold medal for that race.

China winning the medal table is disappointing. USA, you had ONE job!

R359 I was just going to post this! I thoght he was very sexy too and thought he would be perfect for Datalounge! I'm so happy he won!

[quote]Why did Quincy the 16 year old sit out the 4x400 relay final, when he ran the semi-finals yesterday?

Did you actually WATCH his heat/leg:???

The medal table isn't over yet.

[quote] The medal table isn't over yet.

It's just the china troll being an idiot.

The US has two very good chances at gold (women's basketball and woman's wrestling) and a decent change in women's volleyball. I think China has a very good chance in women's weightlifting.

You can book that gold medal in women's basketball.🥇😎

MEDAL TABLE UPDATE

USA v China is too close to call. USA have 3 gold medal finals with golds at play and China have the plus size weightlifting.

Australia will be nervous about third place with Japan breathing down their shoulder and both have gold chances.

France are now comfortable in fifth ahead of GB, but Netherlands could take 6th if the cycling results go their way.

There is so much to play for!

[quote]Netherlands could take 6th if the cycling results go their way.

After the women's marathon Netherlands and GB both have 14 golds.

Siffan wins the marathon!

With several cycling finals coming up the Netherlands could end up 5th!

Incredible when you think of the size of the country - a total population of less than 20 million.

With the Netherlands in 8th place in the medals standing with 32 medals, and being 7 medals behind 7th place Italy, adding a medal of any color isn’t going to help them move up.

Netherlands’ big sport in this Olympics is rowing, with 8 medals, a quarter of their total.

R374 we've been through this a hundred times.

"The convention used by the IOC is to sort by the number of gold medals the athletes from a country have earned. In the event of a tie in the number of gold medals, the number of silver medals is taken into consideration, and then the number of bronze medals. If two countries have an equal number of gold, silver, and bronze medals, they are ordered in the table alphabetically by their IOC country code."

[quote]American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change, IOC says. PARIS (AP) — American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after sport's highest court said her score was judged improperly, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Sunday.

[quote]The IOC announced early Sunday it was reallocating the bronze from Monday's women's floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu after the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said Saturday night it would respect the court's decision and elevate Barbosu to third.

[quote]The decision came less than 24 hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided a scoring appeal made by Team USA coach Cecile Landi during the competition that had vaulted Chiles onto the podium.

[quote]CAS ruled Saturday that the on-floor appeal by Landi to have 0.1 added to Chiles’ score came outside the 1-minute window allowed by the FIG.

Wow they must really hate her. They don't usually request the medal back unless it's for dopong. Standard procedure is to must award an additional medal.

*doping

My preferred solution would be for the two of them to fight it out on the mat!. To the death!

[quote] we've been through this a hundred times.

No one is making you do anything.

On this, you are correct. I'm always happy to correct people pushing false narratives.

[quote] American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change

CHILE!

[quote] American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change

Good.

She's a cunt, anyway.

The US Men's Water Polo team has won bronze, defeating Hungary. The size of those men! Jesus. And yes, I'd love to be the towel boy in that locker room, just to see them n-a-k-e-d. They are extraordinary.

You should see the size of the ladies in the weightlifting. There's an American girl called Mary who has glitter in her hair and a bright pink camel toe.

[quote]You should see the size of the ladies in the weightlifting. There's an American girl called Mary who has glitter in her hair and a bright pink camel toe.

Mary just made the lift on her second attempt! GO MARY!

I watched the Women's 4x400 relay, and it was just ridiculous.

The US women had such a HUGE lead over all the other teams.

WTF???

None of those other teams even came close!

It was embarrassing for those other teams.

The Dutch came in second place, and they were so far behind.

The Americans were four seconds ahead of the second place team, according to the announcers.

Why do the other countries even bother to compete???

LOSERS.

[quote]None of those other teams even came close! It was embarrassing for those other teams.

It's no embarrassing that a nation of 333 million can produce more elite athletes than Holland (18 million) Great Britain (67 million) or Ireland (5 million)

Bloody hell the Chinese lass is a whopper!

[quote] Bloody hell the Chinese lass is a whopper!

HO LEE FUK!

Back to the women's 4 x 400m relay - the USA came within 0.1 seconds of taking the world record that was set by Russia in Seoul in 1988.

None of the women have been banned for doping but then neither was Florence Foster Griffith Henderson Joyner (RIP) who still has the world record for 100m and 200m

The 400m and 800m world records for women were also set in the 1980s, as was the long jump, shot put and discus. And Jackie Joyner Kersee's heptathlon world record was set in Seoul and there was no suggestion she was nothing but a truly exceptional athlete.

What was in the water back then?

R391 I think maybe Jarmila Kratochvilova knows the answer to your question

The temperature in Paris is expected to be 101 on Monday!

Thank goodness the Olympics will be over before the heat arrives.

[quote]Australia will be nervous about third place with Japan breathing down their shoulder and both have gold chances.

Japan have now overtaken Australia and are in third with 19 goals to Australia's 18 golds.

Australia way ahead on silvers and still have medal chances in cycling.

Another gold for mighty little New Zealand. takes their total to 10. Their biggest haul ever.

[quote]There's an American girl called Mary who has glitter in her hair and a bright pink camel toe.

Mary's snatch and jerk not working for her. Poor Mary.

[quote]France are now comfortable in fifth ahead of GB, but Netherlands could take 6th if the cycling results go their way.

Netherlands overtake GB on golds and are now 6th after Harrie Lavreysen's third gold.

Third gold of the games for hunky Harrie!

ORANJE... BOOM!

Harrie Lavreysen now has 5 Olympic golds. He could easily make it 8 golds in Los Angeles and overtake Jason Kenny as cyclist with the most golds.

Lavreysen got bronze in Tokyo where Kenny won his final gold in the Keirin.

The big lass from China Li Wenwen won the weightlifting gold which means they are 2 golds ahead of USA.

There are 3 golds at play for the USA - the women's omnium, volleyball and basketball.

Team GB's Emily Campbell got a bronze in the women's weightlifting so GB finishes on 64 medals. The same as Tokyo, one less than London and three less from Rio, their best ever haul.

Job done!

Harrie has serious BDF.

R355 Every four years summer and winter in the same year…

That means there was a five or six month wait between the summer and winter games. Duh. Now there is a two year wait between each summer and winter games. Duh.

R401 BD confirmed!

Better angle of dangle

Speed skating and cycling are complementary sports. There’s a long history of individual athletes doing well In both. It makes sense that the Dutch national team would excel.

R387 Was it ever reported why the Jamaican runner just stopped during her leg of the women’s 4x400m race?

Italy have taken an unassailable lead over the US in the volleyball final.

Omnium underway now.

Some of the cycling events are just plain dumb, like the Kierin. They're just made up to give cyclists more chances at medals.

When did the Italians get so good at volleyball?

R408 you could say the same for many sports…intentional on the IOC’s part. So many mixed events have been added in recent years, for example.

R409 year-round pro leagues in Europe. Little competition from former powerhouse Japan, much less Russia. Has China figured out v-ball yet?

[quote][R387] Was it ever reported why the Jamaican runner just stopped during her leg of the women’s 4x400m race? . She dropped the baton so gave up

If you drop the baton (and it hits the floor), you're disqualified anyway, so it's not really 'giving up'.

Jamaica wasn’t holding on to the baton tight enough and lost it with normal contact with the Irish runner. Drop it, and you’re out,

Valente (US) leading going into the last sprint in the Omnium race - I think she can't be beaten now.

Feckin’ Irish

Team GB Cycling medals over last 5 games

Beijing: Gold: 8/18 Silver: 4 Bronze 2 - total 14 - 1st

London: Gold: 8/18 Silver: 2 Bronze 2 - total 12 1st

Rio: Gold: 6/18 Silver: 4 Bronze 2 - total 12 - 1st

Tokyo: Gold: 6/22 Silver: 4 Bronze 2 - total 12 - 1st

Paris: Gold: 2/21 Silver: 5 Bronze 4 - total 11 - 4th

[quote]If you drop the baton (and it hits the floor), you're disqualified anyway, so it's not really 'giving up'.

You can still carry on running for the fun of it.

[quote]The big lass from China Li Wenwen won the weightlifting gold which means they are 2 golds ahead of USA. There are 3 golds at play for the USA - the women's omnium, volleyball and basketball.

Jennifer Valente won gold in the omnium so it's all to play for.

Assuming - I know, I know - that the US wins the basketball final against France, they'll tie China with gold totals and will finish ahead in the IOC protocol standings due to many more silvers than Chine. For those that insist on total medal numbers as their preferred metric the US comfortably lead there.

Now, they just need to go and win that basketball final and everyone - apart from a billion odd Chinese and their allies - will be happy!

Question for people who know running. With differences of only fractions of seconds, why do so many runners seam to load up with loose jewellery, sunglasses, long hair styles, and extra accoutrements? Why not only run in what is the bare minimum requirement (shoes, outfit and number/name tag)? You’d think the extra weight and resistance of all that stuff even if slight would potentially be a factor at such tight parameters. You don’t see swimmers for instance wearing extra stuff because it would drag them. Genuine question.

Not to detract from the closing ceremony, but can anyone explain what’s going on with that “ A Human A**hole” thread? Someone’s gone off the bend this morning, or is trying to win a gold medal in a new form of breaking bad.

Where’s Muriel?

Yeah, I always think that -- some of the massive 'dos of the women sprinters and the bling - that's got to add on a pound or two in weight. You would have thought that would make a difference when races come down to thousandths of a second.

R420 moving through air and water are two completely different things. Density, resistance and all that.

R422, a lot of that hair happens to be weaves.

Shame on the US if it loses the gold medal count to China. Coaches need to be fired (i.e. men's relay coach).

[quote]Yeah, I always think that -- some of the massive 'dos of the women sprinters and the bling - that's got to add on a pound or two in weight. You would have thought that would make a difference when races come down to thousandths of a second.

The French 100m hurdler came second by a hundredth of a second and her dreads were flying all over the place behind her.

The American and Jamaican women sprinters tend to have weaves or hair extensions, not dreads.

Big-mouth Noah Lyles should take some responsibility for that relay debacle - apparently happy and healthy enough to run his individual event with "Covid", but not to help out his relay brothers...

R423 I get dynamics would be more of a factor in water, but I’m surprised carrying extra unnecessary weight and essentially pulling long streamers behind your head play no factor in diminishing speed when hundredths and thousandths matter. I’m not a scientist, so my assumptions may be wrong.

R425 Definitely, the two relay cockups cost the USA a clear victory in the gold medal table. A tie at best now. Carl Lewis really went off about it.

r423, but cyclists will shave their legs to decrease wind resistence. I guess it doesn't matter for short distances.

R420 I’ve wondered that myself. Maybe at the elite sprinter level their accoutrements don’t make a difference in terms of time.

When does Tammy do her pole dance?

France are leading the USA at half time in basketball.

China very smug right now.

All square at half time in the basketball.

France move 5 ahead...

As someone who has never watched Basketball before why do some net drops score 2 and some 3? Are there other scores?

If it's show from behind the 3-point line (the arc on either side of the court), it's a three-pointer. Otherwise, it's worth two.

When a player is fouled, they shoot free throws from the free throw line which are worth one point. (They shoot one, two, or three free throws depending on the circumstances.)

End of the 3rd, US up by 2.

Whatever the final result, a thrilling end to the Games.

Thanks R436 - can they score more than 3 of the player is behind the half way line or in their own arc?

I like the French team coach with the laptop. He has got nice arms.

Pulling for France

France ahead again. 5 minutes to go.

[quote]can they score more than 3 of the player is behind the half way line or in their own arc?

No, a three-pointer is the maximum.

A player could score four points, if they shoot a three-pointer, make it, but were also fouled on the shot. They would then also get to shoot one free throw. If they make the free throw, then they had a four-point play. That's the only way to score more than three.

Is Macron in the stands?

Perhaps I missed something in the previous months—but is there a reason Caitlin Clark isn't playing for Team USA?

1 point in it, 90 seconds to go...

1 POINT VICTORY.

OHEMEFFGEEE.

Woo hoo!

I cheered when the final shot was made and then angry it only got 2 points.

But well done to all involved for an entertaining finale and congrats to the USA for beating China to come top of the medal table.

Too bad French women didn't win. C'est la vie.

I love this analysis of the component parts of Great Britain and how they did at the Olympics.

The best ever medal haul for Wales consists of 13 medals, only 3 of were won by Welsh athletes in individual events with the other 10 won by teams which consisted of a mix of Welsh, English, Scottish and Northern Irish.

In the end, I think everyone goes away pretty happy with their Games

USA end up on top of the pile - any way you prefer to slice it

China push them all the way.

Great performances by Japan, Australia and the Netherlands, all punching above their weight.

Hosts France will be delighted with a Top 5 finish - their first since London '48, with many gold medals in events they care about (volleyball, rugby, judo) and a breakout global superstar in Leon Marchand.

Great Britain maintain their level from the past 4 Olympics when many expected a drop off over time post 2012.

A great Games overall - magnificent and packed out venues; generous and enthusiastic crowds; and great organisation - very few glitches; with the triathlon and marathon swims going off without the health concerns so many of the press were salivating over before the Games.

Now on to the Closing Ceremony where everyone can finally relax and let their hair down!

R450 Oui! Agreed. After the dark cloud of COVID over Tokyo and Beijing, it was great to see an old-fashioned rip-roaring Olympic Games…amazing athletes and it all looked great on TV. Even NBC managed a decent run this time around. Onward to my hometown: LA28!

And no one missed Russia not being there! It’s a lot better without them.

Russia have proved time and again that they're seemingly constitutionally incapable of competing without cheating - a 20-year exclusion would be fine with me.

[quote]A great Games overall - magnificent and packed out venues; generous and enthusiastic crowds; and great organisation - very few glitches; with the triathlon and marathon swims going off without the health concerns so many of the press were salivating over before the Games.

It was - considering the threat of Islamic terrorist attacks it's been great that things went smoothly.

It was disappointing seeing so many empty seats early on but that was seemingly resolved and athletes have been given access to other events at short notice it seems.

The male boxer scandal and sex/gender clash debate could have been averted easily but the positive was that Thomas Bach embarrassed himself so much that he won't stay on as president "despite being asked to".

He was out the door anyway.

War-torn Ukraine won 12 medals!

My only regrets from the Paris Olympics:

Noah Lyles got Covid and wasn't able to win the double gold.

Sha'Carri didn't win gold in the 100m.

Simone didn't win gold in the balance beam or floor finals. She could have easily won 5 golds in Paris.

Noah Lyles 'got Covid'?

Jumping around like a loon one minute - lost his race - then pushed off in a wheelchair the next.

Oh my Sweet Summer Child...

Los Ángeles goes “all out” for the closing ceremony’s handover… I’m game.

Who said Europeans don’t like American culture…the French are into it.

This is the LA handover section - the LA Committee have selected these artists. Not saying that the French won't love it. just that it's not 'their' bit!

Yes—as noted in my post. Merci.

Bet it was an insane rager in the Olympic Village last night!

That view of the finish line to the marathon, just now. Superb!

Closing ceremony live on Peacock beginning at 3pm ET

NBC—free

[quote] Question for people who know running. With differences of only fractions of seconds, why do so many runners seam to load up with loose jewellery, sunglasses, long hair styles, and extra accoutrements? Why not only run in what is the bare minimum requirement (shoes, outfit and number/name tag)? You’d think the extra weight and resistance of all that stuff even if slight would potentially be a factor at such tight parameters. You don’t see swimmers for instance wearing extra stuff because it would drag them. Genuine question.

In the 4x400 relay, I saw one of the runners actually wearing a hat!

I was like, what the fuck??

Needless to say, her team didn't place.

Her adapted Muslim uniform—trying to be observant in context.

[quote] After the dark cloud of COVID over Tokyo and Beijing, it was great to see an old-fashioned rip-roaring Olympic Games

The Tokyo Olympics were the absolute worst.

So depressing.

At that point in time, I honestly thought that the Olympics would never be back.

We ended up with 8 medals. Thankful for yesterday when we got 5 medals. Otherwise this Olympics would have been a flop for us.

[quote]In the end, I think everyone goes away pretty happy with their Games

Speak for yourself.

She still had team gold—and she earned it.

I think we can all agree that France outdid themselves with putting on a show of delicious male flesh at these Games.

After careful consideration, I think my favourite was French Rugby 7s star, Antoine Zeghdar.

Exquis, as they say in Paris.

Oh please—hot French rugby players are a dime a dozen. You can find one in the street any time at Parc des Princes.

Steve Kornacki is at the big board doing the stats for the Olympics.

This is the 8th straight Olympics that the US has won the total medal count!

We've won the total count every year since 1996.

He also showed the all-time Gold Medal winners, and Michael Phelps has everyone beat with 23 total gold medals.

In second place are the athletes with 9 gold medals, including Katie Ledecky and, surprise.... Caeleb Dressel.

Go, Caeleb!

Florida Man

It's weird that we've never had an Olympics in Miami. It's such an international city being so close to Latin and South America. You'd think that it would be a no-brainer to host the Olympics.

[quote] It's weird that we've never had an Olympics in Miami.

Miami is 3rd world.

It's also very hot and humid.

Athletes would drop from heat exhaustion.

Los Angeles is good because it's a Mediterranean climate.

The LA Olympics Committee Chair (Wasserman) just said that in 2028, Track and Field will be held during the first week, and swimming will be held the second week.

That's the reversal of how it's always been done.

I wonder why they made that change?

Show time in 10 minutes

R479, because they need the week to set up the swimming pool.

[quote] He also showed the all-time Gold Medal winners, and Michael Phelps has everyone beat with 23 total gold medals. In second place are the athletes with 9 gold medals, including Katie Ledecky and, surprise.... Caeleb Dressel.

Did he say who had the most non-swimming medals?

Terry Gannon, Tara Lipinski, and Johnny Weir are back as commentators!!!!

Yay!

No more Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning.

Johnny is wearing his homage to Marie Antoinette.

And Terry Gannon's eyebrows are.... interesting.

They look fabulous!!

Clarkson and Manning sucked sooooo badly at the opening ceremonies.

Ignorant rednecks, the both of them. No knowledge of culture or history.

[quote] Question for people who know running. With differences of only fractions of seconds, why do so many runners seam to load up with loose jewellery, sunglasses, long hair styles, and extra accoutrements? Why not only run in what is the bare minimum requirement (shoes, outfit and number/name tag)? You’d think the extra weight and resistance of all that stuff even if slight would potentially be a factor at such tight parameters. You don’t see swimmers for instance wearing extra stuff because it would drag them. Genuine question.

I saw a video on TikTok that was doing the math to answer that, but I just saw the first bit of it and then scrolled past it.

It's starting!

Some fucker's started another closing ceremony thread.

We're about 100 posts away from finishing this one.

Finish up here then hop onto the other one?

Here we go, bitches!

Who is this blond woman with no tits, singing this horrible song??

I fucking love the cauldron balloon.

So did I, it was truly magical.

Leon Marchand approaching the cauldron!!!

Leon scrubs up nicely

Has he turned off the gas?

Show us your lantern, Leon

He pulled the plug. :o(

Why did they do it so early this time??

It's in the lantern

God, that is such a beautiful location. Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

I do like a disco-fied orchestral arrangement.

This orchestra is a cacophony of sound.

It's hurting my ears!!!

How long can they drag this out until it actually starts?

Fuck the IOC president. Give Jordan her medal back.

Why is the First French Lady always in white? Does it make her look younger?

^So, basically, they putting the white people in to the second week.

The flame was the best ever. The medal design was the best ever. There were things they did wrong, but damn did Paris do some things so right.

Fuck this closing ceremony is so peaceful.

The US is appealing the Jordan Chile's decision btw. And I think they will fight to the death about that nedal for reasons I'll get into another time. This is so peaceful... damn.

That’s an interesting way of putting things, R505.

French flag-bearer Antoine Dupont nearly going arse over tit!

The BBC commentators suggesting cone-ing off the trip hazard = peak British

The stage sort of looks like a Star Destroyer.

Katie!

Love her.

God enough questions for those two. Just let them (and us) enjoy the moment.

Ugh, Jimmy Fallon

Let the athlete 'mingling' begin!

Is Nick Meade gay?

It's so ridiculous making them answer questions in that very LOUD stadium.

Mayor Bass will be there for the torch to be passed when she should be in LA working on the homeless solution. There will be no visible homeless when the Games come to LA but there will likely be another Mayor.

I’d rather have the rower who couldn’t stop crying.

The French Eldergays just minced in!

I prefer the crybaby swimmer.

It should have been Katy Ledykey and Caeleb Dressel carrying the flag.

Yes, r217, of course it sucks how the homeless are treaterd, but the mayor of the host city has to be there. Can't blame her

R517 ===> MAGA!

If I never see that goddamn Google Gemini ad again ….

Norway just on NBC

Sorry I meant 517, not 217.

God they love to hear themselves talk.

David Lauren should be fired for those hideous outfits

Jimmy Fallon sounds so fake.

He's putting on this "Mr. Nice Guy" act in his commentary with Mike Terico, but I'm not buying it.

He's a Mean Girl in real life.

That is their job, R526.

They need to fill the dead air.

R477 the lack of brains there in Miami should be your first clue…

Who the fuck is that 9ft GIANT?????

Americans can't go a second without noise anymore. That's true, r529.

So, like a younger, prettier HouseMD?

I love Botswana a bit more for their incredible efforts in track and filed.

R497 because it is not in the stadium, and it’s not an actual flame. Appropriate for this occasion.

Botswana rules!

I enjoy the Delta ad promoting LA28 without stating so.

Dutch #2 in the Sexy Teams standings.

And there’s JD Vance trying to high five for Comcast Business Solutions

Those Team GB outfits. Sad Primark rejects.

Team GB looks like a Hawaiian tour group waiting for their bus

They should have all the gold medallists come in to the stadium together, so commentators and camera people can focus on them, then separately the silver medallists, then the bronze medallists. Basically a talent agency casting call, and the television presenters could actually be prepared to comment on each of their country's medallists ... right now its just a big shit show.

It’s interesting that R506 said it was peaceful.

Given the performers who are schedule to perform in a bit for the LA exchange it’s gonna be a world of difference.

Peaceful, serene, historical locations exchanged for loud, raucous modern vibes.

Por sad Katey—not much fun standing around in your new make up look.

Tom Daley lingering at the back scoping out the talent

Some t of them look high af

For R542

Those poor athletes having to wear those jackets in 90 degree heat in a packed stadium.

Love it...

They’re singing in that foreign gibberish.

Au revoir, Pee Wee.

Free article

This early random 90s Eurobanger "Free From Desire" has been everywhere this summer.

Johnny's favorite sport: pole vaulting and its viral moments.

The word cliche is quite French

"We are the Champions" is an odd choice to play at the Olympics, especially when a majority of the athletes came away as losers.

Lol.

Obviously, only Team USA should be singing We Are The Champions, given the circumstances.

[quote]This early random 90s Eurobanger "Free From Desire" has been everywhere this summer.

It's an ever present at sporting events in the same way Sweet Caroline is.

I'd have preferred Gina G's Oooh Aaah Just A Little Bit as a sporting anthem, if a song from that era and genre was needed.

I want that medal tray.

Please 🥹

Well, R556, I choose to see it as if you actually got to participate in the fucking OLYMPICS, you are already a winner.

It’s incredible difficult to qualify to be there. The best athletes in the ENTIRE world for each country.

It’s amazing!!

I've just had a flashback to the 2012 closing ceremony when Jessie J appeared and performed Price Tag.

Jessie J! Whatever happened to her?

R561 She's currently in the Bargain Bin!

I know I'm going to hate the Los Angeles portion coming up.

Are we going to jump to a "Part 7" thread?

Or are we migrating to that "Olympics Closing Ceremony" thread, when this one is full?

If we're doing a Part 7, can someone please make one!

R599 there’s a big stink about that tray and how LVMH snuck it into the proceedings. Unlike the World Cup, etc., the IOC has—or had—strict rules about any commercial uses inside an event.

R559 ^

OP here. Not sure I can be arsed to make another one, to be honest!

Happy to jump on the other one, unless anyone else wants to take the baton.

Oh god, I wish they would hurry this ceremony along.

It's such a boring waste of time.

Move it along, toots!

Let's get on with the show!!

Oh good, we're going all Close Encounters of The Third Kind!

An Irish politician has suggested Ireland starts planning a bid for the 2072 Summer Olympics to be held in Dublin.

Is this the moment????

Well USA wins the medal count overall and ties China for gold. When did DL even care in the past, or was this all just troll queen performative sparring?

Damn, just now realizing it’s the world!!

Each continent in some abstract pattern!

Oh, it's a map of the world. Am I the only idiot not to have realised this two hours ago?

R573 Same brain... LOL

I'm glad that Tara and Johnny are narrating, or I wouldn't know what the fuck is going on.

It's about a dystopian future where there are no Olympics, and this show is about bringing them back from extinction.

This is a "golden voyager" and something about France's role in the modern Olympic games.

Waiting for Twitter to tell me this is a Satanic Outrage in 3, 2, 1....

Is the Golden Voyager hung, tho?

C3PO has gone trans.

Coco Gauff - the biggest loser at this Olympics. It was an embarrassment to let her share flag-bearer duty with LeBron James.

What's the French for avant-garde?

Because this is that.

Imagine being an epileptic in the stadium right now? People around you would think you were doing an impression of the Australian break dancer.

Here's the link to the "Closing Ceremony Thread," in case anyone wants to migrate there when this one gets full.

I love this. Embracing it before the arrival of the pop culture trash that is to come from la in a few minutes.

[quote] What's the French for avant-garde?

Mon dieu.

IDIOT!

" Miami is 3rd world.

It's also very hot and humid.

Athletes would drop from heat exhaustion.

Los Angeles is good because it's a Mediterranean climate."

I think it's the heat more than any "Third World" aspect, but I don't know. I don't think the IOC is willing to push back the dates for the weather (e.g., October) like FIFA did for Qatar hosting the World Cup in November-December of 2022. Atlanta obviously isn't as hot as Miami, but still can get pretty hot in the summer and it hosted. Has Miami bid? I will say the crowds would probably be a lot of fun in Miami.

It's been a pleasure - for the most part *wink* - sharing these threads with you over the past fortnight.

See you all in 2 years for the Winter Olympics!

I bet China claims to have the most gold medals cuz they’ll count the ones from Taiwan as their own.

You DO NOT want south Florida to organize anything like this. You just don’t.

Thanks op/R588!

These threads have been fun, bitchy, and full of hot men!

My pleasure R591

Woah 😳😳

Love you, bitches. Thanks for a fun games.

"The LA Olympics Committee Chair (Wasserman) just said that in 2028, Track and Field will be held during the first week, and swimming will be held the second week.

That's the reversal of how it's always been done.

I wonder why they made that change?"

I prefer track second week, but it's no big deal. They're doing it that way in LA because they're using So-Fi stadium for swimming - putting a swimming pool in a football stadium like they did for US Trials in Indianapolis this year, so they can have massive seating. Since they're using So-Fi for opening ceremonies, they need time to convert it and put in the main pool, warm-up pool, deck, etc. They wouldn't have time to do it if swimming was in its normal place on the schedule.

So, will this be the new thread?

Talk about out with a whimper. Two slow Eurovisionesque wheels.

I will miss this Olympics. Having the crowds back was everything. As others have stated, thanks to the OP of the threads, and other contributors giving us a steady diet of hot men, gossip, bitchiness, and good info on things we may not otherwise know much about.

Ah, that makes perfect sense, R595.

Thanks!

British divers were still competing earlier today and won Gold for Team GB in the Men's Speedo dance challenge.