Summer 2024 Olympics

[Anonymous]

Anyone watching NBC now?

Did they forget to turn on the audio for the commentators? I kind of don't mind missing the excessive chatter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone watching NBC now?

Did they forget to turn on the audio for the commentators? I kind of don't mind missing the excessive chatter.

I can actually hear the water splashing really loudly! And wow, the cowbell. But no announcers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a wonderful story that shows the value of including some athletes who may not qualify on the merits in order to get more countries to participate.-- worth clicking through and reading the whole thread.

Thanks for posting this. I remember when he swam! His story was so inspirational and now I know the rest of it.

[Anonymous]

I miss the old Olympic sport of defecting. That was as the most exciting bit.

[Anonymous]

I’m watching gymnastics qualifiers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m watching gymnastics qualifiers

The Brazilian women's gymnastics team was amazing!

[Anonymous]

The SwimSwam forums are all up in arms about the pool being too slow. Apparently it is shallower than usual and that, according to the commentariat, is the reason for the WRs not dropping like flies.

I don’t know enough one way or the other about the depth of the pool, but there have been some terrific performances so far in the pool for Team USA. Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh going 1-2 in the 100fly, Nic Fink tying the GOAT men’s breastroker Adam Peaty for silver in the 100br, and the men’s 4x100 fr relay gold with Dressel on the anchor and a knockout 3rd leg from Hunter Armstrong. People dragging Ledecky for her bronze in the 400fr, btw, are being ridiculous. She is a distance ace who just happens to ALSO excel in the 400, which is a completely different type of race. The fact that she even places at all in the 400 is astonishing to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I refuse to watch it at all

If you refuse, why even look at this forum and bother to post here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Peacock coverage allows you do watch watch whatever you want, and replays whenever you want. Although there have bee a couple bugs, it has been excellent - the way we should be able to watch.

This is how we are watching as well- complete events with also competitors and availability of every event.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I refuse to watch it at all

You probably think that is a consequential statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I miss the old Olympic sport of defecting. That was as the most exciting bit.

The most interesting one is Kaylia Namour, a French gymnast who defected to Algeria because she wasn’t happy with the French gymnastic federation. The federation was confident the French team would medal this year, but they imploded and didn’t qualify for a single final event today, while Namour made the All-Around and bars finals.

I feel bad for the Team France gymnasts.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I miss the old Olympic sport of defecting. That was as the most exciting bit.

The most interesting one is Kaylia Namour, a French gymnast who defected to Algeria because she wasn’t happy with the French gymnastic federation. The federation was confident the French team would medal this year, but they imploded and didn’t qualify for a single final event today, while Namour made the All-Around and bars finals.

I feel bad for the Team France gymnasts.

That is not what is meant by defecting in the context of the Olympics. She just decided to represent another country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I miss the old Olympic sport of defecting. That was as the most exciting bit.

The most interesting one is Kaylia Namour, a French gymnast who defected to Algeria because she wasn’t happy with the French gymnastic federation. The federation was confident the French team would medal this year, but they imploded and didn’t qualify for a single final event today, while Namour made the All-Around and bars finals.

I feel bad for the Team France gymnasts.

That is not what is meant by defecting in the context of the Olympics. She just decided to represent another country.

PP knows. PP just mistakenly thinks they were being clever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Peacock coverage allows you do watch watch whatever you want, and replays whenever you want. Although there have bee a couple bugs, it has been excellent - the way we should be able to watch.

I wish the replays were more immediate though. I haven't figured out the formula yet, but today I waited 3 hours for one event I wanted to watch to go from "concluded" to the replay being available.

[Anonymous]

Waiting for track and field to begin on 8/3.