Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Thread: I think we’ve reached peak art

[freeze]

Just want to get ahead of this, I love the Olympics, I love these threads every 2 years (summer and winter) and love conversing with y'all over it. My homies don't really gaf about the Olympics lmaooo just the hoops stuff. Meanwhile I'm locked in watching women's handball and sweating lmao

 

[IATT]

I switched to basketball. What'd they say?

Just poking fun of titmus going to ‘4’ instead of ‘5’

But they didn’t actually explain NBCs role in the change and why she might have made the mistake

 

[Xennial]

IATT Peaty finally may not be the favorite going into the final?

 

[darthska]

Just poking fun of titmus going to ‘4’ instead of ‘5’

But they didn’t actually explain NBCs role in the change and why she might have made the mistake

Wait, they pick their lanes?!
I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know that.
Embarrassed because I have watched a LOT of Olympic water splashing.

 

[IATT]

Wait, they pick their lanes?!
I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know that.
Embarrassed because I have watched a LOT of Olympic water splashing.

Nah.. so the lanes used to go 1-8, 1 being at the bottom of the screen.. and in that setup, she went to the traditional lane ‘5’

But NBC pushed for them to go 8-1 for tv purposes (and I guess to make it similar to track), so lane ‘5’ is now lane 4

the change just happened for this US trials and now Olympics

 

[darthska]

I knew Canada has SGA, but I didn't realize they also have Dillon Brooks, Olynyk, Dort, & Jamal Murray.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[IATT]

IATT Peaty finally may not be the favorite going into the final?

Don’t know, cause no one is looking untouchable out of the field

I’m more curious to see what guys go out in, in the 2 breast given these 100 times aren’t THAT fast

 

[whtascene]

Wild how the athletes have to vacate the Games village within 48 hours after their event/last event, literally ****.

Not that much time to enjoy the experience once they're done.

 

[IATT]

But yea, as of right now the pool is looking “slow”

 

[B Sox]

Huske swam a great leg.

 

[Cashflow]

Torri Huske & Simone Manuel were SWIMMING!

Silver! Respect!

 

[whtascene]

Great swim from the Aussies.

Emma McKeon such a legend.

 

[Xennial]

IATT well that was closer for the Aussie Women than everyone thought it would be

 

[IATT]

Huske swam a great leg.

Not going lie, was surprised they went with her 3rd and not leadoff just because he rolling starts aren’t usually great

 

[darthska]

Man, Giannis really getting no help.
Tough to watch.

 

[MVP]

Whew

 

[RustyShackleford]

Whew

Camera man was outchea like...

 

[Sinner]

We just won our first gold!

 

[frink85]

Men's 4x100 flashbyke

 

[IATT]

Probably a WR in a faster pool

 

[IATT]

Hunter Armstrong was huge for the US

 

[darthska]

Whew

I crave cake.
Also milk.

 

[whtascene]

The Aussie men really worked for the silver in the men's relay.

 

[rolaholic]