Paris 2024 Summer Olympics: Wednesday PM - Alcaraz/Nadal fall to USA in Team Doubles, Katie Ledecky wins 1500M free in record-breaking time 🥇🥈🥉

[DripNick]

 

[dmbrhs]

Simone Biles still got it.

 

[darthska]

Yeah, you've got different distances, but the different strokes make no sense to me. If it's a race, just do the fastest way. They don't do the 100 meter sprint, but you have to skip or hop on one leg. I guess hurdles would be a somewhat similar hindrance/constraint, but that's changing the course, not limiting yourself to a certain style of step.

Because there aren't multiple ways to put one foot in front of the other.
Hop in a pool and try breaststroke for 20 seconds and you'll respect tf out it.

Or just respect that they are premier athletes without having to get what they do. I mean I don't fence, but I respect their grind.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[dmbrhs]

Bruh, the NBC announcer for equestrian just said "Marie Antionette would lose her head over this setting."

Equestrian events are being held at Versailles. That's a hilariously dark joke.

 

[kdawg]

Gymnastics is amazing but I still have trouble with all the politics of it - and the uncomfortable feeling about what some of these girls have gone through. Obviously the US has had problems - but can you imagine what some of the other countries are up to.

The artistic element of the scoring sits uncomfortably with me too.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[rolaholic]

 

[rolaholic]

 

[rolaholic]

 

[Cashflow]

 

[whtascene]

The gymnastics always amazing to watch.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[kdawg]

I have real trouble believing that these are the best skaters in the world. It’s almost like skateboarding shouldn’t be an Olympic sport.

The BBC commentary kills me too - some middle aged guy trying to sound like he’s down with the kids.

 

[rolaholic]

Whew

 

[DripNick]

The BBC commentary kills me too - some middle aged guy trying to sound like he’s down with the kids.

Quite literally

 

[dontsteponmyshoes]

Whew

Raiders should send her a training camp invite

 

[Moheezy]

This is so lit:

 

[Cashflow]

 

[RustyShackleford]

I think some of the Embid discourse about him picking to play for the US brushes up against some nasty sentiments

But also

Embid being in the court for the US might be the best way for him to improve the chances of France winning the gold

 

[dontsteponmyshoes]

Disgusting display right now by Serbia on those two flops

 

[whtascene]

Seems like a really fun crowd at the skateboarding.

 

[darthska]

Disgusting display right now by Serbia on those two flops

EYE remember when that was a Euro basketball stereotype.

 

[gry60]

Embiid was never going to play for Cameroon though. No CMR NBA player has ever represented the country on the international stage. I can't tell you why, but it's been that way since Boumtje-Boumtje joined the league.

I think some of the Embid discourse about him picking to play for the US brushes up against some nasty sentiments

Care to elaborate?

 

[Bantz Lord T]

 

[Xennial]

wow French women's gymnastics team not even qualifying for team finals with the amount of errors during qualifications, they were hoping to get on the podium at home