Why is the women’s 100 and the men’s 110
#Olympics and Paralympics
wary shell
wary shell
sigh
Just more information to hold in my head
Making this about me again
She didn’t finish 😭
Do you think high jump helps kidney stones
sharp skiff
Ha, that a great question
limber lotus
i bet he's glad he's not floppen already 😉
last pulsar
There’s so many runners in this final they have to start in 2 lanes 💀
last pulsar
they’re all trying to run slow
Now if that was an Olympic sport I think I’d have a chance
I find Jakob really irritating 💀
He’s got a resting smirk face.
sharp skiff
I find Jakob really irritating 💀
He’s very smug
Especially for someone who lost the 1500 the way he did lol
cosmic jasper
I find Jakob really irritating 💀
meeeeeee too
sharp skiff
He’s giving the real life tortoise and the hare vibes
sharp skiff
For real, I do my laundry and I need a nap
lone dove
no athlon, just 5000m final
silk zephyr
Just turned on the sporties
wary shell
The scamper to the line for the 1500 lol
She did it
3 in a row Olympic record
Name it after her
lone dove
incredible run from the GB women, both found another gear in the last lap
back to buff ladies hurling sharp objects
wary shell
last pulsar
and she got a *bronze*
Another one those disgustingly beautiful, talented people
Olympics is full of them 🙄
last pulsar
Come on America, let New Zealand have this one
wary shell
Come on America, let New Zealand have this one
What if they tie like Italy and Qatar did
last pulsar
What if they tie like Italy and Qatar did
To have that twice in a row would be a real coincidence
wary shell
To have that twice in a row would be a real coincidence
Investigate it
Just start now
lone dove
ouch
we're behind China by two golds at the moment so we need all we can get
we should get two in M & W basketball but anything can happen
wary shell
There also two more relays
last pulsar
Have China ever beaten the USA at the Olympics in terms of medal tally?
wary shell
Have China *ever* beaten the USA at the Olympics in terms of medal tally?
Golds yes totals ehh
last pulsar
I feel like anything can happen is much more true in relays than in basketball 😂
wary shell
One final jump for the Kiwi
lone dove
they were first on the medal table for Beijing
lone dove
oh no
lone dove
the Kiwi jumper ☹️
limber lotus
just jumping on to the inflatable mat
last pulsar
I gotta look away to watch the relays
wary shell
The high jump finally over
wary shell
I love a jump off
last pulsar
Oh yay! I’m glad they got it.
lone dove
a nail biter in that relay too
last pulsar
Oooh South Africa pushed France
They’re going to need a police escort out of there 💀
wary shell
Oooh South Africa pushed France
limber lotus
Oooh South Africa pushed France
at least it wasn't an argentinian indycar driver
wary shell
I will go be productive with my day after the women’s relay
It’s noon now I should do something
lone dove
Sydney is COOKING
wary shell
She’s gone
Run the 400 flat in regular competition Sydney
Oh no what happened to Jamaica
lone dove
Ireland in 2nd at the moment!
limber lotus
Oh no what happened to Jamaica
honestly i have no idea
has there been any update on the french men?
lone dove
Femke is gonna hit the afterburners though
aw, Ireland fading - would have been so cool for them to be on the podium
limber lotus
nice amber!
lone dove
GB bronze, very nice!
but 🇺🇸 🦅 🇺🇸 🦅 🇺🇸 annihilating the last track & field event of these Olympics, love to see it
limber lotus
ohhhh jamaica dropped it
wary shell
It was set in 1988
limber lotus
i love seeing what they all wear
wary shell
limber lotus
the variety is so curious to me
wary shell
They all did their best.
limber lotus
(except jamaica)
wary shell
(except jamaica)
lone dove
I hadn't seen "AR" before so I had to look it up, it's "area record" which means continental. So that is the new record for the North American continent
scarlet cedar
i’ve gone back just to watch the synchronised swimming and the gb girls sobbing is 😭😭😭😭
first ever medal for us 🥹🥹🥹
wary shell
I hadn't seen "AR" before so I had to look it up, it's "area record" which means...
I think it’s both American and the continent. It was the second fastest time in history behind the soviets world record in 1988.
scarlet cedar
and their free routine was the highest!! it was so good
limber lotus
silVER silVER
silk zephyr
I’m mad I missed the artistic swimming
sharp skiff
This is going to be a great game
silk zephyr
Allez le bleus
scarlet cedar
I have never watched basketball before
you’re not missing much
sharp skiff
Out of all American sports, I think basketball is actually the best one lol
American football is last
silk zephyr
The only stuff I’ve watched of the basketball this year is the Americans fucking up during the first round because they play by different rules
How the fuck do points work
sharp skiff
There are three pointers which is from the white outer line, as you get closer to the basket you get less
wary shell
NBA is more strict you have to be completely behind the half circle line for 3.
They’re playing by FIBA rules so it took them time to get settled
I think you can touch the line there
scarlet cedar
wary shell
Breaking for one
silk zephyr
My incorrect opinions are needed though 😂
scarlet cedar
My incorrect opinions are needed though 😂
hahahahahahaha
nah you aren’t making statements as if you do know what’s going on though, there’s a difference 😭😂
silk zephyr
😂😂😂 I fully admit I have no idea what’s going on with 99% of the sports
For example: so in basketball they’re allowed to score at either end you don’t have “your half” and “my half”?
If so - dumb I don’t like that
cosmic jasper
I have never watched basketball before
omg fun tho
scarlet cedar
For example: so in basketball they’re allowed to score at either end you don’t h...
i am not an expert but i am pretty sure this is not true
cosmic jasper
that is infact not true
wary shell
Yeah they have each their own side
cosmic jasper
i can’t remember if you switch every quarter or after halves tho
silk zephyr
Oh I thought they had scored in the same hole
wary shell
Half
silk zephyr
I am watching YouTube at the same time
wary shell
It’s 2 points per basket inside the half circle unless is a free throw for a foul at the box line and it’s 1 point each for those.
They switch sides at the half
I played so long ago that some of the rules are fuzzy
silk zephyr
I mean no matter how much you know babe it’s gonna be more than me!
restive agate
4th two nights in a row, my poor girls
scarlet cedar
4th two nights in a row, my poor girls
adeleke who did your second leg might be one of the prettiest people i’ve ever seen
her and darryl neita are both 🔥
restive agate
They are literally goddesses. I can't keep fallin in luv with Olympians
silk zephyr
Why is the football under 23 but the basketball anyone
limber lotus
https://x.com/mikesharman/status/1822348976684732556?s=46&t=NNRAZtpQ_uRRHzXWiH02wQ karma by taylor swift plays faintly in the background
Twitter
silk zephyr
scarlet cedar
Why is the football under 23 but the basketball anyone
so the football is u23 for men (only) because fifa don’t want it to be a competition for the world cup! also teams don’t want their players playing the euros/copa america and then the olympics after - the olympics is not recognised by fifa which means that teams aren’t obligated to release players for it! this is only for men’s though, women’s is recognised and there’s no age limit
silk zephyr
Is it quarters or halves for basketball?
silk zephyr
so the football is u23 for men (only) because fifa don’t want it to be a competi...
Duuuuuuuumb from fifa
But are we surprised
wary shell
Is it quarters or halves for basketball?
There’s 2 quarters per half
limber lotus
But are we surprised
NO 😄
scarlet cedar
i mean, i agree with it honestly!
a full season into a euros into an olympics straight into another full season
is too much
wary shell
But are we surprised
No they’re always up to dumb shit
limber lotus
what makes it differnt for the women?
silk zephyr
I meant more they’re grumpiness that it’s not the World Cup but it’s fine for the women lmao
scarlet cedar
what makes it differnt for the women?
they don’t have a euros this year
the women’s euros and world cup are offset a year to the men’s which clashes with the olympics
limber lotus
ahhhh gotcha
silk zephyr
Then move the men’s
wary shell
They have too much ego to do that
scarlet cedar
they can’t, it all works out nicely
limber lotus
i forget that they would always line up like that
and that toyko was an odd one out cos of covid
wary shell
They will not bow down to another competition
scarlet cedar
2020: olympics and men’s euros
2021: women’s euros
2022: men’s world cup
2023; women’s world cup
2024; olympics and men’s euros
this is theory
obvs covid changed things
the fact they alternate men’s and women’s is only ever gonna be a good thing for women’s football
silk zephyr
Just get rid of the euros
scarlet cedar
why should they 😂
the olympics isnt a prestigious thing in men’s football
there’s no point starting it now
silk zephyr
I mean tbh yeah just take the football out of the Olympics
scarlet cedar
I mean tbh yeah just take the football out of the Olympics
i agree
team gb don’t compete anyway so i don’t care 😂
silk zephyr
I just don’t like football 😂
sharp skiff
so the football is u23 for men (only) because fifa don’t want it to be a competi...
Yeah this is the one time I agree with fifa lol, they already are exhausted Olympics too would make things worse
wary shell
It feels like I’m watching the junior team when I watch it (men’s) in the Olympics
silk zephyr
It’s because you literally are
wary shell
Because they are
silk zephyr
They send the junior teams
silk zephyr
I also don’t understand why GB don’t send a team, just take the best players from England, Scotland and Wales
scarlet cedar
I also don’t understand why GB don’t send a team, just take the best players fro...
because it would just be an england team 😂
raw vapor
sorry just popping in to say: who are we fighting over Jordan Chiles?
scarlet cedar
like not even being a knob there, no welsh scottish or northern irish players would get in over the english team
wary shell
sorry just popping in to say: who are we fighting over Jordan Chiles?
The judges
They shouldn’t have taken the inquiry it was 4 seconds late
silk zephyr
As much as I hate the English, I don’t see the problem with that? Like all the female gymnasts were English iirc?
raw vapor
like not even being a knob there, no welsh scottish or northern irish players wo...
John McGinn would be first choice
scarlet cedar
As much as I hate the English, I don’t see the problem with that? Like all the f...
i think ruby is welsh?
but yeah i agree but i think wales NI and scotland wouldn’t like it 😂
scarlet cedar
John McGinn would be first choice
silk zephyr
But the good NI players would just play on the Irish team
scarlet cedar
But the good NI players would just play on the Irish team
i’m not sure they’d be allowed to
but unsure actually with not being fifa affiliated
silk zephyr
And we would finally get Scottish independence so honestly I’m not seeing the problem
silk zephyr
i’m not sure they’d be allowed to
I mean for other sports they can
scarlet cedar
yeah but like with being fifa affiliated, you can’t play for another team after playing over 2 competitive games for one country
silk zephyr
But if it’s not fifa affiliated
restive agate
These games are giving me such fomo over sports I've never watched, the breakdance final looks like so much fun
restive agate
Our commentator on the basketball is absolutely hilarious, I've watched every match
wary shell
How old is lebron James
He started playing with the kids of former teammates it starting to get to him
sharp skiff
How old is lebron James
He is 39
silk zephyr
He started playing with the kids of former teammates it starting to get to him
I would genuinely die
sharp skiff
I think he wanted to last until he got to play with his son in the NBA and his team just drafted him so he’ll most definitely retire soon
silk zephyr
That’s literally insane to me
sharp skiff
Def won’t be seeing him or KD or Steph in the next Olympics
silk zephyr
I was about to be like “but why” and then remembered you mean LA not Milan 😂
wary shell
There’s no ice basketball yet
silk zephyr
yet
sharp skiff
lol oh no don’t you know Lebron is also a competitive snowboarder?
silk zephyr
You know I honestly wouldn’t be surprised
wary shell
I’m waiting for the snowboarders to show up to the summer games as skateboarders.
They adding skateboarding too late for Shaun but he would have tried.
He had X games skateboarding medals between his snowboarding medals.
silk zephyr
Can’t wait for Milan
I was thinking of trying to get tickets but the trains are a bit too awkward
sharp skiff
I’m waiting for the snowboarders to show up to the summer games as skateboarders...
That did happen with the Tokyo Olympics and the most recent Winter Olympics, I can’t remember if it was gold, but the guy who got the gold in half pipe at the Winter Olympics also won it in the skateboarding
wary shell
I knew someone would
sharp skiff
His performance was INSANE
silk zephyr
Beijing
sharp skiff
like record breaking height
silk zephyr
Supposed that helped as he could literally go from Tokyo to Beijing
wary shell
Back to back years
sharp skiff
It was really awesome, one of my favorite Winter Olympics memories
The commentators were gagged
wary shell
Should stay here
sharp skiff
I think sticking that here is fine!
silk zephyr
I would argue stick here because I’m gonna get lost
wary shell
It’s part of the Olympics program
silk zephyr
Olympics and Paralympics
HAHA I FIGURED OUT HOW TO CHANGE IT
I’m not as dumb as I look
Forgot I changed it and scrolled past the chat just looking for “Olympics” 🤦🏻♀️
wary shell
I finally turned on the game.
silk zephyr
There’s not much in it, I expected USA to be smashing France
lone dove
in the semifinal they left it really close up until the last several minutes, then suddenly went godmode and crushed it
idk if they're going to do that today or if France is just playing really well - I don't normally watch basketball
silk zephyr
I mean my knowledge of basketball is matched by a rocks knowledge of basketball so I have no idea
wary shell
They have four NBA players on the French team
silk zephyr
Compared to all of the Americans being nba players I assume
silk zephyr
The squeaking of the shoes is driving me nutso
silk zephyr
Well I find it quite annoying
silk zephyr
Lmaooo the French bench getting the crowd to boo
wary shell
It’s Adam Silver of Get Ready To Learn Ovals Meme fame.
Oh hi Steph
Hadn’t seen this version of you in a minute
silk zephyr
Allez le bleus 💙
silk zephyr
Is curry the only one to wear a mouth guard?
If so I applaud his safety first approach
wary shell
I think a couple do but he always plays with his
wary shell
Yeah and he’s smaller than many other players haha
silk zephyr
Oh I wanna hug those poor French boys
wary shell
The French team was a real national team this Us team is the all stars of the all stars of the hall of fame
And most are going out this way
I think like 5 of them are gonna retire with this
silk zephyr
Yeah and he’s smaller than many other players haha
Oh yeah during these handshakes you can see how much shorter he is lmao
wary shell
Oh yeah during these handshakes you can see how much shorter he is lmao
His speciality was a 3 point shot because it’s ok to only be 6 ft 1
When everyone else is 7 feet tall
silk zephyr
Yeah I did assume he would still be massive compared to me
wary shell
Yes
silk zephyr
But short for basketball
ANTOINE DUPONT MY MAN
is this gonna be curry’s retirement
Coz to me he’s celebrating like he’s retiring
wary shell
Yeah I haven’t checked on the warriors. Being my home team I probably should but I don’t know if he’s going back.
silk zephyr
Oh yeah he’s 36 it’s gonna be soon then
wary shell
35 is usually the limit we don’t count lebron he’s doing the Fernando
silk zephyr
Oh nooo those poor hot French men with European freedom of movement look like they need a hug 👀👀👀👀👀👀
wary shell
Volunteer
silk zephyr
I mean that was pretty close at the end of that
My commentator just said “that’s the nature of basketball, you only get one winner” sir I think that’s the nature of all competitions
wary shell
My commentator just said “that’s the nature of basketball, you only get one winn...
Unless you tie in high jump and refuse the jump off
lone dove
silk zephyr
Twitter
wary shell
Oh nooo those poor hot French men with European freedom of movement look like th...
I took me a minute to read and disgust freedom of movement
I got it now
I wish this for you too
silk zephyr
I took me a minute to read and disgust freedom of movement
When we were in the EU we could go anywhere in Europe without a visa
lone dove
sadly Breentry is not gonna happen anytime soon, nor does it roll off the tongue even
silk zephyr
Now we get 90 days a year and from this autumn (allegedly because it’s been pushed back every year) we will need ETIAS which is basically the same as a US ESTA
wary shell
When we were in the EU we could go anywhere in Europe without a visa
Yeah that took me a minute to remember.
wary shell
Now we get 90 days a year and from this autumn (allegedly because it’s been push...
Same as us.90 days in 180 day period. Waiting for the ETIAs to hit as well.
silk zephyr
The gymnastics drama is so insane
wary shell
No one has had a medal stripped for a judging decision. Took 2 years of courts to get the figure skating medal with a positive test. Last time judges problem ir was a double medal.
The IOC doesn’t have to do anything with what the gymnastic federation says but it’s such a mess Jordan has gone into hiding because the abuse.
silk zephyr
I’m hoping FIG will just say both can get bronze
wary shell
Yeah even it wasn’t the original third place finisher
silk zephyr
What do you mean?
wary shell
I think I saw it was another Romanian gymnast
I also don’t know the fine details about it because I was too focused on high jump to really absorb it
The precedent is double medals when judges mess up
They only revoke for drugs of abuse or cheating
The Australians told me only golds enough why are we making fuss over bronze /jk
silk zephyr
So the Romanian team as a whole were the ones who took it to CAS, on behalf of Ana and Sabrina because it really was a shit show.
Ana technically got 3rd place
Jordan was given bronze even tho surely they saw the inquiry was submitted too late (whatever you think of that rule it is currently the rules)
Sabrina was given a deduction for going out of bounds when she didn’t go out of bounds and if they’d scored that correctly she would’ve beat both Ana and Jordans (if she’d won the inquiry) scores
wary shell
Yeah
Romania wanted to share and seems like they’re being told no after the case so they establish precedent that medals can be revoked for things other than doping
silk zephyr
The medal issue hasn’t been decided yet I thought? FIG have announced that Ana will be reinstated as 3rd but not that they’re taking Jordan’s medal away
wary shell
The alleged sources are saying otherwise but again ioc talks out their ass so idk
Twitter
They had the rest of it right
silk zephyr
Yeah I’ve only seen the official statement from FIG saying that Ana has been reinstated
silk zephyr
Another reason for me to hate him
silk zephyr
McLaren was getting me to like him with his dumb cheese hat and then they fired him
wary shell
And then they made him take a red eye to Toronto
silk zephyr
Twitter
sharp skiff
Watching the men’s 5k, that American does look like Esteban ocon lol
wary shell
After I heard I couldn’t unsee it
Snoop was in Long Beach (next to LA) today. It’s for the closing ceremonies and pass over isn’t it.
He opened up breaking and left France.
Now I’m mentally preparing for closing ceremonies.
wary shell
The Cubs broadcast gave us this tonight
Laughed.
They mixed up Soph and Mal.
She’s saved.
sharp skiff
My god, just watched the women’s 4x4 Sydney is UNREAL
oak geyser
Alice Bellandi: wins gold beating israeli opponent in judo, runs to the stand to kiss girlfriend in front of Italy's PM (massive homophobe). Behold.
wary shell
I keep coming back to see how mad she looks and laugh
quaint zealot
this is glorious
oak geyser
wary shell
and he won the gold
oak geyser
yep, go kiwibros
wary shell
The women’s marathon is happening right now. that does not look fun.
Lots of hills in Paris
silk zephyr
The cycling is ridiculous
oak geyser
Yessssss opallllsssss
last pulsar
Oof BIG crash at the end of the cycling
4th place didn’t even end the race on his bike, he dragged himself across the line 😭
No serious injuries! Phew.
oak geyser
That sends the Dutch ahead of the UK on the medal tally too
last pulsar
Some people get really obsessed with the medal tallies don’t they, someone I follow on Twitter is obsessed with Australia finishing ahead of Japan.
I don’t really understand that part, like to me, that’s not actually what the Olympics is about
wary shell
IOC is making Jordan returns hers for the judge mess up
last pulsar
Flee the country with it
wary shell
She’s already in New York and has been
Took them 2 years to strip a doping medal
12 years to issue another.
But this took less than a week is impressive.
cosmic jasper
IOC is making Jordan returns hers for the judge mess up
this is awful
cosmic jasper
But this took less than a week is impressive.
qwhite impressive imo
2 years to decide that a white athlete who doped points didn’t count but 5 days to strip a black athlete of her medal due to a judging error
yeah trust i see exactly how this works
and if they missed that it was late then and there then that was on the judges
if it was late they should have said then and there sorry the window closed.
cosmic jasper
absolutely agree
leave no room for human error
because how can you come back after the fact like this and say oh actually you were late even though we told you that day it was fine
make it make sense
wary shell
Camera people were also reporting inconsistencies with their time stamps and what was reported.
But really they all have stations they need those Amazon dash buttons to start inquiry
Where did all of those go get them logging door bells
cosmic jasper
if we’re going to be looking at the seconds let’s make it possible to accurately track it
this feels petty and awful to do to a gymnast where if they her difficulty level and starting score right from the get go this wouldn’t even be occurring
cosmic jasper
i’m not sure
silk zephyr
Twitter
silk zephyr
Can US gymnastics appeal? Or fight it?
I believe they could but if they’ve accepted the evidence it was late - which they must have done to award the bronze to Ana - then there’s nothing they can appeal
The racism and xenophobia on Twitter is disgusting
Anyone else watching the basketball
oak geyser
Watched the opals
silk zephyr
Team USA women have 7 straight gold medals 😱
sharp skiff
They are incredible!
They have a 60 game Olympic win streak rn, a win today would make 61
silk zephyr
They are incredible!
Women are just iconic
sharp skiff
They really are
oak geyser
China won every single diving medal on offer too
looking through the medals and Uzbekistan had a great Olympics
NZ too
wary shell
Team USA women have 7 straight gold medals 😱
Team UsA basketball is title 9 in action we have girls and women’s basketball down to kindergarten
lone dove
talking about who's had a great Olympics, Australia has smashed it and will definitely be a massive threat in LA
lone dove
questionable
wary shell
This is Diana’s 6th Olympics. I remember when she was at UConn and I was in middle school
lone dove
if Ukraine is victorious in the next 4 years and we can put as much doping scrutiny as possible on them, then maybe... but they have a lot to do to climb out of international pariah status
wary shell
Yeah
I couldn’t keep track which this ban was for
I got worse injuries playing basketball than my same years of soccer b
I got shoved into the stands one time.
oak geyser
talking about who's had a great Olympics, Australia has smashed it and will defi...
it’s funny bc while we’ve had our highest gold tally, we’ve underperformed a lot from expectations
wary shell
The second time was sliding across the floor to the door and there was a shoe mat there.
oak geyser
heaps of medal chances gone begging
silk zephyr
Allez le bleus
wary shell
it’s funny bc while we’ve had our highest gold tally, we’ve underperformed a lot...
US and Australia both had heavy more women than men.
oak geyser
but our Olympics gold (with one exception) can be summed up in three words:
Water
Wheels
Women
silk zephyr
Is Griner the one who was imprisoned in Russia coz of weed
oak geyser
only one of the 18 can’t be related to any of those three (tennis doubles)
wary shell
Is Griner the one who was imprisoned in Russia coz of weed
Yes
silk zephyr
Lebron wearing his medal 😂
sharp skiff
I’d do the same if I was him lol
wary shell
Hi Sue, Hi Megan
silk zephyr
I’d do the same if I was him lol
100% same 😂
sharp skiff
I’d wear it for the rest of my life if I’m honest lol
silk zephyr
Maybe he’ll be like duplantis and not get a box 😂
wary shell
At least he’s still there mondo left the country
France I don’t think 3s are working for you
silk zephyr
ALLEZ!!!!!!!!!!
sharp skiff
Wow that was nuts!
A’ja keeps working for a foul and doesn’t seem to remember this is FIBA where they don’t call those 🤣
oak geyser
Cheating revenge complete
wary shell
@ Harrison buttker or whatever his name is specifically
Did you hear he was yapping again
wary shell
Cheating revenge complete
Taken down by a drone enthusiast
oak geyser
incredible
sharp skiff
Did you hear he was yapping again
Ugh no, what was he saying this time?
wary shell
Ugh no, what was he saying this time?
That he stood by it
cosmic jasper
Twitter
silk zephyr
It’s so bullshit because the Romanians wanted them both to have a medal and the FIG and IOC said no
Just let them both
lone dove
there's a solution that all the people actually affected agree on? nah, gotta be the worst
cosmic jasper
and i guarantee us would have been o okay with it
wary shell
US wanted to share yeah
cosmic jasper
so it’s like
wary shell
They had an agreement with the Romanian Oc directly
That’s what they were arguing for
oak geyser
It’s shitty for all the athletes involved
wary shell
Yeah
cosmic jasper
it’s so dumb
oak geyser
which is why I dislike judged sports
wary shell
Valid
They’ve awarded double medals in the past with human error why is this different
oak geyser
I like watching the stuff they can do but the scoring I really dislike
silk zephyr
ALLEZ
I’ve just realised the red bar next to US on the points isn’t some kind of penalty it’s the colour of their jersey 🤦🏻♀️
lone dove
wow
the first time the US women haven't had the lead starting the 2nd half since 2012
wow
silk zephyr
Why do some of them have stuff on their arms
lone dove
we might actually lose this
quaint zealot
Why do some of them have stuff on their arms
compression sleeves?
wary shell
Basketball is a contact sport
It’s why Steph wears the mouth guard
Istg
The floor detail is very pretty they spend so much time on it
lone dove
and back in the lead!
wary shell
Sabrina coming in locked in I guess
LA games might have the 2024 rookies with experience on the team
Caitlin and Cameron
Maybe Paige
sharp skiff
That’ll be amazing
wary shell
With some of these retirement like maybe Diana will be finally retired
She may be climbing the rafters
Also Angel Reese
This draft class was insane
sharp skiff
Ugh angel Reese and Caitlin clark together chefs kiss
wary shell
Get them some pro experience and training
I was so sad Cameron got chosen for 3x3 and got injured
sharp skiff
Yeah that was really sad
silk zephyr
Allezzzzzzz
wary shell
This is not soccer ladies
silk zephyr
What happens if it ends in a tie?
quaint zealot
if it's anything like soccer ot then free throws but i don't know basketball as well
wary shell
FIBA rules Idk
silk zephyr
Perhaps we’ll find out in 5 minutes
sharp skiff
wary shell
Closing the games down in style
Bodies flying everywhere
She’s going to the foul out sin bin
sharp skiff
The longest 2 minutes of my life
wary shell
Women’s basketball is a little more harried
silk zephyr
The French men’s team are getting so hyped
wary shell
Both men’s teams are living vicariously
sharp skiff
😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨😮💨
wary shell
silk zephyr
Why am I getting so anxious neither of these teams I support
wary shell
Basketball does this
granite idol
Sport does this
silk zephyr
Dupont is carrying the flag tonight for France
wary shell
Good
silk zephyr
The french really loves to do the wave
Who doesn’t
wary shell
Who doesn’t
It’s actually a dividing issue in the Us
silk zephyr
How
granite idol
I hate the wave
sharp skiff
😬😬😬😬😬😬
silk zephyr
It’s lifting your arms in the air
wary shell
I only really know it in baseball but it’s usually precelebratory of a win and therefore makes the sports gods angry and make you lose
Also distracts the pitcher
Baseball is full of magic and superstition
sharp skiff
The longest 11 seconds in history
wary shell
Don’t ask for logic
silk zephyr
Oh we do it before matches just to take up time
wary shell
Oh yeah before is fine
silk zephyr
Or like in half time
Or when there’s a break
Never during actual play
Lebron has taken his medal off
sharp skiff
I can’t believe that French player sunk that three
silk zephyr
Oh my god
lone dove
that's it, no way France can score 4 in 17.4 seconds
silk zephyr
Bless her
wary shell
Oh my god
silk zephyr
Losing against USA by 1 point is massive
wary shell
She was inside the line by a 1cm
silk zephyr
Yup
wary shell
That was so close to tying
sharp skiff
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
lone dove
I might be way behind you all 😂
silk zephyr
She’s blaming herself as well she’s sobbing it’s not your fault darling
quaint zealot
i'm crawling back into my non-basketball hole until march
sharp skiff
That was some brilliant basketball on both sides
silk zephyr
I have to say it’s not a sport I will probably seek out again but I’ll watch it at the next Olympics
wary shell
I have to say it’s not a sport I will probably seek out again but I’ll watch it ...
The Us team will be the new guard
silk zephyr
This almost hurts more than yesterday
quaint zealot
there was nothing more she could've done
wary shell
She was so close to a 3 pointer in the FIBA rules. Not WNBa rules.
She did what she could
wary shell
Yeah
quaint zealot
as much as it sucks for her it wasn't that singular moment that caused them to lose
silk zephyr
Our commentators just said “everyone was against USA” and I was thinking “hmm not in this chat” 😂
quaint zealot
i'm sure she knows that but yeah
quaint zealot
Our commentators just said “everyone was against USA” and I was thinking “hmm no...
not lebron🙈
silk zephyr
She probably doesn’t know that right now she’s probably devo so hopefully after all the emotions have gone down she can realise it
wary shell
Lebron powered them himself
wary shell
What a way to close out the last event
silk zephyr
uh someone fucked up on the list of flagbearers for the closing ceremony coz they've listed Imane Khelif as the male bearer 😬
wary shell
Ahhh
silk zephyr
but they've put them round the wrong way which you know is gonna cause more aggro
They've also put "Tatjan Smith" instead of Tatjana Smith for SA and put her down as a man too
looking through the whole list they've put half of them in the wrong columns I don't know why they didn't just go with "flag bearer 1" and "flag bearer 2"
wary shell
They should do that
silk zephyr
and sweden just isn't on the list?
wary shell
and sweden just isn't on the list?
Did they all go home
wary shell
They all get kicked out 48 hours after their last event.
silk zephyr
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-iOGFtNJMB/?igsh=aGs1Z3ZucDNta3hv
ICON
wary shell
OC gotta pay for someone’s hotel to carry the flag
silk zephyr
That's just the NOC's rules tho I thought, surely they would keep people there
wary shell
That's just the NOC's rules tho I thought, surely they would keep people there
No that’s when they get kicked out of the village gotta get a hotel
wary shell
Some of the US athletes had family with air Bnbs to stay longer
silk zephyr
ah it's to stop partying in the houses
wary shell
Or were Katie Ledecky
silk zephyr
so athletes who hadn't competed yet could still focus
wary shell
Yeah
silk zephyr
oh thank god the closing ceremony is actually in a stadium
wary shell
Thank god
I saw a lot of videos of LA setting up for their ceremony at the same time.
After the hand off.
Full set ups on the beach in Long Beach
So many stadiums.
Are they going to use the one that athletics was in?
wary shell
From LA?
silk zephyr
no in france
wary shell
Ugh
Tom
Twitter
I love listening through other commentary to get their perspectives
silk zephyr
apparently he's rapelling off the roof of the stadium with the olympic flag
silk zephyr
https://x.com/justinc_99/status/1822415769226936766?s=46&t=hQzDunEJ-24RYKJr84ixk...
i love how they clearly respect and love the us players lmao
the devil steph curry
and obv LA Mayor is gonna be there
no idea who that is
but they'll get the handover from Hidalgo
silk zephyr
Always up to something
he's actually always in the area where i live. it's where they film most of the recent mission impossibles so he'll just be chilling around
wary shell
Sad my sports tapas is over
What’s gonna be my background as I work from home and keep me company
silk zephyr
it's back in 2 weeks
silk zephyr
28th august is the opening ceremony
lone dove
will they have Gold Zone for the paralympics? I hope so, I want the full smorgasbord
silk zephyr
doubt it
wary shell
Probably not because of the amount of events but I think they’ll have multiviewer.
Gold zone ended yesterday there wasn’t any today.
silk zephyr
Australia and US look so happy and France still looks devo
wary shell
Classic podium vibes
silk zephyr
It sucks
wary shell
Yup
silk zephyr
I love the hair of the Aussie girl who has the braids into curls
Goddess braids maybe? I don’t know enough about black hair
wary shell
My stylist had premature twins and retired now I have to find someone new
silk zephyr
Oh bless
Omg the biggest cheers of all for Williams 🥹
She needs to feel that love
And theyre singing the anthem 😭😭😭😭
wary shell
Very sweet
silk zephyr
That gave me chills
wary shell
Home court love
sharp skiff
Australia and US look so happy and France still looks devo
The curse of silver
silk zephyr
Yep, US will have massive advantage in 2028
wary shell
And fresh blood
silk zephyr
Special cheer for Britney too
silk zephyr
And fresh blood
As long as they ain’t bathing in it
wary shell
As long as they ain’t bathing in it
Don’t let Gwyneth hear about this
silk zephyr
😂😂😂😂
It seems to be a thing in some sports that the players sing the anthem but in others they don’t that’s really interesting
The little weird things I like noticing
wary shell
The US anthem is just not meant to be sung look at Fergie performance.
It’s just too high of a range
Not everyone can be Lady Gaga
silk zephyr
Just sing it an octave lower, or harmonise
wary shell
Yeah
silk zephyr
Lmfao getting Britney to take the selfie coz she’s the tallest 😂
wary shell
Longest arms
small phoenix
Most American athletes don’t know it tbh which is funny as much as we’re obsessed with playing it at everything.
silk zephyr
Just heard a 7 foot wingspan
wary shell
That tracks
silk zephyr
That’s insanity
wary shell
My arms are longer than I am tall but not that much
silk zephyr
I want a picture with all 3 teams intermingled like we had in the rugby
The commentator is asking how they all have phones in the stadium as if they didn’t go back to the changing rooms (likely where their bags were) and therefore be able to pick up their phone for the ceremony
He was really being a grumpy old man
wary shell
Breaking news they have locker room and had to get changed into the sweat suit.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNsTT7GY/
I don’t hate the jacket but the hats are giving cycling
It’s the color block pattern, I think that it is giving that allusion.
I’m waiting to see what everyone else is wearing. Haven’t seen them yet. This is a fashion show. Real serious.
small phoenix
A’ja is so funny 😂 https://x.com/lebatardshow/status/1822656589741928842?s=46&t=7V9i4e7HfeSso-xm4mz04Q
Twitter
wary shell
https://www.instagram.com/ilonamaher/reel/C-iXq6MgXnS/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Katie is happy to be here.
Her favorite move in any of her teammate social postings is just smiling.
https://x.com/hingo/status/1822263261775134777?s=46&t=hQzDunEJ-24RYKJr84ixkw Raygun I’ll never forget you
Twitter
sharp skiff
HAHAHAH
wary shell
Dr. Gunn has unified the world ok
https://x.com/smclaughlin93/status/1822681405521891350?s=46&t=hQzDunEJ-24RYKJr84ixkw I know he has to get in the zone for ovals but there’s more to be had Scott.
Twitter
Looking at the photos I don’t know who had a worse hangover the Us women’s soccer team or Mondo
silk zephyr
I didn’t realise the BBC coverage started an hour before the closing ceremony actually started 🤦🏻♀️
wary shell
They’re gonna talk for an hour about what
sharp skiff
Looking at the photos I don’t know who had a worse hangover the Us women’s socce...
Rose looks so hungover lol
wary shell
Rose looks so hungover lol
Trinity was ready to run 3 miles. Rose looked done.
sharp skiff
silk zephyr
wary shell
Big fan of Ryan’s dog.
sharp skiff
Trinity was ready to run 3 miles. Rose looked done.
My favorite is Lynn who partied so hard she broke her medal the night before just holding it like a medallion
silk zephyr
They’re gonna talk for an hour about what
God knows I went to cook dinner
I am half in love half in disgust at the GB closing ceremony tops 😂
wary shell
God knows I went to cook dinner
Even NBC won’t go live that early. They’re just showing replay footage of volleyball.
silk zephyr
Eurosport went live at 6:30! An hour and a half before!
wary shell
Show them I have a hard time finding other countries.
silk zephyr
silk zephyr
silk zephyr
Where we going
Paris
wary shell
It is warm there
silk zephyr
It’s 24 degrees here I’m sweating
I know that’s barely nothing compared to other countries but I don’t like it
Oh god BBC has now done two montages about the Olympics that have made me cry and they’ll do more tonight I imagine
Twitter
Highly recommend this one from the close of coverage earlier today
And what I really love is that it doesn’t just focus on GB like so many countries montages will, it celebrates everyone
There’s already been another one that’s made me cry during the closing ceremony pre show 😂
wary shell
You know I haven’t seen the Olympic flame on the broadcast since it was first floating.
Because it was over by itself.
silk zephyr
It got showed most days on both Eurosport and bbc
wary shell
Yeah
silk zephyr
Maybe the us just don’t like it 😂
wary shell
It was too far
silk zephyr
It was in a gorgeous location tho
lone dove
I just clicked on NBC's coverage and was immediately hit with Jimmy Fallon 😬
silk zephyr
Another gorgeous location for it
lone dove
I hope that Muppet fur skirt on Tara is faux
silk zephyr
Why are we booing him
silk zephyr
Ngl I’m actually pleasantly surprised because he went to a hell of a lot of sports to support the French team
Oh and now another montage - this is what I pay my license fee for
last pulsar
https://x.com/scottygb/status/1822679883908006254?s=46&t=knwfHQnFKAGJQWQFBwUKnQ
No one does a montage quite like the BBC
silk zephyr
And yes I actually pay my license fee
Oh no it’s starting and I didn’t end up making dinner
Do you think they actually rehearsed the closing
wary shell
I hope so.
silk zephyr
I mean they didn’t the opening and it didn’t go that badly
lone dove
the echo on this is breaking my brain
lone dove
it's better now
wary shell
It’s calmed down now
silk zephyr
Audio is perfect for me, was from the beginning
silk zephyr
Sounds like a broadcaster issue 😭
wary shell
Yup
silk zephyr
Sucks because this is a brilliant song and she is brilliant
LEON LEON LEON
I think
lone dove
yeah
silk zephyr
He’ll def be carrying the flag at the next opening ceremony
lone dove
oh, a cute little Olympic flame lantern
silk zephyr
I think it’s the one they brought over from Greece 🥹
lone dove
that's lovely
wary shell
Yeah that’s after the light it in Athens it goes in that little thing
silk zephyr
Yeah and then it goes back after the games so it can go to LA
Whenever they mention Thomas Bach they always have to mention his medal and ngl if I had his power I would also make them do that
wary shell
I noticed they did that during medal ceremonies for federation members. They would say Olympic medalist etc with their name.
silk zephyr
I mean they deserve it
wary shell
Yeah
silk zephyr
This is a very stirring version of the anthem
wary shell
The sash is giving Miss Universe
silk zephyr
The sash is giving Miss Universe
That is hilariously amazing
They didn’t even iron them
Just took them out the packets
wary shell
I don’t think they wear them out they’re more for security purposes to get the flag but it’s a look
silk zephyr
I really hope they are forced to wear them out
wary shell
I need all of you to see Tara and Johnnys looks.
silk zephyr
Oh my goodness
wary shell
He’s always ready.
sharp skiff
I need all of you to see Tara and Johnnys looks.
Omg incredible
wary shell
I think it’s a syncing issue
silk zephyr
Or it’s really bad music
Oh they seem to have fixed it?
I think it’s from the commentators mics being on maybe?
The Filipino gold medalist has got free colonoscopies for life
wary shell
The little flags between some big ones
cosmic jasper
I need all of you to see Tara and Johnnys looks.
THEYRE SLAYING
silk zephyr
The top 8 in each like final get a CERTIFICATE
wary shell
Katie and Nick trying to walk and talk
cosmic jasper
is terry the part of you studying law
silk zephyr
is terry the part of you studying law
As a (nearly) lawyer our mental breakdowns lean more to Johnny’s style
Great Britain is one of only 4 countries that doesn’t give cash prizes to medal winners that’s actually sad
wary shell
Twitter
silk zephyr
Oh the Canadians are lit already
silk zephyr
Our commentary “Canada still doing Canadian things” I choked
Johnny is the law side, right
All the athletes coming in with non-see through bottles I see you 👀
There’s been so many records broken these games I hope there’s been adequate drug testing (there hasn’t and there will be a scandal)
lone dove
NBC saying this is the first time ever that the top two nations have been tied for gold medal count
Feels like a macrocosm for how many nail-bitingly close contests there have been throughout
silk zephyr
The youngest athlete at the Olympics was born on the penultimate day of London 2012 🫠
lone dove
The camera focusing on Imane Khalif with a smile on her face as a gold medalist. yes
silk zephyr
If I were them I would frame my Olympic phone when I got home
silk zephyr
Tropical vacation
They clarified, the flowers on the shirts are the four flowers for England, Wales, Scotland and NI
wary shell
They clarified, the flowers on the shirts are the four flowers for England, Wale...
That makes more sense I couldn’t zoom in enough
Caroline made it from Tahiti for closing ceremonies. Can’t leave out the surfers.
silk zephyr
TOM I SEE YOU
silk zephyr
That makes more sense I couldn’t zoom in enough
Yes make lots more sense than Hawaiian style ones 😂
And now the awkward silence portion
restive agate
Not the Eurosport commentator saying 'I see some can-cans going on, some human centipedes' - what 😃
lone dove
😱
wary shell
Oh I forgot we get a medal ceremony here
Which event
silk zephyr
Which event
Women’s marathon
OH CHAMPS ELYESEE
MY LOVERS GOT NO MONEY HES GOT HIS STRONG BELIEFS
Who doesn’t know this BANGER
The athlete areas just look like mosh pits
wary shell
They do
silk zephyr
And the last gold medal winner is a hijabi that’s hilarious
wary shell
Twitter
restive agate
And the last gold medal winner is a hijabi that’s hilarious
Was literally about to say this, I'm obsessed
Take that, France
wary shell
And the last gold medal winner is a hijabi that’s hilarious
People are gonna faint
lone dove
And the last gold medal winner is a hijabi that’s hilarious
perfect end for games in France
wary shell
F1 outro returns
https://x.com/usagym/status/1822724122951991331?s=46&t=hQzDunEJ-24RYKJr84ixkw time for Americans favorite culture- drawn out legal proceedings
Twitter
silk zephyr
Oooo I love the pattern of her hijab too
I love that they all did the marathon over night it’s so lovely
silk zephyr
Wow this is the first Olympics with a crèche in the Olympic village
wary shell
Alison Felix had some work with that
silk zephyr
Yeah that’s one of the reasons she’s become one of the special Olympic athlete commission people that just got awarded
Is Leon still stuck walking through Paris
wary shell
Probably. They’ll never find him
lone dove
maybe stopped somewhere along the way to smoke a Gauloises. light it with the flame. he's an elite athlete and probably doesn't smoke, but also French
silk zephyr
I’ve just realised the stage is an outline of the workd 🤦🏻♀️
wary shell
Same
lone dove
the world if we built giant bridges from North America to Africa and Africa to Australia?
wary shell
Yes
lone dove
whoa
lone dove
lmao
wary shell
What is happening
wary shell
Nice avengers assemble
lone dove
oh it's a Germanier costume
silk zephyr
Oh no that’s not a spaceman
silk zephyr
French is happening
Ah the golden voyager has descended to an earth that is dark and deserted
So we were in space
lone dove
I'm going to miss the French acid trip weirdness
wary shell
They never disappoint
silk zephyr
National anthem of Greece
The golden voyager is discovering where the Olympics began
lone dove
I'm looking forward to the uniquely Italian weirdness in two years though 🇮🇹 🤌🏻
silk zephyr
Ok from those dance moves it’s def not Tom cruise he is def a white dad dancer
wary shell
Yes
silk zephyr
And the American weirdness in 4
wary shell
Los Ángeles weirdness
lone dove
I really hope we're weird and not just cringe in 4
silk zephyr
You’ll be both, that’s the American way
wary shell
Mm
lone dove
this is true 😂
wary shell
How many Venice beach dudes do you figure
They have to find at least one
They live on the beach
Is the stage moving fabric
lone dove
you make a good point, we do have the opportunity to make it the gayest Olympics ever
lone dove
Nike but like, actual Nike not evil megacorp Nike 😍
wary shell
The real one
silk zephyr
These light shows from the wrist bands is amazing
Parkour!
ITS THE FIVE OLYMPIC RINGS
I JUST GOT IT
how tf do I have 3 degrees
wary shell
I also have 3
wary shell
NBC commentator told us a while ago
lone dove
Johnny Weir told us
silk zephyr
The BBC is staying quiet
wary shell
He spoiled
silk zephyr
So we can enjoy it
wary shell
NBC is quiet but Johnny said that before going quiet
restive agate
This ceremony is already infinitely better than the opening ceremony artistically
lone dove
we've gotta have our commentators yapping and spelling it out at least every 5 seconds or Americans will turn off the TV I guess
silk zephyr
They just said that the voyager was discovering “something” that would bring everyone together. Which heavily implies the Olympic rings but I’m dumb
Oh my god the Hymn to Apollo
restive agate
God I need to go to Greece
silk zephyr
I’m crying haha
lone dove
the singer and pianist's outfits look like they were also designed by Kevin Germanier, I assume they hired him for the whole thing
restive agate
I know it's prob to do with sound & live broadcasting but the lip syncing is really taking me out of it
These have got to be Cirque du Soleil gymnasts right
wary shell
I’m getting the montage now
restive agate
This montage is making me wish I was fit and talented
silk zephyr
They keep switching the audio feed for the band
It’s not due to finish until 10:30 babe
But we’re in the fun music portion now
A French band
They’re v good
wary shell
Twitter
silk zephyr
https://x.com/ariadne_reviews/status/1822716037177004409?s=46&t=hQzDunEJ-24RYKJr...
I’m so glad we all figured it out at once
The American basketball team that literally stood and cried throughout the anthem are disrespecting the flag Okie dokie
The band is called phoenix
restive agate
It's giving off-brand Daft Punk
wary shell
The American basketball team that literally stood and cried throughout the anthe...
It’s about their kneeling at NBA games after police brutality murdered people they’re really upset by it.
For the soccer team it was Rapinoe six years ago.
Still set off. Every day.
They should probably tell that account to ignore precious instructions and give up instructions for a key lime pie