Paris 2024 Olympics Thread - 11th August (pg 430)

[Gaz76]

Phil sesseman doing the shitbag trick of taking another runner down on the line, what's the point

 

[Mon Autre]

There’s no way they’ll have this event again. It’s being ridiculed everywhere.

Actually think things like the BMXing, skateboarding and climbing have been good additions to the games but this hasn't really worked. People have enjoyed watching those and perhaps appreciated the skill and athleticism that goes into them.

With breakdancing, there's a lot of physicality and artistry involved that I respect (obvs the Australian competitor is a bit of a wacky outlier) but I think it doesn't make loads of sense to me have one subgenre of dance in there and I think the audience and traditions around breaking exist mainly outside of a sporting context.

 

[Scottyboi]

Enjoyed the women's beach volleyball final.

 

[GornikDaze]

Garnbret off to a flyer in the climbing

 

[Eccles Blue]

Enjoyed the women's beach volleyball final.

Imagine that! ;-) ;-) :-)

 

[MCFC1993]

I don't know how these climbers do it, that white boulder looks horrendous.

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

I don't know how these climbers do it, that white boulder looks horrendous.

Hope everyone else struggles with it as we did. Keeps us in medal contention.

 

[GornikDaze]

Hope everyone else struggles with it as we did. Keeps us in medal contention.

Looks a lot more dynamic than the first two boulders

 

[chesterbells]

Actually think things like the BMXing, skateboarding and climbing have been good additions to the games but this hasn't really worked. People have enjoyed watching those and perhaps appreciated the skill and athleticism that goes into them.

With breakdancing, there's a lot of physicality and artistry involved that I respect (obvs the Australian competitor is a bit of a wacky outlier) but I think it doesn't make loads of sense to me have one subgenre of dance in there and I think the audience and traditions around breaking exist mainly outside of a sporting context.

How about heavy metal headbanging for LA28?

 

[MCFC1993]

Hope everyone else struggles with it as we did. Keeps us in medal contention.

Japanese woman absolutely smashed it, amazing, don't know how she did it.

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Japanese woman absolutely smashed it, amazing, don't know how she did it.

And the American.

 

[GornikDaze]

Close for McNeice


Edit: Unlucky not to top that

 

[I'm With Stupid]

59 points. Will need to top the lead route to have a chance of a medal with that, I think.

 

[GornikDaze]

59 points. Will need to top the lead route to have a chance of a medal with that, I think.

I think she’s reliant on others fluffing their lines now. Always an outside chance of a bronze after Garnbret and Rabitou for me

 

[Mon Autre]

Can we have snooker, cribbage, darts and dominoes at a future games?

You know what, I see people talking about including the darts in a very flippant way, and I get it....but then I also think, why the hell not? I think it's be q popular tbh and you have stuff like shooting and archery in there. Darts is aiming for a target just like archery is but there's actually more strategy at play tbh. If posh people played darts it would probs already be in there.

 

[jimharri]

Next stop for her, LA.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

I think she’s reliant on others fluffing their lines now. Always an outside chance of a bronze after Garnbret and Rabitou for me

Raboutou isn't a lead specialist. Then again, neither is McNeice. Mori and Seo will probably do well in the lead, but they're not good enough at bouldering for it to matter.

 

[GornikDaze]

Wow!! Brilliant from Garnbret

 

[I'm With Stupid]

You know what, I see people talking about including the darts in a very flippant way, and I get it....but then I also think, why the hell not? I think it's be q popular tbh and you have stuff like shooting and archery in there. Darts is aiming for a target just like archery is but there's actually more strategy at play tbh. If posh people played darts it would probs already be in there.

The main problem darts and snooker have are how many countries play them.

 

[Mon Autre]

The main problem darts and snooker have are how many countries play them.

Relative to some sports definitely, but I'd say there are other sports in the Olympics that aren't universally played either. I get what you're saying though.