Paris Olympics 2024 (non-cycling) thread

[Netserk]

Kipyeon has been reinstated after a complaint by Kenya. The right decision imo.

The Danish commentators were quite clear that it was Tsegay's fault for the clash.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Not the radical left, not anarchists, not Putin, but a weasel. No, not a awful person, but the animal ...
https://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-ma...TGJOTNYRCBDLHQHID2LKUQYM.php?ts=1722843183428

(It's nearly as bad as the Swedish Military claiming that Russian subs were everywhere, then it turned out to be fish and mink...)

Busy little weasel that was, good to know it won't be charged and it sounds like it'll be left alone. (What about fiber optic cables did the weasel find so tasty or interesting?)

 

[Unchained]

The only thing worse than not winning a medal (in a tight battle) is winning a medal only to find out that you didn't actually win a medal! I feel bad for Voinea!

EDIT: The beam was possessed today.

Allman chucks the lead frisbee a long way!

Pole vault WR!

Velodrome might be fast!

More rad waves in France!

A little wrestling in the women's 5000!

What a bunch of contrast!! Romania had decision to contest if gymnast stepped out of bounds, American coach asks for reconsideration and Romanian was crushed when bronze medal ripped out of her hands!! Jubilation and bitter, bitter agony of defeat!!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Look at this unit, Oliver Zeidler, won gold absolutely easily, I need to take up rowing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1820430072592929182

I'm larfing at the twitter comment - Marcel Kittel too had the quintessential Aryan look the Nazis would have been very proud of.

 

[Unchained]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=POAr8R1rL3o


These stories are literally everywhere

 

[Valv.Piti]

I don't understand the scheduling, with 200m, 400m, 800m and 1500m all having heats/semis/finals overlap with each other on the nearest distance

Maybe IOC wants more different ahtletes to contest? Im no expert, but honestly I'd think the 8 fastest men in Paris this year (Noah, Kishane, Oblique, Tebogo, Bednarak, Jacobs, Kerley and Simbine) all would be at least top 15 in 200. And 5 of them prolly the 5 fastest. Now, you can actually contest these distances at the same time, but its harder for some other discplines thats close to each other in what you need to be good at

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Look at this unit, Oliver Zeidler, won gold absolutely easily, I need to take up rowing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1820430072592929182

Fun fact. Hitler congratulated Jesse Owens and shook his hand in private, while the US president Roosevelt completely ignored him. Owens said he was treated better in the Third Reich than in the US

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I'm catching some flatwater kayaking now - my dad was a lifelong flatwater kayaker and I tried his ultra-narrow (but fast) racing kayak a few times, it took me literally 3 seconds to turn over so I gave up. If a beginner I would definitely not recommend starting out on a flatwater racing kayak because they are extremely tippy, how 4 kayakers manage to keep balanced in one boat I can't even imagine. Respect!

 

[Rob5091]

This Paris Olympics is really unbelievable ... weasels and worms and Ecoli ...
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/a...s-at-paris-olympics-found-worms-in-their-food

I like my fish and people are finding worms in the fish.

Shame for the Romanian gymnast who lost out on a bronze medal thanks to a change of minds by the judges.

Congrats to Duplantis who's arms seem to be extra special too.

 

[rallybanana]

I'm catching some flatwater kayaking now - my dad was a lifelong flatwater kayaker and I tried his ultra-narrow (but fast) kayak a few times, it took me literally 3 seconds to turn over so I gave up. If a beginner I would definitely not recommend starting out on a flatwater kayak because they are extremal tippy, how 4 kayakers manage to keep balanced in one boat I can't even imagine. Respect!

Is that the reason you became a tricycle rider?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Is that the reason you became a tricycle rider?

Fortunately I do possess enough balance to ride a regular bike, but I did try my mom's old steel tricycle a few times. It was heavy, no gears, and it felt very awkward. I do have respect for people who can ride such contraptions.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Congrats to Duplantis who's arms seem to be extra special too.

I had to check other pictures because in this one he looks like he has the arms of an 80yr. old! Thankfully it's only the lighting, in other pictures his arms are still veiny and he has some muscle, but they look more his age.

 

[RedheadDane]

Nielsen crashed.

I'm catching some flatwater kayaking now - my dad was a lifelong flatwater kayaker and I tried his ultra-narrow (but fast) kayak a few times, it took me literally 3 seconds to turn over so I gave up. If a beginner I would definitely not recommend starting out on a flatwater kayak because they are extremal tippy, how 4 kayakers manage to keep balanced in one boat I can't even imagine. Respect!

Just don't do a half Greenlander turn!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Just don't do a half Greenlander turn!

*Eskimo or kayak roll.

 

[RedheadDane]

*Eskimo or kayak roll.

I didn't know what it's called in English...

 

[Nick2413]

Got a feeling Kerr will take the 1500m

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Just don't do a half Greenlander turn!

What's a Greenlander turn?

Never mind, Samu explained it upthread.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I didn't know what it's called in English...

Neither did I, but it didn't take long to look it up.

But I'm sure Greenlander turn was part of the brutto troup before they settled on a different term/translation.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Kretschmer and Hecker look like a couple of Schwarzenegger Terminators in a canoe, I'm scared.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Here we go. 1500m men. Upper lip vs Viking.

 

[Tim Cahill]

If you know you aren't getting a medal please just run at sub-wr pace for a bit to really stir the pot

 

[Tim Cahill]

Kerr acting like a complete tool getting in his head, gotta try something I suppose.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Here we go. 1500m men. Upper lip vs Viking.

Thanks for alerting me, I need to see this!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Inge setting the pace...

 

[Tim Cahill]

Looks fast, El Guerrouj not under threat surely but the pace is infernal