Official Paris Olympics Thread

[akayf]

Aug 13, 2024 11:49:11 GMT -5 whattheheck said:

www.cosr.ro/stiri/2024-08-13/ana-maria-barbosu-va-primi-medalia-olimpic-de-bronz-la-bucureti

I don’t speak/read Romanian but GymCastic says this translates as Ana Barbosu “will take possession of the bronze medal won in the floor final” - I am not sure if she’s receiving the medal Jordan Chiles Is/was in possession of or if she is receiving a different medal. Gobsmacked.

Also do not speak/read Romanian but that was be an awkward translation. She will not get the actual physical medal that was given to Jordan. She will get a brand new medal.

[fernweh]

Apparently the head of the panel that stripped Chiles of her metal has worked as Romania’s legal counsel in international disputes

www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/jordan-chiles-bronze-medal-romania-b2595878.html

[erbear]

Aug 14, 2024 6:56:15 GMT -5 lo said:

I was on a nearly empty 6am flight from Albany, NY with Flavor Flav like 15 years ago. I was too shy to ask for a picture, but he was super friendly and funny to the airport and flight staff. He got on the plane last and said “I’m on the D list!” which was a joke because we were flying Southwest.

Also yes, he was wearing a huge clock necklace!

I met him in the National Museum of African-American History and Culture last year. He was checking out his exhibit, lol, and was so friendly and charming.

[pugz]

Aug 13, 2024 21:13:59 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Aug 13, 2024 20:57:33 GMT -5 pugz said:

I am going to keep Peacock a few more weeks so we can watch the paralympics.

Was super impressed with Peacock this year. Very user-friendly and spoiler free.

If you scrolled down enough, the highlight clip summaries showed spoilers.

oh yeah I learned that early on and stopped scrolling, lol. 

[rubytue]

Peacock has pulled the replays for breaking. All of them. Every other event I’ve looked up still has replays available. And it’s not just the replay with raygun, but mens, womens, finals, etc.

[neverfstop]

=(

Being stripped of Olympic medal robbed U.S. gymnast of ‘the person I am’
Jordan Chiles spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday about being stripped of a third-place medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

GIFT wapo.st/4e0nizs

[neverfstop]

Simone also tried to challenge her floor routine difficulty score and may have won a gold

www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/09/17/simone-biles-olympic-gold-medal-scoring-inquiry/75269638007/