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Wow, I watched her, and she is unreal! When you can beat the world’s best by that much, it’s CRAZY. AWESOME!!
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Wow, I watched her, and she is unreal! When you can beat the world’s best by that much, it’s CRAZY. AWESOME!!
Larry
...And set a new world record in the process. She is a beautiful, humble woman and seems to have her head on straight.
Another in that same category is Anna Hall in the women's heptathalon. Hopefully she can medal.
Another in that same category is Anna Hall in the women's heptathalon. Hopefully she can medal.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smoked the comp. 
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My wife has been a life-long fan of the Olympics. Watching everything that she could. The opening ceremonies in Paris changed that likely forever. She has not watched a minute since and echoes her disapproval.
BREAK DANCING?
That was a thing in the '80's...now it's an Olympic sport?
I missed the opening ceremonies debacle discussed above.
Break dancing, drag queens, and men boxing/beating women...
I think the Olympics have lost their way. Really sad.
That was a thing in the '80's...now it's an Olympic sport?
I missed the opening ceremonies debacle discussed above.
Break dancing, drag queens, and men boxing/beating women...
I think the Olympics have lost their way. Really sad.
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The scenery.....
The scenery in every event has been exceptional!
Personally, I'm not big on the breakdancing.
The scenery in every event has been exceptional!
Personally, I'm not big on the breakdancing.
I didn't watch the opening ceremonies, but...
I saw the proceeding in Marsailles with the torch lighting and it was the most incoherent, unorganized mess that I've ever seen in Olympic history.
I saw the proceeding in Marsailles with the torch lighting and it was the most incoherent, unorganized mess that I've ever seen in Olympic history.
I'm not easily offended, BUT.....
Leave it to the French to come up with something singularly weird to rub everybody the wrong way. It seemed like they were thumbing their nose at convention. I read that it was supposed to show 'diversity' and celebrate France's reputation in cooking. Thomas Jolly, the person responsible as artistic director is slated to return for the closing ceremonies.
Well, the GAMES have been GREAT, at least.
Leave it to the French to come up with something singularly weird to rub everybody the wrong way. It seemed like they were thumbing their nose at convention. I read that it was supposed to show 'diversity' and celebrate France's reputation in cooking. Thomas Jolly, the person responsible as artistic director is slated to return for the closing ceremonies.
Well, the GAMES have been GREAT, at least.
The American women sure showed the men how to do a relay.
I went down to a bar to get some food to take home. Sport-themed bar in Lawrenceville has several TVs so you can't not see the "games" wherever you happen to be facing. I had no idea that break dancing was a sport. Years ago when it was popular, like the '80s & '90s, I would've never thought that it was going to be an Olympic thing. That 40 minutes in the bar was the most I watched of them this year. I heard about the opening ceremonies.....NO COMMENT...
Edit to add: I saw in the online newspaper today some local kid from Franklin Regional, just East of PGH, won Silver. So that was cool. But, I didn't watch it. I think it was wrestling?
Edit to add: I saw in the online newspaper today some local kid from Franklin Regional, just East of PGH, won Silver. So that was cool. But, I didn't watch it. I think it was wrestling?
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Seems that if anything isn't done like "we" would do it ... it sucks.
I'm just happy that it is almost over for this period!
I think people lost track that way back when, the Olympics were basically war practice. Break dancing not much value in self defense!
I think people lost track that way back when, the Olympics were basically war practice. Break dancing not much value in self defense!
I may be mistaken, but I do not think any shooting sports were ever shown on Olympics Prime Time. I have yet to figure out where in the heck NBC even showed them. Certainly due to obvious bias for women's volleyball, diving, swimming, and track & field and against anything relating to guns!!
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What about the "Dance Off" ... like in Guardians of the Galaxy .. hmmm?
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I've got Peacock so I can stream any event, anytime. All I've watched is the Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (no Americans in the final, Korea took silver Chinese took the other two) and the Men's Skeet. The skeet was excellent. A couple of boys from Fort Worth took Gold and Silver. The two of them had a shootout for the Gold.
That 25m Rapid Fire Pistol is tough. You have four seconds to fire 5 rounds at five separate targets. One round per target. Start from a low ready. You're scored as one point for a hit per 4" target. No points for a miss. 4" at 25m is mighty small, shooting fast and one-handed. There were a few five in a row, but not many.
My wife thought it was boring. Maybe that's why it wasn't in prime time.
That 25m Rapid Fire Pistol is tough. You have four seconds to fire 5 rounds at five separate targets. One round per target. Start from a low ready. You're scored as one point for a hit per 4" target. No points for a miss. 4" at 25m is mighty small, shooting fast and one-handed. There were a few five in a row, but not many.
My wife thought it was boring. Maybe that's why it wasn't in prime time.
Already announced it won’t be back in L.A.
I was looking for shooting sports and all I found was a round of ladies trap on USA Network and it was very short coverage.
Anyone watch the Modern Pentathlon? It was held in a temporary stadium in an arena format at Versailles Palace so that all events could be seen by the audience. Since the Modern Pentathlon involves pistol shooting, I wondered how they would do that in an arena. Then I noticed the pistol range. The audience sat directly behind the targets.
However, the pistols apparently shot laser beams, and the targets were electronic sensors. That was good thinking. I don't think the audience would appreciate being used as bullet traps.
However, the pistols apparently shot laser beams, and the targets were electronic sensors. That was good thinking. I don't think the audience would appreciate being used as bullet traps.
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Gold for our 4 x 400 guys. Great race!
The US women in the 4 x 400 just blew the field away. Came in about 30 meters ahead of the field. Wow! Gold again!
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