Olympics 2024
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We watch some of the events. I prefer Winter sports though.
Can't decide which is better!
Can't decide which is better!
I've got my white flag ready. Wouldn't want to offend anyone. Joe
FWIW, same thing in Japan. When I first started living there, and watching Olympics on TV, I was surprised at the lack of coverage of American athletes. Oddly, to me initially, it was mostly Japanese athletes... (Well, duh!)
I kinda doubt it is different anywhere.
On the plus side, nowadays with a VPN you can access live programming originating in other countries.
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Too political. Some of the comments We would hear would result in the Commentator being dinged, or expelled from this forum.
On the "too political" comments, the Olympics have always been political.
E.g. 1964 Mexico and the Black Power raised fists with bowed heads by two US athletes, or, horrifically, the Black September massacre of the Israeli team in Munich in 1972.
Or how about the 1980 US boycott of the Moscow Olympics and the boycott by the Soviets of the LA Olympics four years later?
Or Berlin, 1936, and the way many any saw Jessie Owens' superb performance as a rebuke to Hitler and the Nazis Übermensch ideology. Or the "Blood in the Water" water polo match between the Soviets and Hungary at Melbourne in 1956?
Nothing new about politics at the Olympics.
Here's a short article on this: The History of Politics in the Olympic Games | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
E.g. 1964 Mexico and the Black Power raised fists with bowed heads by two US athletes, or, horrifically, the Black September massacre of the Israeli team in Munich in 1972.
Or how about the 1980 US boycott of the Moscow Olympics and the boycott by the Soviets of the LA Olympics four years later?
Or Berlin, 1936, and the way many any saw Jessie Owens' superb performance as a rebuke to Hitler and the Nazis Übermensch ideology. Or the "Blood in the Water" water polo match between the Soviets and Hungary at Melbourne in 1956?
Nothing new about politics at the Olympics.
Here's a short article on this: The History of Politics in the Olympic Games | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
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I prefer R/C Cola... I don't much like McDonalds either.. so the commercials wear on me...and they don't show the sports that I want to see... I will follow the medal count but not watch much, if any live...
I've been hooked on the Winter Olympics since my second pair of skis had metal edges lol
I think one problem American's have with watching international sports is that we are too used to the constant action and scoring that is the core of popular American sports. The NFL, the NBA, MLB all have adapted their rules to speed up play, increase the action and the scoring. It's the reason football (soccer to us heathens), was, and is to a certain extent, a hard sell here in the States.
Now, when these fans tune into the pole vault, and find out it may take 7 rounds or more to even decide the top 3? Add in the fact that all the athletes are nobody you've heard of and probably 2 Bulgarians and a Finn are the top 3 going in and they're probably gonna watch a Nascar race.
Now, the way I look at it, watching the absolute best in the world go head to head and give it their all in competition is mesmerizing. how many times have you watched a blowout between a bad team and a great one and wished for a closer, better game? The games don't come closer than the Olympics, where medals are decided by centimeters, thousandths of a second and tenths of a point. Add in a few true underdogs doing their best (Cool runnings, Mon!), and you have some top notch entertainment. Better than Real Housewives of Paducah, Kentucky or the latest popularity... I mean "talent" contest.
Now, when these fans tune into the pole vault, and find out it may take 7 rounds or more to even decide the top 3? Add in the fact that all the athletes are nobody you've heard of and probably 2 Bulgarians and a Finn are the top 3 going in and they're probably gonna watch a Nascar race.
Now, the way I look at it, watching the absolute best in the world go head to head and give it their all in competition is mesmerizing. how many times have you watched a blowout between a bad team and a great one and wished for a closer, better game? The games don't come closer than the Olympics, where medals are decided by centimeters, thousandths of a second and tenths of a point. Add in a few true underdogs doing their best (Cool runnings, Mon!
), and you have some top notch entertainment. Better than Real Housewives of Paducah, Kentucky or the latest popularity... I mean "talent" contest.The Parisians I met in late spring all said they were leaving town during the games. Partly no doubt for the extra rental income, and to escape the already bad gridlock in Paris.
fiasconva
US Veteran
One of the things that has hurt the viewership is the delayed broadcasts of popular events. With the internet we already know the results and details before it's even broadcast.
Yup, happened here in Los Angels in 1984. Prediction was we were all gonna starve to death in the freeway and city gridlock, along with many other gloom and doom scenarios.
It was almost better than the Covid no drive time - everybody left town, the air was cleaner, roads were open and the tourists were mostly friendly.
I predict the same will happen in 2028 when Los Angels hosts the Olympics again.
One side benefit, the Lord High Masters may actually have to do something with filth, garbage, homeless that has over taken the many surrounding cities where the venues are located.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
Who's playin'??????
I do enjoy the wrestling, judo, and boxing of the Olympics.
smoothshooter
Member
No. Not at all.
I could care less...........
JET4
Member
Never watched it and not going to start.
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