And not one post here about it.

Odd.

Because it just don't matter...... US dominance in economy matters....US dominance in military matters......


Field hockey.... Not so much.....


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Originally posted by JTEX:
Because it just don't matter...... US dominance in economy matters....US dominance in military matters......


Field hockey.... Not so much.....


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Or break dancing, that's a sport WTF!!!

And it depends how you measure it.

Per capita, Per GDP and we are kicking your arse.

https://www.medalspercapita.co...dals-per-capita:2024

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Originally posted by ronco:

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Originally posted by JTEX:
Because it just don't matter...... US dominance in economy matters....US dominance in military matters......


Field hockey.... Not so much.....


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Or break dancing, that's a sport WTF!!!

Exactly. The original "Olympics" where a showcase of martial skills....

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I’m expecting the LA Olympics to feature street shitting and panhandling…..

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Originally posted by ronco:

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Originally posted by JTEX:
Because it just don't matter...... US dominance in economy matters....US dominance in military matters......


Field hockey.... Not so much.....


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Or break dancing, that's a sport WTF!!!

You beat me to it. Break Dancing?

Summertime in AK means I've got a whole lot better things to do than sit and watch break dancing on the tv.

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Originally posted by jdollar:
I’m expecting the LA Olympics to feature street shitting and panhandling…..

Very appropriate too!

New American Culture!

There was an Olympics ? Who gives a damn any more ?

I only see sports if it on in the pub.

Did see a bit of archery (75yds?)
A bit of the track. 1500 meter
Uneven bars.

I give credit to all the athletes.

someone got a gold medal in ...



break dancing

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Originally posted by jdollar:
I’m expecting the LA Olympics to feature street shitting and panhandling…..

The marathon will be 1000 miles. La To Texas.

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Originally posted by shankspony:

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Originally posted by jdollar:
I’m expecting the LA Olympics to feature street shitting and panhandling…..

The marathon will be 1000 miles. La To Texas.

don't give them any ideas!!

Well, I am proud of the US Olympic team. The fact that something silly like breakdancing was included this year doesn't and shouldn't tarnish the efforts and accomplishments of all the other US athletes.

US Medal winners at Paris 2024

No Date Athlete/Team Medal Event Sport
1 27 July Sarah Bacon/Kassidy Cook Silver Women's springboard 3m synchronised Diving
2 27 July Chloe Dygert Bronze Bronze Women's individual time trial
3 27 July Katie Ledecky Bronze 400m freestyle Swimming
4 27 July Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh. Torri Huske, Simone Manuel, Erika Connolly, Abbey Weitzel Silver Women, 4x100m freestyle, Swimming
5 27 July Jack Alexj, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Matt King Gold Men, 4x100m freestyle Swimming
6 28 July Haley Batten Silver Women, cross country Mountain Bike
7 28 July Torri Huske Gold Women, 100m butterfly Swimming
8 28 July Gretchen Walsh Silver Women, 100m butterfly Swimming
9 28 July Carson Foster Bronze Men, 400m IM Swimming
10 28 July Lee Kiefer Gold Women, individual foil Fencing
11 28 July Lauren Scruggs Silver Women, individual foil Fencing
12 28 July Nic Fink Silver 100m breaststroke Swimming
13 29 July Jagger Eaton Silver Men's street Skateboarding
14 29 July Nyjah Huston Bronze Men's street Skateboarding
15 29 July Luke Hobson Bronze Men, 200m freestyle Swimming
16 29 July Ryan Murphy Bronze Men, 100m backstroke Swimming
17 29 July Katie Grimes Silver Women, 400m IM Swimming
18 29 July Emma Weyant Bronze Women, 400m IM Swimming
19 29 July Nick Itkin Bronze Men, foil individual Fencing
20 29 July Frederick Richard, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik. Paul Juda, Asher Hong Bronze Men, team competition Artistic Gymnastics
21 30 July Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera Gold Women, team competition Artistic Gymnastics
22 30 July Ilona Maher, Kayla Canett, Lauren Doyle, Alev Kelter, Kristi Kirshe, Sarah Levy, Alena Olsen, Ariana Ramsey, Steph Rovetti, Alex Sedrick, Sammy Sullivan, Naya Tapper Bronze Women, team competition Rugby 7s
23 30 July Regan Smith Silver Women, 100m backstroke Swimming
24 30 July Katharine Berkoff Bronze Women, 100m backstroke Swimming
25 30 July Bobby Finke Silver Men, 800m freestyle Swimming
26 30 July Carson Foster, Brooks Curry, Chris Guiliano, Luke Hobson, Drew Kibler, Blake Pieroni, Kieran Smith Silver Men, 4x200m freestyle Swimming
27 31 July Perris Benegas Silver Women, park Cycling BMX Freestyle
28 31 July Evy Leibfarth Bronze Women, canoe single Canoe
29 31 July Katie Ledecky Gold Women, 1500m freestyle Swimming
30 31 July Torri Huske Silver Women, 100m freestyle Swimming
31 1 August Justin Best, Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, Nick Mead Gold Men's four Rowing
32 1 August Simone Biles Gold Women, all-around Artistic Gymnastics
33 1 August Sunisa Lee Bronze Women, all-around Artistic Gymnastics
34 1 August Jacqueline Dubrovich, Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, Maia Mei Weintraub Gold Women, foil team Fencing
35 1 August Kate Douglass Gold Women, 200m breaststroke Swimming
36 1 August Regan Smith Silver Women, 200m butterfly Swimming
37 1 August Erin Gemell, Katie Ledecky, Paige Madden, Simone Manuel, Anna Peplowski, Alex Shackell, Claire Weinstein Silver Women 4x200m freestyle Swimming
38 2 August Casey Kaufhold, Brady Ellison Bronze Mixed Team Archery
39 2 August Grant Fisher Bronze Men, 10,000m Athletics
40 2 August Karl Cook, Laura Kraut, McLain Ward Silver Jumping team Equestrian
41 2 August Ian Barrows, Hans Henken Bronze Men's skiff Sailing
42 2 August Sagen Maddalena Silver Women, 50m rifle 3 positions Shooting
43 2 August Regan Smith Silver Women, 200m backstroke Swimming
44 3 August Chris Carlson, Peter Chatain, Clark Dean. Henry Hollingsworth, Rielly Milne, Evan Olson, Pieter Quinton, Nick Rusher, Christian Tabash Bronze Men's eight Rowing
45 3 August Vincent Hancock Gold Men, skeet Shooting
46 3 August Conner Lynn Prince Silver Men Skeet Shooting
47 3 August Stephen Nedoroscik Bronze Men's pomel horse Artistic Gymnastics
48 3 August Simone Biles Gold Women's vault Artistic Gymnastics
49 3 August Jade Carey Bronze Women's vault Artistic Gymnastics
50 3 August Ryan Crouser Gold Men, shot put Athletics
51 3 August Joe Kovacs Silver Men, shot put Athletics
52 3 August Jasmine Moore Bronze Women, triple jump Athletics
53 3 August Kaylyn Brown, Bryce Deadmon, Shamier Little, Vernon Norwood Silver 4x400m relay mixed Athletics
54 3 August Austin Krajicek, Rajeev Ram Silver Men's doubles Tennis
55 3 August Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul Bronze Men's doubles Tennis
56 3 August Sha'Carri Richardson Silver Women, 100m Athletics
57 3 August Melissa Jefferson Bronze Women, 100m Athletics
58 3 August Kate Douglass Silver Women, 200m IM Swimming
59 3 August Katie Ledecky Gold Women, 800m freestyle Swimming
60 3 August Paige Madden Bronze Women, 800m freestyle Swimming
61 3 August Caeleb Dressel, Nic Fink, Torri Huske, Ryan Murphy, Regan Smith, Charlie Swanson, Gretchen Walsh, Abbey Weitzeil Gold Women, 4x100m IM Swimming
62 4 August Suni Lee Bronze Women, uneven bars Artistic gymnastics
63 4 August Brady Ellison Silver Men's individual Archery
64 4 August Bobby Finke Gold Men, 1500m freestyle Swimming
65 4 August Jack Alexy, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, Nic Fink, Thomas Heilman, Ryan Murphy, Charlie Swanson Silver Men, 4x100m IM Swimming
66 4 August Katharine Berkoff, Kate Douglass, Torri Huske, Lilly King, Alex Shackell, Regan Smith, Gretchen Walsh, Emma Weber Gold Mixed, 4x100m IM Swimming
67 4 August Kristen Faulkner Gold Women, road race Cycling
68 4 August Scottie Scheffler Gold Men, individual stroke play Golf
69 4 August Austen Jewell Smith Bronze Women, skeet Shooting
70 4 August Noah Lyles Gold Men, 100m Athletics
71 4 August Fred Kerley Bronze Men,100m Athletics
72 5 August Taylor Knibb, Morgan Pearson, Seth Rider, Taylor Spivey Silver Mixed relay Triathlon
73 5 August Simone Biles Silver Women, floor exercise Artistic gymnastics
74 5 August Valarie Allman Gold Women, discus throw Athletics
75 5 August Cierra Burdick, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Hailey van Lith Bronze Women's competition 3x3 basketball
76 5 August Sam Kendricks Silver Men, pole vault Athletics
77 5 August Vincent Hancock, Jewell Austen Smith Silver Mixed team, skeet Shooting
78 6 August Caroline Marks Gold Women's competition Surfing
79 6 August Annette Nneka Echikunwoke Silver Women, hammer throw Athletics
80 6 August Cole Hocker Gold Men, 1500 m Athletics
81 6 August Yared Nuguse Bronze Men, 1500 m Athletics
82 6 August Gabrielle Thomas Gold Women, 200 m Athletics
83 6 August Brittany Brown Bronze Women, 200 m Athletics
84 6 August Omari Jones Bronze Men, 71 kg Boxing
85 6 August Amit Elor Gold Women freestyle, 68 kg Wrestling
86 7 August Tom Schaar Silver Men, skateboarding park Skateboarding
87 7 August Anita Alvarez, Jaime Czarkowski, Megumi Field, Keana Hunter, Audrey Kwon, Caista Liu, Jacklyn Luu, Daniella Ramirez, Ruby Remati Silver Team Artistic swimming
88 7 August Hampton Morris Bronze Men, 61 kg Weightlifting
89 7 August Chloe Dygert, Kristen Faulkner, Jennifer Valente, Lily Williams Gold Women, team pursuit Track Cycling
90 7 August Sarah Ann Hildebrandt Gold Women freestyle, 50kg Wrestling
91 7 August Katie Moon Silver Women, pole vault Athletics
92 7 August Quincy Hall Gold Men, 400m Athletics
93 7 August Kenneth Rooks Silver Men, 3000m steeplechase Athletics
94 8 August Sam Watson Bronze Men, speed Sport climbing
95 8 August Tara Davis-Woodhall Gold Women, long jump Athletics
96 8 August Jasmine Moore Bronze Women, long jump Athletics
97 8 August Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Gold Women, 400m hurdles Athletics
98 8 August Anna Cockrell Bronze Women, 400m hurdles Athletics
99 8 August Grant Holloway Gold Men, 110m hurdles Athletics
100 8 August Daniel Roberts Silver Men, 110m hurdles Athletics
101 8 August Noah Lyles Silver Men, 200m Athletics
102 8 August Kenneth Bednarek Bronze Men, 200m Athletics
103 9 August Aaron Brooks Bronze Men, freestyle 86kg Wrestling
104 9 August Spencer Richard Lee Silver Men, freestyle 57kg Wrestling
105 9 August Helen Maroulis Bronze Women, freestyle 57kg Wrestling
106 9 August Olivia Reeves Gold Women, 71kg Weightlifting
107 9 August Matthew Anderson, Taylor Averill, Micah Christenson, Torey Defalco, Maxwell Holt, Thomas Jaeschke, Jeffrey Jendryk, Micah Ma'a, Garrett Muagututia, Aarfon Russell, Erik Shoji, David Smith Bronze Men Volleyball
108 9 August Kristina Teachout Bronze Women, -57kg Taekwondo
109 9 August Melissa Jefferson, Sha'Carri Richardson, Twanisha Terry, Gabrielle Thomas Gold Women, 4x100m Athletics
110 9 August Rai Benjamin Gold Men, 400m hurdles Athletics
111 10 August Kyle Dake Bronze Men, freestyle 74kg Wrestling
112 10 August Brooke Raboutou Silver Women, Boulder & Lead Sport climbing
113 10 August Nevin Harrison Silver Woen, canoe single 200m Canoe sprint
114 10 August Korbin Albert, Croix Bethune, Samantha Coffey, Tierna Davidson, Crystal Dunn, Emily Fox, Naomi Girma, Lindsey Horan, Casey Krueger, Rose Lavelle, Casey Murphy, Alyssa Naeher, Jenna Nighswonger, Trinity Rodman, Emily Sams, Jaedyn Shaw, Sophia Smith, Emily Sonnett, Mallory Swanson, Lynn Williams Gold Women Football
115 10 August B-Boy Victor Bronze Men Breaking
116 10 August Grant Fisher Bronze Men, 5000m Athletics
117 10 August Shelby McEwen Silver Men, high jump Athletics
118 10 August Christopher Bailey, Rai Benjamin, Bryce Deadmon, Vernon Norwood, Quincy Wilson, Gold Men, 4x400m Athletics
119 10 August Masai Russell Gold Women, 100m hurdles Athletics
120 10 August Kaylyn Brown, Aaliyah Butler, Quanera Hayes, Alexis Holmes, Shamier Little, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Gabrielle Thomas Gold women 4x400m Athletics
121 10 August Bam Adebayo, Devin Booker, Stephen Curry, Anthony David, Kevin Durant, Anthony Edwards, Joel Embiid, Tyrse Haliburton, Jrue Holiday, LeBron James, Jayson Tatum. Derrick White Gold Men Basketball
122 11 August Jennifer Valente Gold Women, Omnium Track cycling
123 11 August Kennedy Blades Silver Women, freestyle 76kg Wrestling
124 11 August Alex Bowen, Luca Cupido, Hannes Daube, Chase William Dodd, Ryder Dodd, Ben Hallock, Drew Holland, Johnny Hooper, Max Irving, Alex Obert, Marko Vavic, Adrian Weinberg, Dylan Woodhead Bronze Men Water Polo
125 11 August Lauren Carlini, Andrea Drews, Micha Hancock, Jordan Larson, Chiaka Ogbogu, Kathryn Plummer, Jordyn Poulter, Dana Rettke, Kelsey Robinson, Avery Skinner, Jordan Thompson, Haleigh Washington, Justine Wong-Orantes Silver Women Volleyball
126 11 August Napheesa Collier, Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Breanna Stewart,Diana Taurasi, Alyssa Thomas, A'ja Wilson, Jackie Young Gold Women Basketball

I do wonder what might have been if Russia had been represented…

Also, ex British colonies along with the UK out medaled the USA.

I do agree that the number of questionable sports involved are somewhat excessive.

Why not have auto racing and video game playing?


Aside from that the individuals all excelled in their chosen events.

One thing I’ve wondered is if they removed national identity in the Olympics what would happen?

Some of you really need to search hard for a happy spot in life. Sheesh. Shooting in the Olympics? Seriously? Table tennis? Really? Badminton? For real? They are all interesting and highly competitive. I enjoyed watching the Olympics and many of the newer additions as well were entertaining. I honestly think some of you would complain if you were hung with a new rope.

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Originally posted by crbutler:
I do wonder what might have been if Russia had been represented…

Also, ex British colonies along with the UK out medaled the USA.

I do agree that the number of questionable sports involved are somewhat excessive.

Why not have auto racing and video game playing?


Aside from that the individuals all excelled in their chosen events.

One thing I’ve wondered is if they removed national identity in the Olympics what would happen?

Russia was represented competing as neutrals because of their invasion of Ukraine. I think they won 15 medals. It's not the same old CCCP, eh?

I watched bits and pieces throughout.
One stood out to me.
Gabby Thomas.
She always had a smile and seemed full of joy to be there.
A gold medal winner, young enough to compete again next time. Seemed a very sweet, beautiful young woman. I hope she makes a jillion dollars in endorsements.

It was interesting but I didn’t go out of my way to watch it. You have to give credit to those taking part though, it must be great to be recognised as being the best after years of training and commitment.

I prefer the Winter Olympics.

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Originally posted by theback40:
I watched bits and pieces throughout.
One stood out to me.
Gabby Thomas.
She always had a smile and seemed full of joy to be there.
A gold medal winner, young enough to compete again next time. Seemed a very sweet, beautiful young woman. I hope she makes a jillion dollars in endorsements.

Smart too. Harvard grad.