Olympics 2024 Thread

[mountaineer]

Former tennis star Serena Williams is claiming a rooftop Paris restaurant denied her (and her two young children) entry. She does tend to blame every slight on racism,  but haven't heard any details on that point. Of course, it may be simply that the place required reservations, like every upscale Paris restaurant, and she hadn't bothered to call ahead.

[MeganC]

Former tennis star Serena Williams is claiming a rooftop Paris restaurant denied her (and her two young children) entry. She does tend to blame every slight on racism,  but haven't heard any details on that point. Of course, it may be simply that the place required reservations, like every upscale Paris restaurant, and she hadn't bothered to call ahead.

Indeed. No one at the restaurant cared when she said, "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"

[Wingnut]

Former tennis star Serena Williams is claiming a rooftop Paris restaurant denied her (and her two young children) entry. She does tend to blame every slight on racism,  but haven't heard any details on that point. Of course, it may be simply that the place required reservations, like every upscale Paris restaurant, and she hadn't bothered to call ahead.

“Dear Mrs. Williams,” wrote the hotel via its official X account. “Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight. Unfortunately, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked and the only unoccupied tables you saw belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L’Oiseau Blanc, which was fully reserved.”

THe entitled must be accommodated.  The blacker the oppressed, the better the accommodation reparations must be

[mountaineer]

The Elite Average Games - at least as entertaining as Paris 2024!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZhAuk4bPAI

[rangerrebew]

Udpate on ‘greenest Olympics’ ever! No AC, ‘vegan meat scandal’, hot buses & now: Eco-friendly ‘hard cardboard beds’ robbing sleep from athletes – ‘We haven’t had this amount of complaints about a village in Olympic history’
By Marc Morano
August 8, 2024
 
Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton unpacks the scandal concerning Olympians being given vegan meals.

Sky News: ‘Unpacking the vegan meat scandal’: “While Paris has been busy spooking its carbon-friendly credentials, the push to go green has left many athletes seeing red:  ‘We haven’t seen this at Olympic Games before. We haven’t had this amount of complaints about a village in Olympic history.’

From hard cardboard beds to running out of meat in the athletes’ Village, Parisians are seeking to be more climate-friendly. They’ve shifted the focus from the athletes to poor conditions. But how much of it is about so-called sustainability, and how much is a bunch of cheap beds and bad food a cost-cutting initiative?”

https://www.climatedepot.com/2024/08/08/udpate-on-greenest-olymipics-ever-no-ac-no-meat-now-eco-friendly-hard-cardboard-beds-robbing-sleep-from-athletes-we-havent-had-this-amount-of-complaints-about-a-village-in-olympic/

[rangerrebew]

I wonder how these world class athletes like being reduced to eco-alarmist lab rats?

[MeganC]

French pole vaulter catches crotch on crossbar, misses out on medal chance

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/french-pole-vaulter-anthony-ammirati/5665747/

EXCERPT

OUCH!

https://www.tiktok.com/@kreme14/video/7399137740714937617

This dude may have lost the event but I think he won the Olympics!

It looks like he has a squirrel in his shorts!

[mountaineer]

Sydney McGlaughlin-Levrone, American 400 meter hurdler who seems to set a new world record every time she sets foot on the track, speaks after winning the gold in Paris:

https://twitter.com/Sports_Spectrum/status/1821741452893847981

[Right_in_Virginia]

[mountaineer]

I'm so glad I missed the closing ceremonies.

https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1822753456853266754

Headless one-winged Angel ascends to the sky as a satanic golden horned bird figure watches on during the Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony.

https://twitter.com/OliLondonTV/status/1822753000844132742

[mountaineer]

Ian Miles Cheong
@stillgray
Australian Olympic "athlete" Raygun's disastrous breakdancing performance at the Olympics was so cringe-inducing that it single-handedly annihilated the "sport's" chances of appearing at the 2028 Los Angeles games.

The International Olympic Committee removed breakdancing from the 2028 program before the Paris Olympics even began, signaling a massive vote of no confidence in the World DanceSport Federation's ability to put on a legitimate Olympic event.

WDSF President Shawn Tay tried to spin the humiliating defeat as an opportunity to "show the Olympic Movement that it will be missing out" by putting on a good show in Paris. But his desperate pleas for a second chance ring hollow in light of Raygun's pitiful display. The fact is, breakdancing simply does not belong in the Olympics, and the IOC wisely recognized that before it could further embarrass itself on the global stage.

Tay's grandiose claims about breaking being "a sport popular among youths from diverse backgrounds" and "rooted in beautiful values such as inclusivity" are laughable. In reality, breakdancing is a niche hobby that has been co-opted by the Olympics in a misguided attempt to appear hip and relevant to younger audiences. The IOC has now come to its senses and realized that breakdancing has no place among legitimate Olympic sports like swimming, gymnastics and track and field.

So let this be a lesson to the WDSF and other fringe "sports" organizations: the Olympics is not a participation trophy. If you want to be taken seriously, you need to demonstrate actual athletic skill and merit, not just empty platitudes about "inclusivity." Breakdancing had its shot and blew it. Now it's time for the IOC to focus on the real sports that make the Olympics great.
3:27 PM · Aug 12, 2024

[goatprairie]

Ian Miles Cheong
@stillgray
Australian Olympic "athlete" Raygun's disastrous breakdancing performance at the Olympics was so cringe-inducing that it single-handedly annihilated the "sport's" chances of appearing at the 2028 Los Angeles games.

The International Olympic Committee removed breakdancing from the 2028 program before the Paris Olympics even began, signaling a massive vote of no confidence in the World DanceSport Federation's ability to put on a legitimate Olympic event.

WDSF President Shawn Tay tried to spin the humiliating defeat as an opportunity to "show the Olympic Movement that it will be missing out" by putting on a good show in Paris. But his desperate pleas for a second chance ring hollow in light of Raygun's pitiful display. The fact is, breakdancing simply does not belong in the Olympics, and the IOC wisely recognized that before it could further embarrass itself on the global stage.

Tay's grandiose claims about breaking being "a sport popular among youths from diverse backgrounds" and "rooted in beautiful values such as inclusivity" are laughable. In reality, breakdancing is a niche hobby that has been co-opted by the Olympics in a misguided attempt to appear hip and relevant to younger audiences. The IOC has now come to its senses and realized that breakdancing has no place among legitimate Olympic sports like swimming, gymnastics and track and field.

So let this be a lesson to the WDSF and other fringe "sports" organizations: the Olympics is not a participation trophy. If you want to be taken seriously, you need to demonstrate actual athletic skill and merit, not just empty platitudes about "inclusivity." Breakdancing had its shot and blew it. Now it's time for the IOC to focus on the real sports that make the Olympics great.
3:27 PM · Aug 12, 2024

One sport they should have is parkour. You have to be very athletic to do it, and it takes training.
I watched a video Raygun's ...uh.....Olympics exercise, and it does provide a good deal of laughs.
I have to agree with article. What's next.....twerking? And get rid of "artistic swimming" while you're at it.