can anyone find the final medal results for usa men vs usa women? closest i could find was 5 days ago and women were up 41-34.
thought it was interesting that someone said Title IX is the reason our women are better than everyone else’s, HS/college programs are much better.
Somewhat related, but the Italian women just trounced everyone in volleyball, only dropping a single set breezing to gold. Apparently they’d invested a ton of money in that program and it’s paying dividends. But it’s weird to me that they made up so much ground b/c I’m sure USA and Brazil (and prob others) have been investing a lot in volleyball for years, plus the university system in USA seems to produce tons of good players. I wonder if they just happened to have a golden generation or if they’re really outspending everyone by a crazy amount.
i thought it was bc they all send their top women to play at US colleges?
I don’t, but now I’m subbed THANKS A LOT
I know about the Dopey Challenge because a buddy of mine who makes shocking choices has done it every year since it’s started, so I think the last 12 or 13 years?? He’s said that there are like 400 other Immaculate Dopey freaks (not his words) so this is just his life now. I don’t understand it and don’t want to
How does Australia not choose Raygun as their closing ceremony flagbearer? Unbelievable
https://x.com/bruce_arthur/status/1822687856441295159
Agreed. The Olympics is a breath of fresh air to all the fascist crap going on right now.
VPN to France 2 if you want to actually watch the closing ceremony and not have 40 min of ads every hour and dipshits like Jimmy Fallon talking over everything on NBC.
Good video despite the memey title
The men’s 100m is how I imagine that I look at the end of 5k
flag football in 2028 is… something 
The NFL is pushing flag football like crazy.
This particular course was extremely hilly, and there was a downhill portion so severe that they basically needed to use their arms as brakes.
So the musical guests zoomed into closing ceremony?
For those who want more cool sports, the summer isn’t over.
https://x.com/Paralympics/status/1822756848497258510
My dad was a US Swimming official and he officiated several Paralympic trials over the years. These athletes are absolutely incredible to watch. I highly recommend it.
At the end of the Paris show, they passed the Olympic torch to Tom Cruise who then “flew it” (pre-recorded) to LA (where the 2028 games are). There was then a live show from LA with Californian artists (which I assume they showed on the screen in the Paris stadium). I guess if you were in Paris expecting to see these live you would be disappointed (and admittedly they would be higher profile than the French ones, even more so for an American) but it was also very predictable that this would be done this way.
Phoenix and friends (who played in the stadium) were really good though.
What do a bunch of kids care about Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Dr. Dre anyway? I guess Billie Eilish.
But yeah the LA thing was pretty weird. The acts above playing on a beach in Long Beach (even though Tirico said Venice, it was later corrected to Long Beach) in front of maybe 50 fans.
Oh wait, people paid to go see the closing ceremonies expecting those acts live? Hmmm.
I thought it was idiotic to have like 35% of the show devoted to LA. IIRC in the past they’d pass off the torch and do maybe a 5-minute video package about the next host city and that’s it.
LA is the center of the universe bro. Don’t be a hater.
That’s wild they’re going to turn SoFi into the Olympic swimming venue. Should be crazy.