Paris Olympics 2024

[AlRums]

I like the hosts to do well (I'm also a Francophile)
It's Aus we need to beat.

USA at this stage are suffering from Phelps' retirement.
They'll pull away when track and field gets going.

Phelps retired 8 years ago, they've had time to regroup

 

[ncurd]

Phelps retired 8 years ago, they've had time to regroup

I think its mainly Marchand being dominant.

 

[AlRums]

Shout out to Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson for their bronze in the diving

 

[ncurd]

At midpoint USA just not winning medal count looks normal

2024 2020

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I think its mainly Marchand being dominant.

Marchand is outrageous but only has one gold so far. Ledecky and Dressel haven't really got started yet (Dressel in the relay only). Hard to see less than three more golds out of those two.

 

[AlRums]

I'm surprised at the number of left handers in this shooting final

 

[AlRums]

At midpoint USA just not winning medal count looks normal

2024 2020
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Your 2024 table is well out of date so far, that's from about 2 days ago

Or this swimming only?

 

[Which Tyler]

Delassus has really screwed that run

I'm surprised at the number of left handers in this shooting final

Why the shooting happening so far away from Paris?
I'm sure there are "a big field" closer than 200 miles.
Not that I'm complaining, Chateauroux is right next door to Ali's home town

 

[ncurd]

Your 2024 table is well out of date so far, that's from about 2 days ago

Or this swimming only?

Swimming only was trying to work out what was going on with USA

 

[ncurd]

Why the shooting happening so far away from Paris?
I'm sure there are "a big field" closer than 200 miles.
Not that I'm complaining, Chateauroux is right next door to Ali's home town

Similar reason why we held it at Royal Artillery Barracks (although we moved it closer to London as originally National Shooting Center)? Essentially gun laws and security.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Yeeeeee!!!

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

I remember watching x games as a kid and the double backflip being some rare thing. What these guys do know is just so impressive.

We always take the lead (2008 excepted) when athletics start the second week.

 

[Which Tyler]

Similar reason why we held it at Royal Artillery Barracks (although we moved it closer to London as originally National Shooting Center)? Essentially gun laws and security.

Fair.
Though surely there are shooting clubs closer as well, not to.mention (especially in France) there would be ways around these things for the Olympics.
Ok, so maybe not the gardens of Versailles, but... somewhere

 

[ncurd]

Fair.
Though surely there are shooting clubs closer as well, not to.mention (especially in France) there would be ways around these things for the Olympics.
Ok, so maybe not the gardens of Versailles, but... somewhere

It was a question more than statement.

 

[Which Tyler]

Sorry

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Apparently it's one of the largest in Europe so means they can host all shooting events there rather than having target in one place and clay in another

 

[AlRums]

Fair.
Though surely there are shooting clubs closer as well, not to.mention (especially in France) there would be ways around these things for the Olympics.
Ok, so maybe not the gardens of Versailles, but... somewhere

Eventing was already at Versailles

 

[AlRums]

Swimming only was trying to work out what was going on with USA

TeamGB are a long way down on 2020/1 as well

 

[Which Tyler]

Apparently it's one of the largest in Europe so means they can host all shooting events there rather than having target in one place and clay in another

TY

Eventing was already at Versailles

I did say "not the gardens of Versailles"

 

[AlRums]

TY


I did say "not the gardens of Versailles"

The only way you could have used Versailles were if the targets were peasants (in keeping with it's history)