2024 Paris Olympics

[Scoop Snoop]

They should win every game by 20+ and that's a conservative number.

[Pakuni]

LeBron will be the USA flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.

https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-lebron-james-flagbearer-c06c923974bb9d336883410a581636db

[MU82]

Just wait ... Bronny will be named the Junior Flagbearer!

[Pakuni]

Just wait ... Bronny will be named the Junior Flagbearer!

That fruit is so low you scooped it off the ground.

[MuggsyB]

LeBron will be the USA flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.

https://apnews.com/article/olympics-2024-lebron-james-flagbearer-c06c923974bb9d336883410a581636db

Nm

[lawdog77]

Just wait ... Bronny will be named the Junior Flagbearer!

He earned it

[Jay Bee]

Shoulda been b boy victor aina

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I came across this list.

Big East Olympians

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=482003917801530&id=100079757772340&mibextid=xfxF2i&rdid=dqfI3lsGYbNcsAiW

[SaveOD238]

I also saw this from the NCAA.  Too bad only one Marquette Olympian, but good luck to Katherine Plouffe!

[tower912]

Charlotte Dujardin out at the olympics.    Muggsy celebrates.   

[Pakuni]

Slightly OT, but Salt Lake City gets 2034 Winter Olympics.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Slightly OT, but Salt Lake City gets 2034 Winter Olympics.

I heard that was rumored as the Olympic committee is trying to reduce costs for hosting by reusing venues and previous hosts.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Jumping ahead 4 years, I read that the LA Olympics 2028 plans to host several events in Oklahoma City (canoeing/kayaking and something else).  They have some brand new kayak rapids facility and LA won't have to build anything.

[CreightonWarrior]

Jumping ahead 4 years, I read that the LA Olympics 2028 plans to host several events in Oklahoma City (canoeing/kayaking and something else).  They have some brand new kayak rapids facility and LA won't have to build anything.

softball as well

[Galway Eagle]

Jumping ahead 4 years, I read that the LA Olympics 2028 plans to host several events in Oklahoma City (canoeing/kayaking and something else).  They have some brand new kayak rapids facility and LA won't have to build anything.

I'm all for sustainable infrastructure for the Olympics rather than seeing everything fall to decay but man if I was an international athlete I'd be a little perturbed that you basically get none of the Olympic atmosphere

[The Sultan]

I'm all for sustainable infrastructure for the Olympics rather than seeing everything fall to decay but man if I was an international athlete I'd be a little perturbed that you basically get none of the Olympic atmosphere

Welcome to the Los Angeles Olympics!  You get to go 2,000 miles away to Oklahoma City!

[The Sultan]

Slightly OT, but Salt Lake City gets 2034 Winter Olympics.

And (laughably) inserting into their contract to recognize that WADA has authority over all drug testing and enforcement otherwise they could be moved.

Of course, US Law Enforcement isn't going to care, but that's cute.

[Hards Alumni]

I'm all for sustainable infrastructure for the Olympics rather than seeing everything fall to decay but man if I was an international athlete I'd be a little perturbed that you basically get none of the Olympic atmosphere

Yep, for context, this is about the same distance as Paris, France to Minsk, Belarus.

[Galway Eagle]

Yep, for context, this is about the same distance as Paris, France to Minsk, Belarus.

If I recall correctly during Chicago's bid for the Olympics awhile back there was debate whether they'd be able to use facilities in Milwaukee Madison and such. It's comical that the standard is now "wherever the hell has space"

[jesmu84]

https://youtu.be/VpMgn0S3QOE?si=c2R_Q9LIrL7jND7L

[BM1090]

Someone more familiar with the U23 or Olympic soccer scene....Why do these teams seem more connected? It seems like watching club soccer rather than international. In a good way.

[Warriors4ever]

Oklahoma City?? Holy cow...
I've been to Lillehammer, SLC and Vancouver for the Olympics, all had venues out of town - in fact if I remember right, there was a separate athlete's village in Whistler, and a separate USA hospitality house. All had buses between the separate venues, but yeah, as an athlete I would hate being way off in Oklahoma City...

[Skatastrophy]

Someone more familiar with the U23 or Olympic soccer scene....Why do these teams seem more connected? It seems like watching club soccer rather than international. In a good way.

Yep and it's nice and ugly like lower league football. I'm enjoying it.

Looking forward to watching the women play today.

[JWags85]

If I recall correctly during Chicago's bid for the Olympics awhile back there was debate whether they'd be able to use facilities in Milwaukee Madison and such. It's comical that the standard is now "wherever the hell has space"

I mean, that's reasonable.  If LA's bid used sites in San Diego, or even SF, I don't think it would be that insane.  Halfway across the country however...

Yep and it's nice and ugly like lower league football. I'm enjoying it.

Looking forward to watching the women play today.

I like how they don't necessarily resemble their full national teams.  France was way more fluid and free in their attacking.  The Iraq/Ukraine match was back and forth and entertaining, even though both those senior teams love playing 1-0 matches.

[jficke13]

Oklahoma City?? Holy cow...
I've been to Lillehammer, SLC and Vancouver for the Olympics, all had venues out of town - in fact if I remember right, there was a separate athlete's village in Whistler, and a separate USA hospitality house. All had buses between the separate venues, but yeah, as an athlete I would hate being way off in Oklahoma City...

Surfing is in Tahiti this year... so I guess there are venues farther from the host city than OKC is from LA.