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2024 Summer Olympics (Paris)
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He's finally made it 
Sorry, the stuff on the beach was terrible.The last 20 minutes has been better than the opening ceremony and the last 3hrs of the closing ceremony
Marchande!!
Poor lad. Must be exhausted.
Poor lad. Must be exhausted.
Most of the athletes have gone home already
The last 20 minutes has been better than the opening ceremony and the last 3hrs of the closing ceremony
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The only thing I liked on the opening and closing ceremony was tom cruise.
Maybe he did walk after allHe's finally made it
Great way to end that.
I've made an executive decision to be in LA for the next games. It has to be done.
My summary:
1. Best (and certainly most unique) opening ceremony.
2. Best Olympic Games, at least since 1996
3. Best closing ceremony
4. Best handover
Merci, Paris. Merci La France! Rendez-vous à Los Angeles!
1. Best (and certainly most unique) opening ceremony.
2. Best Olympic Games, at least since 1996
3. Best closing ceremony
4. Best handover
Merci, Paris. Merci La France! Rendez-vous à Los Angeles!
Terrible opening and even worse closing ceremonies.
Total shite compared to London 2012.
Total shite compared to London 2012.
The last two posts are pure cafism
Well the Paris Olympics certainly happened.
If anyone wants to know what we can expect next time…
Impressive.
The last two posts are pure cafism
this is really the best forum for the variety of opinions. Long live the caf. But it was really the best Olympics for me. Can’t compare to London as I was not even 20 and could appreciate it fully. Merci Paris.
Interesting that London is often mentioned when people talk about how much they didn’t like the opening/closing ceremony.
Must be co-incidence.
Netherlands have more gold medals than countries 5-10 times their size and are sixth on the medal table…
Germany is an embarrassment this olympics.
Germany is an embarrassment this olympics.
Agree on both. Well done to the Dutch.
These Olympics were great. Hopefully we (LA) can match the peaks while avoiding some of the troughs. The Olympics bring the world together, in my opinion, even with all the doping scandals. Surfing, skateboarding, climbing were all good additions. I love the Olympics unironically, and it’s nice to be able to cheer on your own country without reservations.
Likely been answered in this thread’s 172 pages, but why does the UK compete as one entity in the Olympics but as separate nations in the World Cup?
I understand that you Brits think that self-indulgent pile of shite was amazing, but did it also make you unable to objectively evaluate everything else?
Such as?
Here here
They should give all 3 bronze medals, this is awful for the athletes.
That Tom Cruise part was great.
Loved these games but then again we watch a fair amount of track & field in our house so we love it all. Every Olympics is great.
Will miss these ones now.
Wonder what LA 28 will look like.
Loved these games but then again we watch a fair amount of track & field in our house so we love it all. Every Olympics is great.
Will miss these ones now.
Wonder what LA 28 will look like.
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Well I am pleased to hear that you had a great time there.
I've been glued to this and it's been such a joy to watch. Sad that it's over, but what a great experience. Enjoyed it from start to finish.
The only thing the vast majority of non-Brits remember about it is that Mr Bean was there.
Nah, we all remember Bond and the Queen too
Good to see that the top brass at British sport are at least acknowledging that 14 golds was disappointing, and saying that they’ll look into the reasons for the low conversion rate, as well as celebrating the success of 65 medals overall. I was worried that there might be some complacancy.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/a...ris-should-be-celebrated-claim-team-gb-chiefs
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/a...hina-in-medal-count-but-rue-decrease-in-golds
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/a...ris-should-be-celebrated-claim-team-gb-chiefs
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/a...hina-in-medal-count-but-rue-decrease-in-golds
I think 2012 and 2024 have a lot in common in terms of resonance.
The opening ceremony at London celebrated an idea of Britishness from Bond to the Queen to the NHS. Paris celebrated Paris (though I hope it worked for French people in general)
London majored on crowd vibes and volunteers. Paris did the same but added in more gambles on the setting - like using the Seine in competition and putting the skateboard park on the Place de la Concorde.
I loved it. Probably because after the COVID dominated Tokyo games and a couple of Olympics away from a European timezone I was ready for it.
But I do think they pulled off a great event and I suspect there's massive relief in France at how well it went. The crowds were magnificent as well, which given some of the pre-event doom and gloom predictions was great to see.
The opening ceremony at London celebrated an idea of Britishness from Bond to the Queen to the NHS. Paris celebrated Paris (though I hope it worked for French people in general)
London majored on crowd vibes and volunteers. Paris did the same but added in more gambles on the setting - like using the Seine in competition and putting the skateboard park on the Place de la Concorde.
I loved it. Probably because after the COVID dominated Tokyo games and a couple of Olympics away from a European timezone I was ready for it.
But I do think they pulled off a great event and I suspect there's massive relief in France at how well it went. The crowds were magnificent as well, which given some of the pre-event doom and gloom predictions was great to see.
Yeah I think it was a pretty big success. I was really worried about the security aspect but they've somehow managed that quite well. Crowds and energy was quite good. Some great stories and moments/memes. Only negatives were the Dutch rapist and the boxing controversy, the latter of which has been handled decently by the IOC from what I've read. Also the gymnastics bronze medal controversy.
What about raygun the Aussie breakdancer though, probably the funniest moment in Olympics I've ever seen
Agree. Best Olympics in my lifetime. The best in regards to top sporting moments since Beijing 2008 but without the heavy handed political show offing from that iteration.
The stages and elegance of Paris will not be topped by any Olympics anytime soon. Few cities in the world car pull out a Grand Palais or Chateau de Versailles for sporting events. I hope that LA 2028 acepts this and doesn't try to go the Disneyland route. Make sure the public has the best experience possible and find a way to make public transportation available for all and let the athletes shine for themselves. And use the one thing that Paris doesn't have, the ocean, to get that visual advantage.