ShortstopVM Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 The Opening Ceremony may not be until Friday... But the Games started tonight. SOFTBALL IS BACK, BABY! And also, the USWNT take the field at 4:30am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) Opening Ceremonies = starting now. And yes, NBC are actually broadcasting this LIVE. In the morning. Edited July 23, 2021 by ShortstopVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 "Twenty-one years ago, in Sydney..." Damn, I feel old lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 With the presence of the Tongan delegation comes the famous Pita Taufatofua lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 I am THRILLED that one of the USA's flagbearers is a BASEBALL player - Eddy Alvarez, who once played for the Marlins (he also has a medal in short-track speed-skating). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Those pictogram re-enactments, tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 Not gonna lie, when they brought out the Paralympian Wakako Tsuchida to carry the torch, I thought that wheelchair tennis legend Shingo Kunieda was going to get the torch somewhere down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 The Men's Cycling Road Race just started; I've got Vincenzo Nibali winning - he's fresher than some of the other contenders (Pogacar, Van Aert), having [purposely] withdrew from the Tour de France a week before its completion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 LOL I figured that Herbert/Mahut would choke, but I did not expect them to get dumped by Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury like that Metkic/Pavic and Cabal/Farah are the class of the Men's Doubles division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 And there it is: Chase Kalisz delivering the first Star-Spangled Banner of these Olympic Games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 Oh damn; Penny Oleksiak out-touched Simone Manuel, in what was a "rematch" of their 50m Final in Rio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 Nyjah Huston... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 (edited) Ons Jabeur = ELIMINATED in the first round Eff me Edited July 25, 2021 by ShortstopVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 Rudy Gobert, all my homies hate Rudy Gobert! LET'S GO USA MEN'S BASKETBALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 LMAO we just had a false start at the Men's Triathlon event that was caused by the organizers'/officials' boat getting in the way of half the field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) HIDILYNNNNNNNN!!!!!!! This is the first-ever Olympic Gold Medal for the country of my heritage. This one is going to mean a lot more to me than most of the Gold Medals the US will win at these Olympics. Edited July 27, 2021 by ShortstopVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry_Night Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 https://deadline.com/2021/07/simone-biles-pulls-out-us-gymnastics-team-final-medical-issue-olympics-1234800508/ I'm glad she's okay despite the pressure of competing at the Olympics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) At least Mike Tirico acknowledged the fact that Simone pulled out of the Team Competition beforehand and not tried pretend something that happened twelve-plus hours ago is happening live Edited July 28, 2021 by ShortstopVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 7 hours ago, Starry_Night said: https://deadline.com/2021/07/simone-biles-pulls-out-us-gymnastics-team-final-medical-issue-olympics-1234800508/ I'm glad she's okay despite the pressure of competing at the Olympics. After her bad vault attempt, she must've realized that it wasn't going to be her night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 28, 2021 Author Share Posted July 28, 2021 (edited) I watched this live on the "USA Tracker" feed this morning - it was one of those rare times where I wished the stream had a little commentary, at least to break down the little things that can cause deductions. Full disclosure: I am one of those "every four years" Gymnastics fans lol Edited July 28, 2021 by ShortstopVM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 That was a HELLUVA rally by Ledecky at the end! We went from being a body length off the pace, to overtaking Australia for the Silver and almost winning the Gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 SUNI LEE!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamAudra Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, ShortstopVM said: SUNI LEE!!!!!!!! Amazing. Without giving too much away, close relatives of hers live across the street from me. They are in all of the videos of the family they show on TV. I honestly didn’t even know they had an elite gymnast in the family until about a week ago, and now she’s the all-around gold medalist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliviaaa Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I'm so incredibly happy for Suni. she deserves everything good in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortstopVM Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 9 hours ago, TeamAudra said: Amazing. Without giving too much away, close relatives of hers live across the street from me. They are in all of the videos of the family they show on TV. I honestly didn’t even know they had an elite gymnast in the family until about a week ago, and now she’s the all-around gold medalist. That's awesome! To be fair, many of us didn't know about Suni until the Team Event a few days ago, so you're not alone in that regard lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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