GDAWG Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Has anyone been watching the Summer Olympics? Does anyone care? Skateboarding is now a sport in the Olympics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigers Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 29 minutes ago, GDAWG said: Has anyone been watching the Summer Olympics? Does anyone care? Skateboarding is now a sport in the Olympics. No. No. Yes., so is Sport Climbing. I hear you ask what is sport climbing friend? I have no idea, but i'm guessing it's a sport that involves climbing. Logano wins BOWL before Chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastport76 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 10 minutes ago, tigers said: No. No. Yes., so is Sport Climbing. I hear you ask what is sport climbing friend? I have no idea, but i'm guessing it's a sport that involves climbing. And surfing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickp91 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Was watching I thought skateboarding had been there before Especially since snowboarding been in Olympics since 1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 6 hours ago, nickp91 said: Was watching I thought skateboarding had been there before Especially since snowboarding been in Olympics since 1998 I had the same Mandela Effect type of thing. I could have sworn I have seen skateboarding in the Olympics. I have never watched the X Games so I didn't confuse it for that. Maybe I am thinking about snowboarding too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I haven't watched much of the games, but I've been following through other sources.. The Americans were off to a slow start with losses for the Women's Soccer team and the Men's Basketball team.. but with 10 medals right now, I think things are just fine for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Yes, I love it. I watch certain events like T&F, swimming, diving, gymnastics. Too bad a lot of the events are too early for west coast. And I love team handball, people on twitter are really noticing it. Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings2 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I'll watch swimming. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I've been watching, but mostly online through CBC because NBC's coverage is terrible, as usual. I watched the entirety of the men's street skateboarding competition last night which was pretty cool. Checked out surfing, but it was pretty boring, honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieboy82 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 16 hours ago, tigers said: No. No. Yes., so is Sport Climbing. I hear you ask what is sport climbing friend? I have no idea, but i'm guessing it's a sport that involves climbing. this is the first thing i thought of when i saw sports climbing: so long and thanks for all the fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 As I posted on the NBA thread: NBA Players in the Olympics (excluding Team USA): Argentina: Luca Vildoza (Knicks, although I don't think he played a game for them yet as he only signed in May), Facundo Campazzo (Nuggets), Gabriel Deck (Thunder). Former NBA Player Luis Scola is on the team. Australia: Patty Mills (Spurs), Josh Green (Mavericks), Aron Baynes (Raptors), Dante Exum (was with Houston but now a free agent), Joe Ingles (Jazz), Matisse Thybulle (76ers) Czech Republic: Tomáš Satoranský (Bulls) France: Nicholas Batum (was with the LA Clippers in the playoffs), Rudy Gobert (Jazz), Frank Ntilikina (Knicks), Evan Fournier (Celtics) Germany: Isaac Bonga (Wizards), Moritz Wagner (Magic) Italy: Nico Mannion (Warriors), Danilo Gallinari (Hawks) Japan: Rui Hachimura (Wizards) Nigeria: Chimezie Metu (Kings), Josh Okogie (T'Wovles), Gabe Vincent (Heat), Jordan Nwora (Bucks. Was not a part of their Championship Parade), Precious Achiuwa (Heat), Jahlil Okafor (Pistons), KZ Okpala (Heat), Miye Oni (Jazz) Slovenia: Vlatko Čančar (Nuggets), Luca Doncic (Mavericks) Spain: Ricky Rubio (T'Wolves), Marc Gasol (Lakers), Willy Hernangómez (Pelicans), Juancho Hernangómez (T'Wolves). Former NBA Star Pau Gasol is on the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 New candidate for the Wide World of Sports agony of defeat: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I could watch that clip in a loop all day long and still laugh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 It's always fun to see a meme happen live. The crazy thing is, he got up from that, did some great tricks, and just barely missed bronze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 So, even though we're in 2021, they kept everything as originally planned as the 2020 Olympics, even though the year ended. I thought they were going to change the last zero to a one on the graphics (unless they were made in advance and they had to be used). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 1 hour ago, habsfan1 said: So, even though we're in 2021, they kept everything as originally planned as the 2020 Olympics, even though the year ended. I thought they were going to change the last zero to a one on the graphics (unless they were made in advance and they had to be used). The medals, torches, merchandise, and whatever were already made or being made with 2020 on them when the decision to postpone them was made. As far as the original posts question... I love the Olympics. I will watch as much as I possibly can. Don't really care for the sports I can watch throughout the year at a high level, like basketball or tennis, though (except for hockey in winter, though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 1 hour ago, See Red said: The medals, torches, merchandise, and whatever were already made or being made with 2020 on them when the decision to postpone them was made. As far as the original posts question... I love the Olympics. I will watch as much as I possibly can. Don't really care for the sports I can watch throughout the year at a high level, like basketball or tennis, though (except for hockey in winter, though). Same. Men's Basketball is nothing more than a glorified international tournament of NBA players. Tennis has names like Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka. I do watch tennis, and if I want to watch Djokovic or Osaka, I'll watch them on the ATP tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Two 13 year olds just won gold and silver in Women's Street Skateboarding, and made the veterans look like chumps. This is what makes the Olympics fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, burgundy said: Two 13 year olds just won gold and silver in Women's Street Skateboarding, and made the veterans look like chumps. This is what makes the Olympics fun. The 13-year-olds (and 16 yo) were great but I thought it was a pretty poor showing for the sport in general. Felt like I was just watching girls hurl themselves onto the concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanshepherd Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Skateboarding is one of the most difficult sports there is to do at that high of a level. It’s sort of like baseball in that the truly elite can only land the toughest tricks like 30% of the time (a number I kinda pulled out of thin air, but years of watching the X Games/Street League Skating have prepared me for seeing skaters repeatedly fail). Also, what an Olympic debut from Luka. 31 in the first half. i have unquantifiable corpses on my conscience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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