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[Nonehxc]

I wish I knew what this was. Not available in the US.

Keirin. Japanese Balls to the wall rolling start 6 Laps track cycling. Contact sport on speed. Very fast, much violent, such disciplined.

Try this video for the medals.



Think samurais on wheels. The Japanese keirin season is nuts. To avoid gambling collusion, keirin competitors bunk together, have their bikes completely standardized, handled, given for training and races, taken back after, by the organization, etc.

Foreigners can't compete unless invited to do so, and they only invite people like actual/former World Cycling or National Winners, Grand Tours, etc. People used to win indoor/outdoor track cycling that can't scratch a japanese's ass in Keirin. Suppose it also has to do many decline or accept past their prime, but whatever.

This is a nice documentary.

 

[Lunarorbit]

Just reading more about the aussie break dancer. What an embarrassment that entire scene is. Apparently there's reports her husband and teacher were judges at the Oceania qualifier.

Either way she made a mockery of the Olympics. As someone who is an academic and getting a PhD to study breaking you should have at least a couple routines so you seem competitive. This new theory that she's deconstructing narratives about breaking culture is ridiculous.

 

[Rentahamster]

life is very strange

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Just reading more about the aussie break dancer. What an embarrassment that entire scene is. Apparently there's reports her husband and teacher were judges at the Oceania qualifier.

Either way she made a mockery of the Olympics. As someone who is an academic and getting a PhD to study breaking you should have at least a couple routines so you seem competitive. This new theory that she's deconstructing narratives about breaking culture is ridiculous.

She was a prime example of "sending a message". She has made a mockery of whole Australia as it will be the only thing people will remember Australia in this olympics.

 

[Rentahamster]

She was a prime example of "sending a message". She has made a mockery of whole Australia as it will be the only thing people will remember Australia in this olympics.

Hey she might get a medal for the meme awards.

 

[Nonehxc]

life is very strange

That Nkor girl face of pure disgust...

IT'S A KIMPOSTOR!!

 

[Raven117]

G

She was a prime example of "sending a message". She has made a mockery of whole Australia as it will be the only thing people will remember Australia in this olympics.

Which is shame, Australia, especially in swimming, did great.

But that was an embarrassment. For Australia, for the Olympics.

 

[Hypnotoad]

My god, what a finish just now in Women's basketball. Congrats for the US winning the game and moving to the top of the medal table, Mission Impossible style.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Which is shame, Australia, especially in swimming, did great.

She showed some fish moves though

 

[DeafTourette]

Breaking is an athletic skill one hones...

The Aussie "breaker" was barely breakdancing. That was highly embarrassing!

Edit: it's all over FB and Twitter and folks asking how she got into the Olympics!!

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Breaking is an athletic skill one hones...

The Aussie "breaker" was barely breakdancing. That was highly embarrassing!

Edit: it's all over FB and Twitter and folks asking how she got into the Olympics!!

It also contributed to a discourse why breakdancing is even in Olympics

 

[Boralf]

I wish I knew what this was. Not available in the US.

It's Harry Lavreysen winning gold on the keirin (track cycling). It's his third gold medal this olympics (also gold on sprint and team sprint), so everyone calls it Harrie's hattrick. He's also now the most successful dutch summer olympic athlete of all time with 5 gold medals in total.

 

[AJUMP23]

Unreal ending.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

I actually thought the breaking finals were great. Especially the women's. Nicka was amazing. Loved her sets and her energy.

Best match was 671 v Nicka. What a great time

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

She’s gotta’ be the kid of someone very wealthy with connections. There’s no way she is in the Olympics on any merit of actual b-girl skills. Whack as fuck.

 

[EviLore]

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Spoiler

Dutch hater

 

[reinking]

Spoiler: NSFW

 

[SJRB]

Anyone watching the closing ceremony?

They did a compilation of the opening ceremony but completely left out that segment for some reason, lol.

 

[DeafTourette]

It also contributed to a discourse why breakdancing is even in Olympics

It is a very athletic dance. It's not something that just anyone can do. You showcase flexibility, speed, strength and balance as well as artistic talent. I can see WHY it's an exhibition sport at The Olympics... Otherwise, folks should keep that same energy with Horse Dancing, which is an actual sport in the Olympics.

In STARK contrast to Ray Gun:

 

[12Goblins]

Unreal ending.

What a way to close out the Olympics and give the US #1 spot.

Yesterday was bonkers too. What a delight for all basketball fans around the world.

Paris knocked it out of the park with venues that I don't think will ever be matched. I've never consumed this much Olympics due to peacock so props to them. Tomorrow is gonna feel empty af

 

[AJUMP23]

What a way to close out the Olympics and give the US #1 spot.

Yesterday was bonkers too. What a delight for all basketball fans around the world.

Paris knocked it out of the park with venues that I don't think will ever be matched. I've never consumed this much Olympics due to peacock so props to them. Tomorrow is gonna feel empty af

I really liked the Greek venues. But I do think the backdrop and crowds were lovely. The louvre is hard to top.

 

[newtypepilot]

glad I looked up this aussie "break dancer"

even dressed up as a soccer mom ROFL

 

[AJUMP23]

This is a disaster trying to talk to them while walking the flag.

 

[12Goblins]

Anyone watching the closing ceremony?

They did a compilation of the opening ceremony but completely left out that segment for some reason, lol.

im only here for raygun

 

[Dacvak]

Great Olympics all around. Congrats to the Chinese athletes, and huge congrats to France, who doubled their medal count from 2020.

And of course LETS GO USA!

 

[SJRB]

glad I looked up this aussie "break dancer"

even dressed up as a soccer mom ROFL

She has a phd in Breakdancing, I shit you not.

There are so many amazing allegories to write about this situation it's incredible. From the made up studie, having zero actual demonstratable skill (like actually zero, she got zero points) to the blaming of sexism when faced with criticism for her bullshit act.

Amazing.

 

[Harkonnen]

glad I looked up this aussie "break dancer"

even dressed up as a soccer mom ROFL

Ah, not knowing the sentiment that is shame, what a blessing.

 

[EviLore]

“It takes great courage”

Or great delusion…

 

[T8SC]

Love this photo, the spirit of the games. Eilish waited for Megan to finish even though she was way behind the leading pack and struggling, but battled on to the finish.

It's been a great games overall, well done France for hosting and to all the athletes. 16 fantastic days of sport.

 

[newtypepilot]

She has a phd in Breakdancing, I shit you not.

There are so many amazing allegories to write about this situation it's incredible. From the made up studie, having zero actual demonstratable skill (like actually zero, she got zero points) to the blaming of sexism when faced with criticism for her bullshit act.

Amazing.

It's clear she used the games to go viral and get her 15min of fame.

It's a mockery to the olympics. It's embarrassment to her country. It really makes you think how she was selected in the first place. WTF


a phd in breakdancing...that she gave to herself probably LOL

 

[AJUMP23]

evenapol flexing. Cycling golds.

 

[AJUMP23]

Great Olympics all around. Congrats to the Chinese athletes, and huge congrats to France, who doubled their medal count from 2020.

I think every Chinese swimmer is a dope fiend. They all have been at some point disqualified for doping. The most questionable group of athletes in the games. Their divers and ping pong teams are amazing. But before Beijing they started a drug and training regime that brought them from obscurity to the forefront.

 

[AJUMP23]

amused

 

[ranmafan]

This was a fantastic Olympic Games. France did a great job hosting and seeing all the great moments was a real healing time for me. I’m still upset losing my Olympic dream three years ago due to Covid ruining the Tokyo games and my chance to go, but these games brought back my love for the games in a way that I haven’t had in a while. I didn’t expect to watch them just a month ago and yet I ended up happily watching so much of it. And I was happy to see the world all together again. Also seeing a former student of mine here in Japan win a silver medal was wonderful. All in all a great games, and I can’t wait for LA28 considering how important LA84 was for me in introducing the games to me. I really wish I could go. Maybe one day my dream will be given back to me.

 

[AJUMP23]

Bell insight

 

[calistan]

I think every Chinese swimmer is a dope fiend. They all have been at some point disqualified for doping. The most questionable group of athletes in the games. Their divers and ping pong teams are amazing. But before Beijing they started a drug and training regime that brought them from obscurity to the forefront.

I have no doubt there are a shitload of dopers at the Olympics, particularly from countries where athletic success is politically or financially important.

Obviously there will be variations according to how strict/corrupt a country's anti-doping regime is, but when you take Russia out of the equation, the world leader in doping offences has long been the United States.

 

[AJUMP23]

Assassins creed guy is back with the Greek flag handing it to the golden boy.

 

[SJRB]

I can't watch this closing ceremony anymore. I gave it a fair shake but the gold figure coming down from a wire for five minutes and then interpretive dancing for five minutes is just.... Life is too short for this nonsense.

Amazing waste of time.

 

[AJUMP23]

I have no doubt there are a shitload of dopers at the Olympics, particularly from countries where athletic success is politically or financially important.

Obviously there will be variations according to how strict/corrupt a country's anti-doping regime is, but when you take Russia out of the equation, the world leader in doping offences has long been the United States.

Just that one cyclist. Lance did the whole country wrong.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

“It takes great courage”

Or great delusion…

It takes great courage to jump from the bridge

 

[RJMacready73]

glad I looked up this aussie "break dancer"

even dressed up as a soccer mom ROFL

When someone sent me this I thought it was a comedy skit, I refused to believe that was a: real and b: an actual olympic category... How in the fuck

 

[DeafTourette]

When someone sent me this I thought it was a comedy skit, I refused to believe that was a: real and b: an actual olympic category... How in the fuck

Why is it hard to believe it's an Olympic category?

 

[AJUMP23]

classic Olympics against the commies.

 

[calistan]

Just that one cyclist. Lance did the whole country wrong.

I was commenting more about the perception that China must have been cheating. Maybe they were, but surely it's just as suspicious when a country with less than a quarter of China's population wins 50% more medals.

Anyway, the suspicions about other countries' athletes depends largely on where you're from. I have a Chinese DVD version of the movie Shaolin Soccer, with subtitles that are very different from the official English release, and in this one the injections given to the Evil Team are translated as "the American medicine." That's the literal translation, and the way they see the USA's sporting success.

 

[DeafTourette]

classic Olympics against the commies.

Her and Flo-Jo were AMAZING back then!

She still looks great!

 

[AJUMP23]

Is DAFT PUNK coming to the closing ceremonies. Because if not why bother.

Where are ASTERIX AND OBELIX?

 

[Boralf]

I'm just playing this over the montage instead, such epic much great.

 

[Boralf]

Phoenix and Kavinsky, maybe Daft Punk will be there too.

 

[AJUMP23]

Has anyone checked on the swimmer? Has he made it to the stadium yet?