2024 Olympics

[mwynn]

Peacock to Stream All 2024 Olympics Events Live In a Major Bet by NBCUniversal
NBC says the broadcast network will have more programming hours than in any prior Olympics, with the opening ceremony and key finals to air and stream live.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bu...0f0740c6f56c40

[bruceames]

Schedule

[bruceames]

Looking forward to the track events. Especially mens 800m, 1500m and 5000m and women's 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 400mh and high jump .

[ctujackbauer]

I'm all for synergy, but the Wicked actresses in near-costume and the Minions segment was just a bit too much NBC Universal'y to me.

[Agent Bond]

Oops.

[prkchopexpress]

this is the most by far ive ever heard people talk about gojira in the eighteen years ive been a fan.

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by Agent Bond

Oops.

That was removed deliberately due to all the backlash. It’s not even showing in the peacock app.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

That was removed deliberately due to all the backlash. It’s not even showing in the peacock app.

Who knew Dionysus/the festival of Dionysus was so "controversial."

[mysticwaterfall]

Watched the women's skateboarding finals, that was some crazy stuff. Mad props to everyone.

[VictoryAtNight]

Sunday's Updated Overall Medal Standings
1. United States - 12 Total (3 Gold, 6 Silver, 3 Bronze)
2. France - 7 Total (3 Gold, 2 Bronze, 2 Silver)
3. Australia - 6 Total (4 Gold, 2 Silver)
4. Japan - 6 Total (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)
4. South Korea - 6 Total (3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze)
6. China - 6 Total (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
7. Italy - 6 Total (1 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze)
8. Great Britain - 4 Total (2 Silver, 2 Bronze)

from Bleacher Report

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by bruceames

Looking forward to the track events. Especially mens 800m, 1500m and 5000m and women's 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 400mh and high jump .

too funny, we are literal opposites when it comes to track. youre a long distance runner if i remember correctly? which explains why you like the events you like... i was a sprinter and jumper, so the cream of the crop track even it obviously the 100m followed by the 400m and then i love the 200m, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400

hoping to catch some javelin and hammer throw and stuff too. its all good stuff

Originally Posted by VictoryAtNight

from Bleacher Report

lets be honest, the only medal count that matters is GOLD. the overall medal count is cool but whoever takes home the most gold is the winner imo

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

too funny, we are literal opposites when it comes to track. youre a long distance runner if i remember correctly? which explains why you like the events you like... i was a sprinter and jumper, so the cream of the crop track even it obviously the 100m followed by the 400m and then i love the 200m, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400

hoping to catch some javelin and hammer throw and stuff too. its all good stuff



lets be honest, the only medal count that matters is GOLD. the overall medal count is cool but whoever takes home the most gold is the winner imo

Yeah middle and long distance are what interest me the most. Oddly my favorite athletes are from Europe. But if they were to lose then it's cool that a US athlete gets the gold.

The marathon interests me too but I think Kenyan/Ethiopian athletes have had too many positive PED tests and they always seem to win. So the event has a bit of a taint for me.

[sfmarine]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

lets be honest, the only medal count that matters is GOLD. the overall medal count is cool but whoever takes home the most gold is the winner imo

Agreed.



Still awesome to compete on that level but yeah we only care about the Gold!

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by sfmarine

Agreed.


Still awesome to compete on that level but yeah we only care about the Gold!

Frist?

To me, getting a medal at all is an enormous accomplishment. Olympic athletes are largely world class and train a lifetime to compete. Despite what people like my mother and my uncle believe, a rando rolling off the couch in their living room could not place at the Olympics.

[sfmarine]

Frist..LOL. I grabbed that .gif off Google real quick. Found a better one.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

too funny, we are literal opposites when it comes to track. youre a long distance runner if i remember correctly? which explains why you like the events you like... i was a sprinter and jumper, so the cream of the crop track even it obviously the 100m followed by the 400m and then i love the 200m, 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400

hoping to catch some javelin and hammer throw and stuff too. its all good stuff

lets be honest, the only medal count that matters is GOLD. the overall medal count is cool but whoever takes home the most gold is the winner imo

It's purely a matter of opinion. I've always considered total medals to be by far the measure of most importance.

[Lacit170]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

It's purely a matter of opinion. I've always considered total medals to be by far the measure of most importance.

meh. then its really a numbers game... how many more athletes does USA have vs other countries etc...

number of gold is the..... gold standard....

been using the NBC app a bit on my tv and like how you can browse by event but why do they not have the full event available? its like 2-5 minutes highlights from the event. unless im missing something in the app

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

meh. then its really a numbers game... how many more athletes does USA have vs other countries etc...

number of gold is the..... gold standard....

been using the NBC app a bit on my tv and like how you can browse by event but why do they not have the full event available? its like 2-5 minutes highlights from the event. unless im missing something in the app

Full events are on Peacock

[ChadFL]

Egypt beat Spain in men's soccer 2-1. Are their young players really that good?

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

meh. then its really a numbers game... how many more athletes does USA have vs other countries etc...

number of gold is the..... gold standard....

been using the NBC app a bit on my tv and like how you can browse by event but why do they not have the full event available? its like 2-5 minutes highlights from the event. unless im missing something in the app

In any case, it makes next to no difference for the Summer Olympics. I believe in the past 40+ years the leading gold medal nation won the most overall medals at every Olympics except 2008. The huge bias host nations enjoy in Olympic games is most evident with gold medals, which largely explains how China won far fewer overall medals in 2008 than the US, but more golds. Another example is Japan coming in 3rd in gold medals in 2020, but 6th in total medals.

Comparing gold medals rather than overall medals seems less meaningful in the Winter Olympics, where the sample size is vastly smaller and we're talking about a bunch of countries winning the same 12-14'ish golds.