Official Tokyo 2021 Olympics thread

[JerseyBoy23]

NBC put everything in gymnastics and swimming. Women's track has many compelling stars and the main channel was showing handball during the women's 100 final

That’s been NBC’s strategy forever now. They can dramatize the gymnastics, even if we lose and our only real competition in swimming is another English speaking country in Australia, so they can bribe the Olympic Committee to move finals to American prime time.

Edit: From a network exec standpoint, why show a race that an American might not even medal in?

 

[jj23]

ain’t mad at him, like I said, until the US cares about its track athletes the way the rest of the world does, including having the right financial incentives, I don’t blame people for repping other countries

Beyond the financial accolades, while these countries don't have the money of the US the recognition is often crazy,
beyond money they get land, houses, cars, stadiums named after them and statues. That single gold medal means a lot. It's never been something America had to worry about, they topped the medal count anyway.

 

[MikelArteta]

ain’t mad at him, like I said, until the US cares about its track athletes the way the rest of the world does, including having the right financial incentives, I don’t blame people for repping other countries

NBC does horrible coverage as well
I’d be doing like nbc invitationals putting it on peacock or something

 

[Piff Huxtable]

Half Cajun.
Armand Duplantis - Born to a Cajun Father and Swedish Mother.

I ain't even mad

it's not like a Qatar or Azerbajan situation, where they straight up import athletes with no connection to the country

 

[Nero Christ]

bar trolled him again

like "not this time either "

 

[MikelArteta]

That’s been NBC’s strategy forever now. They can dramatize the gymnastics, even if we lose and our only real competition in swimming is another English speaking country in Australia, so they can bribe the Olympic Committee to move finals to American prime time.

While track is the premier event


Is there even a diamond league sort of thing for swimming or gymnastics?

 

[Civilisé]

look at mboma again no woman can do that what she did in the last 20 meters

Yeah it's totally unfair other female athletes should speak against this shyt.
Pretty sure Mboma and Masilingi won't be allowed to compete in Paris24

 

[Peak]

Who do y'all think is going to get more press for their medal.

or

Tbf to Gabby 200m is a flagship event. Harsh on Athing but

 

[Peak]

Yeah it's totally unfair other female athletes should speak against this shyt.
Pretty sure Mboma and Masilingi won't be allowed to compete in Paris24

So we just gonna hound her out of the sport huh

 

[jj23]

While track is the premier event


Is there even a diamond league sort of thing for swimming or gymnastics?

Really good question. I think at one point Phelps was making good money because of endorsements and appearances. Not sure if they make anything beyond their Olympic salaries.

Can you imagine a gymnastics or swimming league ?

 

[JerseyBoy23]

While track is the premier event


Is there even a diamond league sort of thing for swimming or gymnastics?

They have world championships between Olympics but I don’t think there’s a Diamond League equivalent yet.

 

[MikelArteta]

So we just gonna hound her out of the sport huh

nah Olympics should come out with intersex events


Mboma only 18 and running these times and never even trained for the 200

If nothing changes mboma gonna be running like 21 flat and ish

 

[jj23]

Elaine is 29. She has one more Olympics in her. In fact she may be still be able to peak in Paris....

 

[concise]

That’s been NBC’s strategy forever now. They can dramatize the gymnastics, even if we lose and our only real competition in swimming is another English speaking country in Australia, so they can bribe the Olympic Committee to move finals to American prime time.

Edit: From a network exec standpoint, why show a race that an American might not even medal in?

Because some of us want to see who the actual best in the world is?

 

[African_brehda]

Mboma only 18 and running these times and she never even trained for the 200

what??
A Semenya kinda situation?