2021 Olympics in Tokyo

[fchafey]

Anyone going to put forth some effort and watch this? maybe if someone breaks a world record, I will watch the highlights, but no fans, the extreme time difference means anyone news feed will be updated before the event is televised. The last Olympics were pretty much a bust. The most watched events were women's beach volley ball. Columbia v. Brazil and Germany v. Sweden. Go figure.

[kantwin]

NBC Sports did 30-40 minute highlights of the Tour de France daily stages this year, and that was good.
That?s all I?ll probably watch.
May be a good time to catch up on the Law and Order reruns.

[birdfriend]

I will watch mainly women’s gymnastics, swimming events, track and field. There is some talk of cancelling but doubt that will happen. I’ll probably mostly watch what is televised during prime time. I’ve found in the past that they save the best events to televise then.

[xzochye]

I will watch the opening ceremony.

[ExKilleencitizen]

If I want to watch spoiled American athletes disrespect our flag and our country I'll watch the NFL. That the U.S. Olympic Committee didn't kick that woman (?) off the team who got pissed about the playing of National Anthem tells me all I need to know about what kind of #### show this is gonna be. No thanks, but I choose not to watch people who hate this country.

[gnatsum]

Apparently, the Olympics or the individual countries, don't have any requirement that the each country's Olympic team members MUST be willing to support that country's beliefs and tenets. I'm with you--she should've been tossed off the U.S. tea,...but some folks believe that performance in sports, and athletic ability, should be the ONLY criteria in determining whether a person gets on the team or not. Imagine the brouhaha that would erupt if the top athlete on a sports team was on a sexual predator database, or supported anti-Government activities.
If she isn't willing to support the flag or national anthem of her country...then she should have quit, and tried out for an Olympic team of a nation that better "reflects" her belief system...I'm sure North Korea or Cuba would've jumped at the chance to have her on their team(s)...

[fchafey]

First thing on the news feed this morning was the US women's soccer team getting stunned by Sweden 3-0.

[Night Owl]

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First thing on the news feed this morning was the US women's soccer team getting stunned by Sweden 3-0.

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[Ludwig]

I can't believe my don't GAS attitude toward the Olympics this time. I sense because of the attitude of our athletes. They seem to me to be there for themselves, not as representatives of their country.

[fchafey]

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I can't believe my don't GAS attitude toward the Olympics this time. I sense because of the attitude of our athletes. They seem to me to be there for themselves, not as representatives of their country.

Our oldest was being born in Feb 1988, and the wife was in Darnall and I remember cleaning the house for my parents inspection, I mean arrival to see their first grand child. On the TV was the winter Olympics and the announcers were talking up Figure Skater Debbie William so much, it was nauseating. I remember looking up at the tv and seeing Katerina Witt skating and thinking, boy I hope she wins...and wouldn't you know it Williams falls on her butt and Witt wins, anyway the announcers are so maudlin with American athletes its terrible. I really used to like the winter Olympics as a kid but I too really don't GAS any more about them.