Soccer, Sports and Politics - Part Deux

Agree their TDF coverage is sensational. Truly engrossing.
Did you guys see that German cyclist doing pit stop in Montmartre, Paris yesterday? It happened at this cafe made popular in the movie " Amelie". Pretty funny.

Pause pipi au célèbre Café des 2 Moulins pour Nils Politt #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/ybTxqwJqqB

— Arthur Tirat (@ArthurTirat) August 3, 2024

 

It's Comcast/NBC.ABC had a much more balanced view.

 

The announcers trying to keep Vos and Vas straight as they lead the women's road race is kind of funny to hear.

 

I'm more of a "Fück, the olympics are only half over?!?" kind of guy.

 

It's tough being a sports fan right now. Last month, we had the Euros, the Copa, and the TDF all happening simultaneously. This month we have badminton and the League Cup.

They say there's no accounting for taste but has anybody actually tried it?

 

The next American President will be celebrating
- The 2026 World Cup
- The 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
- The 2028 Olympics in LA

Who do we want representing us at these important events? Imagine if it is Trump....

Let's keep working hard folks.

— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) August 4, 2024

 

Me and the fellow Red Bulls fans have refused to watch the games or highlights. We have boycotted the Money Grab Cup.

 

I lettered in badminton in high school, coached for awhile, won a tournament in college, and love it dearly. Started accidentally; I started playing soccer as a h.s. frosh in '81, and fell head over heels for the sport. It was a winter sport and I wanted to play a spring sport too, but most particularly wanted to continue training for soccer year round at the same time. Baseball was in the blood - dad and grand dad had both been drafted by the MLB - but the baseball coach was quite dismissive of the idea of me training for soccer at the same time. Same story for track and field, tennis, golf, and swimming, but the badminton coach said I could do my cardio on the soccer field, using either the singles court time or the double court time. And just like that, I took up badminton.

What a cool sport. Loads of reasons why; start with this comparison of how fast projectiles in different sports move at https://olympic.ca/2014/09/11/shuttlecock-and-balls-the-fastest-moving-objects-in-sport/.

 

#2972

 

He will be popular in the Olympic village though.

 

And oh, damn, Carolina Marin of Spain - gold medalist in Rio - just went down leading the women's semifinal badminton match. She was playing great. She's had her knee repaired twice previously and shouted "oh no" when she landed/crumpled to the court.

EDIT: this happened several hours ago but I avoided results to watch her play.

 

KRISTEN FAULKNER!!! 🤩🤩🤩

She powers over the line and doesn't even celebrate, maybe doesn't realise she's won. What a ride from her 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸#Paris2024    #CyclingRoad pic.twitter.com/0szrmDNEtL

— Katy Madgwick (@writebikerepeat) August 4, 2024

 

I thought "I'm going to Disneyland" is the widely accepted euphemism for "get out of my face and let me enjoy life on my timeline". https://t.co/3T2jB33aCJ

— Tiffany Bond, State HR#73 Candidate (@TiffanyBond) August 4, 2024

 

Thank you road cycling in Paris… you were awesome. ❤️ #Paris2024

📷: z_w_photography pic.twitter.com/urHbWuWfWH

— Lukáš Ronald Lukács (@lucasaganronald) August 4, 2024

 

She spent so long reeling in the leaders that when she just blew on past them with 3 km left, it was amazing. No one even tried to go with her.

The three riders coming across almost simultaneously for silver and bronze was cool too.

 

I've just read this... I'm afraid things are a bit complex than this.

 

More like the sound and the fury.