Soccer, Sports and Politics - Part Deux

People were tuned in looking to hear about him. Every click about Mr. Dogg made somebody money.

 

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Hell, yeah, he was supposed to take that deal.

Young people will start looking at future Games the way some people look at SB commercials and the halftime show. "Who was the celeb in 2036?"

 

A couple of the team artistic routines in the Synchronized Swimming competition were stunning. The strength, endurance, and athleticism in combination with the synchronization needed to pull one of these routines off is wild.

 

The only thing that bummed me out about the Bolivian dude winning gold for Argentina is that Bolivia is the only South American country to never win an Olympic medal. Of course it's unlikely he would be a gold medalist without moving to Argentina.

 

Now that’s a hard thing to calculate, but the dude’s antics are all over social media and are very much doing their part to call attention to the games.

 

We just watched the US women’s routine, it was pretty cool. My mom did synchronized swimming in the 1950’s back when it was called water ballet, and it was one of the only athletic events women could participate in. It’s a very different beast now. People talk about how grueling water polo is, but this has got to be similar. I’m particularly impressed with their breath management, getting enough air for their underwater portions while simultaneously dancing and mugging for the judges.

Anyway we’ve been watching highlights of different sports on YouTube mostly, before the swimming it was long jump. My wife heard somebody describe the Olympics as “sports tapas” and that’s right on, particularly when you watch them the way we are.

 

I didn't know this, and yeah, it's kind of a shame. But he probably would not have won gold without the move. It reminds me of Sol Campbell going from Spurs to Arsenal. Wiki suggests he really led Spurs fans on and lied about multiple things before leaving. I don't know if this gold medalist did any of that.

 

Rumble, young man, rumble.

I knew it seem wild he was everywhere. But people love it. Kendrick on deck for 2028?

 

Will Marta be available?

 

Great. That was a weak looking red she got. But with the team winning without her. Does she start or come off the bench?

 

Or she more like Ronaldo and Portugal.

 

No way, Kendrick’s still artistically relevant, he doesn’t need to bother.

I can’t think of anyone who’s reinvented himself quite like Snoop Dogg, while also not feeling like a total sellout.

 

Would like to see Marta go out with gold, but money/population ain't letting it happen.

 

Handball 1/4 final: Germany beats the reigning olympic champions France in a thrilling game.

It's a sad way for Nikola Karabatic to retire after an illustrious career spanning over 20 years, at the end of which he can rightfully be considered the greatest handball player of all time

 

Except in this case the replacement was arguably Brazil's best player in both games Marta missed whereas in Portugal's case the plan B was Ramos (can't recall his first name). But yeah, of course they will start Marta. Hopefully they can find a place for her replacement (Portilho) as well.