The Olympics - Paris 2024

Pohjolas Daughter · August 11, 2024, 11:52:37 PM

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Here's part of the clip from the closing ceremonies (I noticed that they edited it a bit...no riding the motorcycle through the line of athletes for instance; however, this will give you a good idea). Fun to see also how they involved various athletes in the transfer of the Olympic flag to LA.

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Pohjolas Daughter · August 12, 2024, 08:09:24 AM

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on August 11, 2024, 11:52:37 PM@DavidW @Karl Henning @SonicMan46

Here's part of the clip from the closing ceremonies (I noticed that they edited it a bit...no riding the motorcycle through the line of athletes for instance; however, this will give you a good idea). Fun to see also how they involved various athletes in the transfer of the Olympic flag to LA.

PD

Sorry guys! This video was available back when I posted it. If you're curious, go to YT and google something along the lines of "Olympics closing ceremony Tom Cruise" and you can find shorter and longer clips of it.

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Florestan · August 12, 2024, 09:59:02 AM

Some phenomenal athletes in this Olympics --- otomh, David Popovici (ROU), Leon Marchand (FRA), Wiffen (IRL), Ethan Katzberg (CAN), Grady Ellison (USA), Armand Duplantis (SWE), Antropova and Egonu (ITA), Lyles (USA) etc, but I think the special prize should go to Alexandra Miroslaw (POL) who set a new WR for speed climbing and then broke it --- all during half an hour. Amazing!

Pohjolas Daughter · August 12, 2024, 10:19:06 AM

Quote from: Florestan on August 12, 2024, 09:59:02 AMSome phenomenal athletes in this Olympics --- otomh, David Popovici (ROU), Leon Marchand (FRA), Wiffen (IRL), Ethan Katzberg (CAN), Grady Ellison (USA), Armand Duplantis (SWE), Antropova and Egonu (ITA), Lyles (USA) etc, but I think the special prize should go to Alexandra Miroslaw (POL) who set a new WR for speed climbing and then broke it --- all during half an hour. Amazing!

Yes, it's amazing to watch these athletes (who often are struggling for financial support to be able to train and to get to the Olympics) achieve what they do. And regarding breaking records, a friend and I were chatting about having seen a Swedish male pole vaulter break his own records = Armand D. I was heartened by the support from other pole vaulters from different countries supporting him--if I'm not mistaken, someone from another country was helping him to deal with a bleeding injury on his main pole hand (not certain of the term, but the one that takes the most stress during the jump)--taping him up, etc.

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