tonyh29 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Why is Billy Eillish miming ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted August 11 VT Supporter Share Posted August 11 29 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Why is Billy Eillish miming ? Same reason Celine Dion did maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 (edited) Just weird to have a high ranking Scientologist front and center at the closing ceremony. Edited August 12 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Overall it was probably one of the better Olympics. Paris showed enthusiasm and it was good to see crowds back after Tokyo, and an improvement after the chaos at Rio as well. As ever you have to ask if it was worth 11 billion for two weeks of sport, and for 2028 they are planning to add yet more sports to the event. It is almost too much stuff going on at the same time, you can only really focus on a few sports happening concurrently. I don't know how they are going to lower costs in the future to get more cities or city regions to bid in the future. Is it sustainable? I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterw Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Have to add that I found Clare Boulding insufferable by the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 And as sure as night follows day, the British Olympic Committee are already talking about a team GB men’s football team. Just **** off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Seeing Snoop at the Olympics has been great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 14 Author Share Posted August 14 Another one in the never ending list of US athletes that should have been banned but were allowed to compete thanks to US courts/USADA being a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 12/08/2024 at 09:51, The Fun Factory said: Overall it was probably one of the better Olympics. Paris showed enthusiasm and it was good to see crowds back after Tokyo, and an improvement after the chaos at Rio as well. As ever you have to ask if it was worth 11 billion for two weeks of sport, and for 2028 they are planning to add yet more sports to the event. It is almost too much stuff going on at the same time, you can only really focus on a few sports happening concurrently. I don't know how they are going to lower costs in the future to get more cities or city regions to bid in the future. Is it sustainable? I don't know. Think Paris spent $4.8bn and had a big push for being most sustainable ever etc. Still a huge amount of money but going in the right direction at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 12/08/2024 at 12:23, peterw said: Have to add that I found Clare Boulding insufferable by the end. It took you that long? She's unbearable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterw Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 I didn't mind her enthusiasm at first. It grated after the 'at first' bit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 16 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16 Can anyone name a breakdance who took part in The Olympics other than Raygun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 18 minutes ago, sidcow said: Can anyone name a breakdance who took part in The Olympics other than Raygun? She should get an agent and make a ton of money doing the (crap) dance on tour and on tv 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I’ve struggled to find the routine online. Lots of commentary on it, lots of background story. The actual breaking, not so much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 18 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18 11 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I’ve struggled to find the routine online. Lots of commentary on it, lots of background story. The actual breaking, not so much. Yes, I found this also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 On 14/08/2024 at 22:07, villa89 said: It took you that long? She's unbearable. She should have been sacked from TV back in 09 after the Liam Treadwell bullying over his teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 6 hours ago, chrisp65 said: I’ve struggled to find the routine online. Lots of commentary on it, lots of background story. The actual breaking, not so much. https://archive.org/details/raygun_9now_webdl_anemonevods_202408 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted August 18 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18 3 hours ago, hogso said: https://archive.org/details/raygun_9now_webdl_anemonevods_202408 I mean. Her style is obviously unconventional but I don't see the zero score. And I don't think the other girl was all that either. Think this had been blown out of proportion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 18 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18 15 minutes ago, sidcow said: I mean. Her style is obviously unconventional but I don't see the zero score. And I don't think the other girl was all that either. Think this had been blown out of proportion. She is unbelievably shit. I actually can’t understand how she made it there. She looks like someone on strictly come dancing. And not one of the good ones. Its like someone just dropped her in there and said “oh by the way you’re competing in breakdancing, you’ve got 48 hours to learn a routine” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 (edited) Was break dancing a demo sport or is it an officially sanctioned sport? And if so, why? Squash for the longest time could not get past the demo phase. Apparently, it was sort of there at Paris edit Rachael Gunn ... hence Raygun. Edited August 18 by fruitvilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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