2024 Olympics - Day -2/-1/0 (July 25-27)

[JockCartier 265]

Looks like FIFA will investigate. Will be interesting how thorough it is. I'd wager this is something we've been doing regularly since Herdman's days with the women. The men's team were accussed of it during his tenure there too. Probably been standard operating procedure for a decade. 

 

Whether we get a full house cleaning, or if FIFA is content with a notable sacrificial lamb or two

[Josh 11,647]

Andre DeGrasse and Maude Charron have been selected as our flag-bearers for the opening ceremony.

[james89 898]

Maude Charron is a great choice - didnt think she would do it given that she was the flagbearer at the Commonwealth Games. 

[JoshMartini007 2,769]

Happy with the choices

[orangeman 2,302]

27 minutes ago, Josh said:

Andre DeGrasse and Maude Charron have been selected as our flag-bearers for the opening ceremony.

Called (half of) it! Happy with the choices. 

[JockCartier 265]

De Grasse was always my first pick for the guys (assuming he was in Paris already). 

Can't argue with Charon. With the swimmers not attending I was thinking Black, but makes sense to go with a gold medalist

[Josh 11,647]

1 minute ago, JockCartier said:

De Grasse was always my first pick for the guys (assuming he was in Paris already). 

Can't argue with Charon. With the swimmers not attending I was thinking Black, but makes sense to go with a gold medalist

Like in Tokyo? 
 

I don’t know, I feel like Charron shouldn’t have been chosen. She’s already been a flagbearer at a major (ish) sporting event, let someone else experience it. 

[NearPup 3,561]

For me opening ceremony flag bearers should be veterans that have contributed a lot to their sport. By that metric I'm fairly happy with the choices, even though neither were my first choice.

[Josh 11,647]

1 minute ago, NearPup said:

For me opening ceremony flag bearers should be veterans that have contributed a lot to their sport. By that metric I'm fairly happy with the choices, even though neither were my first choice.

Charron got rewarded for her contributions during the Commonwealth Games though 

[NearPup 3,561]

Just now, Josh said:

Charron got rewarded for her contributions during the Commonwealth Games though 

True :P

 

Personally I don't think having been a flagbearer at the Commonwealth or Pan-am games should preclude you from being a flagbearer at the Olympics. It's a very different beast.