Team USA at Paris 2024

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A space to chat about Team USA during Paris 2024.

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5 days to ceremony still no flag bearers.... any guesses?

 

Lebron & Biles?

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  On 7/21/2024 at 9:52 PM, Maxim Fastovsky said:

5 days to ceremony still no flag bearers.... any guesses?

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I believe the athletes normally vote on who will carry the flag. I have no idea about the timeline of that process though.

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  On 7/21/2024 at 10:17 PM, Olympian1010 said:

I believe the athletes normally vote on who will carry the flag. I have no idea about the timeline of that process though.

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that's why i'm going with big names, Lebron is back after sitting out 2 olympics and he's on his goodbye tour, breaking the points record (wouldn't surprise me if he lit the 2028 couldron)

 

and Biles, after her issues in Tokyo

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I think it's pretty hard to predict, personally.

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  On 7/21/2024 at 9:52 PM, Maxim Fastovsky said:

5 days to ceremony still no flag bearers.... any guesses?

 

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IIRC, the captains of each sport meet and vote for the flagbearers. They put forward someone from their respective sport and then there is a vote amongst the captains.

 

Biles is a strong candidate.

Edited July 22, 2024 by Triplecast

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Called it 

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If Biles is the other flagbearer, that's a full 2-foot height difference between the two.

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  On 7/21/2024 at 8:42 PM, Olympian1010 said:

A space to chat about Team USA during Paris 2024.

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i can contribute with results in some sports

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Happy first day of competition! Glad to be back for the Olympics!