website statistics
Jump to content

Sports and Olympics Apps, Websites, Books and Movies


Totallympics
 Share

Recommended Posts

if you mean apps with results, rankings and news, well, I don't use any...I rather go with normal websites.

 

if you mean apps to watch sport events on TV comfortably lying on the couch, well the list is quite long (normally, I'm using android TV apps and apple tv apps).

 

I have almost every OTT service you can imagine: MLB.tv (baseball), ESPN Player (NHL hockey, NCAA sports), NFL GamePass, NBA League Pass, Discovery Plus and of course all those free apps where I can find some sport events I'm interested in (from Youtube to the Olympic Channel to most National TV apps -thanks to a good VPN, obviously).

 

and sometimes I add a few more when it comes to the climax of certain competitions (namely, the Korean and Japanese IPTV service to watch their baseball champs playoffs).

 

not to mention, 2 or 3 satellite TV subs, too.

 

I'm a bit sick, I must admit...:facepalm: :hairpull:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 minutes ago, phelps said:

if you mean apps with results, rankings and news, well, I don't use any...I rather go with normal websites.

 

if you mean apps to watch sport events on TV comfortably lying on the couch, well the list is quite long (normally, I'm using android TV apps and apple tv apps).

 

I have almost every OTT service you can imagine: MLB.tv (baseball), ESPN Player (NHL hockey, NCAA sports), NFL GamePass, NBA League Pass, Discovery Plus and of course all those free apps where I can find some sport events I'm interested in (from Youtube to the Olympic Channel to most National TV apps -thanks to a good VPN, obviously).

 

and sometimes I add a few more when it comes to the climax of certain competitions (namely, the Korean and Japanese IPTV service to watch their baseball champs playoffs).

 

not to mention, 2 or 3 satellite TV subs, too.

 

I'm a bit sick, I must admit...:facepalm: :hairpull:

thanks !!!

 

which national TV apps you recommend???

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, rafalgorka said:

thanks !!!

 

which national TV apps you recommend???

it depends on which event I want to follow, however those I use more than others are SVT Sweden, NOS Netherlands, RTVE Play (Spain).

 

then the Swiss TV, ARD/ZDF (Germany) and BBC/ITV (GBR) are always useful as well, but personally I have those channels on satellite TV, so I rarely use them online.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

18 minutes ago, phelps said:

it depends on which event I want to follow, however those I use more than others are SVT Sweden, NOS Netherlands, RTVE Play (Spain).

 

then the Swiss TV, ARD/ZDF (Germany) and BBC/ITV (GBR) are always useful as well, but personally I have those channels on satellite TV, so I rarely use them online.

Polish TVP Sport app is useful sometimes as well

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 9 months later...

I believe this will be the third major US film (this decade) featuring athletes from the 1936 Olympics after Race and Unbroken.

 

 

 

 

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 months later...

Hey guys/gals, I thought we could share here good websites from each country that follow Olympic sports in a more local level.

 

Places where olympic athletes, sports, results, national leagues and politics are covered in depth.

 

I will start with 

 

:BRABrazil

Olimpíada Todo DiaThe main website that covers Olympic sports (I may be biased because I write for it :lol:). Created after the Rio 2016 Olympics (could it be a legacy then? lol). The main focus is Brazilian (olympic) sports in all levels. Besides the website it is particularly strong on instagram and tiktok.
 

Surto Olímpico - Created in 2011, the first of its sort. Besides the website, it has a very strong presence on Twitter. Covers mostly elite sports, both in Brazil and international. ps: also biased, as I worked there from 19 to 21.
 

Globo Esporte (GE.com)From Grupo Globo, the main media conglomarate in Brazil. It covers all sports, and don't necessarily focus on Brazilian sports, but they have an Olympic page. One of the columnists, Guilherme Costa, has a blog focused on Olympic qualification and also an "Olympic thermometer". He is also strong on twitter.
 

UOL Esporte- As Globo, it covers sports in general. Its Olympic staff produces specials from time to time (like this incredible piece on Daniele Hypolito by Beatriz Cesarini) and also it's home to the columnist Demétrio Vecchioli, who writes for Olhar Olímpico also with a strong presence on Twitter -, notorious for his focus on Sports politics.

 

Besides those websites (sorry if I'm forgetting someone), Os Olímpicos by Saulo Próspero and Marcio Melo famously cover Olympic qualification from start ot finish. Chapolins Brasileiros is a twitter and instagram account by the best organized fanclub for olympic sports in Brazil. They travel around the world since the 2011 pan American Games.

 

Most recently, Piu Esportes also started as a strong twitter account and now is moving towards general media, with a youtube channel.

 

Also worthy of mention is Brazilian Olympic Committee, with a speedy presence on social media through its trademark Time Brasil, specially twitter and instagram - obviously only highlighting the positive side of Brazilian sports.

 

If you understands well Portuguese or wants to learn, the best way is to hear Rumo ao Pódio with Globo Esporte's journalists Guilherme Costa, Marcel Merguizzo and Giovana Pinheiro. Duplo Twist Hablado is a fantastic podcast devoted to Gymnastics, and is also very active on twitter. And Surto Olímpico and Olimpíada Todo Dia also have spotify profiles and Time Brasil on Youtube.

 

Speaking of specific sports, Tênis Brasil and Best Swimming are absolutely the best. The latter is headed by Coach Alex Pussieldi, with a very active presence on twitter and instagram. On Brazilian volleyball, be in clubs or national team, a good option is Portal Vôlei, active on twitter and instagram.


For Winter Games, Brasil Zero Grau by Gustavo Longo is the main source of information and analysis.

 

 

For academics, I recommend to follow the work of Grupo de Estudos Olímpicos (GEO) by USP - University of São Paulowho releases biannualy the Olimpianos, the Journal of Olympic Studies - with articles in English and Portuguese.

Edited by Mateus Nagime
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share

  • Latest Posts around Totallympics

    • Medal Table [16/78]    04 00 03 [07]  04 00 01 [05]    03 04 02 [09]  01 02 01 [04]   01 02 00 [03]  01 01 02 [04]   01 00 04 [05] 01 00 00 [01]  00 02 02 [04] 00 02 00 [02]  00 01 01 [02] 00 01 00 [01]  00 01 00 [01] 00 00 02 [02] 00 00 02 [02]   00 00 01 [01] 00 00 01 [01]   00 00 01 [01]   00 00 01 [01]  
    • Men's Team Foil  ( Tunis) Gold: Italy Silver: United States Bronze:  France   Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/events/results/9F61644FE8314F2FB276EDB05BE2EDD4   Women's Team Foil  ( Tunis) Gold:  Japan  Silver:  Ukraine Bronze:  South Korea   Full results https://www.fencingtimelive.com/events/results/717527B161BD4D5F886E902B95185B92   Men's Team Epee ( Vancouver) Gold:  Hungary Silver:  Japan Bronze:  Kazakistan   Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/events/results/72BA0CEEBF9A4D599176E4F3A6AE671A     Women's Team Epee ( Vancouver) Gold:  South Korea Silver: Ukraine Bronze: France   Full results: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/events/results/F0AB7989D0044A7DACEE29D1A7114152
    • Team Size Prediction for Winter Olympic Games 2026 Milano Cortina   Let's do this for a country that is not actually that good in winter sports as well as our Olympic Committee Declining lots of places. In Beijing we had 7 quotas and used 2      (also I am a very optimistic person in relation to sport in general and always hope for the best. )    Ski Sports   Alpine Skiing  (2) - Emilija Djurović and Aleksa Tomović Cross Country Skiing  (2) - Anja Ilić (the olympic committee cancelled her participation just before Bejing) and Andrija Tošić Ski Jumping  (0) - Basically not existent in Serbia Nordic Combined  (0) - Basically not existent in Serbia Freestyle Skiing  (0) - Basically not existent in Serbia Snowboarding  (1) - Matija Milenković  Biathlon  (2) - We had two juniors at the YOG 2024, maybe they can get better, I will be optimistic  (Lamija Salihagić and/or Hanna Jelena Braun) Ski Mountaineering  (0) - I don't think it will be existing      Skating Sports   Speed Skating  (0) - Basically not existent in Serbia Short Track Speed Skating  (1) - Out first EYOF winter medal in a long time came from Luka Jašić Figure Skating  (0) - Maybe we will have a good junior come      Sleigh Sports   Luge  (0) - Basically not existent in Serbia Skeleton  (1) - We had two juniors at the YOG 2024, maybe they can get better, I will be optimistic Bobsleigh  (0) - Not existent anymore      Team Sports   Curling  (0) - Basically not existent in Serbia Ice Hockey  (0) - Qualifier for women's team cancelled, and mens team eliminated       Total  VERY Optimistic Prediction  -  (9) Total Pessimistic Prediction  - (3)   Total Realistic Prediction  -  (3)
    • North American rugby quotas ( and qualified automatically)    M: and W: and  
    • I remember Caroline Golubitsky. She competed with Vezzali for a while but not for long. Rita Konig, whom Vezzali defeated in the final of the Olympic Games in 2000, was more famous, as well as Sabine Bau and Anja Mueller. From what I remember, the Germans competed fiercely with us at some point, but they almost always lost.
    • Shemyakina won a bronze medal in 2014 Worlds and was one of our leader but leave the squad due to pregnancy (she has 2 daughters if I'm not mistaking, so she chose family instead of sport). And speaking of foil we have back in the day Sergiy Golubitskyi, who was Olympic silver medalist and won some medals in other competitions and coached his wife Caroline Golubitskyi - one of the German foil specialists. Even in women's foil we had medal in Women's foil at the European championship - it was Olha Leleiko, our current national coach. So no, we are pretty good fencing country, and depending on generations of our athletes some events are more "profitable" for us and some don't. 
    • Shemyakina that was a very strange story. She unexpectedly won the games but before and after she literally achieved nothing. After that success in 2012 she also completely disappeared. It's only in epee that such strange situations. That's why I've always preferred foil and sabre, because the top was more stable there, although that's changing now. The competition has grown a lot all over the world.
×
×
  • Create New...