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Very sound predication in the end. In reality: 121 medals, 40 golds. Considering the 44 silvers won there were many many opportunities to get one more gold. The reasoning for the prediction also came true. A very strong track meet pulling slack for a less successful swim count.

My favorite moment was all of August 3rd, the first day I spent in Paris. - Taking a bike ride along the Siene retracing the opening ceremony path and the course of the road race that started only 30 minutes before. - Getting close to the balloon. - Going to see the road race live and seeing twice the peloton pass by. - Watching the end of the race on a tv bar huddled with dozens of other on lookers as the final riders pass behind. - Getting to dinner while watching the judo team finals and hearing a cheer from bars, windows and the street every time a French judoka won their match. - Walking back to the hotel and passing a community watch party in the park and seeing the 4x400 mixed relay and Femke Bol’s great final lap. The other days in Paris were wonderful, I could write a similar summary for each but the magic of that first day and seeing the wonder the games brought to the city is what I’ll probably most fondly remember from these games.

I’ve been waiting 7 years for that hand off ceremony. Good acts, some nice shots of the city, Tom Cruise was fun. However, it didn’t inspire pride in my hometown beyond our musical pedigree.

That’s the fastest 44 year old I’ve ever seen

Silver for Kenny. Well deserved

Shame for Watson with a minor stumble in the semi. Still a bronze and WR is not a bad combo to be going home with. Congrats Indonesia. I’m next to their contingent and it was a massive celebration

THAT WAS HYPE

Garnbret absolutely the GOAT

Update from the venue: Great competition for the lead, happy for Raboutou for getting top 3 in the semi. Ai Mori with a good boulder round may be unstoppable. Garnbret on the wall Oh and I saw Thomas Bach pass beside me lol

I was at the vs match last night. Exciting game of football and a fun atmosphere even though Stade de Marsaille was maybe a fifth full. Lots of Americans were there and most got on the Brazilian bandwagon, nothing better than a western hemisphere fight for gold. Brazil’s MVP was Lorena, just did not make a mistake on goal until it didn’t matter.

The Olympic record before today was 5.45. Looking like that won’t even get you into finals today. Speed climbing really gets to be introduced this year. Edit: wasn’t even close. 5.26 is the slowest elimination heat. And of course the fastest time was a whole half second quicker

There’s something to be said about missing every answer. Not all good things, but things nonetheless.

Bumping it up to an 8 from a 7 last poll, everyday that goes by I just get more giddy that the Olympics are happening. Probably the higher score also has something to do with a 7 hour flight I’m getting on tomorrow.

Kiefer just put together a perfect Foil competition. It's still early but if I was an athlete I'd vote her in as the closing flag bearer (knowing Biles has already had that honor in Rio and Ledecky should be in LA for the 1500m)

That's Gold x3 for the day

That's gotta do it

Shoutout to the Kraken restaurant

That current is, to put it lightly, significant.

Wow. Did not think that would happen. I might have to stay up to watch that first swim leg.

I just got out talking with my Irish manager, he had this race highlighted. Historic Add another silver to the US pile

Hong Kong just sneaks into the top 10 to end the day. What a day for all of these teams, even the USA as long as you go by NBCs ranking system. Lots of US Bronzes today.

Great performance from team USA . All around should be fun with Frederick

That parallel bar locked the gold in for China. 3 points is a massive lead going into the final rotation. Congrats to them. A battle is on for the silver. NBC is hyping are pommel expert Stephen Nedoroscik so I'd have to assume USA has a good chance at silver here.

Within a point between and going into the 5th rotation

Yuto Horigome is the clutchest skater of all time. What a fucking legend. Cannot wait for the 2028 final when most of these skaters are performing a few miles from their homes.