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You're right but we are still on top because we got so much more overall medals.   There were so many opportunities like Ellison, Harrison, triathlon.  Any swimming which was kind of a fail.   Or Mcewen that already won a gold !   But never the less.  First place is a first place

I’m interested to hear everyone’s most memorable/favorite moments from Tokyo 2020. I’ll start:
 
Archery:  Mete Gazoz wins Gold,  South Korea dominates again
Artistic Gymnastics: ROC win gold in men’s & women team,  Simone Biles drops out & then wins bronze in beam,  Suni Lee wins all around,  Rebecca Andrade wins gold in vault,  Artem Dolgopyat wins gold in floor,  Jade Carey wins floor gold
Badminton:  Chen Yufei vs  Tai Tzu Ying gold medal match,  Beiwen Zhang advances to R16
Baseball: Bullpen cart,  Japan walk off vs ,  South Korea walk off vs 
Basketball:  Luka Doncic leads Slovenia to Semis,  USA men & women win gold again
Basketball 3x3:  vs  OT match,  USA women win gold
Beach Volleyball:  All USA teams advance to R16,  Qatar win bronze,  Norway wins gold,  The A team wins gold
Boxing:  Team USA men make 3 finals
Canoe Slalom:  Jessica Fox wins bronze & gold
Canoe Sprint:  Nevin Harrison historic gold,  Lisa Carrington wins 3 gold medals
Cycling Road:  Richard Carapaz wins road race,  Annemiek Van Vleuten redemption gold
Cycling MTB:  Switzerland sweep women’s race
Cycling Track:  Germany women’s team pursuit gold,  Jason Kenny & Laura Kenny both win gold,  Jennifer Valente gold in Omnium
Diving:  Tom Daley finally wins gold,  China wins 7 of 8 golds
Fencing:  Lee Kiefer wins gold in foil
Field Hockey:  Belgium first ever gold in Men’s field hockey,  India wins bronze in men’s tournament
Golf:  Team USA win gold in men’s & women’s, 7 man playoff for bronze
Handball:  France wins men’s and women’s tournament 
Judo:  Abe siblings win gold on same day,  France upsets  Japan in mixed team
Karate:  Sandra Sanchez wins gold in kata
Marathon Swimming:  Ana Marcela Cunha wins gold
Rhythmic Gymnastics:  Bulgaria upsets ROC in group event
Rowing:  Canada ends  USA dynasty in women’s eight
Rugby:  Fiji wins men’s gold 
Shooting:  Team USA wins men’s & women skeet gold,  San Marino wins bronze & silver
Skateboarding:  Japanese domination,  Sky Brown wins bronze in park
Soccer:  Brazil win gold after ET goal,  Canada beats  USA in the semis & wins gold after PKs
Softball:  Japan beats  USA for the gold
Sport Climbing:  Janja Garnbret wins gold 
Surfing:  Carissa Moore wins gold
Swimming:  Chase Kalisz & Jay Litherland go 1-2 in 400 IM,  Ahmed Hafnaoui upset in 400 Free,  Ariarne Titmus vs  Katie Ledecky , 17 year old  Lydia Jacoby wins gold in 100 breast,   Yui Ohashi wins 200 & 400 IM,  Ledecky wins 1500,  Bobby Finke comeback for 800 & 1500 gold,  Caeleb Dressel wins 5 golds
Table Tennis:  Japan beats  China in classic XD final
Taekwondo:  Anastasija Zolotic wins historic gold for team USA
Tennis:  Novak Djokovic gets upset in the semis & bronze medal match
 
 
 

Same. Really entertaining finals. Great venue as well.

Same. Really entertaining finals. Great venue as well.

Kloth/Nuss looking good

Edit: Please jinx them, I don’t want to face them in the knockout stages 

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Just come home from the stadium, some thoughts on the quarters:
 - French crowd were insane for their match vs Argentina. Stadium was absolutely rocking.
 - TMO quick decisions seem to being prioritised over getting the correct decisions [ 2 odd ones from the stadium views were the disallowed Arg try and the winning try Fiji were awarded despite a seemingly blatant knock on]
- NZ were really poor relative to the group stage, the rain had started lightly falling 10 mins before and they made a number of handling errors. SA scored two tries from bits of magic from their best player.
- Ireland were all too often looking for Kennedy for creative spark, but were slightly unfortunate to come up short.
- I expect France to win the first semi, but Fiji vs Australia is too tough to call.
- The quality of rugby in general was really high, especially the defensive structure that all teams maintained.

Crowd is electric for . So nice to have full crowds back. 

Crowd is electric for . So nice to have full crowds back. 

Crowd is electric for . So nice to have full crowds back. 

Crowd is electric for . So nice to have full crowds back. 

Crowd is electric for . So nice to have full crowds back. 

Nice try for Mbappe

France v Argentina atmosphere is going to be quite intense

France v Argentina atmosphere is going to be quite intense

France v Argentina atmosphere is going to be quite intense

ends up winning 101-100 against  
 
South Sudan played very well. I will be rooting for them in the Olympics.

ends up winning 101-100 against  
 
South Sudan played very well. I will be rooting for them in the Olympics.

ends up winning 101-100 against  
 
South Sudan played very well. I will be rooting for them in the Olympics.

That's a fair point. I think it's something I would love to do once or twice, but after that, I'll sit on the couch for 16 straight days and watch all the events, so I don't miss anything.

That's a fair point. I think it's something I would love to do once or twice, but after that, I'll sit on the couch for 16 straight days and watch all the events, so I don't miss anything.

I graduate with a bachelor’s degree next week 
 
You give the same exact advice I’d give to anyone else in communications, entertainment, or management. 

Awesome! Good luck! I'm two years into my degree (halfway done). I've had a blast so far. I've been able to cover some cool events like the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (sat front row). My tip: don't say no to anything. If any opportunity comes up, pounce on it. You never know what's going to happen.
 
That would be a blast haha!

Awesome! Good luck! I'm two years into my degree (halfway done). I've had a blast so far. I've been able to cover some cool events like the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament (sat front row). My tip: don't say no to anything. If any opportunity comes up, pounce on it. You never know what's going to happen.
 
That would be a blast haha!

I've never really looked into the marketing/PR side of the industry. I think marketing would be really interesting, especially after the poor marketing that FIFA displayed last night for the 2026 World Cup logo.