Triplecast

one of our beloved and awaited Olympic tradition

I'm late to the thread and maybe someone else said this, but the minute I saw this, my reaction was Great, a second relay for men to muff the baton exchange.

George Foreman, 1968 gold medalist and later heavyweight champion of the world has died at age 76.
 
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Shades of what it was under Brundage.

George Rhoden, Jamaica, age 92, passed away on Saturday 8/24.  He was the 1952 gold medalist in the 400 m and 4x400 m relay.
 
https://x.com/tvjnewscentre/status/1828158074898522311?s=61&t=eydjQCck_0k3skfK8nEPeg

They are showing on US TV how Shamir Little lined up at the wrong spot on the track, at the end of the zone, suddenly realized it, and got back into the zone in time for the exchange.  Shades of 2021.   

The women's team pursuit with those 2 and Chloe Dygert wining a gold medal finally was a top one for me.  A few others:  the women's team foil, the mixed medley relay. and the 4th qtr of the USA-Serbia basketball semi.  

Allman 68.76 after a sector foul on first throw.

US 3:07.42 WR in mixed relay heat.

Allman with a 69.59 first throw.

Allman 68.76 after a sector foul on first throw.

A nice unexpected gold for the entire US team.

Her mother is Chinese.  Huske is also from Arlington Virginia, where I live and she is the second swimmer from Arlington to win this particular race., 68 years after the first.

NBC announcer Dan Hicks just said Marchand "is from a small country town about 400 miles from here, in Toulouse France." 

You are now in better shape now. Congratulations!

All North American podium  

NBC announcer Dan Hicks just said Marchand "is from a small country town about 400 miles from here, in Toulouse France." 

NBC announcer Dan Hicks just said Marchand "is from a small country town about 400 miles from here, in Toulouse France." 

NBC announcer Dan Hicks just said Marchand "is from a small country town about 400 miles from here, in Toulouse France." 

NBC announcer Dan Hicks just said Marchand "is from a small country town about 400 miles from here, in Toulouse France." 

Eh, you get used to it.
 
It's a very good sport to just have in the background while doing something else tbh. Not really a sport that requires your full attention most of the time.

And Sabre is with any part of the blade, as opposed to tip only for foil and epee.

Epic Failure - I think you are spot on.  I encountered that during the Tour de France, sometimes I wouldn't turn it on on Peacock until about 5 hours into the race, and it would only go back so far.  Maxim was watching a 6+hour stream of rugby, so similar problem.  Fortunately, handball matches are only 1.5 to 2 hours.  
 
Another thing about Peacock, which should seem obvious, and that is when the live stream ends, no matter where you are in the event, the stream stops and you get the message that replay will be posted soon.  So I've rewound the handball match, I'm at about the 45 minute point in the match, and then suddenly without warning it stops.
 
 

Pierce LePage reigning World Champion in the decathlon due to a disc herniation.
 

Here are my first picks
 
Athletics
 
Patrizia van der Weken   
Lieke Klaver   
Kevin Mayer 
Yaroslava Mahuchikh  
 
Swimming
 
Diogo Ribeiro