Olympian1010

Ah okay, thanks for clearing that up. I was going through all my PDFs, and I was a little confused. Yeah the USOPC policy around non-Olympic sports is a killer. It’s a shock that we do do well at the World Games actually. I believe RUS, FRA, ITA all have NOC support (or similar organization like you referred to). It makes sense why they do so well, and have pretty deep programs in some of these sports. The size of the U.S. also makes a lot more sense to me now, so thanks for that info as well. I know it’s not the result y’all wanted, but I’m pretty sure you broke a lot of hearts in that bronze medal game . IFAF is a mess. Regarding the medal situation, if the 46th French player played in a game, then he is entitled to a medal. They OC may have only had 45 made, but I bet I received one (or some prize) later (again, if he played). How’d you get onto the US National Team for American Football? Was that the plan, or a nice a backup? I enjoy talking with multi-sports games athletes about their experiences, so I have more questions too if you don’t mind.

Be sure to let him know that there are people very thankful for his work.

Interesting point that our police are able to militarize so quickly, yet we’re 2/3 months into the Covid-19 pandemic and many health care workers still struggle to get PPE in the U.S.

@JohnFoyne I know that you medaled at the 2017 World Games, at least according to your Twitter bio, but I don’t have you on the roster in the official results. I’m assuming your “real” or “proper” name is different to one you use, but there are two or three John’s listed, and none really match your profile name. We’re your a player, or support staff/coach (I’m not sure if they receive medals at the World Games or not)?

@Dragon I’m curious about something. Since you guys went public with Olympedia, have you received any new credible information about athletes, events, venues, or some new interesting facts? I’ve already noticed quite a few people on the forum and on Twitter helping correct names to the local customs, but I was just curious as to if there were any net benefits for going public.

I feel like there’s some misunderstanding between me and lot of users on this issue. I would just like to say that I think there’s a big difference between U.S. and European (at least Western) police cultures. Police are systematically ruthless, quick to trigger, and feel like they’re above the law in this country. It’s not just one or two bad cops, it’s the bad system of policing that we’ve let run rampant for years. I’ve seen some many horrific actions from police officers across my country in the last decade. It isn’t limited to one department, one city, or one state. It isn’t a “blue v. red” issue. It’s all bad. I’ve watched documentaries about how police behave in Europe. Your police are less armed, receive more sensitivity training, have better conflict resolution techniques, and generally much kinder people than American police. I don’t think it’s impossible for change in my country. I’m obviously discouraged by a lot of other issues that have been left to fester for years as well. I know the violence and vitriol of these protests is shocking (and it’s a same organized crime is using them for their advantage), but you have to understand that these feelings have been growing in cities for decades. There’s a possibility it only gets worse moving forward. The only period of our history where the country has been as partisan as it is now, was leading up to/and during the Civil War. For as much as I hate my country right now, I think it is possible to one reach a place where we live up to what it truly means to be American. I know this is a long post, and I apologize for really taking over this thread the last few days, but I just need a safe outlet to air my frustrations right now. It’s a dark time in my nation. It’s sad, but it’s necessary. I hope that come 2028, when we invite the world to our beautiful state and country, it is a place that I can be proud to call home. Unfortunately, it can’t say that now.

I can’t wait for tonight’s episode. It is a little sad they missed last night because there sure is a little to be discussed there...

These protests prove that Americans are unable of change. We always move straight to violence in response to major issues. Militarization didn’t work in Iraq, Somalia, etc., and becoming more and certain it won’t work here either. It may solve problems in the short term, but the hate and anger will build up long term. However, that said, one of the best qualities of Americans is our ability to hide from major social issues, so this par for the course.

Surreal images.

And then people are mad that protests turn violent after shit like this happens...

First time in my life that I’ve ever been under a curfew. The entire county is under mandatory curfew from 6PM-6AM . It doesn’t even get dark around here until 8:15PM. I haven’t been following the protests as much today, but clearly they’ve turned violent. It will be interesting to see how cities react to these mandatory (and enforced) curfews.

I get that. There’s a lot of place I want to go, but I want to have an honest experience of that place (i.e not a government/travel company prepared tour). Of course I have a fair list of sporting events I would love to attend as well.

Now I’m curious as to what is on your list?

The real question is: Would you ever even visit California?

As an Angeleno, I take offense to this. Your uninvited from the 2028 Summer Olympics

May I recommend the LA Memorial Colosseum. I’m not saying isn’t a great house of racing; let’s just not get carried away about where the last great colosseum is.

Gran Torino was a masterpiece. I watched in my first film class, and I was impressed. Hopefully, Clint sticks around for a few more years.

Now if they could just add preliminaries so that I could actually enjoy the games in full...

Yay!!! Cross Country! One of my favorite (events? parts? disciplines? stages?) to watch

Oh god, Trump’s opened his mouth again, and it probably won’t help again.

Some other incidents that occurred yesterday were two separate Trump supporter attacks on protestors. Two guys, with Trumps flags all over their Jeep, ran over some peaceful protestors (though it seems like everyone was okay). Another guy got out of his truck with bow and shot an arrow right into a crowd of peaceful protestors. Of course the protest then turned a lot less peaceful when protesters had to attack him in order to save themselves.

This is true from I’ve seen/heard. I heard that he wasn’t killed, but that he was comatose. I haven’t seen any updates on this since last night.

I think that’s a pretty dangerous assumption. I thought the same thing originally, but the energy and anger people have right now amazing. This won’t be a footnote in our history. I have feel Americans will be talking about this for a while.

Yeah, common criminals are co-opting these protests. It’s what I said earlier. People gather for a peaceful protest, which lasts for an hour or two. The police in full riot/SWAT gear show up and everyone gets a little agitated. Those two groups go back and forth, and then these criminals move in an exploit the chaos.