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He was a great athlete, but if you're gonna choose someone to do this honor, I think it's better to pick someone who was an Olympian. Plenty of great people to choose from.

Doubtful. He was in very bad shape a while back so I believe his statement about health problems. Anyway, I'm happy other athlete will do the honor.

[hide] Event and Date Gold Medal Winner Silver Medal Winner Bronze Medal Winner Athletes CANOE SLALOM Men's C1 Day 4, August 9th, 2016 David Florence Matej Benus Benjamin Savsek Vitezslav Gebas Denis Gargaud-Chanut Sideris Tasiadis David Florence Takuya Haneda Aleksander Lipatov Matej Benus Benjamin Savsek Ander Elosegi Any Other ROWING Men's Quadruple Sculls Day 5, August 10th, 2016 Germany Australia Australia Australia Canada Estonia Great Britain Germany Lithuania Poland Switzerland Any Other ROWING Men's Lightweight Four Day 6, August 11th, 2016 Switzerland Denmark France China Denmark France Great Britain Germany Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland Any Other ROWING Women's Double Sculls Day 6, August 11th, 2016 New Zealand Germany Greece Australia Belarus France Germany Greece Lithuania New Zealand Poland Any Other CANOE SLALOM Women's K1 Day 6, August 11th, 2016 Jessica Fox Katerina Kudejova Melanie Pfeifer Jessica Fox Corinna Kuhnle Ana Satila Katerina Kudejova Marie-Zelia Lafont Melanie Pfeifer Fiona Pennie Jana Dukatova Maialen Chourraut Any Other ROWING Women's Pair Day 7, August 12th, 2016 Great Britain New Zealand United States Denmark Great Britain Germany Italy New Zealand Romania South Africa United States Any Other ROWING Women's Single Sculls Day 8, August 13th, 2016 Miroslava KNAPKOVA Kim BRENNAN Miroslava KNAPKOVA Kim BRENNAN Magdalena LOBNING Ekaterina KARSTEN Carling ZEEMAN Jingli DUAN Miroslava KNAPKOVA Emma TWIG Jeannine GMELIN Genevra STONE Any Other ROWING Men's Eight Day 8, August 13th, 2016 Germany United States Netherlands Great Britain Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand Poland United States CANOE SPRINT Men's K1-1000m Day 11, August 16th, 2016 René Holten Poulsen Josef Dostál Fernando Pimenta Daniel Bowker Artuur Peters Miroslav Kirchev Adam Joseph van Koeverden Josef Dostál René Holten Poulsen Max Hoff Bálint Kopasz Fernando Pimenta Roman Anoshkin Dejan Pajić Peter Gelle Dejan Pajić Any Other CANOE SPRINT Women's K2-500m Day 11, August 16th, 2016 Hungary Germany Serbia Australia Belarus China Denmark Germany Great Britain Hungary Poland Russia Serbia Any Other CANOE SPRINT Men's C1-200m Day 13, August 18th, 2016 Li Qiang Henrikas Žustautas Isaquias Queiroz Valentin Demyanenko Isaquias Queiroz Li Qiang Zaza Nadiradze Jonatán Hajdu Henrikas Žustautas Silva Helder Andrey Kraitor Alfonso Benavides Yuriy Cheban Any Other CANOE SPRINT Women's K1-500m Day 13, August 18th, 2016 Lisa Carrington Zhou Yu Danuta Kozák Inna Osypenko-Radomska Émilie Fournel Zhou Yu Conny Waßmuth Rachel Cawthorn Danuta Kozák Lisa Carrington Ewelina Wojnarowska Teresa Portela Dalma Ružičić-Benedek Špela Ponomarenko Bridgitte Hartley Any Other TRIATHLON Men's Individual Day 13, August 18th, 2016 Alistair Brownlee Mario Mola Vincent Luis Aaron Royle Ryan Bailie Pierre Le Corre Vincent Luis Alistair Brownlee Jonathan Brownlee Crisanto Grajales Kristian Blummenfelt Joao Pereira Joao Silva Richard Murray Fernando Alarza Mario Mola Any Other MODERN PENTATHLON Women's Individual Day 14, August 19th, 2016 Laura ASADAUSKAITE Lena SCHONEBORN Yane MARQUES Yane MARQUES Qian CHEN Elodie CLOUVEL Annika SCHLEU Lena SCHONEBORN Zsofia FOLDHAZI Claudia CESARINI Laura ASADAUSKAITE Oktawia NOWACKA Any Other CANOE SPRINT Women's K4-500m Day 15, August 20th, 2016 Germany Hungary Poland Argentina Canada China Denamrk France Germany Great Britain Hungary New Zealand Poland Serbia Ukraine CANOE SPRINT Men's K4-1000m Day 15, August 20th, 2016 Hungary Australia Slovakia Argentina Australia Czech Republic Germany Hungary Kazakshtan Portugal Russia Serbia Slovakia Spain TRIATHLON Women's Individual Day 15, August 20th, 2016 Gwen Jorgensen Vicky Holland Sarah True Ashleigh Gentle Flora Duffy Vicky Holland Helen Jenkins Non Stanford Ai Ueda Andrea Hewitt Rachel Klamer Nicola Spirig Gwen Jorgensen Sarah True Katie Zaferes Any Other MODERN PENTATHLON Men's Individual Day 15, August 20th, 2016 Valentin BELAUD James COOKE Adam MAROSI Amro EL GEZIRY Omar EL GEZIRY Valentin BELAUD Valentin PRADES James COOKE Adam MAROSI Pierpaolo PETRONI Jinhwa JUNG Justinas KINDERIS Any Other [/hide]

[hide] Event and Date Gold Medal Winner Silver Medal Winner Bronze Medal Winner Athletes ROAD CYCLING Men's Road Race Day 1, August 6th, 2016 Chris Froome Vincenzo Nibali Alejandro Valverde Richie Porte Jarlinson Pantano Chris Froome Dan Martin Vincenzo Nibali Bauke Mollema Rui Costa Joaquim Rodriguez Alejandro Valverde Any Other ROAD CYCLING Women's Road Race Day 2, August 7th, 2016 Elizabeth Armistead Pauline Ferrand-Prevot Marianne Vos Pauline Ferrand-Prevot Claudia Lichtenberg Elizabeth Armistead Elisa Longo-Borghini Anna van der Breggen Marianne Vos Katarzyna Niewiadoma Emma Johansson Mara Abbott Megan Guarnier Any Other ROAD CYCLING Women's Individual Time Trial Day 3, August 10th, 2016 Lisa Brennauer Anna van der Breggen Linda Villumsen Katrin Garfoot Ann-Sophie Duyck Tara Whitten Lisa Brennauer Anna van der Breggen Ellen van Dijk Linda Villumsen Kristin Armstrong Evelyn Stevens Any Other ROAD CYCLING Men's Individual Time Trial Day 3, August 10th, 2016 Chris Froome Tony Martin Any Other Rohan Dennis Richie Porte Vasil Kiryienka Tony Martin Chris Froome Tom Dumoulin Nelson Oliviera Fabian Cancellara Taylor Phinney Any Other TRACK CYCLING Men's Team Sprint Day 4, August 11th, 2016 New Zealand Germany Great Britain Australia France Germany Great Britain Netherlands New Zealand Any Other TRACK CYCLING Women's Team Sprint Day 5, August 12th, 2016 Germany China Russia Australia China Germany Netherlands Russia Any Other TRACK CYCLING Men's Team Pursuit Day 5, August 12th, 2016 Great Britain Australi New Zealand Australi Denmark Great Britain New Zealand Switzerland Any Other TRACK CYCLING Women's Team Pursuit Day 6, August 13th, 2016 Australia Great Britain Canada Australia Canada Great Britain New Zealand United States Any Other TRACK CYCLING Women's Keirin Day 6, August 13th, 2016 Kristina Vogel Rebecca James Anna Meares Anna Meares Stephanie Morton Guo Shuang Lisandra Guerra Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte Rebecca James Elis Ligtlee Any Other TRACK CYCLING Men's Sprint Day 7, August 14th, 2016 Jason Kenny Gregory Bauge Matthew Glaetzer Patrick Constable Matthew Glaetzer Gregory Bauge Max Niederlag Jason Kenny Callum Skinner Jeffrey Hoogland Denis Dmitriev Any Other TRACK CYCLING Men's Omnium Day 8, August 15th, 2016 Glenn O'Shea Fernando Gaviria Mark Cavendish Glenn O'Shea Jasper de Buyst Fernando Gaviria Lasse Norman Hansen Thomas Boudat Roger Kluge Mark Cavendish Elia Viviani Any Other TRACK CYCLING Women's Omnium Day 9, August 16th, 2016 Laura Trott Sarah Hammer Laurien Berthon Annette Edmondson Jolien D'Hoore Allison Beveridge Laurien Berthon Laura Trott Kirsten Wild Sarah Hammer Any Other TRACK CYCLING Women's Sprint Day 9, August 16th, 2016 Kristina Vogel Anna Meares Zhong Tianshi Anna Meares Stephanie Morton Lin Junhong Zhong Tianshi Kristina Vogel Miriam Welte Lee Wai Sze Elis Ligtlee Any Other TRACK CYCLING Men's Keirin Day 9, August 16th, 2016 Joachim Eilers Francois Pervis Matthew Glaetzer Matthew Glaetzer Michael d'Almeida Francois Pervis Joachim Eilers Maximilian Levy Jason Kenny Azizul Awang Eddie Dawkins Any Other BMX CYCLING Men's BMX Day 10, August 19th, 2016 Niek Kimmann Sam Willoughby Nicholas Long Sam Willoughby Joris Daudet Amidou Mir Liam Phillips Maris Strombergs Niek Kimmann David Graf Nicholas Long Corban Sharrah Any Other BMX CYCLING Women's BMX Day 10, August 19th, 2016 Mariana Pajon Caroline Buchanan Stefany Hernandez Caroline Buchanan Lauren Reynolds Elke Vanhoof Mariana Pajon Simone Christensen Laura Smulders Alise Post Brooke Crain Stefany Hernandez Any Other MOUNTAIN BIKE CYCLING Women's Cross-country Day 11, August 20th, 2016 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot Sabine Spitz Jolanda Neff Catharine Pendrel Emily Batty Annika Langvad Pauline Ferrand-Prevot Sabine Spitz Eva Lechner Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa Maja Wloszczowska Jenny Rissveds Jolanda Neff Lea Davison Any Other MOUNTAIN BIKE CYCLING Men's Cross-country Day 12, August 21st, 2016 Julien Absalon Nino Schurter Peter Sagan Ondrej Cink Jaroslav Kulhavy Julien Absalon Maxime Marotte Peter Sagan Mathias Fluckiger Nino Schurter Any Other [/hide]

There was multiple factors that made the ceremony a little more modest: 4 budget cuts, limitations of Maracanã, etc. It certainly won't have the opulence of previous ceremonies, but I think Brazil will do a good job.

No, the only "grudge" we hold is from our own team. Most of the brazilian players in that match are constantly mocked, so Neymar should be thankful he wasn't able to play.

Just when I was getting impatient

Don't expect huge crowds in women's football, most of the tickets not sold comes from these matches. Also, even sports like Rowing have some sessions sold out, so I wouldn't worry so much about empty stadiums.

Amazing. Go Canada!

[hide] Men's Tournament - Preliminary Round August 6th - August 12th, 2016 12 Nations, 2 Groups, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for Quarterfinals Men's Tournament - Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 6th 2016, h. 12:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Belgium 1 Great Britain August 6th 2016, h. 13:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Australia 4 New Zealand August 6th 2016, h. 19:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Spain 3 Brazil August 7th 2016, h. 17:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Great Britain 2 New Zealand August 7th 2016, h. 19:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 4 Belgium August 7th 2016, h. 20:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Australia 3 Spain August 9th 2016, h. 10:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro New Zealand 2 Spain August 9th 2016, h. 18:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 5 Great Britain August 9th 2016, h. 20:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Belgium 1 Australia August 10th 2016, h. 19:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro New Zealand 3 Brazil August 10th 2016, h. 20:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Great Britain 2 Australia August 11th 2016, h. 13:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Spain 3 Belgium August 12th 2016, h. 17:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Great Britain 1 Spain August 12th 2016, h. 18:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Belgium 3 New Zealand August 12th 2016, h. 20:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Australia 7 Brazil Men's Tournament - Group B Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 6th 2016, h. 10:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 2 Netherlands August 6th 2016, h. 11:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro India 2 Ireland August 6th 2016, h. 18:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Canada 2 Germany August 7th 2016, h. 18:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Netherlands 5 Ireland August 8th 2016, h. 11:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Germany 1 India August 8th 2016, h. 12:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Canada 2 Argentina August 9th 2016, h. 11:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 1 India August 9th 2016, h. 12:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Germany 4 Ireland August 9th 2016, h. 13:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Netherlands 4 Canada August 11th 2016, h. 10:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Netherlands 3 India August 11th 2016, h. 11:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Ireland 1 Canada August 11th 2016, h. 12:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 1 Germany August 12th 2016, h. 12:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro India 1 Canada August 12th 2016, h. 13:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Germany 2 Netherlands August 12th 2016, h. 19:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Ireland 4 Argentina Women's Tournament - Preliminary Round August 6th - August 13th, 2016 12 Nations, 2 Groups, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for Quarterfinals Women's Tournament - Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 7th 2016, h. 10:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro New Zealand 1 South Korea August 7th 2016, h. 12:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Netherlands 4 Spain August 7th 2016, h. 13:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro China 3 Germany August 8th 2016, h. 13:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro New Zealand 2 Germany August 8th 2016, h. 17:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Netherlands 5 South Korea August 8th 2016, h. 19:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Spain 2 China August 10th 2016, h. 10:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Spain 2 New Zealand August 10th 2016, h. 12:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Germany 5 South Korea August 10th 2016, h. 18:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro China 5 Netherlands August 11th 2016, h. 17:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Germany 2 Spain August 12th 2016, h. 10:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro South Korea 1 China August 12th 2016, h. 11:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro New Zealand 5 Netherlands August 13th 2016, h. 12:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Netherlands 2 Germany August 13th 2016, h. 17:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro South Korea 2 Spain August 13th 2016, h. 20:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro China 2 New Zealand Women's Tournament - Group B Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 6th 2016, h. 17:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 1 United States August 6th 2016, h. 20:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Great Britain 1 Australia August 7th 2016, h. 11:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Japan 1 India August 8th 2016, h. 10:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Australia 3 United States August 8th 2016, h. 18:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro India 2 Great Britain August 8th 2016, h. 20:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 3 Japan August 10th 2016, h. 11:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro India 4 Australia August 10th 2016, h. 13:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Great Britain 2 Argentina August 10th 2016, h. 17:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro United States 2 Japan August 11th 2016, h. 18:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Australia 0 Argentina August 11th 2016, h. 19:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro United States 3 India August 11th 2016, h. 20:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Japan 2 Great Britain August 13th 2016, h. 10:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Argentina 4 India August 13th 2016, h. 18:00, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Great Britain 1 United States August 13th 2016, h. 19:30, Olympic Hockey Center, Rio de Janeiro Australia 3 Japan [/hide]

[hide] Men's Tournament - Preliminary Round August 6th - August 14th, 2016 12 Nations, 2 Groups, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for Quarterfinals Men's Tournament - Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 6th 2016, h. 09:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Serbia 4 Hungary August 6th 2016, h. 11:40, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Greece 7 Japan August 6th 2016, h. 20:50, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1 Australia August 8th 2016, h. 13:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Serbia 1 Greece August 8th 2016, h. 19:30, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Japan 4 Brazil August 8th 2016, h. 20:50, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Hungary 2 Australia August 10th 2016, h. 09:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Australia 6 Japan August 10th 2016, h. 10:20, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Greece 1 Hungary August 10th 2016, h. 19:30, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 5 Serbia August 12th 2016, h. 19:30, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Greece 2 Brazil August 12th 2016, h. 20:50, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Hungary 7 Japan August 12th 2016, h. 22:10, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Serbia 6 Australia August 14th 2016, h. 17:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Australia 5 Greece August 14th 2016, h. 18:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Serbia 8 Japan August 14th 2016, h. 20:30, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1 Hungary Men's Tournament - Group B Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 6th 2016, h. 10:20, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro United States 2 Croatia August 6th 2016, h. 13:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro France 4 Montenegro August 6th 2016, h. 19:30, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Spain 2 Italy August 8th 2016, h. 09:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Croatia 1 Montenegro August 8th 2016, h. 10:20, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Italy 4 France August 8th 2016, h. 11:40, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro United States 5 Spain August 10th 2016, h. 11:40, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro France 4 United States August 10th 2016, h. 13:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Montenegro 1 Italy August 10th 2016, h. 20:50, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Spain 5 Croatia August 12th 2016, h. 09:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Croatia 1 Italy August 12th 2016, h. 10:20, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Spain 1 France August 12th 2016, h. 11:40, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro United States 2 Montenegro August 14th 2016, h. 15:30, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro United States 1 Italy August 14th 2016, h. 16:50, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro France 2 Croatia August 14th 2016, h. 19:30, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Montenegro 3 Spain Women's Tournament - Preliminary Round August 9th - August 13th, 2016 8 Nations, 2 Groups, All Nations will qualify for Quarterfinals Women's Tournament - Group A Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 9th 2016, h. 10:20, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Italy 5 Brazil August 9th 2016, h. 13:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Russia 5 Australia August 11th 2016, h. 09:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Russia 4 Brazil August 11th 2016, h. 10:20, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Italy 5 Australia August 13th 2016, h. 10:20, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Russia 1 Italy August 13th 2016, h. 11:40, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Australia 6 Brazil Women's Tournament - Group B Date and Venue Team 1 T1 T2 Team 2 August 9th 2016, h. 09:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro China 2 Hungary August 9th 2016, h. 11:40, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Spain 4 United States August 11th 2016, h. 11:40, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro China 8 United States August 11th 2016, h. 13:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Spain 3 Hungary August 13th 2016, h. 09:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro China 4 Spain August 13th 2016, h. 13:00, Maria Lenk Aquatic Center, Rio de Janeiro Hungary 5 United States [/hide]

Shame about Prass' injury, which made me think that Neymar is the last overage player from the original list not replaced...

This video is priceless

Just copy the link and post it here, Totallympics automatically will show the picture

In addition to the tags, you can also go by location: Vila Olímpica e Paralímpica.

Yane Marques (Modern Pentathlon)

Someone deleted it, but from the images leaked so far, I think the Rio ceremony will be beautiful.

Welcoming ceremony for Brazil was today. Loved Vinicius' dance moves

Eu nunca sei se eu devo falar em inglês ou português nesse tópico

Gold Silver Bronze Total Associated Press 11 7 11 29 Goldman Sachs 5 - - 22 Gracenote* 8 9 3 20 Sports Illustrated 6 4 10 20 7.5 6.7 8 22.8 I'm doing a little compilation of the medals predictions for Brazil so far. The AP prediction is by far the most optimistic at 29 medals, and Gracenote (I believe they'll still update their table) and Sports Illustrated are a tid pessimistic in totals. I believe we should end with something between these numbers, like 23-26 medals. Less than 23 would be disappointing, more than 26 would be great. There's also a BBC projection that doesn't talk about numbers, but give us 20 strong possibilities of medals - so that's one more to the "20 medals" group. All things considered, Sports Illustrated seems the most realistic of them.

I like classic touches, but this is straight up old fashioned. Athletes should feel more comfortable in a opening ceremony.