Maybe humility will make a comeback.
I've been observing the Olympics from afar. I don't even know where to find them on the mishmash of TV services I'm subscribed to, but I see the headlines. From the headlines, it seems that there are several American women who keep winning the medals, and as for the men, there's one very handsome swimmer, a gymnast whose glasses make him interesting, and a pole vaulter whose penis hit the pole crossbar.
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It is not as if Simone Biles hasn't won a few medals at this Olympic meet including gold ones, but she's not from New York, so New York sports media does what it does and shits on everyone not from New York.
...a pole vaulter whose penis hit the pole." I think he was either confused about which pole to vault with or was just showing off. Since even our hostess noticed I'm inclined to believe the later.
Arrogance is the coin of the realm in sports. This ain’t your pappy’s Sports world.
Noticed?!
It's everywhere.
I saw a funny TikTok where a young man was confessing to have watched it hundreds of times.
Other than the name Simone Biles, that penis is the most visible thing in the whole Olympics, including the triathletes swimming in shit.
I remember when the most visible thing about the Olympics was the medal totals — the U.S. against every other country.
The penis story is funny.
Jeff Greenfield said on Twitter that the athlete was too excited.
I referenced the Pointer Sisters (!!) song Excited from 1983. One line from memory was "I am so excited, and I just can't hide it".
At these Olympics, Simone Biles won a gold medal for the team all around and then a gold medal for individaul all around and a gold medal on the vault as well so seems churlish to focus on the one individual event where she isn't going to medal.
Altogether she has 10 Olympic medals (7 gold) across all the Olympics where she's competed. (Note she is 27 years old and it's incredible that she is still able to compete at this high level in this particular sport. GOAT indeed!).
Whose favorite trick
Was to stand on his dick
And roll of the stage on one ball.
I don't remember the first two lines but the second involved a music hall.
Scottie took the golf gold continuing a magic year for him and Novak took the tennis gold to give him the Golden Slam. A couple of things to be happy about. For something amazing, check out the end of the USA women's bronze rugby team game.
The Olympian penis hit the bar.
Did an American female have an exciting come from behind victory in biking? Some nice shots going through Paris.I love Paris.
Olympics are on NBC's Peacock network.
Humility lowers the height of the eventual fall.
Katie Ledecky is another female superstar. Her swimming is so dominant they
can't keep the runners up in the camera frame with her.
An unheralded U.S. woman surprised and won the bicycle road race. She took control with 10 miles to go and blew everyone away.
American Scottie Scheffler won gold in golf.
Lots of U.S.A. gold in track and field already. Noah Lyles won 100m. A gigantic American shot putter won gold for the third time. Much more gold will be won.
U.S.A men and women basketball are in a separate class than the other countries.
Only disappointment appears to be U.S. men swimmers. I think they have only 1 gold?
Pride goes before fall.
I only watch a few of the obscure sports, like archery or pingpong. The competitors are generally true amateurs. I did happen to tune in as the American woman emerged victorious in the road cycling event. Good for her!
Pride month goeth after women's history month.
"seems churlish to focus on the one individual event"
My focus is on the excessive focus on one person, when many are competing and on overdone GOATism.
"Noticed? It's everywhere." I think it's more accurate to say "it's everywhere that particular athlete goes."
BTW, I for one did not notice the faux pas. So, I've got that going for me. Which is nice.
Gary Larson Don't encourage him, Silvia
My focus is on the excessing focus on one person, when many are competing and on overdone GOATism.
She's photogenic, personable, been around for a long time, relatively speaking, so familiar to a lot of people who only follow sports casually. And Senator Vance said some not so kind things about her in re the Tokyo Olympics and her competing (or not) there. Plus I think Simone has made some politically connected comments of her own, maybe took a shot at Trump? I haven't really followed that part of it but anytime a well known celebrity can provide favorable media for the Democrats that person will get a lot of media lovin'. But she is still an incredible and accomplished athlete.
...and a pole vaulter whose penis hit the pole.
Was it the women's or men's division?
pole vaulter whose penis hit the pole
The penis hit the crossbar, not the pole.
The penis hitting the pole was a better match than the dude, named Imane Khelif, beating up on women.
It has been fun watching Simone Biles achieve here redemption after her much criticized breakdown in Tokyo. She's human.
But...of course after her all-around gold, she had to go political on X and post "I love by black job."
OK. Take it easy sweetheart. The migrants flooding in to vote for Democrats aren't taking your gymnastics job. But they are taking up space in inner city community centers affecting the black community. But you haven't been there is years. Maybe never.
Yes, Ann,
Why can't they be more like athletes of old?
I really miss Mohammad Ali.
"Maybe humility will make a comeback."
Does this mean Simone Biles face won't be carved in Mount Rushmore?
“… pole vaulter whose penis hit the pole.”
So his pole hit the pole. He could have had a trifecta if his surname was Kowalski.
I remember when the most visible thing about the Olympics was the medal totals
Microsoft put it on the lockscreen for Windows. I also see it at Outkick.com, but then Outkick primarily covers sports. The US has the most medals, but not necessarily the most golds (it tied for first during the day yesterday).
I only know the Biles won gold, because I saw a headline that US Woman's Gymnastics won and that she won on vault. I don't know the third but found it verifying that she did win a gold this Olympics. I still feel as I do about New York sports media, and I don't think Biles feels the least bit of humility for stumbling in one event.
As for focusing on Biles, she's a spokesperson for McDonalds and they are a major sponsor of the Olympics. I'm not a fan of any of the sponsors, but I get why she's getting a great deal of focus. On the other hand, much of what I've seen of the Olympics this year is because what is shown in prime time at the local bar. It seems the biggest prime time event is Women's beach volleyball, and it doesn't really matter what country the teams are representing, because it is being shown. It also has a great venue location within Paris. They are sure to spread attention across many nations and athletes, but there seems a bit of focus on that particular sport. I saw a good deal of focus when one of the athletes would lean forward at the net while their partner served behind them. That view seemed to be provided often.
Was it the women's or men's division?
No word yet on the pole's pronouns. Unofficially, the penis is a he/him.
Now, from the comments here, I the pole transitioned to a crossbar?!
I don't know. Don't quote me. I don't want to be accused of spreading misinformation.
Could you root for an American “female” who had a Y chromosome?
I don’t think i could.
Somebody once said, 'It ain't braggin' if you've done it'. Is she bragging, or has she done it? As for humility, I think bowing out of competition for mental health reasons is a demonstration of humility, in the face of pride - isn't it? I recall there was no fanfare involved, and I interpreted it as a message that society shouldn't shame people for the choice - although some did. I didn't agree with it at the time, but I didn't mentally shame her, either.
As for the self-promotion, this goes with the territory in modern professional sports, which is what the Olympics is, now. Can't call someone out for these imperfections when the industry is the kind of cesspit that it is. See: Women's boxing.
I think this blog is GOAT.
By the way, I'm waiting for the arrival of the next phase of the gender wars, where body parts can declare their sexuality. The avant-garde will be having their penis declare its pronouns, and they'll be She/Her
The Pope is the humblest man in the world.
Pedantic, I know, but his penis did not hit the pole.
Other than that, lots of good stuff at Olympics, if you like sports. Scheffler, Faulkner, Crouser (of course), Fisher 10K, gymnastics teams, rowing, shooting/archery. Some of us enjoy seeing athletes from other countries do amazing things--Novak, Marchand, Bol comeback, guys on rings, who knew rugby 7s is a fun game.
If you have Peacock, the NBC streaming service, they have a lot of coverage. I watched women's beach and normal volleyball last night.
We subscribe to Peacock, and the coverage has been amazing. The sailing in Marseilles has been on in the mornings; it's a peaceful screensaver. And if I want to watch a country besides USA, I can.
Gymnastics has had the most traditional, old school coverage. It feels rusty compared to the other events.
When historians look back, that penis hitting the crossbar will be remembered as the beginning of what can be, unburdened by what has been, the first crossing of a rubik's cube, a true moment in the passage of time.
The French pole vaulter lost out on advancing to a round where he was, apparently, not expected to win a medal.
All in all, I'd take the "My gawd, LOOK at that thing" award.
"Biles wore her goat necklace as another GOAT, Tom Brady, was in attendance to support her."
From "Simone Biles falls off balance beam to cost herself Olympics medal"
In the end, there can be only one.
I've noticed the female high jumpers using both the traditional technique and the "Fosbery Flop". I don't know if the latter could be used in the pole vault. Maybe the guy was just excited by th event.
The mixed 4x400 was fantastic. The anchor woman for the Dutch runs the fastest 400 in world history (fastest in 39 years), almost as though she was able to dig deeper in order to win it for her team than she had ever been able to do before in an individual competittion. One of the great olympic moments.
Gusty Winds said...
But...of course after her all-around gold, she had to go political on X and post "I love by black job."
8/5/24, 8:10 AM
Of course that smug little fool did. I was happy to see her pride trip her up.
So the world’s elite athletes should not sacrifice as much, nor train so hard, lest they win a medal and seem insufficiently humble in the eyes of some blogger in the lefty la-la land of Madison, Wisconsin.
And yet, I am certain she is an elitist. Just not when it comes to athletics.
Those last four words in your post have to hurtt.
The olympics has become an episode of “Ow my balls!”
"Humility lowers the height of the eventual fall."
A motto I live by.
"Noticed?!
It's everywhere."
I haven't seen it, but I don't read everywhere.
What a fuss over nothing. You can barely notice it in the ticktok video. I cant get excited over the Olympics anymore given the endless barrage of female dominated sports or sports which I have no interest in watching like:
Sailing
table tennis
Female Boxing and wrestling
Women's basketball
Male Gymnastics
Horse back riding
Shooting
Tennis/Golf
Field Hockey
As for the track events after a while the sameness of the athletes gets dull. I assume another East African will win the Marathon. And a North African will win the 1500 meters. And a German lady will win the shot put.
Finally, who cares about medal totals anymore? It was fun during the cold war when we were fighting the evil empire, but now its just meh.
Not a trustworthy source - mostly muckraking - but the Daily Telegraph reporting about Biles claims she was "...criticizing the gymnastics fans in Paris." I would counsel more grace and graciousness, both in victory and in setback, if it were my lot to advise (which it isn't.) But these are not cut-n-dry things. Arsène Wenger once said of Christiano Ronaldo, something like (as I understood it): 'It is difficult to separate the ego from the greatness. The ego may be the source of the greatness.'
As I said, not easy things to comment on.
Today's notable imagery quote: 'We saw the pecker-poking pole vault streaming on Peacock ! ! '
Biles = I've moved her into the file titled, "People I'd Like to See No More."
Anthony Ammirati may become as famous, in his own way, as Vinko Bogataj, the Slovenian ski jumper whose fall from the ramp was featured for many years representing the “agony of defeat” in ABC’s “Wide World of Sports.”
OTOH, I understand he has received tens of thousands of offers of marriage from Frenchwomen.
(Yeah, I made that up.)
Here’s what googles AI said about male versus female bone structure.
In summary, women’s bone structure is not as robust as men’s, with differences in peak bone mass, fracture risk, and disease susceptibility. While both sexes have unique adaptations to their respective biological roles, men generally have larger bones and higher peak bone mass, whereas women have stronger pelvises and are more vulnerable to certain bone diseases.
In other words, the IOC is putting women at higher risk of injury by putting them in the ring with biological men. Particularly for head injuries.
Finally, who cares about medal totals anymore? It was fun during the cold war when we were fighting the evil empire, but now its just meh.
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are they allowing Russians to compete?
Biles is surely the greatest female gymnast (weird that it isn't "gymnist"- is there a rule?) based on overall performance results compiled during a long career in her sport- her longevity in it is almost unique now. However, it does diminish her a bit by wearing such jewelry. Even if one has "done it" braggarts leave a bad taste in the mouth.
"Clearing the bar" is now a slur.
It’s impressive Biles is competing at age 27. It used to be the female gymnasts were in high school.
GOAT? My ass. Anyone who would publicly proclaim themselves to be the goat is unworthy of consideration. Eliud Kipchoge, now there's a goat!
I've always thought that "Act like you've been there before" was a good approach.
It ain’t bragging if you back it up.
"And Senator Vance said some not so kind things about her in re the Tokyo Olympics and her competing (or not) there." Not quite. He was criticizing the reaction to her problems and the valorization of victimhood, and he had a valid point.
I've been watching the cycling and the sailing since those are two sports I have participated in. The sailing could use more wind to make it more exciting, but maybe I'm biased since my sailing has mostly been on the SF Bay where it usually blows pretty hard.
Biles did chicken out on an event in Tokyo.
That’s a fair criticism.
No question she's great, but maybe this is her Balancing Beam.
Any sport that is scored by judges is sus.
The GOAT necklace would have been more appropriate for the ESPN Honors ceremony where you really get your ego stroked in front of very good athletes.
The best advice I've ever heard - act as if you've been there before. Let other people toot your horn.
than the dude, named Imane Khelif
It's my understanding that she is assigned female at birth, but with a rare genetic makeup. Of course, I just barely read that somewhere, and may be misunderstanding and/or remembering poorly. Certainly her strength is standard deviations above the norm for women.
Plus I think Simone has made some politically connected comments of her own, maybe took a shot at Trump?
Yes. She made some snarky, little comment about this being her 'black job.'
She can fuck right off.
I'm disappointed Turkish pistol shooter Yusuf Dikec didn't make Ann's list of Olympic happenings she heard about. A pistol shooter taking a silver with no special gear amd had in his pocket is pretty entertaining.
One good thing about not following the Olympics is I have no idea who Biles is.
Biles is the greatest gymnast ever to live. Her politics will not be remembered. Her fall off the beam in Paris will not be remembered. Her years and years of gymnastic accomplishments will be remembered. Again, Biles is the greatest gymnast ever to live. It's hard and ineffective acting humble when one is the greatest of all time.
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