Five-ring circus: The Thread of the XXXIII Olympiad

That is what they are doing at the LA Coliseum. The track was removed when they remodeled for USC football a few years back so an elevated track will be constructed for the 2028 Games.

This is probably paywalled: LA28 plans an ambitious Coliseum makeover for track and field - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

 

I thought Mary Carillo was going to be doing that stuff I’ve only seen one story - about a bakery - since the Games began.

 

Why is that? That is contrary to every Olympics I can remember. It sucks. Track and field IS the Olympics.

 

When the ancient Greeks started the Olympics, it was running, jumping, throwing and wrestling. Three of those things are track and field.

 

I enjoy SNL, but man, who gives a flying fuck about seeing them on Olympics coverage? Especially for a pretty normal interview with Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim. The only "celebrity" stuff that has kind of worked for me has been the guest spots with the Sesame Street characters.

 

She did one about escargot that aired before the Games started. I do think Snoop has kind of stolen her thunder but they've been having her do tennis matches too, which she's been doing for years and was a top-40 player.

 

I'm pretty sure there is no current track in the LA Coliseum. (this big 10 olympics idea is so stupid)

 

I love that Ingebrigtsen brings personality to the sport. He's definitely pretty damn pleased with himself, but he doesn't run from the challenges that attitude presents. I think he has more to be proud of finishing fourth - for the way he made the race and ensured it was honest - than a lot of winners of Olympic distance races do.

From 1912 to 2012, the United States won exactly zero gold medals in the men's 1,500 meters. In the last three Olympics, the U.S. has won two - both by alumni of the same college.