Five-ring circus: The Thread of the XXXIII Olympiad

Thursday night, actually.

I don't like that teams were getting eliminated before the damn Opening Ceremony, but they're doing the rugby in the Stade de France and they need to clear out in time for the track to start late this week.

USA made the quarterfinals, but then lost three in a row and finished eighth.

 

Two goals! Either New Zealand really sucks or everyone is wrong on the soccer threads.

 

They tend to get them out of their quickly, no? Hardly enough time to try the free condoms.

 

I watched USA-France on Wednesday live.

 

Sorry, the quarterfinals were Thursday night.

 

Are the games always so short? Seems like halftime comes just as they are getting cranked up. Wooses.

 

That run by Dupont … holy moley.

 

That was a long time ago.

 

We all need someone to love us in our lives as much as Flavor Flav loves the US water polo team!

rb

 

7 players, 7 minute halves, I think the break is only one minute. Surprisingly exhausting.

 

Watching Nadal-Alcaraz in doubles against an Argentine team (the 6 seed) and Rafa is playing … like Rafa. Looks great, making some spectacular shots. They won the first set in a tiebreaker, on serve at 3-3 in the second.

 

Was it Michael Phelps’ goal to look as douchey as possible? If so, he succeeded,