Five-ring circus: The Thread of the XXXIII Olympiad

[dixiehack]

We've got drama already.

"There's no way a female runner had any say in that design," one person speculated, while another quipped, "I hope usatf is paying for the bikini waxes." Another commenter wondered, "If the labia are hanging out on a still mannequin, what do we expect to happen to a moving person?"

https://www.thedailybeast.com/nike-ripped-for-risque-womens-track-olympic-uniforms

 

[SixToe]

Why not just one kit for both, including (lower) tights? Or, put the guys in a Speedo like the women.

Stupid people in charge.

The bacteria in the Seine should be fun for the watersports folks.

 

[Hermes]

I don't need my sports and…uh…model…Instagram feeds to meet.

That's what that is.

 

[da man]

Why not just one kit for both, including (lower) tights? Or, put the guys in a Speedo like the women.

Stupid people in charge.

The bacteria in the Seine should be fun for the watersports folks.

I ashume the women (and the men) can wear tights if they want.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I have yet to understand why female track athletes wear bikini bottoms and why female volleyball players wear spandex short-shorts.

 

[MTM]

Is it just me, or is this one of the quietest buildups to a Summer Olympics? We're a little more than three months out and I'm not seeing much about trials or the Games. This thread reminded me that this is an Olympics year.

 

[maumann]

NBC is already all-in on Simone 2.0. Guess I'm watching whatever the summer equivalent to curling is on MSNBC instead.

 

[poindexter]

Is it just me, or is this one of the quietest buildups to a Summer Olympics? We're a little more than three months out and I'm not seeing much about trials or the Games. This thread reminded me that this is an Olympics year.

You didn't watch any NFL playoff games on NBC

 

[HappyCurmudgeon]

I love watching the swimming, I love that it's usually the starting point of the games. But there's no real buzz about the Team USA swimmers outside of Katie Ledecky. Normally you can count on them to win a majority share of the medals in swimming, but this might not be that group.

 

[goalmouth]

"Nike ripped"

who writes those ship heds?

 

[DanOregon]

I figured these games would be seriously hyped - because with COVID and the last few iterations in Asia "plausibly live" etc, we've actually had a chance to "miss" the Olympics for once. Not a local TV watcher, are there any ads featuring athletes? I know NBC has been showing promos etc. but Paris should be pretty cool.
Who knows though - it might be fun to have some athlete became a sensation AT the Games due to performance (Olga Korbut, Nadia, Usain Bolt), and not as the result of a marketing campaign aimed to peak during the Olympics.

 

[Starman]

Uniforms are not "kits." Enough of the creeping Eurosoccerisms.