Paris 2024 general thread (1 Viewer)

[Madison]

Less than two years to go. And we have some mascots



Best Phyrges Ever

 

[GNL]

Excusez-moi, mais WHY do they not have a chic bob and a cigarette grasped daintily in their fingerless hands?

 

[Diddy]

What are they? Stuck-up noses?

 

[Madison]

I’m hoping this is the most bonkers Olympics ever.

 

[COB]

I think they look like little bitches actually.

 

[Madison]

What are they? Stuck-up noses?

Don’t tell me you’ve never seen Delacroix’s painting and not thought “that is an impressive hat that Marianne is wearing”.

 

[RS]

What are they?

COCKS

 

[Dark Carnival]

I think they look like little bitches actually.

 

[Dark Carnival]

COCKS

The French are convinced it’s a clitoris.

 

[Madison]

Pictograms:

 

[win_the_game]

Without the sport listed underneath, I'm not sure I'd know what half those pictograms are supposed to represent.

 

[dmlaw]

Should the Modern Pentathlon one not show the horse refusing to jump over an obstacle?

 

[rhythmbandit]

Purple track and pictograms: Paris 2024 unveils look of Olympic and Paralympic Games

On Wednesday, February 8, Paris 2024 unveiled the Look of the Games as well as the pictograms of the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines.

www.eurosport.co.uk

Love the colour.

 

[GNL]

Category is... ANGLES

 

[Penelope]

Outrageously chic. Putting our design to shame frankly.

 

[Madison]

I’m not sure what to think of this:

 

[AGinAg (38)]

Good! Sports cost and Olympians are famously skint.

 

[Sheena]

Yeah, it always needed to happen. It’s been standard in world championships for ages.

When oh when are WA going to employ proofreaders/ decent translators though? “A prize money”?

 

[Sheena]

I’ve finally booked my Paris accommodation this week too. I was worried I wouldn’t find anywhere so I’m finally feeling excited about going.

 

[straightorbroken]

Reading that, I was expecting it to say a lifetime supply of Anastasia Cosmetics.

 

[GNL]

How far into Paris do you reckon the Olympic flame will get before somebody uses it to torch a car?

 

[Sheena]

Loads more tickets went on sale this morning- finally completed the athletics set and have nabbed a gymnastics ticket for the 3rd, which has lots of apparatus finals, including the men's pommel. Getting PROPERLY excited now

 

[lolly]

 

[Madison]

I look forward to the insights of the head waiter.

 

[Kaleen]

Fred Sirieix? I’m guessing the only reason they’ve got him is because he’s French?

 

[rhythmbandit]

Fred Sirieix? I’m guessing the only reason they’ve got him is because he’s French?

His daughter represents team GB in the Diving so there's that, too.

 

[GNL]

Charlotte Dujardin: British dressage star pulls out of Paris Olympics after video emerges showing her "making an error of judgement"

Charlotte Dujardin, Britain's joint-most decorated female Olympian, will not compete at Paris 2024 after a video from four years ago emerged showing her "making an error of judgement".

www.bbc.com

Speculate wildly about what Charlotte Dujardin did to that POOR HORSE.

 

[AGinAg (38)]

Charlotte Dujardin: British dressage star pulls out of Paris Olympics after video emerges showing her "making an error of judgement"

Charlotte Dujardin, Britain's joint-most decorated female Olympian, will not compete at Paris 2024 after a video from four years ago emerged showing her "making an error of judgement".

www.bbc.com

Speculate wildly about what Charlotte Dujardin did to that POOR HORSE.

Blowy

 

[rhythmbandit]

How odd, whipping a horse: NO NO NO.

Paedophilia: Fine

Convicted paedophile competing at Olympics to steer clear of athletes' village

The 29-year-old's national Olympic committee has been forced to take extra measures.

metro.co.uk

 

[win_the_game]

Meanwhile Japan has kicked out their top gymnast after she was caught smoking.

 

[win_the_game]

The BBC still have limited broadcasting rights don't they? No doubt they'll be treating us to hours upon hours of Claire Balding rather than actual sports coverage. Discovery+ is currently £3.99 a month so I might subscribe for the month and watch the coverage on there.

 

[lolly]

I've no idea what they have got. I don't totally object to Max Whitlock on the cover of the Radio Times though, even if it's giving a false impression.

 

[win_the_game]

I think the BBC can broadcast up to 250 hours live coverage. So it will be like Tokyo 2020 where they focused on the competing Brits and showed few, if any events in full.

 

[Joseph]

 

[Joseph]

 

[PercyPig]

The BBC still have limited broadcasting rights don't they? No doubt they'll be treating us to hours upon hours of Claire Balding rather than actual sports coverage. Discovery+ is currently £3.99 a month so I might subscribe for the month and watch the coverage on there.

How to watch Paris Olympics in UK and why BBC only has two channels

IOC has sold UK broadcasting rights for Games to Discovery leaving BBC with fewer streams to show live action

www.theguardian.com

Discovery+ is available for free to Sky subscribers too (not as a “have a month free and then we’ll start billing you” either)

 

[Ellie]

How to watch Paris Olympics in UK and why BBC only has two channels

IOC has sold UK broadcasting rights for Games to Discovery leaving BBC with fewer streams to show live action

www.theguardian.com

Discovery+ is available for free to Sky subscribers too (not as a “have a month free and then we’ll start billing you” either)

Is it on NowTV too?

 

[PercyPig]

Wouldn’t have thought so

 

[Penelope]

Meanwhile Japan has kicked out their top gymnast after she was caught smoking.

SCREAMING!

 

[AGinAg (38)]

Is it on NowTV too?

I don't think so, which is a shame. But Discovery+ at £4 seems reasonable.