Olympics are Here!

[Scuttlesoap]

Anyone else interested now that the Olympics are finally back? I look forward to these every two years (now that they alternate Summer & Winter). My favs for the Summer are swimming, rowing, and beach volleyball and I’m looking forward to the new sports: karate, speed climbing, skateboarding (knarly), and surfing (hang 10 dude)! Plus softball is back!

what are your favorite Olympic sports?


Two of my favorite Olympic comedy skits

 

[HMan]

Gymnastics, skateboarding, surfing are going to be what I watch. Mixed emotions for sure knowing how most Japanese don’t want it.
I already had my sporting highlight of the year a week back, with the July Sumo Basho and the crowning of a new Yokozuna.

 

[NurseDave]

Eh

 

[Scuttlesoap]

Eh

I think they have shaving this year as a demo sport

 

[Scuttlesoap]

I already had my sporting highlight of the year a week back, with the July Sumo Basho and the crowning of a new Yokozuna.

It‘s been a while since I watched Sumo Wrestling - I do remember was it the 90’s when there was a champion that was US born?

 

[GearNoir]

Volleyball for sure but I enjoy nearly all of both Olympics really.

 

[Scuttlesoap]

Volleyball for sure

I remember when I was stationed out in Cali - and we used to go down to Hermosa, Redondo, and Manhattan Beaches to what was then called the AVP tour. I remember meeting Karch Kiraly, Kent Steffes, Sinjin Smith and Holly McPeak - you used to be able to just walk up to them- I was impressed with how down to earth everyone was. I’ve been hooked ever since.

But hard court rocks as well….

 

[CVargo]

I'm usually really into the olympics and get caught up into all the action and the medal count. Just not feeling it. I haven't even turned it on.

 

[NurseDave]

My wife had been watching in the evenings. She likes the stories they tell about the athletes. I find it amusing. No sports all year. And now she's sitting there watching rugby and kayaking.

 

[Scuttlesoap]

I'm usually really into the olympics and get caught up into all the action and the medal count. Just not feeling it. I haven't even turned it on.

I can’t believe you missed the 3017 competition- The Brits won with a TOOBs sandalwood - while the French are still at it - they’ve burned through 5 badgers trying to finish their Pre de Provence 63