*****Summer Olympics 2024 Games Thread*****

[Menace Sockeyes]

USA vs Uraguay at 8 AM tomorrow morning on USA Network for a shot at the quarterfinals.

HERE WE GO!!!

Opening kickoff return!!! Too soon?

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

USA went down then retook the lead at the end of the half. Anyone watching?

EDIT: Up 19-12 with a conversion coming now. Let’s go USA!!!

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

It always "bottles" my mind that the games start before the opening ceremony

Um, the Germans didn’t attack Pearl Harbor.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

BOOM! USA rugby beats down the South American runners-up, Uruguay. 33-17! On to the quarterfinals!

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

France scores at the buzzer to narrow their loss and give them the tiebreaker over the USA for second place in the group. Means that, at third place, we will get a heavyweight in the quarterfinals.

 

[EasyHawk]

They put some $1.5B into cleaning up that river. Better only be partially filled.

Paris Mayor Swims In Seine Amid Pollution Concerns—Here’s Why Olympic Events Could Be Canceled

The city’s water supplier has warned of E. Coli in the river in the weeks leading up to the Olympics.

www.forbes.com

From the article "Public swimming in the Seine has been banned since 1923, after officials determined the water was unsafe, " but good luck Olympians!

I saw the Paris mayor twice had to postpone her promised swim in the river due to high E. Coli levels 10 times higher than is safe very recently), but she finally did it last week.

 

[QChawks]

Japan is NOT good at Rugby

flash backs to the woodshed game

 

[funksouljon]

I saw the Paris mayor twice had to postpone her promised swim in the river due to high E. Coli levels 10 times higher than is safe very recently), but she finally did it last week.

Sacreblue! Stop shitting in the river so I can go for a publicity swim!"

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[Menace Sockeyes]

Japan is NOT good at Rugby

flash backs to the woodshed game

They actually are usually pretty decent, but yeah. South Africa is just really damn good. Knew that was going to be ugly when they hit them with that perfect onside kick for a score.

Also, first Hawkeye appearance in the Olympics in half an hour. Lacasse starts at forward for the Canadian women’s soccer team (NBC Sports App, NBCSports.com, and Peacock)

 

[MikeyHawk]

Handball looks uncomplicated and complicated at the same time.

Fiji is impressive in rugby, toying with the US at times

 

[QChawks]

Handball looks uncomplicated and complicated at the same time.

looks fun as shit to play, although I don’t know all the rules

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Handball looks uncomplicated and complicated at the same time.

Fiji is impressive in rugby, toying with the US at times

Handball is big with my people: the Danes. Won gold last Olympics.

And Fiji just played France, not the US.

 

[funksouljon]

Handball is big with my people: the Danes. Won gold last Olympics.

And Fiji just played France, not the US.

Looks fun.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

USA rugby 7s faces Australia in the quarterfinals. 3:30 PM CT today on Peacock and re-air on USA Network at 6:30 PM. Going to be very difficult, obviously.

 

[QChawks]

Spain vs Japan women's soccer should be a good match

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

Lacasse at center attacking midfielder for Canada. New Zealand scores on a set piece though.

 

[alaskanseminole]

Men's Olympic soccer is such a crapshoot. U-23 tournament with 3 overage players. It's also not a FIFA break so clubs aren't required to release their players. That said, hopefully we don't get crushed by France today

And yet, we got our arses handed to us.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

And yet, we got our arses handed to us.

France are heavy favorites, and we really didn’t play poorly. France’s over 23 players just hit incredible bangers from distance. We’ll be okay if we play like that the rest of the tournament, especially the first 70 minutes when we hit the post twice.

 

[Menace Sockeyes]

HAWKEYE GOAL AT THE OLYMPICS! CLOE LACASSE! I JUST JIZZED MY PANTS! Go Hawks!!!!