Coalition of the Confused
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Confused malcontents swilling Chardonnay while awaiting the Zombie Apocalypse.
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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
8/10/21
I'm glad they were well received.
Surfing will be a difficult event to permanently add - given not all seas have decent surf, not to mention landlocked countries.
There is clear skill and athleticism needed for BMX, skateboarding and climbing. I don't see why they should not be permanent additions.
From: adwil
8/10/21
Surfing might be a problem for a few countries but there are surfing pools in a number of countries. The Yeppoon one in OZ produces 8 ft. waves. Not quite as high as sea surfing but should test a surfer's skills nevertheless.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
8/10/21
The truth is, artificial waves are the fairest way to have the competition. Everyone is surfing the same wave under the same conditions.
From: adwil
8/10/21
"artificial waves are the fairest way to have the competition. Everyone is surfing the same wave under the same conditions."
Agree with that.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
9/6/21
Paralympic closing marks end of Tokyo's 8-year Olympic saga
TOKYO (AP) - The final act of the delayed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics came Sunday, almost eight years to the day after the Japanese capital was awarded the Games. The Paralympics ended a 13-day run in a colorful, circus-like ceremony at the National Stadium overseen by Crown Prince Akishino, the brother of Emperor Naruhito.
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9/6/21
I'll bet the Japanese are glad it's all over. Mind, both events were memorable and considering the pandemic, the Japanese did a good job. They did rather better than I expected.
From: CzoeMC
9/6/21
Yes they did, but the network coverage was abysmal. Sorry, but hours of Ping-Pong left me with too few "Olympic" memories.
From: adwil
9/6/21
CzoeMC said:Yes they did, but the network coverage was abysmal.
I assume you're not in the UK.
The main Olympics were well covered with at least 10 channels devoted to it on Eurosport.
The Paralympics were well covered by Channel 4 with 1000 hours devoted to it.
I saw all the events that interested me apart from the Wheelchair Rugby Final, but that was my fault. (I got the day wrong!)
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
9/9/21
I think we had 3 channels devoted to it here.
Plus the timezone was the same, so no having to get up at 3am to watch the swimming finals.
From: adwil
9/9/21
I'm afraid Live Olympics started at Midnight so there was a huge amount I didn't watch live.