the paris olympic games

obsessed with the olympics since sydney, i'm going to paris!

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just so much going on here

[yessoupy]

Majed Abu Maraheel was Palestine's first flag bearer, in Atlanta ‘96. Abu Maraheel was killed in Gaza last month.

Due to the IDF's policy of destroying hospital infrastructure, Abu Maraheel was unable to get the care he needed and died of kidney failure.

You won't see Russian or Belorussian athletes at this Olympics (or, only very few) because the IOC banned them for their invasion of another IOC nation. You will, however, see Israeli athletes (even one who bragged of writing messages on bombs headed to Gaza), despite their ongoing war against another IOC nation, Palestine. Why the double standard?

In Paris at my ticketed events, I will wear a keffiyeh in the Fan Section. The IOC is stringently non-political, but this is allowed because it's a national symbol of a nation that is competing at the Olympics.

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fred richard

u.s. national championships, ft. worth

1 june 2024

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shane wiskus

u.s. national championships, ft. worth

1 june 2024

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tate costa and donnell whittenburg

u.s. national championships, ft. worth

1 june 2024

vault podium

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yul moldauer

u.s. national championships, ft. worth

1 june 2024

chalking up before vault

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idk how I'll keep score and time in the fan section but here we goooooo!!!!!

here is the description from the original email where i applied:

Congratulations! Now that you've bought a ticket for the Olympic Games, you're eligible for the Fan Section... The Fan Section is a festive zone in the middle of the stands filled with the most enthusiastic supporters, ready to raise the roof and cheer their favourite athletes on to victory. The athletes need you! Their victory is in your hands. They're counting on you to win gold. be amongst the first in history to join the Fan Section.

Enter the draw. Random draw, open to all with no minimum age requirement and solely dependent on the eligibility of your Olympic Games tickets.

like first of all no, the athletes don't NEED me. i'll be a nervous wreck for some of them, more nervous than all except their families. however! i figure this will be the most ... spirited experience i could have. and i do love a crowd all wound up.

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okay yul moldauer on floor and at the end the kid on high bar attempts a release move that stopped my heart. enjoy my commentary.

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I'm tackling my archiving project and I'm fighting with a 24yo VHS and an 8yo VCR.

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all that and tumblr says NO to my video.

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I'm tackling my archiving project and I'm fighting with a 24yo VHS and an 8yo VCR.

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I looked down, caught sight of those cheekbones, and asked myself, 'could it be that sasha artemev is coaching 5280?'

yes, it could be!!!

more later (if I remember), but I saw something for the very first time:

🫠🫠🫠

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22 years since my first worlds as a spectator from home. tech sure has changed!!!!

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some link-heavy posts to come tomorrow, I think, since I have the day off and I wanna get some shit organized. this was such a fun event!!

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ok it's impossible for me to liveblog as I watch bc I am trying too hard to distract myself with keeping score lollllllll

usa won bronze 🥉 for men's team!! definitely room for improvement and their futures are so bright!!!

[griffinssclarke]

Tokyo 2020 | Artur Davtyan (ARM) + his PERFECT Dragulescu (15.000)

[youmustlovehim]

Illia Kovtun

[gymfanconfessions]

“ Kudos to Irina Nadyuk (Illia Kovtun’s coach) because of how uncommon is a female coach on MAG and yet bringing great international scores. “