2020-ish Tokyo Olympics

Might as well get this one started now that events have begun in some sports. Looking forward to some specific events, but the no fans will make it weird. I imagine this time difference will kind of be a pain in the ass, too.

First observation, the softball field is kind of embarrassing, though a former Vol, Monica Abbott, dealt the Canadians a shutout yesterday. USA women's soccer already getting the vitriol from flyover America after their regular loss to the Swedes.

The good shit, begins after tomorrow's Opening Ceremony.

 

I really want to be excited but I just can’t get behind it this time around with the same level I’m usually at.

I’ll sure I’m still going to be watching as much swimming and track & field as I can consume, but the anticipation for me just isn’t there.

 

I read that both baseball and softball had to agree to use the same facilities in order to be added back to the competition. Apparently the mounds raise up and down.

 

I just don’t find much of the summer stuff entertaining. Everybody seems to love swimming but it bores me to tears

 

I cannot remember the last time I watched the Olympics.

 

People like winning, and the US has done well in the pool.

 

I like the track stuff. I think that's about it.

 

That’s great. It’s boring as hell imo

 

We'll watch gymnastics because the wife and daughter love it.

That's probably about it. If it weren't for softball and then women's soccer losing, I'd not even know it was time to start.

 

I have never been a summer Olympics guy

 

I will watch table tennis, because it is insanity. Forgot about that.

 

A lot of Olympic sports are "judge" sports, and I detest them. Unless it can be measured, don't even talk to me about it.

 

I like Olympic Sports and I don’t care who knows.

 

there seems to be a big overlap on my Facebook feed of people who watch The Bachelor and the Olympics

 

Handball is awesome. Racewalking is hilarious. The rest is meh.

 

I like the Summer Olympics significantly more than the Winter Olympics, although I do have my quadrennial "gymnastics isn't a sport" argument ready to go. I live for track, obviously, and like to watch the Americans in the pool. Lots of niche sports which I can get into for the Summer Games, especially if the US gives me a rooting interest, like volleyball, water polo, rowing and the like. Then there's basketball and soccer, so a bunch of stuff to keep my interest.

 

Winter Olympics over Summer Olympics and its not even close.

 

Why do so many of you prefer the Winter Games? It has like half the sports, only so much you can do on frozen water, and so much less variety. Plus, they have the worst, the absolute worst "sport" of them all in figure skating as their featured competition. I mean, it's fine, but give me running, water and ball games all day every day.

 

I just find some of the winter sports more entertaining. Skiing stuff, speed skating, hockey.

 

It can be difficult watching your Arian brothers and sisters only compete in race walking, swimming and track events over 1000 meters