Your favourtite athlete Paris Olympics?

[El Presidente]

 

.....to be fair, I have zero idea what event she competes in or country she comes from .....

 

 

[Nevrknow]

Her. As long as it's an actual "her".

[WarriorPrincess]

[WarriorPrincess]

No words needed here, the Winner 

Makes me proud to be Italian 

[Arabian]

The Gearless Yusuf Dikec

[Ford2112]

[Arabian]

That's Luana Alonso representing Paraguay, she was kicked out of the athletes village for 'inappropriate conduct'. However, she denied any wrongdoing. Anyhow, she announced her retirement. 

Seems like one of those Instagram athletes. 

[TacoSauce]

6 hours ago, Arabian said:

She was kicked out of the athletes village for 'inappropriate conduct'

"Inappropriate conduct"?? That is a strong accusation. I refuse to believe it without evidence. You know, irrefutable evidence, like, say a video of said behavior. Anyone have a link to such a video?

[RDB]

Come on. Simone Biles. The greatest gymnast ever. Extraordinary, inspiring personal story, and a beautiful, emotionally engaging performer. If you’re not moved watching her fly through the air, then you’re missing something!

 

[bmac]

Is Snoop an athlete? He’s the real mvp.

[JohnS]

My favourite athlete of the 2024 Paris Olympics? That's easy...Saya Sakakibara. She fell off her bike at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, then had another fall within the same year and considered giving away the sport due to ongoing issues she was having with those concussions. Furthermore, her brother Kai, who also rode BMX as a professional sportsman, was forced to retire after a fall on his head at a 2020 World Cup event which put him in a coma for 2 months and made him have to learn how to walk and talk from scratch.

Saya's gold medal win had me in tears. She had her fair share of emotional setbacks in pursuing her dream and she overcame those significant stumbling blocks. A true champion!

[Chibearsv]

9 hours ago, WarriorPrincess said:

No words needed here, the Winner 

Makes me proud to be Italian 

Normally I'm happily ignorant regarding the conversations my wife has with my 2 daughters. But because she was laughing so hard last week, my wife had to share with me that she sent a picture of that one to my daughter in California; and my daughter's response was simply "God damn!"  

[MagicalBikeRide]

I love a good comeback story. After dropping the baton in Budapest, Femke Bol’s closing leg in the mixed 400m final has her top of my list. 

 

[gormag38]

2 hours ago, JohnS said:

That's easy...Saya Sakakibara

I was unaware of this story, but this is what the Olympics are all about. Great story lines of perseverance and hard work paying off.  

 

[ayedfy]

Maddi Levi. 

I don't care that the girls choked in the medal matches after dominating all year. She smashed Woodman-Wickliffe's impressive record for tries in an Olympic games, and because my daughter is also called Maddie, Levi is now her hero and inspired her to throw a ball around with the old man. Thank you Ms Levi.

[gormag38]

As for my favorite Olympian so far.....gotta be Poland's Ewa Swoboda. Some may say she looks like a certain actress of poorly acted movies. 

[joeypots]

Sydney vs Femke run in the e400 meter high hurdles today. The winner will be my favorite athlete of this Olympics. I don’t know why I like the hurdles best butI do.

[chasy]

The Turkish shooter is unreal. Biles defies physics. Hocker gave two egotistical runners a large piece of humble pie. The French pole vaulter whose large Johnson clipped the bar and  caused him to lose but made him a very eligible bachelor. The girl from Alaska who took training wheels off last week and won the cycling event. The American pommel horse guy that is massively nerdy and a gold medalist. Cuban wrestler who doesn’t age. So many good stories.

[Perla]

19 hours ago, Arabian said:

The Gearless Yusuf Dikec

Simplicity is all what we need. 

[Li Bai]

5 minutes ago, Perla said:

Simplicity is all what we need. 

Truer words were never spoken 👍

[Namisgr11]

8 hours ago, chasy said:

Hocker gave two egotistical runners a large piece of humble pie. 

Cole Hocker's 1500 meter gold medal winning race has been the best event for me, so far. He beat the reigning Olympic champion and the reigning world champion. The two champions had been having a war of words for months that went public. During the entire pre-race buildup and race call itself, Hocker got almost no mention short of his pre-race introduction that's given to all the participants, until the final turn. Hocker came from way, way back in the pack. He blew by everyone but the frontrunners, then down the final stretch got boxed out on the inside and had to slow down. Still, he mounted another all out sprint, slipped through this time on the inside, and nipped the world champion at the finish. Tremendous, spirited competition for one of the most iconic track and field events of them all, and won by a largely unheralded athlete giving his all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sb32uxUO10

[BlueWS]

Gabby Thomas. I love her running form. She's worked her way to the top. She wasn't even a track star in high school. She went to Harvard based on her academics and picked up track as an undergrad. She's earned everything she has and she'll be back for more.

[Cigar Surgeon]

This absolute beast. 22 years old and getting gold medals and Canadian records.

[Namisgr11]

David Crosby?

[BrightonCorgi]

Raven Saunders They gives children nightmares.