Is that a cheese wheel?
Yup, that Italian athlete is sponsored by Parmesan
Nothing's surprising anymore.
hahha what a perfect gif for that sentiment
If you would add a couple random additional fingers and scramble the text, the absurdity of the picture really looks like AI generated content
Strategic hand placement
Much ado about nothing.
What's happening in the first picture on the fourth row?
It's from the badminton. The Chinese player was in the semi-final against Carolina Marin of Spain. Marin had won the first game and was leading in the second before having to retire injured.
So He Bingjiao held up a pin with the Spanish flag on it as a mark of respect for Marin, who should really have been in her place on the podium.
Gojira and the beheaded Marie Antoinette needs to be included. The Korean sharpshooter too. Also, what is the Chinese athlete holding on the leftmost, second-to-the-last row?
A tiny badge with a spanish flag.
Her Spanish semi-final opponent in badminton injured herself during their match and had to withdraw. source e.g. here
Missing the dudes dick hitting the bar, Raygun and Gojira.
It hit all those things??
Knocked the raygun right out of my hand.
They left out the cuban wrestler Mijan Lopez. After winning his fifth consecutive Olympic Gold Medal in his discipline, the Cuban giant retired from wrestling. His sneakers on the middle of the mat were certainly an Olympic image, considering the discipline and his achievements.
That was an extremely powerful moment. I'll never forget it.
The mystified Chinese girl is one of the cutest pics ever. When in Rome...
Her expression is like "Is that what we're supposed to do?"
Pretty sure they were in Paris dude 🙄
Not sure if the eye roll indicates sarcasm or real incredulity but the other girls were Italian. So I guess, when in Paris do as Romans do.
What's the story behind this one?
Not sure if actually dating or not, but at least joked about the being a couple - https://www.scmp.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/china/article/3272185/chinese-olympic-gold-medal-winners-pose-sparks-social-media-jokes-about-relationship
They're a
lesbian couplefrom China where LGBTQ people aren't exactly accepted or welcomed by society.EDIT: Done some research and I couldn't find them confirming being romantically involved, however there's a different image where Chang (the one being carried) makes a heart shape with her arm, so who knows really ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Its interesting. After some looking around and linked posts, this is not entirely true or at least confirmed.
Chen picked up Chang in a bridal carry for a photo after they receiving their gold medals, which led many netizens to joke that Chang and Chen are in a romantic relationship
Is the 'bridal carry' what the american diver next to them is surprised at? Seems like an overreaction to me if its only that
Thanks, I didn’t even notice same gender, and just assumed it was a breach of courtesy or something to not just stand there
wheres the cyberpunk asian shooter girl?
Where's the big floppy pole vaulter?
You mean the big floppy pole pole vaulter?
I don't know what is actually going on, but I'm interested in the Olympic level giant wedge of cheese hugging competition.
Technically not an Olympics photo. She’s an Italian gymnast who does promo for Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. That’s an ad she did.
It's actually a Trampling competition.
Great collection. Though I feel like the picture of Remco Evenepoel (cyclist) should have been the one where he stands legs and arms wide open with the Eiffel tower in the background.
I have heard nothing about the Olympics this year aside from the shooting competition. It's very weird.
It was still relatively popular but the olympics has been in decline due to being shackled behind paid cable channels. Everybody's moved to streaming but apparently they didn't get the memo. Just knowing where you can find the olympics is such a nightmare they have a giant table explaining which channel you should go to depending on where you live
Hère un France they had almost all the sports on the two public channels, everyday for two weeks. Impossible to miss.
On the BBC in the UK. I’ve had a great few weeks of uninterrupted Olympics coverage with no advertisements at all. Bliss.
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I thought it was pretty good and watched as much as I could everyday. But then I have Peacock.
Needs more Australian break dancing
I’ve never wanted to be a round of cheese more XD
No T-Rex pose?
The “sneaking to steal a cookie” pose?
Ah yes, blue jesus, we will never forget you
For me, it was Gojira
who was that
The metal band who played during the opening ceremony
What about the aussie breakdancer on her head?
I would have used the headless singer to represent the opening ceremony.
Yes! Gojira's performance was amazing!
Where Gojira?
Can I please change with the Parmesan, even if she cuts me open afterwards.
That shot of Franz Wagner dunking through three French players would have been nice…
What's the one bottom left corner? What's up with the opposing team in their uniforms?
It's beach volleyball. In the 2020(2021) Tokyo games there was a lot of controversy because the men could wear loose-fittings shorts and shirts, but the women were required to wear bikinis with no more than 10cm of cloth along the side.
After a lot of backlash to the sexism of the uniform rules, they relaxed them this year. Some chose to still wear skimpy stuff, but it was noonger a requirement.
At first I thought they were scuba divers.
Same. I was wondering why there were scuba divers at an Olympics beach volleyball game
Some cultures allow women to cover their bodies. While others allowed them to show as much as they'd like.
Some cultures allow women to cover their bodies. While others allowed them to show as much as they’d like. Oh they're allowed to cover themselves? They're forced to wear it.
A truly insane way of phrasing repression - I guess Jews in nazi Germany were allowed to wear a star of david? No, I don't care how liberating some women say the enforced coverings are, when there isn't a choice - it's repression. Plain and simple. Try being a woman in saudi wearing normal clothing in public and see how permissive the regime is.
What country is in the red?
As much as I despise the Olympics it does some entertaining moments!
I despise the IOC, but I love all the athletes competing in the event. So much emotion, such dedication. For me, it's the best reality TV there is.
She won the gold in Cheese.
