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Tokyo 2020

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552points

Greta Jaruševičiūtė

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denzoren 3 years ago

Oh yeahhhh....this would be great!

97points

Tokyo 2020

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denzoren 3 years ago

Japan just does everything better.

87points

With so many fans not being able to attend the Olympics this year, the post-pandemic sports event seems very different from what we were used to. Just like most professional sports, Olympic events feed off crowd energy that transfers onto the screens for viewers at home.

Commenting on the very different kind of Olympic experience this year, Rick Burton, a professor of sport management at Syracuse University and the former chief marketing officer of the US Olympic Committee for the 2008 Beijing games, called the experience “sterile.” “The sponsors are going to be thinking the ratings will be down. They’re worried they’re not going to get their money’s worth,” he added.

Tokyo 2020

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Nadia Montera 3 years ago

hahahaha

71points

Tokyo 2020

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denzoren 3 years ago

I'd definitely watch this. Lol

71points

Air Horse 1

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469points

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denzoren 3 years ago

You know, transport of the horses never occurred to me.

88points

Moreover, sports psychologists are now observing an Olympics without fans as a real-life science experiment. It’s thought to help researchers and clinicians to measure the impact of a crowd of fans on its players—and on spectators at home. The unprecedented times offer an entirely new glimpse into what is the social and psychological makeup of the Olympic Games and how the competing athletes are affected by it.

Makes Sense

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denzoren 3 years ago

This is utter none sense...let them wear what they want and what is comfortable! It's their skills on show not their bodies.

185points

Tokyo 2020

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Bobert Robertson 3 years ago (edited)

It's like being Dwayne Johnson's bodyguard

129points

Skateboarding

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375points

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Juraj Janeček 3 years ago

have you seen pistol shooters?

48points

Some athletes have already stressed the pressure that’s been building for not having an audience of spectators. On Tuesday, superstar gymnast Simone Biles dropped out of the women’s team event, blaming “not the right headspace” for competition. “It’s been really stressful this Olympic Games. Just as a whole, not having an audience. There are a lot of different variables going into it,’ she told the Washington Post.

The findings made on viewers’ engagement also show that sports without fans may be way less enjoyable. Kantar, a research firm that measures consumer enthusiasm, found that two-third of American sports spectators announced that watching sports during the pandemic was not as engaging and enjoyable. “[The Olympics] could be a little bit less engaging, a little bit less fulfilling for the viewer,” Ryan McConnell, Kantar’s senior vice president for consulting, told Quartz.

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Tokyo 2020

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404 Panda Not Found 3 years ago

Damn, BP's censoring has gone to (present tence cat in french)

35points

#11

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309points

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denzoren 3 years ago

Not the camera man we want, but the one we need.

148points

#12

Skateboarder From Philippines Meets Tony Hawk

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279points

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Tequila4Two 3 years ago

This meme never gets old.

19points

#13

Tokyo 2020

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267points

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Eunice Probert 3 years ago

I could win the jumping to conclusions event.

119points

#14

Go Guys!

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266points

Austėja Akavickaitė

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Francis 3 years ago

weightlifter hidilyn diaz won the first ever goldmedal for the philippines!! i literally screamed when she won :D i was so f*cking happy for her

113points

#15

Tokyo 2020

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Young Minami Kotaro 3 years ago

Coz it would be awkward if it was...FORD

48points

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ggus44 3 years ago

Well, it's fair for those russian athletes that don't do doping and just work hard to go to the Olympics.

61points

#17

Tokyo 2020

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Otter 3 years ago

Facebook is pure evil.

70points

#18

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Laura Würker 3 years ago

Shiny!

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#19

Tokyo 2020

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SykesDaMan 3 years ago

never heard of*

46points

#20

Tokyo 2020

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Greta Jaruševičiūtė

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Monday 3 years ago

This reminds me that it's nearly time for my annual "Blades of Glory" watch.

55points

#21

Tokyo 2020

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223points

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IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago

Yo me they look like they want to recruit me into Scientology.

128points

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Tokyo 2020

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Eunice Probert 3 years ago

I want to see the egg and spoon race at the next olympics.

102points

Zophra 3 years ago

and the potato sack race!

22points

Daniel Atkins 3 years ago

Three legged race.

6points

Equine_Ravenclaw_Directioner 3 years ago

What about wheelbarrow race?

1point

Nannychachi 3 years ago

LOL You're killing me!

0points

M O'Connell 3 years ago

I don't understand why people are upset about skateboarding. It's the summertime equivalent of snowboarding, which is just less-pretentious skiing.

25points

the Me_greatest 3 years ago

Add esports

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S P A C E S A R E C O O L 3 years ago

it should really be a separate thing

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Bacony Cakes 3 years ago (edited)

ADD ALL THE SPORTS! CHEESE ROLLING! ZORB BALL! CARCASONNE! GREASY HAM POLE! RUNNING OUT OF THE DARK BASEMENT! WATERBOARDING! GOOSE PULLING! PAINTBALL! MEDIOCREMINTON! CALVINBALL! SPEEDWALKING! DODGEBALL! EGG AND SPOON RACE! HORSE HOLE! PUNCH THE FREUD! GRANDMA TOPPLING! BATHTUB SLIDE! SLANDER! BEING THE SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL AND LETTING THE CHEAPEST TAXI COMPANY TAKE THE CHILD TO SCHOOL! PHALLIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION! STARING AT THE SUN! GURNING! WIFE CARRYING! HUSBAND CARRYING! NONBINARY SPOUSE CARRYING! DEFENESTRATION! CS:GO! BAD FLYING! CHESS BY MAIL! PONG! RED ROVER! ANALOUGE TELEVISION! FIGURING OUT HOW TO PLAY "DIVE TO THE TITANIC"! WALUIGI LAUNCHER! THE FLOOR IS LAVA! BORDER CONTROL! SKY POLO! TOTAL WIPEOUT! SPECULATIVE EVOLUTION! TWITTER FLAME WARS! BURNING THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN TWITTER FLAME WARS AT STAKES! COOTIES! RECOGNIZING TAIWAN AS A SEPERATE COUNTRY TO CHINA! RECITING THE LYRICS TO "THE MOST UNWANTED MUSIC"! PAT THE DOG! PLANKING! MEME SHARING! DWARF TOSSING! UNDERWATER BASKET WEAVING! CHEATING IN MINECRAFT SPEEDRUNS! STRIP INTERCONTINENTAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR!

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JessG 3 years ago

Don't forget competitive twister, hide and seek, underwater basket weaving, red rover, dance aerobics.... oh, so many!!!

7points

M O'Connell 3 years ago (edited)

Don't forget DWARF TOSSING! I hear the Norwegian team is very good this year. EDIT: I didn't realize this was actually a real thing, my comment was a reference to a comedian making fun of ABC's Wide World of Sports.

6points

Daniel Atkins 3 years ago

I vote Calvinball man I miss that comic strip.

2points

lazy panda 3 years ago

How DARE you forget underwater basket weaving.

2points

Signe Manat Hansen 3 years ago

This comment is so good I've screenshot it so I can look at it during darker days

1point

Monday 3 years ago

Just think of the entertainment value!

1point

Jane Doe 3 years ago

Bring back tug of war

7points

denzoren 3 years ago

What's wrong with those....it takes a lot of skill to be good at either.

6points

Jen A-Ben 3 years ago

What about waterskiing and wakeboarding?

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Candace Fitzpatrick 3 years ago

Surfing and skateboarding are not only fun to watch, but imo require quite a lot of athleticism. More than golf, shooting or horseriding.

2points

OCDRobot 3 years ago

I'm not annoyed, I love both sports. I'm just wondering what happens when they go to a place that doesn't have surf for the surfers?

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Adam Jeff 3 years ago

sometimes they have to stretch the definition of 'host city' a bit. So for the Paris olympics in 2024 I believe the surfing will be in Tahiti (French Polynesia) - about 9000 miles from Paris.

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Kona Pake 3 years ago

I want to see shuffle dancing!

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Julia Atkinson 3 years ago

I will not be satisfied until Morris dancing and darts are Olympic sports

1point

PKMN Trainer Link 3 years ago

I would watch that

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Laurie Ostergaard-Overbey 3 years ago

volleyball.....seriously?

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Hollie Marie 3 years ago

Ultimate Frisbee

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Hannah Edwards 3 years ago

Sack race is always good for a laugh.

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Iʕ •ᴥ•ʔ 3 years ago

Oof

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CatWoman312 3 years ago

Imagine if video games were added

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Janus Sanders 3 years ago

i really hope they do this lmao

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tail_bite 3 years ago

add esports now owl will become an olympic sport

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IlovemydogShilo 3 years ago

YES 👍🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

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#23

Expectations vs. Reality

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219points

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lara 3 years ago

The EASIER the Olympians make it look, the HARDER IT ACTUALLY IS. My absolute favorite sport in gymnastics is the "rings." OHMYGAWD, it looks "so easy" and actually it is hell on your body.

7points