***Official 2024 Paris Olympics Thread***

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2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: Start time, TV channel, date, live stream, key athletes and events

The 2024 Olympic Games begin July 26 and will be televised on NBC through Aug. 11

It's the time once again. It's time for the best athletes in the world to come together and crown champions in their various sports. The 2024 Olympic Games are set to begin this week in Paris as the world descends upon France. While there will be some qualifying events taking place earlier in the week, things officially kick off on Friday with the Opening Ceremony.

The Opening Ceremony is scheduled for Friday and feature several firsts, including being the first ceremony to be held outside of a stadium, as well as a parade of athletes held on the Seine River with boats for each national delegation. The boats will travel along a 3.7-mile stretch, passing by many iconic Parisian landmarks along the way. The ceremony will conclude with remarks from French President Emmanuel Macron.

Expect another gold-filled summer for the Americans as Team USA will be represented in just about every event over the course of the Games. Some of the biggest stars are back, including gymnast Simone Biles, decorated swimmers Katie Ledecky and Caleb Dressel, as well as track athletes Noah Lyles and Sha'carri Richardson. Plus, the men's and women's basketball teams look to extend their dominant runs at the games with more gold.

There will be two flag bearers for the United States when the team takes the boat down the Seine River -- LeBron James and tennis star Coco Gauff. The 2023 US Open champion was stunned by the news when it was revealed to her on Wednesday.

"I never thought in a million years I would have the honour of carrying the American flag for Team USA in the opening ceremony," Gauff said in a statement.

"I could not be more proud to lead my teammates with LeBron as we showcase our dedication and passion on the biggest stage there is."

Here's how to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony and highlights from the first week of competition.

How to watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
Time: Noon ET | Date: Friday, July 26
Location: The Seine River and Trocadero -- Paris
TV channel: NBC | Streaming: Peacock, NBCOlympics.com

Week 1 Highlights
All times Eastern. A full schedule of events can be found here.

Saturday, July 27
5x5 Basketball -- Men's Group Phase
Group A: Spain vs. Australia -- 5 a.m.
Group B: Germany vs. Japan -- 7 a.m.
Swimming Heats, 5 a.m.
Women's 100m Butterfly
Women's 400m Freestyle
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Men's 400m Freestyle
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
Volleyball: United States vs. Argentina (Prelim. Round, Pool C) -- 3 p.m.

Sunday, July 28
Gymnastics: Women's Qualification (Subdivision 1) -- 3:30 a.m.
5x5 Basketball: United States vs. Serbia (Men's Group Phase, Group C) -- 11:15 a.m.
Beach Volleyball: United States vs. Czech Republic (Women's Prelim. Phase) -- 4 p.m.
Football: United States vs. Germany (Women's Group B, #9) -- 3 p.m.

Monday, July 29
Beach Volleyball: United States vs. France (Men's Prelim. Phase, Pool F) -- 10 a.m.
Swimming Finals:
Women's 400m Individual Medley -- 2:30 p.m.
Men's 200m Freestyle -- 2:40 p.m.
5x5 Basketball: United States vs. Japan (Women's Group Phase, Group C) -- 3 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30
5x5 Basketball: Spain vs. Greece (Men's Group Phase, Group A) -- 5 a.m.
Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.
Men's 200m Butterfly
Men's 100m Freestyle
Women's 1500m Freestyle
Women's 100m Freestyle
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
3x3 Basketball: United States vs. Germany (Women's Pool Round) -- 11:30 a.m.
Swimming: Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final -- 4:01 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31
Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.
Women's 200m Backstroke
Men's 200m Backstroke
Women's 200m Butterfly
Beach Volleyball: United States vs. France (Women's Prelim. Phase, Pool C) -- 9 a.m.
Football: United States vs. Australia (Women's Group B, #15) -- 1 p.m.
Swimming Finals
Women's 100m Freestyle Final -- 2:30 p.m.
Men's 200m Butterfly Final -- 2:36 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 1
3x3 Basketball: United States vs. Australia (Women's Pool Round) -- 7 a.m.
Swimming Finals:
Women's 200m Butterfly Final -- 2:30 p.m.
200m Backstroke Final -- 2:37 p.m.
Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay Final -- 3:49 p.m.
Beach Volleyball: United States vs. China (Women's Prelim. Phase, Pool B) -- 4 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 2
Swimming Heats -- 5 a.m.
Men's 100m Butterfly
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Women's 800m Freestyle
Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay
Track and Field:
Men's 1500m Round 1 -- 5:05 a.m.
Women's 100m Round 1 -- 5:50 a.m.
Women's 5000m Round 1 -- 12:10 p.m.
Women's 800m Round 1 -- 1:45 p.m
Volleyball: United States vs. Japan (Men's Prelim. Round, Group C), 3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 3
Track and Field:
Men's 100m Preliminary Round -- 4:35 a.m.
Men's 100m Round 1 -- 5:45 a.m.
Women's 4x400m Relay Mixed Final -- 2:55 p.m.
Women's 100m Final -- 3:20 p.m.
Artistic Gymnastics: Men's Pommel Horse Final -- 11:16 a.m.
Swimming: Men's 100m Butterfly Final -- 2:30 p.m.

https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/n...es-and-events/

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by notorious

Jani Brajkovic's leg.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2_qixBF..._web_copy_link

What the heck?

[Megatron96]

Watching fencing (foil) now. Kano (JAP) is dominating Borel (FRA) right now.

[Sassy Squatch]

That's an old picture, right?

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by DaFace

We're seeing an uptick in people randomly throwing out political bullshit in threads in the Lounge. Don't. Report people who do. They'll get booted from the thread for a first offense and more than that if they continue.

The end.

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[Megatron96]

Don't watch table tennis, ever, but Zhang (US) is a beast. Just killing it. She's actually anticipating where her opponent wants to go before she een hits the ball. Up three games to nil.

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Don't watch table tennis, ever, but Zhang (US) is a beast. Just killing it. She's actually anticipating where her opponent wants to go before she een hits the ball. Up three games to nil.

I don't normally either but it's another one of those Olympic sports that I'll watch if it's on because it's crazy how good they are.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Watching fencing (foil) now. Kano (JAP) is dominating Borel (FRA) right now.

Fencing happens so fast I have trouble even following what's going on.

[George Liquor]

Originally Posted by tredadda

What the heck?

That middle picture looks like one of those pig ears you give your dog to chew.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Fencing happens so fast I have trouble even following what's going on.

Yeah, especially foil; the weapon is too light so they can move it too fast, lol.

And as I get older, following the action just gets harder.


The other thing is that a lot of the 'touches' aren't real; brush a shoulder (that wouldn't do any damage even if the blades were real) and that counts.


But I was always a fan of blades and edged sports so I keep watching when it's on. I'm watching a little more this time because it seems like the US isn't really involved in the shooting sports.

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Don't watch table tennis, ever,

Where would you watch it? The Ocho?

[George Liquor]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Where would you watch it? The Ocho?

It was all the rage during covid because it was like the only thing you could sports bet on.

[Megatron96]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Where would you watch it? The Ocho?

The dark web.

Lol, no idea really. Just know that when they show it for the Olympics, I don't watch it. Usually.


Just flipped away from team badminton; our Chinese girls aren't as good as the Hong Kong girls, apparently.

[WhawhaWhat]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Where would you watch it? The Ocho?

Youtube.

[ShortRoundChief]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Where would you watch it? The Ocho?

Probably at the same ESPN channel that covers the national cornhole championship.

I was surprised at how disappointed I was when I saw it was the Bozo the clown bean bag bullshit vs the Olympic pron I was hoping for.

The best came next when they featured the featherweight Sumo championships FYI the little guys wear traditional sumo gear too.

[Why Not?]

Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat

I don't normally either but it's another one of those Olympic sports that I'll watch if it's on because it's crazy how good they are.

That’s literally most Olympic sports for me. You couldn’t pay me to watch Equestrian during any 3 year and 11.5 month stretch. But in the Olympics? I’ll watch all that shit.