The 2020...uh I mean 2021 Summer Olympics Thread

[Climb2safety]

Originally Posted by DMBstandUP1984

They weren’t going to medal if Biles stayed in.

Your takes have been spot on about this

[Roose13]

Originally Posted by gonz085

Got it. So if MJ sat out the flu game because he was both physically and mentally going through the ringer, which he was, his legacy would remain the same. Makes sense.

Yes. When I think about MJ's legacy, that game isn't high on my priority list. It's the body of work, not a specific moment. Ridiculous to dock an athlete's bullshit legacy meter because they were mentally exhausted handling the strain that NONE of us would be able to fathom handling. Give me a break.

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

Who knows? Maybe her pulling out rattled her teammates and they performed worse because of it.

Nah yo did you see her score on the vault, zero chance in her headspace she was going to be able to perform to her standards in her other event

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by Climb2safety

Your takes have been spot on about this

Thanks C2S

[ricky towel]

One former US elite gymnast I talked to said that if it was someone other than Simone Biles who had made that same error, they would have certainly blown a knee, at minimum. Another said if it had happened to her instead of Simone, “I probably would have ended up paralyzed.”

https://twitter.com/deannahong/statu...711123459?s=21

[Climb2safety]

The reason Simone biles is the best ever, and I haven’t seen it mentioned as part of this discussion, is she has four skills named after her and does these and other moves that other gymnasts don’t even attempt.

Her skill allows her to perform elements other women simply can’t do and that is why she is the greatest ever.

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by Climb2safety

The reason Simone biles is the best ever, and I haven’t seen it mentioned as part of this discussion, is she has four skills named after her and does these and other moves that other gymnasts don’t even attempt.

Her skill allows her to perform elements other women simply can’t do and that is why she is the greatest ever.

Also this,

Which is part of the reason she is never scored properly

[JRS1386]

If you think her stepping away because of her mental health affects her legacy you are the kind of people who can get bent. Athletes are human and are put on such high pedestals that when they show off their very human flaws people over react. She is the greatest female gymnastic regardless of Tokyo

[ricky towel]

Sunisa Lee, an 18-year-old from Minnesota, will be the Olympic all-around champion.

No Simone Biles and the United States' gold-winning streak survives.

https://twitter.com/emilygiam/status...812995076?s=21

[Roose13]

Coincidentally, I got assigned a story yesterday talking to local athletes and coaches about mental health awareness. Had a fantastic chat with a coach about everything (helped that he was a psychology major in college, which I didn't know, just knew he would be a fantastic source).

[neumdogg]

Ok, I am so sick of hearing about Biles already. Enough. I need to stop following ESPN on social

[sbuzzz]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

Ok, I am so sick of hearing about Biles already. Enough. I need to stop following ESPN on social

It’s been, like, a day?

And it’s a huge story.

[Roose13]

Huge is an understatement. This is gonna blow up like concussions did about a decade ago, I think. The amount of people I talked to today so enthusiastically willing to talk about it was shocking to me.

[sbuzzz]

Originally Posted by Roose13

Huge is an understatement. This is gonna blow up like concussions did about a decade ago, I think. The amount of people I talked to today so enthusiastically willing to talk about it was shocking to me.

That’s great!!

The amount of people who think Simone Biles owes them a gold medal can go fuck themselves.

[Mickey Carson]

Originally Posted by gonz085

Got it. So if MJ sat out the flu game because he was both physically and mentally going through the ringer, which he was, his legacy would remain the same. Makes sense.

The Simone Biles/Michael Jordan comparisons are fascinating to me because MJ quit on his team a few weeks before the 93-94 season was about to start due to mental stress. Yes, he eventually came back after a long break from the game, which improved his legacy. Who knows? Maybe Biles competes in the individual events or gives it another go in Paris in three years. A potential Biles comeback would do a lot to repair whatever damage some people think she has done to her legacy just as Jordan's eventual return allowed people to move past him unexpectedly quitting the Bulls in 1993.

[neumdogg]

Originally Posted by sbuzzz

It’s been, like, a day?

And it’s a huge story.

Huge? I guess?

[DMBstandUP1984]

Biles had the twisties she’s lucky she didn’t land on her neck

[DMBstandUP1984]

Us women’s soccer stays offsides

[sbuzzz]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

Huge? I guess?

Almost everyone knows the name Simone Biles. And has for some time. And she’s a gymnast.

Her leaving during the team competition is a huge story.

[scrock25]

Originally Posted by Mickey Carson

The Simone Biles/Michael Jordan comparisons are fascinating to me because MJ quit on his team a few weeks before the 93-94 season was about to start due to mental stress. Yes, he eventually came back after a long break from the game, which improved his legacy. Who knows? Maybe Biles competes in the individual events or gives it another go in Paris in three years. A potential Biles comeback would do a lot to repair whatever damage some people think she has done to her legacy just as Jordan's eventual return allowed people to move past him unexpectedly quitting the Bulls in 1993.

I thought he got suspended for gambling and that’s why he went to go fiddle around with baseball for two years

[DMBstandUP1984]

Naeher!!!

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by sbuzzz

Almost everyone knows the name Simone Biles. And has for some time. And she’s a gymnast.

Her leaving during the team competition is a huge story.

The dancing with the stars girl?

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

Huge? I guess?

It is definitely a huge story




... passing kidney stone today, shoot me

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

It is definitely a huge story




... passing kidney stone today, shoot me

Biles won worlds with a kidney stone

[ToySoldier#34]

Originally Posted by DMBstandUP1984

Biles won worlds with a kidney stone

That's crazy, can say I finished the last 10 miles of a marathon with one somehow

[dmbmuskie]

The Twisties

Big shoutout to the girl who won the Gold.

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by ToySoldier#34

That's crazy, can say I finished the last 10 miles of a marathon with one somehow

I think it was Phillip Phillips that tried to perform with one and like passed out mid set from the pain

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by dmbmuskie

The Twisties

Big shoutout to the girl who won the Gold.

It’s the gymnastics equivalent of the yips

[mthawk07]

I wanted Simone Biles to throw caution to the wind and perform when she isn’t mentally 100% so I can feel better about my country. Who cares if she breaks her neck? It’ll be worth it for the Stars and Stripes!!!!

[DMBstandUP1984]

Originally Posted by mthawk07

I wanted Simone Biles to throw caution to the wind and perform when she isn’t mentally 100% so I can feel better about my country. Who cares if she breaks her neck? It’ll be worth it for the Stars and Stripes!!!!

Also, and I said it earlier they would have been lucky to even medal if she stayed in