JesseSaenz

Some ideas considering location and occasion. LA/California sunny theme. Where Stars Are Made Move Fast. Dream Big. Play Bold, Shine Bright. Lights, camera, gold! Shine Like a Champion Chasing Tomorrow, Winning Today More space related (LA's contribution to space exploration and Sci-Fi movies) Boldly Going for Gold. Speed, Strength, the Force Within. To the Stars and Beyond Victory: The Final Frontier More USA/Patriotic Red, White, and Gold Land of the Brave, Home of Champions

If LA28 organizers were smart they would go full LA/West Coast style. It is distinctly unique to LA/California having influenced many other cultures around the world and it has left an indelible mark on U.S. history. I'm talking murals, low riders, food trucks/tacos, skateboarding, surfing, roller skating through Venice Beach, house parties, pool parties. The city literally has an endless list of things to pull from. They just need to do a good job at capturing it on camera for the global TV audience.

Trump and his goons did not show up to Superbowl LX in San Francisco/Santa Clara. The show went on with all the pomp and circumstance one would expect and not a single mention or picture of Trump. For a couple of hours this past Sunday, the U.S. returned to form and despite it being a boring game with Seahawks dominating the entire game, the ceremonial aspects of it were incredible and historic in nature. A celebration of diversity, a nod to the 250th birthday of the USA with an impressive flyover. If its any indication of what we can possibly expect for the World Cup and Olympics, we may have a chance at it not turning into a full blown disaster. The U.S. hosting is meant to be a safe bet for large scale events for the first time ever the threat is from within.

I actually enjoyed the opening of Milano Cortina 2026. I like when quirky humor is used. Sabrina Impacciatore was excellent. I wish they had left out Mariah Carey. She looked like she was suffering from a stroke. Laura Pausini, Andrea Bocelli, the swirling colors. I was digging it. Loved the spherical cauldrons, hate the digital/electric aspects of it. KEEP IT SIMPLE. STICK TO CLASSICS. I sincerely hope LA uses real flames although I understand that may be controversial given the monumental destruction of the Palisades and Altadena Fires last year which the city is still reeling from. The dual ceremony gives us a sneak peak at what LA28 will be like with both the Coliseum and SoFi Stadium sharing ceremonial duties. Overall I didn't hate them and enjoyed the playful nature of the ceremony. Then again, I watched on TV vs Paris 2024 which I saw from the river seine and hated.

So ridiculous to protest while the games are already in play. I bet LA28 will see a lot of the same. The U.S. has a lot of enemies at the moment so LA needs to brace for civil unrest.

It took about an hour but I was able to register for the drawing! 😀

Yeah, they should at least suspend it for the World Cup or the Olympics in LA. It's so frustrating to see LA28's potential taking a major tumble like this. The orange man and his cronies need to step back.

18.5 Million in Greater LA Area makes me think that there will be a high attendance rate by the locals as well. Many obviously not needing hotel or lodging accommodations. But for the visitors, yep. It will be a doo$y

Trump was also loudly booed at Yankee Stadium just a couple days ago. It would be in their best interest to not show up and defer the opening of the games to the CA governor or LA mayor. Whoever that is at that time. And yes, maybe the Pope should open the games. THAT would be historic.

Sounds kinda stupid, but so much of this would have been avoided if LA was awarded the 2024 Games vs the 2028 Games. Biden would have opened, they would have very likely been a massive success paving the way for a 2nd Biden presidency or that of a Democrat. But LA got 2028 with Trump and the worst of America at the controls. It does feel like a major shift is in the air. Both parties seem to be at least agreeing on things despite what the government is forcing down on us. The murder was gruesome and it struck a serious chord with both sides. They want to divide Americans further, but I think people are starting to see it. They are getting sloppy. 2026 Midterms can't get here soon enough. Impeachment and removal is in order.

I wasn't a huge fan of Atlanta's opening with the exception of Mohammad Ali lighting the cauldron.

I was thinking the exact same thing. Pope Leo the XIV would be an Olympic first and a MAJOR one at that. I don't want to jinx anything but LA is shaping up to be an Olympics that will set the bar very high for all subsequent games.

It reminds me of Santa Monica who dropped the ball by not agreeing to host beach volleyball. Santa Monica is WHERE IT WAS BORN!!! What a colossal missed opportunity.

It's strange how for LA28 this is more like a minor inconvenience. They have so many venues to choose from still. What ever happened to hosting at the Disney Hall!? That would have been amazing.

The IOC should be ready to pivot just in case. It would be a monumental loss for the world to not experience a 3rd LA Olympics, but I don't like the idea of an American dictator opening the games. Although a dictatorship did not stop 1936 Berlin and 2014 Sochi or to some degree, Beijing 2022.