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  1. https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/kelly-clarkson-will-host-the-2024-olympics-opening-ceremony-with-peyton-manning-and the article also confirms that Jimmy Fallon will host the closing ceremony for NBC. Very fitting in my opinion considering the handover will be to LA.
  2. lol the article on the Brisbane Times has a poll on where the stadium should be built and the Gabba has more votes than Victoria Park, QSAC, and Carrara. looks like the reverse psychology is working!
  3. IOC-EB is hearing a report from Brisbane 2032 on the 20th, we'll see if they have a response to this bizarre plan at that day's press conference (if not earlier)
  4. Holy sh** really? If I had a nickel for every time the report recommended spending (more) money on projects that could easily be replaced by using existing infrastructure, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
  5. i know this would create a not-so-good precedent but i hope the IOC overrides the Victoria Park recommendation and forces them to use QSAC or Carrara, because what do you mean Queensland/Brisbane is abandoning a project because its to expensive only to create an even more expensive project??? makes zero sense.
  6. i had a dream last night where i watched the opening ceremony. it was a basic boat parade with people doing random dances on barges that slowly floated along the river. i hope the actual ceremony is much more exciting than that!
  7. Malaysia already has a large stadium with an athletics track... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Jalil_National_Stadium
  8. i am once again thanking the olympics for allowing our infrastructure to be financed, upgraded, and expanded faster than it would usually take: https://www.laweekly.com/nearly-1-billion-in-federal-funding-going-toward-prep-for-2028-olympics/ if there's one positive that's come out of being an olympic host city so far (besides the increased access to sport and para-sport for kids of course) is that our public transit has significantly gotten better in the last few years... i'm pretty sure that if we weren't hosting in 2028, most of the projects would be delayed or canceled or something.
  9. that's an... interesting lineup... there's also more info on NBC's opening ceremony coverage: https://apnews.com/article/olympics-opening-ceremony-kelly-clarkson-peyton-manning-mike-tirico-ba107edbedbc8ceacb45f11e74a7176f “Today” show hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb will be stationed together on a bridge along the route. They’re expected to report on the pageantry of the ceremony as the athletes sail by. The ceremony’s live coverage will air July 26 on NBC and Peacock at noon ET. looks like we're getting a third straight opening ceremony live
  10. The Extraordinary Assembly will be streamed on the Panam Sports Channel live at 9 AM EDT / 6 AM PDT. Each city gets 40 minutes to present to the assembly, and the vote will follow after. https://www.panamsports.org/en/news-sport/lima-or-asuncion-the-americas-elect-the-host-city-of-the-2027-pan-american-games/
  11. well as i mentioned in the ceremonies thread, someone who's produced multiple awards shows (although not the Oscars it seems) will produce the handover ceremony for LA. If things go well, I can imagine that he'd have a role in the proper ceremonies, which may result in a nod to the awards shows in LA in one of the ceremonies.
  12. and just as I was saying about my cybersecurity concerns... https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/the-french-government-says-it-s-being-targetted-by-cyberattacks-of-unprecedented-intensity-1.6803105 fortunately doesn't seem Olympics-related, and hopefully it puts the cybersecurity people on high alert as the Games get closer.
  13. personally I'm concerned about cyber security. like we saw how they attempted to disrupt the 2018 opening ceremony in a retaliation attempt. I'm sure it will turn out fine in the end but until the games are underway I don't think I'll be able to stop worrying about it haha
  14. Here's Fulwell 73's website with a list of projects they've worked on: https://www.fulwell73.com/broadcast Looks like they produced some elements for the 2015 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony, which might provide an insight into the type of stuff we might expect: https://www.fulwell73.com/rwc
  15. MAJOR handover news that we all some how missed - Ben Winston (and potentially Fulwell 73) will produce the handover ceremony: https://lamag.com/news/ben-winston-produce-2024-olympics-handoff-ceremony-los-angeles-2028-exclusive Fulwell 73 co-founder Ben Winston, who’s best known as the executive producer of The Late Late Show with James Corden, has been tapped to produce one of the closing packages for the 2024 Summer Olympics as the Games are ceremonially handed off from Paris to Los Angeles, which will host the global event four years later. Winston, 42, is among the most experienced live television producers in the entertainment industry, having produced the Tony Awards, the Grammy Awards and more than 1,000 episodes of Corden’s late-night show, as well as the host’s Emmy-winning Carpool Karaoke specials and Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium. He also directed and executive produced the Friends reunion special and has guided content for Adele, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith. It’s unclear, at this point, to what extent Winston or his Fulwell 73 company may be involved beyond the hand-off ceremony. Winston surely has a deep Rolodex of contacts he can count on to lend major star power to any Olympic segment.
  16. Mayor Bass, along with a delegation consisting of LA City council members, the CEO of the LA Metro, and LA84 + LA28 members are headed to Paris right now in order to discuss preparations for Paris 2024 with Mayor Hidalgo and other representatives of the region. These discussions will be held to help LA better prepare for the Games. The things that will be discussed include business development, housing development, and green transportation and infrastructure initiatives. Bass has also been formally invited to participate in the flag handover ceremony. https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-announces-international-delegation-prepare-los-angeles-host-olympic-and-paralympic
  17. bad news guys... it turns out the poster is woke... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68489306 (seriously though, some politicians need to get a life.)
  18. launching a bid for an event they already won by default... i suppose they have the ability to just be throwing money wherever they want...
  19. Is the appeal of the Olympics not partially based on the fact that it takes place every four years? spreading events so there's events every year would kill the popularity so fast. it would just make it seem like a normal sport championship event, just that there's more than one taking place simultaneously splitting the games into two or four is not the answer, it would be better to just limit the amount of events per sport (and even cutting out some sports entirely - for example the ones where their championships hold more prestige than the olympic tournament, as is the case with football.)
  20. https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/beijing-to-host-2027-world-athletics-championships
  21. Well is the couple offering to fund it? Otherwise they ought to be quiet...
  22. If I remember correctly, their reasoning was that Harbin's temperatures were too cold in February while Beijing and Zhangjiakou would provide a more comfortable climate... not the best reason if you ask me, especially considering how warm it was in Zhangjiakou during the Paralympics
  23. Well Heilongjiang, the province where Harbin is located in, has China's largest ski resort, which is apparently 2.5 hours away by train. It's been used for the Asian Winter Games (which would host the snow sports again next year) and the Winter Universiade, so it does have a lot of international hosting experience.
  24. I'm more so referring to things like temporary overlays, seating changes, decorations (like Look of the Games banners and stuff), etc. I know when the postponement for 2020 was first announced the Tokyo Organizing Committee said that things would be simplified in this regard in order to bring down costs. "Venues, see where outside of the field of play we can simplify. Can we have less resources?" With a smaller venue, it would be easier to keep things simple in order to reduce costs that could help offset the lower revenue from ticketing. Simplify other things as well and you could bring down costs by a few hundred million dollars, like Tokyo did, if you're really worried about the lost ticketing revenue from using less seats. But going to these lengths probably isn't necessary. I'm assuming any plans for QE2 would involve doing what Birmingham did with Alexander Stadium, so we'd probably see a capacity of around ~40k as well. Possibly 50k since that's close to the current capacity, but likely 40k. Considering the capacities, what i mentioned above regarding simplification, and that a QE2 upgrade (or a Carrara temporary overlay) would likely be cheaper than demolishing and rebuilding the Gabba, I don't think either of those two options would have a major negative impact on the overall revenue.
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