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Los Angeles Should Not Host the 2028 Olympics
FYI replied to Michelle's topic in Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games
And what other U.S. city, do you suggest, can take on the monumental task of hosting the 2028 Olympic Games with only 3-1/2 years to go to those Games? And besides, most of the other well-known U.S. cities didn't want the Olympics in the first place. That's how we wound up with Los Angeles by default for a third time. You mean like this one? https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/15/texas-power-grid-winter-storm-2021/ Isn't that exactly what they did, though, when they double-awarded Paris 2024 & L.A. 2028? How many doom-&-gloom stories did we here of Paris 2024 prior to the summer of 2024? And those Games were one of the most successful Games in recent history, if not ever. It has also long been argued that there is no other U.S. city better equipped to comfortably, & sustainably, host a Summer Olympics than L.A. with all of it's existing & high-quality sporting infrastructure, that really no other U.S. can comfortably match. It's a tough call even for NYC. -
No, of course not. I was only saying that *theoretically* speaking (& going by just the dates, & no other [political] considerations). Most of us know that's being reserved for India (or Qatar). That's why I went on to say this.. I only brought up Buenos Aires (again, theoretically speaking, if one was to take Bach's words at face-value) because the OP said this: "The IOC did not change the dates for Sydney or Melbourne to host 2032". Which most of us here also know why that really was, & it wasn't that black-&-white.
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Buenos Aires could easily host in September, considering their weather then is quite similar to Brisbane's (the 2032 host) in July-Aug. And considering how the IOC president, Thomas Bach, has recently said that the dates can be "pushed back to later in the year due to climate change", then that doesn't appear to be as much as an obstacle going forward as it once was. Things can change, as they always do, especially when we're talking many years in advance. Just look at Brazil; when they were selected to host the 2016 Olympics, their economy was buzzing right along. But once the 2016 Games were near, Brazil was in a recession, & many there then were questioning all the spending being done on the (FIFA WC & the) Olympics. That said, I don't see Santiago (or any southern hemisphere "interested party") getting 2036 anyway (not so soon after Brisbane). Bach & Co. surely have their sights already set somewhere else on who their "preferred bidder" is going to be for those Games, & we could find that out as soon as March of next year.
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I'm sure that was already pre-arranged long in advance before Wasserman's scandal broke out. But I didn't mention that to give any indication that she (& her brother) would've been his "bread-&-butter", only merely giving credence when you said - "Wasserman borders on the *arrogant*" (but surely it's more like IS than 'borders'). Since in my next post, I also highlighted how L.A.'s '28 legal chief also resigned from her post last month, that she had since 2015, right after Bille's announcement. So besides Billie & Tanja, I'm sure there are many others out there who would also likely share that same sentiment.
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Oh yeah, & then the L.A.'28 legal chief resigned (who had been onboard since 2015) shortly thereafter Billy said goodbye.
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Some would say that he already is. Billy Eilish (& her brother), for example, already gave him the boot after his scandal of extra-marital affairs came out.
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Ha! Barcelona'36 Ready to give it a Go!
FYI replied to baron-pierreIV's topic in 2036 Olympic Games Bids
Yeah, I posted this about the over-tourism back in early-July in the 'Barcelona '92, 30th anniversary' thread: And would also agree that would be a mood-killer for any Olympic bid endeavor there. I also still maintain that the SOC (which is headquartered in Madrid) would not endorse Barcelona anyway (it's only some city sports official there that's talking about it ATM). If another Summer Olympics were to come to Spain, surely they want them in the national capital next. Plus, we also still have Germany & Italy waiting even longer for their next (Summer) Olympics, & Turkey has never even hosted. Also, some still looking at this as a "race" totally negates now how the IOC Bach & Co. run the show over in Lausanne these days, that can leave many in this so-called 'crowded field of interested parties' left "in the dust" (yet again). So it wouldn't surprise me in the least, if they already have a "preferred bidder" in mind as soon as the next IOC session of March of next year. -
Ha! Barcelona'36 Ready to give it a Go!
FYI replied to baron-pierreIV's topic in 2036 Olympic Games Bids
Over Madrid's dead body!!! -
I posted this back in late April in the general L.A. 2028 thread: LA28 loses top-tier Salesforce sponsorship https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/la28-salesforce-sponsorship-ends-olympics-paralympics-team-usa-nbc/
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He's not only the richest man in India, but the richest in all of Asia & tenth richest in the world. But if that bothers you, the IOC is just full of aristocrats anyway. The IOC member from Qatar is none other than the emir himself, for example. But unfortunately, this happens just about everywhere, though, where power & fame is the name of the game, not just within the IOC ranks.
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Looks like your valid question was never fully addressed.
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Would that even matter at this point. The traffic here since the Olympics ended has dropped significantly. It was hard to even keep-up with everything here during Games-times. Even when it was six month to-go 'til Paris 2024, it was still quite busy around here. Now, it's back to the virtual silence once again (that's if one doesn't count all of the repetitiveness in multiple threads & power-point "lessons" that was going on beforehand).
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And the Olympic handover was awful, too. They absolutely didn't get their money's worth there if they blew it all on TC. Agreed. There should've been more of a mixture besides making it an all-out music festival. That might be how they sold it, but still, it left wanting something more than that.
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So what's (baron's favorite person) Tony E. gonna do now? Apply for Nice 2030, I suppose!
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It that was suppose to be the concept, instead of 'ceremony', it should be labeled a Paralympic 'after party' then.
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My thoughts exactly. Particularly towards the end.
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Hmmm, would've like to have seen that. Too bad Peacock couldn't bother to hang on for another 1/2 hour or so.
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I like to use the term eclectic myself lol, but I get what you mean. I even listen to some (pop) "country" myself. But I don't like the too twangy stuff, though. But I can get what you mean when you say 'too harsh'. I think most of that stuff is played in the clubs, where it's about to bust your eardrums out. But the more subtle pop, dance I think is more artistry in form. Of course, a lot of that depends on who the artist is as well, cause here in the U.S. a lot of the pop music is also considered "hip-hop". Which again, depending on who the artist is, can be either hit or miss.
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I enjoyed that segment too, but at the same, too much of it seems like one is just at some sort of music festival. However, I don't quite relish that term, since it seems to generic when there's much more involved to any kind of music being produced. What kind of music do you usually listen to?
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Well, NBC usually does show all of the ceremonies for the actual Olympic Games. But for the Paras, it doesn't seem like they bother that much. I'm actually surprised that NBC showed as much coverage of the Paras this time around than in the past. It's actually the first time that I myself have even bothered watching some of the Paras as well. Although, unlike the Opening of the Paras (albeit, two days later, but still), NBC is not going to show the Closing on Prime Time. The Live stream just now was on their streaming platform Peacock for the closing.
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So how much is Peacock cutting off? Cause they're officially done broadcasting it.
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Well, guess that's it. They're showing "highlights" of the Paras now (that's what they usually do, on NBC anyway when the curtain has come down on the Games). It was a couple of hours, which what more can be expected for a closing ceremony anyway.
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