yoshi
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I guess the problem with the Ruhr is that you need a big athletics stadium for the Olympics but there's no way it'd get used after. All the football teams that'd want a big new stadium already have one (well I guess the Westfalenstadion isn't new but good luck getting Borussia to go to a stadium with a track). There's not even any other sports that could use it like Brisbane has. So really the only way is to do what London originally proposed, make it mostly or even fully modular.
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Literally the most predictable thing about this whole tournament...I wonder which Colombian will be the headliner (Just when you thought the Americans were starting to properly get football...)
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Looking forward to seeing the Phryges doing winter sports then lol
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Sounds like she'd basically be Medvedev to Bach's P*tin. Even if she doesn't go the whole hog by being just a seat warmer while Bach resets the term limits, there'd certainly be a suspicion that Bach is still wielding the actual power when she's clearly that close & that heavily favoured by Bach. It doesn't sound from @krow report like she's especially independent or would be much of a change sadly. I certainly can't see her releasing the Executive grip on the "bid" process...
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Reintroduction? Does that mean the 2024 logo might get used again only with the appropriate names & year? Or...winter Phryges?
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I saw a picture of the cauldron being deflated...does that mean they've decided not to try to preserve it, because I thought they'd keep it up if they were just discussing where it should go? I really hope they're just strengthening it so it can stay permanently, I'd rather that than have rings on the Eiffel Tower forever
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I know it's Scotland so it's not really "the Poms" but there's still something pretty surreal about the Australians actually paying for the UK* of all people to host a sporting event I'm conflicted. It's good that they've found a way to survive but if it's only as a very pale imitation...is it worth it? Plus if it wasn't bad enough that they were just alternating for what'll now be at least 20 years, it's not even doing that now. The only thing we can say is at least it's not England again. Even Glasgow as a city only hosted 12 years ago & as people remember that - a great games - this WILL suffer by comparison if it's low-key. Oh & also they're now one whole year behind on finding a host... for 2030. Good luck. *I know, I know, Commonwealth Games. This'll be Scotland's party as it should be
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Phew, so dismantled doesn't necessarily mean fully dismantled - it sounds like what happened to Ozzy the Birmingham bull, he had to be taken into storage for a while (I think about a year?) after the Commonwealth Games so they could a) find a spot for him & b) do all the necessary stuff to enable him to be on display permanently. Finding a spot for the cauldron balloon shouldn't be as hard so hopefully it won't be as long PS I was thinking yesterday watching the party that I was feeling a bit meh about 2030 before Paris - you know, France again after only 6 years when it could've been Sweden - and now I can't wait to see the Winter games in French hands too. Hopefully the spirit of 2024 will live on down in Nice
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Been happening for me too. At least it hasn't gone down for days at a time for a while...
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I thought the cauldron might be able to do that... I think you have a new July 14 tradition in the making ( @sebastien1214 @Cyriln I think I read that there was gonna be some kind of announcement about the future of the cauldron tonight?)
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You sure know how to throw a party
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Can anyone get that L'Equipe article playing ball with that archive website? I think they've got wise to it, I tried putting it in earlier but it kept the paywall bit in the snapshot. I suspect we're going to hear a lot over the coming weeks about stuff that was planned for the opening but couldn't happen due to either the rain or simple logistics. You wouldn't think it'd be possible to be too ambitious for an Olympic opening ceremony but Jolly managed it
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Oh Rols, I didn't know it was that major! Great that it's gone, & I'm sure you'll be fully back for the logo comp, hopefully before
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So that sounds like Scotland has told them to get lost doesn't it, otherwise there'd still be a hope of 2030/34 happening. Sad thing to see, an event like that just ending but it's been coming for a long time.
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Well I came out of it because it was clearly looping, the zoom out happened again. Very odd. Thank you to everyone who suggested a VPN, & to ARD, and most of all a big no thank you to Channel 4, an awful way to treat the ceremony. As I said they should get a big bollocking
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Is this still being shown on Das Erste or is it just a filler loop for their app stream? Do you just really not want to let go - almost like you're already dreaming of an Olympics of your own (tldr send a Phryge round to kick the DOSB in the rear)
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Now ARD have zoomed their camera out - has the lightshow still going on confused them? Or do they really not want to let go? Actually there's fireworks on the stage - what is going on?! There's also no sound...
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Everything was still in the broadcast - they're still there now! What are ARD doing?!
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One More Time - it will come. Hopefully before 2124. Although not before Germany And I think that's it. Vielen Dank from the commentators, even I understand that - merci beaucoup pour tout, Paris. What a summer. Everything we hoped for & more, & a very high bar to reach. Luckily we all know that nothing is impossible in Los Angeles (After the events of earlier, I am very amused by how ARD don't seem to know where the off button is. The OBS outro has played & they're still showing the Stade! )
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Wow, I thought British commentators could talk
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Lol I just know Essen is like the capital of Ruhr, I don't know the place. I like Dusseldorf & especially Cologne.
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(PS the VPN is holding up very well, since I assume this wouldn't be available to just watch normally due to 4 holding the rights. I'll have a play around with it at some point, a proper one might be worth a subscription depending on price)
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It was only France & Germany in Europe that it lets you have without subscription lol, that's why But yeah hopefully in 2036 or 40 Channel 4 cut off the Paralympic ceremony at the Olympic stadium of Essen/Munich/Hamburg/somewhere else
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Danke - I don't know what was going on with France, I tried that first but it wouldn't let me log in. Luckily Germany worked! Consider it a sign from the Olympic/Paralympic gods that they want you to host one of your own* *that hopefully Channel 4 don't cut off halfway through