Cyriln Posted December 31, 2024 Report Posted December 31, 2024 A few days ago, I watched reruns of Paris 2024 on Eurosport and it's incredible how it felt different that this summer. If you can go to Los Angeles, Brisbane on wherever the Games will take place in the future, just do it. I'm completely unable to describe the mood of living that thing we wish could last forever but has all its value because it is so ephemeral. You have to live it by yourself. Merci Paris 2024. 2 1 Quote
AustralianFan Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 On 12/30/2024 at 10:36 AM, Gonzo said: Medals falling apart https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-14232509/French-swimmers-shocking-state-Olympic-bronze-medals-Paris-2024.html Yes, it’s a crying shame that barely five months after the amazing Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games that these precious medals and hard-earned symbols of extraordinary athletic achievement are deteriorating so quickly. Several other media outlets including CBS Sports, Yahoo Sports and Bored Panda have been reporting on several athletes, including two French swimmers, who have expressed concern at the poor state of their medals. Quote
Cyriln Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 Here comes a new challenger to be the final home of the cauldron: Hangar Y. Located in Meudon, a few kilometers to the south-west of Paris, built by Gustave Eiffel in 1878, it was the first airship hangar in the world (here's the relationship with the hot air balloon). Refurbished a few years ago, it now hosts business meetings and artistic events. Maintenance costs are also indicated: 2.5 million euros for the initial recommissioning, 1 million each year for all maintenance costs and 300,000 for each re-inflation of the balloon. Whatever location is chosen, the cauldron should be installed before next summer. Next artifact: the Olympic rings on the Eiffel tower. It's still planned to install new rings on the tower. The IOC agrees so much that they paid feasibility studies. The main obstacle will be administration, to have all authorizations. It is expected for these rings to be installed before the end of 2025. Meanwhile, another set of rings are installed on the Pont d'Iéna, between the Eiffel tower and the Trocadéro. Spoiler Any city that hosted a competition or had a venue, even a training site, can submit a request to the IOC to install Olympic rings in its city (for 15,000€). Rings have already been installed in the Olympic village. Another set is planned to be installed at Parc Georges-Valbon, starting line of the Paralympic marathon and huge celebration site during the Games. Stade de France will, of course, also have its rings, but construction works are already planned and rings will have to wait (and with a new concession agreement expected for this year, who knows what may happen). https://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/vasque-olympique-esperee-a-meudon-anneaux-sur-la-tour-eiffel-les-symboles-des-jeux-de-paris-bientot-de-retour-01-01-2025-KGJ5DCIARJCXLMBY35L7XGHZFA.php 1 Quote
AustralianFan Posted January 1 Report Posted January 1 13 minutes ago, Cyriln said: Here comes a new challenger to be the final home of the cauldron: Hangar Y. Located in Meudon, a few kilometers to the south-west of Paris, built by Gustave Eiffel in 1878, it was the first airship hangar in the world (here's the relationship with the hot air balloon). Refurbished a few years ago, it now hosts business meetings and artistic events. Maintenance costs are also indicated: 2.5 million euros for the initial recommissioning, 1 million each year for all maintenance costs and 300,000 for each re-inflation of the balloon. Whatever location is chosen, the cauldron should be installed before next summer. Next artifact: the Olympic rings on the Eiffel tower. It's still planned to install new rings on the tower. The IOC agrees so much that they paid feasibility studies. The main obstacle will be administration, to have all authorizations. It is expected for these rings to be installed before the end of 2025. Meanwhile, another set of rings are installed on the Pont d'Iéna, between the Eiffel tower and the Trocadéro. Reveal hidden contents Any city that hosted a competition or had a venue, even a training site, can submit a request to the IOC to install Olympic rings in its city (for 15,000€). Rings have already been installed in the Olympic village. Another set is planned to be installed at Parc Georges-Valbon, starting line of the Paralympic marathon and huge celebration site during the Games. Stade de France will, of course, also have its rings, but construction works are already planned and rings will have to wait (and with a new concession agreement expected for this year, who knows what may happen). https://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/vasque-olympique-esperee-a-meudon-anneaux-sur-la-tour-eiffel-les-symboles-des-jeux-de-paris-bientot-de-retour-01-01-2025-KGJ5DCIARJCXLMBY35L7XGHZFA.php Excellent news @Cyriln Quote
cfm Jeremie Posted January 7 Report Posted January 7 IOC announced today that Tony Estanguet will be proposed as an IOC Member at the IOC Session in March in Greece (this position is one of those "wild cards" by the IOC President). https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-executive-board-proposes-tony-estanguet-for-election-as-ioc-member-at-the-144th-session-in-greece 1 Quote
StefanMUC Posted January 7 Report Posted January 7 2 hours ago, cfm Jeremie said: IOC announced today that Tony Estanguet will be proposed as an IOC Member at the IOC Session in March in Greece (this position is one of those "wild cards" by the IOC President). https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-executive-board-proposes-tony-estanguet-for-election-as-ioc-member-at-the-144th-session-in-greece Finally someone who deserves it. Should have been parachuted straight into the boss chair though, in an ideal world. 1 Quote
sebastien1214 Posted January 7 Report Posted January 7 Well, he seems to be moving away from a political career in France if he takes this position at the IOC. Good news, it would have been a waste for him. Quote
yoshi Posted January 7 Report Posted January 7 Might be reading too much into this but is this something usually done for OCOG leaders? If not, does it suggest that he's already being primed for presidency, & that they're now expecting one of the older (not Kirsty) candidates to win, serve one term, then pass to Tony in 2032? Quote
Sir Rols Posted January 7 Report Posted January 7 23 minutes ago, yoshi said: Might be reading too much into this but is this something usually done for OCOG leaders? If not, does it suggest that he's already being primed for presidency, & that they're now expecting one of the older (not Kirsty) candidates to win, serve one term, then pass to Tony in 2032? I don’t think it’s a rule. Neither Michael Knight (Sydney), Mori (Tokyo) or even Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (Athens) got it. I think it helps if they come from a sports or IF background like Coe, Nuzman or, now, Tony E. I think it’s reading too much into it forecasting the future presidency. More, he’s just such an obvious and suitable member. Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted January 8 Author Report Posted January 8 21 hours ago, Sir Rols said: I don’t think it’s a rule. Neither Michael Knight (Sydney), Mori (Tokyo) or even Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (Athens) got it. I think it helps if they come from a sports or IF background like Coe, Nuzman or, now, Tony E. Jean-Claude Killy was another one. Ueberroth was not invited (not that he wanted or would have accepted) considering the pivotal role he played in saving the Olympic movement; nor Billy Payne of Atlanta 1996. For the American slot(s), other than Anita de Frantz, they usually give the IOC spot to the head of the USOC (now USOPC) or the head of a sports federation, like James Easton previously -- or on the Athletes' list. Quote
Cyriln Posted January 13 Report Posted January 13 The mystery of the rusting medals has been solved. Due to regulatory changes, a new varnish had to be used and it appears it's not good enough. The problem is not limited to Olympic medals: Huawei, who regularly orders medals to give to its best employees, has returned 12,000 medals. About the Games, more than 100 medals have been returned and they should be replaced in the coming weeks, with the support of a specialized company. Because of that problem, three directors have left the organization. https://www.lalettre.fr/fr/action-publique_operateurs-de-l-etat/2025/01/13/comment-la-monnaie-de-paris-est-tombee-du-podium-avec-ses-medailles-olympiques,110359982-gel Meanwhile, at the OCOG... In a report made late December, there were 64 people left. 12 should stay until the formal dissolution of the committee in June. The main activities are leaving parties, administrative tasks and packing all remaining stuff. Including the Phryges: some fans tried to buy costumes, but it has been rejected. Two costumes are in LA28 headquarters. The Olympic museum recently received one. The Seine-Saint-Denis département bought two of them (6500€). https://www.francetvinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/reportage-mais-tu-travailles-encore-pour-les-jo-avec-les-tout-derniers-salaries-de-paris-2024-entre-nostalgie-et-angoisse-du-vide_6984866.html 1 Quote
Cyriln Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 The cauldron will come back to its initial spot, at the Tuileries, from June 23 (Olympic day) to September 14 (the new national day of sport) and it will come back each year until 2028 at the same dates. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/info-franceinfo-jeux-olympiques-la-vasque-sera-de-retour-a-paris-tous-les-etes-jusqu-aux-jo-de-los-angeles_7047494.html 4 Quote
yoshi Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 Yay! Surely after that it'll be worth having a permanent location - now Macron has announced this rebuild of the Louvre they can make a suitable place for it to live Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted January 31 Author Report Posted January 31 (edited) /\/\ All it'll look like will be a weather balloon -- and not a FAKE Olympic cauldron!! Edited January 31 by baron-pierreIV 1 Quote
Cyriln Posted Sunday at 12:25 AM Report Posted Sunday at 12:25 AM I visited an exhibition at the Paris town hall about last year's Olympics and Paralympics named Les Jours Heureux (the English name of the exhibition seems to be Golden Days, but the literal translation is Happy Days). It mainly displays pictures but also some objects: medals (not rusted), torch, dresses. The entrance is free, but a reservation is needed. It is opened up to March 1. Spoiler I've been to Paris a few times since the Games ended and I have a strange feeling: each time, the remaining traces of Paris 2024 in the city are disappearing even more (the pink signage, the banners...) but somehow, the Games are still here (that exhibition, the rings in front of the Eiffel tower, the cauldron coming back next summers)... 2 Quote
Sir Rols Posted Sunday at 01:07 AM Report Posted Sunday at 01:07 AM 34 minutes ago, Cyriln said: 've been to Paris a few times since the Games ended and I have a strange feeling: each time, the remaining traces of Paris 2024 in the city are disappearing even more (the pink signage, the banners...) but somehow, the Games are still here (that exhibition, the rings in front of the Eiffel tower, the cauldron coming back next summers)... Yes, the main trappings all get taken down, but it’s funny how that even many years down the track you may still run across remnants. Even 25 years on in Sydney, I still occasionally come upon artefacts - driving along a road and noticing that some of the blue line from the marathon course hasn’t been worn away yet, travelling in a train past a props warehouse and seeing an abandoned OC prop, traffic signs to the velodrome that still display the Sydney 2000 logo. And many cars still sporting the souvenir Sydney 2000 license plates, or the odd person still going around with their volunteer jackets. 1 Quote
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