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Allez Leo ! Very cool to watch.
And this double, breaststroke and butterfly is extremely rare I think. Pretty amazing.
Unfortunately US TV coverage, or the editing of such, made a bit of a balls of it (technical term LOL) as they failed to capture the real atmosphere (specifically the crowd cheering) during the breaststroke and even worse while they showed both medal ceremonies you could hardly hear what was the entire of venue (non French too) singing La Marseillaise. An incredible night if one was lucky enough to be there.
Leo Marchand. Incredible.
Twice Olympics Champion, ( Swimming ) in 2 hours! I don't think it ever happened in the History of Olympics Games. Huge congrats to him for this unique achievement. Best, Nicolas ...
I tried to identify the watch he was wearing on the podium, probably an Omega. Any guess?
(credit Martin Rickett/PA) ...
Allez Leo ! Very cool to watch.
And this double, breaststroke and butterfly is extremely rare I think. Pretty amazing. Unfortunately US TV coverage, or the editing of such, made a bit of a balls of it (technical term LOL) as they failed to capture the real atmosphere (specifically the c...
Nicolas — it has apparently been done three times before by…
A Hungarian, an Australian, and an East German (nearly 50 years ago). It was amazing to watch. NBC Sports in the US played some of the commentary by French announcers — euphoria!
Olympics.com reports that four swimmers…
Have won two individual event gold medals in one day. Leon is the fourth one.
Congrats
Great performances, none of those races were walks in the park. The spectators have indeed been great, for swimming and rowing in particular. Praised by international commentators and TV viewers. You got the best dressed team for the ceremonies too, less ...
Yeah, epic performance
I enjoy both swimming and rowing, often many great races within the races leading to the finals. Having the whole shebang available it is sometimes hard to choose, until now I have prioritised the above plus handball and the occational archery. In general...
Underdogs
1st half and then some in particular. Fascinating how that goal changed the dynamics of the game. Have an affection for underdogs, often talent paired with heart. Tend to generate some passion beyond national ties. Which again brings me back to the audien...
Indeed
With Barca there`s finally some competition to Lyon, (the brits are still a bit rough), and the American college gals ++ the quality of the women`s game has risen tremendously. The Olympic competition puts it all on display, and it`s great, really great. ...
France - Morocco in the final?
Would be an interesting match on many levels, a rematch of the WC game. Morocco played really well tonight, and so did France the 30 minutes i saw. completely different than in the Guinea game. 4 gold medals? Legendary, congrats!
Talking about swimming,
David Popovici 200m and 100m gold & bronze ! Hai Romaniaaaa !!!
Gold and Silver
The double scull performances were outstanding. A rowing force. Congrats!