2024 Olympics: Los Angeles, Budapest, Paris or Rome?

International Olympic Committee members will vote to decide the 2024 Olympic host city on Sept. 13, 2017.

That in mind, the Los Angeles Olympic bid committee published a video Tuesday titled “Dream City,” promoting the features of Southern California for 2 minutes and closing with its slogan, “Follow the Sun.” …

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Rome may withdraw its bid in the next month, with its new mayor voicing opposition. …

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2020 U.S. Olympic team

Rebecca Johnson has already posted a long range guess:

Gabby Perea
Aria Brusch
Jordan Chiles
Aly Raisman
Simone Biles

If History Repeats Itself: Tokyo 2020 USA Olympic Team ‘Predictions’

Jordan Chiles
Jordan Chiles

Click PLAY or watch Jordan’s Bars dismount on YouTube.

For Tokyo the Team will be 4 women. Let’s assume the one of the five not competing will be first alternate.

Simone Biles – medications in Rio

USA Gymnastics recently learned that the database of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has been hacked and that drug-testing reports for several U.S. Olympic athletes, including Simone Biles, have been breached. …

“Simone has filed the proper paperwork per USADA and WADA requirements, and there is no violation,” said Steve Penny, president of USA Gymnastics. …

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Russian Gymnastics post-Olympics show

“Legends of Sport” – Moscow, September 16th, 2016.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

(via vfrg.ru)

Wim van Erp in Rio

Bill Murray:

Every Olympic event should include one average person competing for reference.

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Mark Williams talks Rio

Despite initial concerns and media coverage of athletes’ health in Rio, Williams said most venues and lodging were more than adequate. When it came to Zika, Williams had no worries.

“I think I saw two mosquitos while I was down there,” Williams said. “For the first week we’re dousing ourselves with Off and stuff, and after a while, we opened the windows and just kind of forgot about all that and did our jobs.” …

“The all-around final may have been one of the best-contested men’s gymnastics meets ever. I think in the gymnastics sense of things, it was a huge success …

U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Coach Mark Williams Talks Olympic Success, Cultural Confluence

From left, gold medallist Germany's Fabian Hambuechen, bronze medallist Britain's Nile Wilson, and silver medallist United States' Danell Leyva celebrate during the medal ceremony for horizontal bar during the artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
From left, gold medallist Germany’s Fabian Hambuechen, bronze medallist Britain’s Nile Wilson, and silver medallist United States’ Danell Leyva celebrate during the medal ceremony for horizontal bar during the artistic gymnastics men’s apparatus final at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)