Jordan Chiles, U.S. gymnast, won the Bronze Medal in women’s floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics (video below). That’s based on accurate scoring. The judges initially underscored her, by not giving her credit for a move she performed. After reviewing her routine, the judges agreed [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Olympics’
July 29th, 2020 - 9:45 pm § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Mexico Introduces New Sport .. WALL SCALING
(TA News, Mexico City) OOM .. the Olympic Organization of Mexico, is announcing that it plans to introduce a new sport: WALL SCALING. Years after it was first promised and at a cost of more than $10 million per linear mile, President Donald Trump is confident that his newest stretch of a strengthen[...]
July 31st, 2015 - 9:02 am § in Misc.
CHINA DEFEATS KHAZAKASTAN IN OLYMPIC BID
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Beijing narrowly defeated Almaty, Kazakhstan, in a vote of the International Olympic Committee. The vote was surprisingly close: 44-40. Other cities either decliend to bid or, in the case of Boston, retracted their bids when the real costs became apparent. The Chin[...]
The Sochii Toilet Rules
From realhousewifeofaiken .. Toilett Etiquette in Sochii Maybe something was lost in translation, but, if not, it might explain why the major complaints have been about the bathroom conditions. About those bathrooms. These have to be the most confusing, frustrating and comical facilities o[...]