Seriously, they should just put the $100 in a college fund 
. All those years on deck, I think Iāve seen it all. I tried to avoid 12&u meets at all costs; those parents can be bit off their rocker. I liked 15&over and pro meets; you canāt pay those parents to show up 
In the Heat 2 of the womenās 1,500, a Dutch women named Hassan, trips and falls, was way back in 2nd to last place, and finishes 1st in the heat. Amazing. Twelve hours from now, she has a 5,000m run.
I think someone told Phelps that his beard looked unkempt. Looks much better today! 
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Lots of people like him with a beard and he got some good press on his look early on in the Olympics coverage. I like beards and think he looks fine!
A couple of days ago his beard looked like it was in need of a major trim. Kind of like Boris Johnsonās hair. 
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Iāve watched 10 minutes of Olympic rugby, and thatās all the Olympics Iāve watched.
From the Washington Post -
According to Nielsen, the opening ceremony in Tokyo drew 16.7 million viewers on NBC on July 23, accounting for both the live morning broadcast and the replay in prime time ā the smallest audience for an opening ceremony in the past 33 years. It was down from 26.5 million who watched the event in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and 40.7 million people who watched Londonās ceremony.
Through the first four nights of the Games, according to Sportico, viewership of NBCUniversalās Olympics coverage, across its networks, is down 43 percent compared with Rio de Janeiro, to 17.5 million viewers from 30.7 million. Primetime coverage on the NBC is down nearly 50 percent.
The low ratings reflect, at least in part, a general lack of enthusiasm for the Games among Americans. According to a Monmouth Poll released this week, only 16 percent of Americans have a lot of interest in this yearās Olympic Games. Forty-three percent have a little interest, while 41 percent have no interest at all. Nearly 10 percent of poll respondents said they had not heard about the Games taking place in Tokyo this month.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/31/nbc-olympics-ratings/
Gabby Thomas is smart, athletic and beautiful. Could she leave something for the rest of us, please?
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In my case, my general lack of enthusiasm has been due to my watching the CrossFit Games, which has been broadcast this week too.
But honestly, in the midst of a pandemic, what else would you expect? Plus Tokyo is 13-16 hours ahead of the continental US.
Anybody else getting up/staying up for soccer at 3 Central?
My former student finished in the top 10!!!
Now on to the kid coached by my BIL.
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She looked like a princess in that race. Beautiful and strong. Rooting for the worldās fastest epidemiologist! 
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Awesome! Top ten on the planet is nothing to sneeze at. Congrats!
Well, that was unsatisfying.
Two Gold Medals in the High Jump! I just watched the video of the story and it made my heart swell with happiness for the two friends/athletes.
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I thought that was sweet too. But really it did seem like a win-win situation. I like that so many medals are being won by little countries.
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Way to bounce back Jade Carey!!
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I love the tie too! So many different event finalists leaving with a medal of some sort- I donāt think thatās a thing, usually. And we get to see Simone compete beam tomorrow. An exciting day!
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Iām worried for Simone. But I guess if I trusted her to know that she should step back, I should trust her to know if sheās ready to compete again.
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Is āIāve got the twistiesā becoming a new catch phrase? Heard on the tennis courts by a man who wasnāt playing well.
Gosh, I hope not. Gymnastics ātwistiesā ā where the mind and body disconnect as the athlete is flying through the air ā sounds absolutely terrifying not to mention extremely dangerous. Not exactly the same as double-faulting or missing a free throw.
On a different topic, anyone watch BMX freestyle? Absolutely massive difference in skill level between the men and the women, or maybe I only saw the weaker women compete? Iām a huge fan of female sports generally, but it was kind of cringey watching the women in that sport.