MaryMitch

https://usa.rugby/news/usa-rugby-announces-transformative-gift-from-kyniscas-michele-kang-2024730 $4 million dollar donation to the women's rugby program!

I heard that Simone Biles is going to compete on all 4 events in the team competition. Separately, I seem to recall someone saying she has a new move on the uneven bars that she has submitted, but she did not do the move during the qualifications. Anybody know anything about that?

I posted this in the general gymnastics thread, but here's a gift link to a Washington Post article about making the gymnastics uniforms for the Olympics: https://wapo.st/4c2K2go I had never thought about how that worked; I found this pretty interesting.

Thank you! I was looking for that; I wanted to post it in the first post in this thread to show the contrast between that ad and the Nike ad.

Is there a site that I can get results by event that is EASY to drill through? The Olympics.com site is awful (unless I'm missing something). I want to go to a sport and see the events for that sport, then drill into results for each event, and maybe see details on the athlete as well.

I hate this commercial - I get that it takes a lot of dedication to be an elite athlete, but this commercial goes against everything the Olympics is supposed to stand for. It totally ignores sportsmanship and the joy of excellence. But the look on that paraolympian near the end is kinda epic.

I'm not sure that's possible. People are going to talk about medals.

I appreciate the schedule, but at the last Olympics, the NBC networks moved around the coverage quite a bit. Hopefully gymnastics is high profile enough that this won't happen as much. Different topic: Gift article to the Washington Post about gymnastic coaches who continue to physically and mentally abuse their athletes: https://wapo.st/3WzsC6E

For Bob Newhart fans (times are Eastern): - MeTV will be running a 2 part episode of The Carol Burnett Show, in which he was a guest star, on Sunday, July 21st at 10:30P and Monday, July 22nd at 11P - CBS will be air a Bob Newhart Tribute Special on Monday night at 8pm

https://forums.primetimer.com/forum/4742-star-trek-lower-decks/

Here's a gift link to a Washington Post article about the gymnastic team Olympic uniforms https://wapo.st/3xXJniy I found it very interesting; I had no idea of the amount of work and planning that goes into this.

The manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin were dismissed "with prejudice" (meaning they cannot be refiled), due to evidence the prosecution withheld that would have benefited the defense.

A look at the team apparel for the Olympics: https://tomandlorenzo.com/2024/07/gk-elite-and-usa-gymnastics-unveil-leotards-and-apparel-for-summer-olympics/

Try a local nursing home; my dad loved old westerns.

Watch Sheryl Lee Ralph, along with Terry Burrell and Loretta Devine, perform "Dreamgirls" during the 1983 MDA Labor Day Telethon

The "rolling the R's" commercial is annoying as hell, but most commercials are. I just assume they are all friends; I'm not going to get mad on her account, she wouldn't be eating with them if she didn't like them. I used to work with a Mexican production plant, and I traveled there 2-3 times a year. Most of the people I worked with spoke excellent English, but I learned enough Spanish where I could ask directions, order in a restaurant, go shopping. And I could never roll my R's until I had a couple beers in me. One older guy was trying to console me - he told me "you have what we call a speech impediment." 😆

The Closer is now streaming on Peacock! (As well as airing on Lifetime and Start TV.)

Has this been discussed? I find it so interesting:

I liked Veronica, so it's nice to know they did have a plan for her character.

Debi Thomas was on an episode of "Iyanla, Fix My Life" in 2015. At the time she was living in a trailer in West Virginia. I watched the episode specifically to see Debi (I had never seen the show before) and was struck at how ridiculous Iyanla was, yet Debi was willing to do what she recommended. It occurred to me that to be a successful skater you have to have confidence, be goal oriented, be dedicated, and be coachable - all traits for successful people in general. I had no idea if this actually "fixed" Debi's life or what she is up to these days, so I googled and found this article: https://www.usfigureskating.org/news/article/figures-and-fancy-skating Edited to add: Here's a recent interview:

I thought Michael was going to do a "Sisko" and stay with the Progenitors. I liked the look into the future - the makeup people did a good job aging her.

US coach gets lifetime ban: https://people.com/us-skating-coach-dalilah-sappenfield-gets-lifetime-ban-misconduct-8655876 Dalilah Sappenfield, a former U.S. Figure Skating coach of the year, previously coached three-time national champions Alexa and Chris Knierim

Regarding the new show - I remember anticipation for THIS show: https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/55100-anticipation-for-young-sheldon/ I like the family and I like Georgie and Mindy, so I'm willing to give it a fair shot.

In the comments for the tweet, a couple people mention that the woman in the 2nd row left (partially hidden) looks like Laurie Metcalf (Sheldon's mom on TBBT and Zoe's real-life mom). I imagine there are a lot of behind-the-scenes folks in the congregation.

This article confirms he assaulted Gracie Gold: https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40148705/safesport-bans-brendan-kerry-sexual-misconduct-minor He claims it was consensual