![]() ![]() It’s such a privileged to be in the Olympics, much less an Olympics in a pandemic. I’d much rather people be concerned about people who are truly struggling in life. “I don’t want anybody to feel sorry or think that a silver medal is a disappointment. Then there was American wrestler Adeline Gray, a dominant world champion, who admitted that gold was what she came for while also looking down at her silver and musing, “Isn’t it pretty?”īut perhaps the last word on this goes to living legend Katie Ledecky, who demanded perspective in a games that delivered more awareness for mental health than any other. The newly appointed Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg ordered those scenes to be cut, fearing that it would alienate children, and as a result. There was USA softball veteran Cat Osterman’s tearful plea for mindfulness, imploring us to accept the present and begging little girls to fight for their dreams. Maybe it’s was relief in competing in a world struggling with COVID-19, but this was the Olympics where showing class in not winning gold and gratitude in competing seemed to rise to the top of the glass. and Japan, then became the presumptive favorite after the Dutch and Americans bowed out… only to fall to a Canadian team that only won twice in their six games. The Netherlands looked incredible in the group stage but bowed out to the U.S. She just so happens to be not only a living legend and terrific human but a player whose career was missing a gold medal game because of a controversial (at best) call that helped send the Americans past Canada at London 2012. ![]() The reason the Americans were playing for bronze and not gold was Canada and the game’s legitimate GOAT striker, Christine Sinclair. At 36 and 39, this is almost certainly it for them on the Olympic stage and it’s delightful that they rallied to get a medal after an underwhelming tournament. Having already secured Olympic gold, Venezuelas double world champion took the final jump in the competition. The Olympic magic was spread across sports. On day three of athletics at Tokyo 2020, Yulimar Rojas fulfilled her destiny as a triple jumper. Seven Olympic Moments Worth Revisiting A spicy rhythmic gymnastics finale. World Cup heroes Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd are unlikely to look back on their Tokyo performances as anything near their best, but both showed up in a big way in the bronze medal match to make sure the Americans didn’t fail to medal in consecutive Olympics. Here are some of the highlights from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, which took place in 2021. The women’s soccer tournament that refused to follow the script so many times finally acknowledged it on the podium, when three legends of the game got just desserts at – or near – the end of tremendous careers. As the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 came to an inspiring close on Sunday evening, more than 20 million Australians have tuned in to watch the Seven Network’s innovative coverage of the 17 days of the Games, making it the biggest television and streaming event in Australian history.
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