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Movie: Tokyo Olympiad

Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate. Trailer. [more inside]
posted by johnofjack on Nov 30, 2022 - 3 comments

American Rock Stars: American Rock Stars  Season 1, Ep 0

No, not those rock stars. Curling rock stars. Specifically, the US Men's team, led by John Shuster. This 4-part documentary on Peacock, narrated by Nick Offerman, covers their shocking gold medal in 2018, the aftermath, and the journey back to the Olympics in 2022. It's a fun show, and they all seem like genuinely down to earth people that you'd enjoy hanging out with.
posted by COD on Feb 16, 2022 - 4 comments

Special Event: 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympics are starting - Here's a space for folks who are interested to watch and talk about the sports and the ceremonies! [more inside]
posted by LobsterMitten on Feb 3, 2022 - 108 comments

Winter Olympics?

The Winter Olympics are starting, are we going to do FanFare threads again? It looks like for the Rio ones we had separate threads for the Ceremonies, and then others by sport category?
posted by dnash on Feb 8, 2018 - 9 comments

Special Event: Rio 2016 Olympics - Swimming and Diving

Jump in here, for all your swimming and diving discussion needs.
posted by LobsterMitten on Aug 7, 2016 - 124 comments

Special Event: Rio 2016 Olympics - Volleyball

2016 Summer Olympics volleyball discussion, we haz it!
posted by taz on Aug 6, 2016 - 14 comments

Special Event: Rio 2016 Olympics - Gymnastics

Gymnastics, men's and women's, at the Olympics - that's what we're discussing in here.
posted by LobsterMitten on Aug 6, 2016 - 229 comments

Special Event: Rio 2016 Olympics - catchall thread

There's a lot of sports events happening at the 2016 Rio Olympics. This is a thread for talking about any and all of 'em, but particularly those that don't have their own dedicated thread.
posted by cortex on Aug 5, 2016 - 638 comments

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Brexit Update, Doping in Sport  Season 3, Ep 17

This week....
  • The UK votes to leave the European Union, and in the wake David Cameron resigns as Prime Minister of the UK. YouTube (5m)
  • And Now: The Things News Anchors Are Scared Of
  • Main Story: Doping in the Olympics, and its creeping ubiquity. LWT provides an inspirational athlete bio that may be more realistic than the usual uplifting sports story. YouTube (21m)
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posted by JHarris on Jun 27, 2016 - 8 comments

Any place for sports on FanFare?

I'd like to consider having Fanfare threads for major sporting events like the World Cup, Olympics, Super Bowl, NBA Finals, etc. [more inside]
posted by skewed on Jun 11, 2015 - 19 comments

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