HIGH: Three teenage girls snag medals for skateboarding in women’s street event. While the new record is believed to be unrelated to the arrival of the approximate 50,000 athletes and others, it underscores the reason why many residents in Japan felt uneasy about hosting the Games in the first place. On Tuesday, Japan’s capital reported 2,848 new infections on the fifth day of the Games.
LOW: Tokyo set a daily record for Covid-19 cases. USA’s Katie Ledecky earned her sixth gold medal in the Games’s first-ever women’s 1500m event in swimming. HIGH: Katie Ledecky won gold in the women’s 1500m event in swimming. "Honestly, a lot of that criticism is tinged with some misogyny and racism." - per psych professor on why some disagree w/ #Simone #Tokyo2020 #Olympics /i1IGTVZkgy- Xavier Walton July 29, 2021 Texas Deputy Attorney General Aaron Reitz called Biles a “selfish, childish national embarrassment” after comparing her to Kerri Strug’s who competed on an injured ankle in the 1996 Games. LOW: The trolls who think Biles should’ve still competed. In the worst cases, they can find themselves suddenly unable to land safely.” HIGH: Simone Biles prioritizing her mental health.īiles withdrew from the team finals and women’s all-around event to focus on her mental health, and honestly, good for her.ĭuring her vault routine, Biles possibly experienced the twisties, which according to the BBC, “can cause a person to lose their sense of space and dimension as they’re in the air, causing them to lose control of their body and do extra twists or flips that they hadn’t intended. (via /ze0WJSjCp8- SportsCenter July 29, 2021 Suni Lee's family reacting to her gold medal is incredible 🥺 🥺 🥺 🥺
USA’s Sunisa “Suni” Lee won gold for the women’s all-around event in gymnastics, and her dad’s reaction was priceless. HIGH: Suni Lee won gold and her dad’s reaction. THE ULTIMATE LOW: But should this even be happening?
Annoying tv commercials to scrutiny from update#
This post will update as the Games continue. There’s oily Tonga guy, and there will be Simone Biles, because whatever else you want to say about the 2020/2021 Olympics, they are absolutely, for sure happening. There is celebration! There is skepticism. There are highlights! There is deep concern. Maybe your Olympic emotions are, “This is happening in spite of everything, and that’s thrilling and poignant and we should celebrate every highlight.” Maybe your Olympic emotions are more like, “This is happening in spite of everything, and maybe that’s a signal they should be canceled?” This is a running roundup for both of those feelings.
Annoying tv commercials to scrutiny from plus#
But on the plus side, everyone loves making fun of the cardboard anti-sex beds. They’re definitely happening, even though it seems like a terrible idea and at least one country has pulled out and there’s been a steady drip of stories about how bad the games may be for COVID-19 infections and how unpopular the games are in Japan. Sunisa Lee of Team United States competes on balance beam during the Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on Jin Tokyo, Japan.
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