Olympics 2024 - discussion thread

[getready]

Zheng Qinwen beats Iga Swiatek in tennis today at the semifinals.

If you don't follow women's tennis, Iga is like the Federer or Djokovic of women's tennis at the moment. She has never lost to Zheng before.

Except on arguably the most important stage today. She might never have another chance again.

It’s huge. She lost to Swiatek 6 straight times before this! And clay is Swiatek best surface. Nobody expected Zheng to win. even more remarkabl, Zheng is coming off two consecutive 3 hr matches playing 3 sets. Her endurance and strength is crazy good.

I watched the second set and she trailed Iga 3 games to nil , but managed to recover and tie the set before winning. Incredible.
this is also historic as first chinese tennis player to reach the OG final. Big breakthrough. Although Olympics tennis isn’t as highly regarded as a grand slam it’s definitely more rare.

 

[coolgod]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1818930794091749835

Didn't know Chinese gen z can make westerners this much butthurt.

 

[LuzinskiJ]

So everytime a Chinese athlete chokes you guys have to keep in mind that others choke too.

I would just like to, once again, remind everyone that this forum provides both spiritual support and emotional-damage therapy

 

[Chevalier]

The Paris Olympics just keep giving

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[coolgod]

 

[PandaAI]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1818930794091749835

Didn't know Chinese gen z can make westerners this much butthurt.

The cope and saltiness is hilarious. West is totally shell shocked by Pan Zhanle.

 

[broadsword]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1818930794091749835

Didn't know Chinese gen z can make westerners this much butthurt.

The entire is suffering from another Pan-demic. And especially I love the butt hurt from Down Under.

 

[sndef888]

Wow, Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu reached the finals in the mixed doubles tennis.

This is an event where China had never appeared even on the Round of 16 since the start of the event at 2012

Since when did China get so good at a rich white people sport?

 

[TOKYO DRIFT ABC]

Li Na is the first Asian player to win the Australian Open and the French Open Zheng Qinwen has the potential to surpass Li

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[Randomuser]

Wow, Zhang Zhizhen and Wang Xinyu reached the finals in the mixed doubles tennis.

This is an event where China had never appeared even on the Round of 16 since the start of the event at 2012

Since when did China get so good at a rich white people sport?

The most funny thing is Zheng Qinwen was supposed to be the female in mixed doubles. But she was doing too well in the singles so she ditched the mixed doubles. Wang Xinyu who was already out of the tournament was about to book a flight home but was delayed by the expensive pricing. She then received a phone call asking if she wants to be in the mixed doubles as a substitute.

To be fair it's probably a better this way. Zheng is not a good doubles player. Wang on the other hand has won the French Open as a doubles player so she's actually better for the job.

Let's hope both don't choke on their final matches. I mean they came so far already so why don't just see it through to the end?